Celebrating Summer: Your Favorite Summer Songs

[C-ville Brent]

All time favorite summer song: Thin Lizzy: The Boys Are Back In Town. Also, America: Ventura Highway, Alice Cooper: School's Out (I'm a teacher), Bob Seger: Night Moves. I wanted Night Moves to be my "theme song" during the summer vacations/breaks in high school and college. Sadly, reality never quite measured up.

[lowrider]

“RE: John Sebastian: This weekend here in L.A. is a monthly open mic with a theme. This month is Woodstock. So I'm planning on doing at least one JS tune.”

What song?

I do two Lovin’ Spoonful songs; Nashville Cats, and for the first time this month with my new jam group, “Wild About My Lovin’”

I love John’s stuff, I’ll learn more. Just have to get around to it.

[frankmcr]

Originally Posted by Charmed Life Picks

Frank, I have taken the liberty of turning your posted song into a screen shot.

For those who don't know how to do that (as I didn't know for years), here's how it works, at least on AGF:

[youtube]vfvL2oLeBYs[/youtube then, at the end just put a closed bracket (]) after the second youtube, no space, and it should work fine. Hope this helps.



Scott Memmer

Thanks, Scott!

[pscheel]

[Charmed Life Picks]

Originally Posted by lowrider

“RE: John Sebastian: This weekend here in L.A. is a monthly open mic with a theme. This month is Woodstock. So I'm planning on doing at least one JS tune.”

What song?

I do two Lovin’ Spoonful songs; Nashville Cats, and for the first time this month with my new jam group, “Wild About My Lovin’”

I love John’s stuff, I’ll learn more. Just have to get around to it.

Low, I'm more a ballad-y kinda guy, so one of them will be either "She's a Lady" or "Rain on the Roof" or "Darlin' Be Home Soon."

Three of my faves.

scott

[pjmacd]

"Christian Island" by Gordon Lightfoot.



Gord's voice is suffering badly in the video, and he leaves out the entire second verse, so here's a link to an audio-only version of the original recording:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zjd9rKZ9Crk

[BrunoBlack]

I grew up a few miles from Newport RI and this was my very first concert. It serves as a Summer memory emblazoned into my musical experience.

[Chickee]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg0tFRea0wA
Hot Fun In The Summertime
Nothing better! Happy Summer to All

[guitargabor]

"Summertime Dream"-Lightfoot

[Mycroft]

It's a Beautiful Day

[wguitar]

"That's Summer" -- a song I wrote a couple years ago --

INTRO
(1st 3 use Barre Chords) Em7 - A - Dmaj7 - Bm - G - A …
To gentle & relaxed (beachy) D chord strum blending into 1st verse
[VERSES]
D
Cruisin’ the roads in my ‘75
Em7
The love of my life sitting at (by) my side
G A D
That’s summer, …. OOOOOOOHHHHHHH, that’s summer
Sandals, shorts, beach shirt and a hat
This style is surely where it’s at
That’s summer, OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHH, that’s summer

Warm breeze blowin' through our hair
Sitting around --- without a care
In the world ….OOOOOhhhh. OOOOhhhh.
That's summer

CHORUS
Em7
With a song in our hearts
A
And a spirit that's free
Dmaj7 Bm
Life is good for you and me
G G# > A
D
That's Summer …


Summer of '69 (Bryan Adams) and Carolina Beach (Shag) music in general !

https://youtu.be/eFjjO_lhf9c

[mcduffnw]

Bobby Goldsboro...Summer, The First Time

John Denver...Sunshine On My Shoulders


duff
Be A Player...Not A Polisher

[reeve21]

Girls in Their Summer Clothes--Bruce Springsteen.

[reeve21]

Originally Posted by Haasome

I grew up a few miles from Newport RI and this was my very first concert. It serves as a Summer memory emblazoned into my musical experience.

I'm speechless, but had to acknowledge your post--very cool

[The Bard Rocks]

There are just 2 I play only in the Summer: Gershwin's "Summertime" and Carson Robison's "Life Gets Teejus, Don't It?".