Summer Tunes Request Line Plz

[fredericks]

I was waiting for the bus yesterday, gobsmacked by the hot weather (just blazin'! [oh, baby]), and I got to thinking about how the two things that'd make my wait complete would be cold glass of lemonade and Will Smith's "Summertime" cranking on a speaker. * Then I got to thinking about other songs I consider to be official summer anthems and came up with an embarrassingly short list (because my brain, it is no good). So, you know, feel free to help me out and give me some tunes I should get a hold of.

Here's a couple I could get off the top of my head:
Car Wash - Rose Royce
Miami - Will Smith
Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
Let's Go Crazy - Prince


*Then I read the rumors that Will Smith seems to have joined the Xenu crowd and I was quite sad. Just say no, man.

Comments

[modpixie.livejournal.com]

from the aged queen of the obscure on your flist...

game theory's big shot chronicles is great synthpoppy goodness that makes me think of a boy in love with beauty on a hot summer day. if i had to choose, i'd say the songs "crash into june" and "i've tried subtlety" would really hit the spot. unfortuantely, this album is way out of print. if you so desire, i can hook you up.

a less-obscure track you might want to hear is "fifty years after the fair" by aimee mann, which is melodic and melancholy and will stick in your head for hours.

ennio morricone's music always strikes me as summery, particularly his spaghetti western tunes, and belly's king is good for singalongs on the way back from the beach.