Feedback: Favorite summer song
We put it to our friends on Facebook: What’s your favorite summer song?
Nearly 90 people replied. The biggest surprise? There wasn’t all that much duplication. Sure, several folks cited Don Henley’s “Boys of Summer,” “Summertime” – versions by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince (aka Will Smith) and Kenny Chesney – and anything by the Beach Boys. But there’s a lot of variety here. Looks like the makings of a good summertime playlist.
Rex Raney “Ventura Highway.” Never been to California but can picture this well in my mind!
Rachel Juarez “Summertime” by Will Smith is high up there. ..too many great ones to pick from
Sandra Coney “Smoking in the Boy’s Room”
Misty O’Brien “In the Summertime” by Mungo Jerry. It was used in a Country Time Lemonade commercial awhile back and I’ve loved it ever since. … It isn’t necessarily “summer” but I’m nostalgic for summer when I hear it, “Starry Eyed Surprise” by Paul Oakenfold.
Dana VanTassel “Boys of Summer” by Don Henley
Gregory Wert-Klueber Any Beach Boys song. They are summer classics.
Lacey Keogh “Firework” by Katy Perry
Sheryl Holden “California Dreaming”
Janet Brucick “A Summer Song” by Chad & Jeremy.
Randy Towne “Wagon Wheel” by Darius Rucker
Jeremy Lang “On the Boardwalk”
Sue Turner “Pontoon”
Jennifer Plumb “Feelin’ It” by Scotty McCreery (It’s brand new but it’s great!)
Leah Coe Beach Boys and Bob Marley songs
Denny Jordan “Boys of Summer”
Jennifer Lynn Rennard “Summertime in the 509”
Sylvie McAlpine “Suavecito”
Marilyn Schuster Rowan “Here Comes Summer”
Rob Gaston “The River” by Bruce Springsteen.
Rita Gibson “Summer in the City”
Richard Durant Kenny Chesney’s “Summertime”
Konnie Johnson “Here Comes the Sun” by The Beatles, or “Hot Fun in the Summertime”
Amanda Nic O’Connor “Our Kind of Love” by Lady antebellum
Christine Murin McCabe “Brown Eyed Girl” by Van Morrison
Gayle Van Matre “Dancin’ in the Street”
Cathy Carsen “Ventura Highway”
Deborah VanSant LeGrand “Hot Fun in the Summertime”
Steve Thom “Bus Stop”
Vicki Christenson “Happy”
Anne Walter Don Henley’s “Boys of Summer”
Teresa Mertens “White bird by It’s a Beautiful Day
Kelly McHaney Haack “Summertime in the 509”
Josh Hasting Summer summer summertime/Time sit back and unwind” – Will Smith
Steve Bergum “Groovin’ ” by the Rascals
Cam West “Hot Fun in the Summertime” Not really sure if that’s the title but you know you are singing it now! Kool and the Gang, maybe? Love it! (Note: Nope. Sly and the Family Stone.)
Nina Rudd “Summer Wind.” I like the Michael Bublé edition best. The song just oozes the warmth of the cool evening breezes.
Kris Kallem “Magic” by The Cars
Harold Rhodes “Summertime” by William Smith
Stacy Burge White “Stone in Love” by Journey
Rebecca McCrea “Watermelon Crawl”
Ryan Leavitt “Summer Song” by Chad and Jeremy
Katie Payne “Summertime” by Kenny Chesney
Judy Moore “Yellow Polka Dot Bikini”
Sandi Anderson Mamas and Papas’ “California Dreamin’ ” – turn it up and open the car windows and sunroof!
Kelli Manos Alice Cooper, “School’s Out For Summer”
Amy Trowbridge Will Smith, “Summertime”
Toni Chandler Hoke Anything by the Eagles, “Beautiful Day” by U2 … “Firework” …
Ray Hunt “Jaws”
Teri Hill “Going to the Lake” by Mike Wagoner
Linda Porter Farrington “In the Summertime”
BethAnne Hall Moseanko “Pontoon” by Little Big Town
Molly Janke “Pontoon” by Little Big Town
Charleen Woody Neal “Sailing” by Christopher Cross impacted me one summer many moons ago.
Idah Smith “Up On The Roof”
Darcy Yount Clute “Summer of ‘69”
Tereasa Ashbaugh “Saturday in the Park”
Jamie Bradshaw The “Greased Lightning” remix
Joan Berry Watt “Groovin’ ” on a Sunday afternoon …
Diana Kiperash “Beaching”
Robin Storms “Summertime” composed by George Gershwin. My siblings and I always begged our dad to sing it when we were kids. He sings it better than Ella Fetzgerald did back in the 60’s.
Michelle Folks “Summer Breeze” by Seals and Croft
Mary Secrest “Here Comes Summer” by Jerry Keller
Melissa Schmidt “Summer in the City” by The Lovin’ Spoonful
Mj Wilde “In the Summertime” by Shaggy and Rayvon (or the Mungo Jerry version). But let’s not forget the B52s “Love Shack,” the best summer party song.