Best Summer Tunes

Now its summer, at least in dates anyway what are your favourite summer songs I'll start with

Summertime - DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince
Three Lions - Baddiel, Skinner and the Lightning Seeds
Ignition Remix - R Kelly
Blue Monday - New Order (has to be the full 12" version)
We Are The Champions - Queen (more spring though, love it when its played at Preston North End when we win a championship, I've heard it twice now more than Blackpool fans have. Ha, ha. Ha, ha. Ha)
Perfect - Fairground Attraction
Paradise City - Guns n' Roses
So What - Anti Nowhere League (Personel reasons but there is something about slipping this song into a BBQ soundtrack, check the lyrics out)
Fool's Gold - The Stone Roses

There we are, fantastic for when the weather is 'scorchio'

Baby I Love Your Way - Big Mountain
Trash City - Joe Strummer
Laid - James
California - Phantom Planet
Instant Pleasure - Rufus Wainwright

and many many more I can't bother to type down now...

Pharrel Williams - Frontin'

Freddie's "Let's Turn It On" has always had a very summer feel to me.

I agree with ya there Dan...

Just pop the Beach Boys' Greatest Hits on. You can't go wrong.

Psst: "yeah but FLASHY THE LINK DIDN'T INSULT ME"

Boys of Summer - Don Henley

ALWAYS reminded me of summer (obviously) and California beaches (which are, by far... the best!)

And this is for Flashman--

Human: What is your favorite song
Flashman: My favorite song is Rule Brittania. Do you know it?

Human: No+
Flashman: Rule Brittania is one of the best songs ever written.

Human: Sing Rule Brittania
Flashman: I'm a little rosebush, hear me shout, "Free perch for any bird who gets their tits out!"

Ya know, Come to think of it, The entire "Mr. Bad Guy" album feels very "summery". :p

For me:

Ace of Base - Cruel Summer

Modern Talking - You're My Heart, You're My Soul '98

Shakira - Whenever

Shaggy - In The Summertime

Popeda - Pitkä Kuuma Kesä (don't even expect you to know it ;-))

+ many other songs that have been hits during previous summers.

Ooh! Billy Joel's "This Is The Time"!

Europe - Final Countdown
Fool's Garden - Lemon Tree
Oasis - Wonderwall
John The Whistler - I'm In Love
Billy Joel - She's Always a Woman to me
The Cure - Friday I'm in Love
Sweet Box - Everything's Gonna Be Alright
Mary Black - Song For Ireland
Loreena McKennit - All Souls Night
Queen - You and I (and most of A Day At The Races)
U2 - Beautiful Day
Trine Rein - Just Missed the Train
Nick Cave and whoever - Where The Wild Roses Grow
Weeping Willows - Touch Me
The Ark - Let Your Body Decide
Whichever song from Grease.
The Time of My Life - that song which ends Dirty Dancing.

Dan... wrote:

Ooh! Billy Joel's "This Is The Time"!

That song almost makes me cry! Probably because I gave it on a CD to my boyfriend right before he left the country and I wouldn't see him again for a long, long time. You get a bit sobby from such memories together with "this is the time, but time is gonna change..."

*sniff*

Yeah, I know what you mean. Sometimes songs do that. I have that kind of emotion attached to soooo much music! LOL!