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What's your favorite "summer" song? Does it have special meaning for you?

Several months ago, the question "What song reminds you of summer?" was asked. Rather than drag up the 26 answers, I thought I'd post it with a little twist and get "new" answers. Have fun.

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+18 Views: 2013 Answers: 27 Posted: 12 years ago

mycatsmom

I was just going to say , before you qualified it, THAT SAME QUESTION WAS ON HERE ABOUT A YEAR AGO !!

Commented 12 years ago

mycatsmom

Thanks for this exercise, PKB. It made us feel mellow and young, and looking forward to summer :-)

Commented 12 years ago

Bob/PKB

Thank you, mycatsmom. Being reminded of all these great tunes put the sunshine in MY dreary day! :D

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Ducky

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"See You In September" by The Tempos....Ahh so sad.

Teenagers parting for the summer...going off to camps and cottages and not to see each other again, until school started up in the fall......>>>sniffle>>sniffle...Such wonderful, warm and innocent times!

12 years ago. Rating: 21
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mycatsmom

I was gonna say that one too. It's amazing you remember who made it......oh, you looked it up, right ?

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Ducky

Right. :)

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Bob/PKB

Sniffle,tears. I never liked the last day of school for that very reason...even in elementary school. Still don't like it. It always signifies the end of something to me, more so than 12/31.

commented 12 years ago

friendindeed

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Are you going to Sanfransisco by Scot McKensy. I was 16 and into hippy stuff. I loved this song and every time i now hear it I go back to my haappy teen years

12 years ago. Rating: 20
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sunnyB

Yes 1967 great memories.

commented 12 years ago

mycatsmom

Yes, I was 18 then, and the song was beautifully melancholy

commented 12 years ago

mycatsmom

summer of '67......the year I graduated....the summer of love. .....except we had the Detroit riots then. We had 8pm curfew. The cops were ridin' around in 4 to a squad car. Adn they all had shotguns stickin' out their windows.

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Bob/PKB

Those were the days, my friendindeed :D

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itsmee

At one time we lived right by the panhandle of Golden Gate Park. It wasn't hippy daze but we could walk to the Height.
P.S.
"If you're going to San Francisco, be sure and wear some flowers in your hair."

commented 11 years ago

bulletman

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Most of you would not know this song---- It's Almost Summer by Billy Thorpe. no special meaning ,i just like it.

12 years ago. Rating: 19
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Ducky

And you can! :)

commented 12 years ago

Bob/PKB

bulletman, I never heard of Billy Thorpe or the song, so I looked them up and got to hear 35 seconds of "It's Almost Summer", plus several other songs and part of his memorial. W0W.

commented 12 years ago

bulletman

Ms. Bob, Billy was one of the Gum Leaf Mafia in Los Angeles, along with the rest of the Aussies who reside there. His version of 'Somewhere over the Rainbow' is absolutely fabulous. He along with his group The Aztecs were very big in the Seventies then he tried his luck in the U.S.

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Bob/PKB

That was the song I listened to and it was absolutely beautiful.
Thank you for introducing me to him. It was sad to see he had passed away a few years ago.

commented 12 years ago

Vinny

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'Summertime' from Porgy and Bess.. Doesn't have any special meaning to me, I just like the changes and the melody line is beautiful.

12 years ago. Rating: 19
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sunnyB

Summertime and the livin is easy, fish are jumping and the cotton is high, da de da da de da de daa daa and hush little baby don't you cry.

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sunnyB

Summertime and the livin is easy, fish are jumping and the cotton is high, da de da da de da de daa daa and hush little baby don't you cry.

commented 12 years ago

Vinny

Yeah, that one! I heard you the first time, your pitch is perfect!! Thanks!

commented 12 years ago

mycatsmom

Vin,I sing that adn play it on the guitar

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Vinny

A minor or G minor-- and some do it in D-minor. I have never heard anyone do it in any other key.. weird. I do it in A-minor with the drop down bridge in C. (instrumental) if I sing it, I drop to G Minor. But that was then.. I don't think I can hit those notes anymore.. getting too old.

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Bob/PKB

This song is sexy and sultry (just like me lol). I love it.

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itsmee

I used to play the guitar and sing that to my little kids. Hmmm...I wonder if I can still do it. If you don't practice everyday, you lose it. Use it or lose it they say.
mcm: We can sing together! You better do the guitar.

commented 11 years ago

bustieone

Was going to be my answer, I did not have the insight musically as Vin, but always liked it, especially when a soulful blues lady sings it.

commented 11 years ago

itsmee

sunnyB ~ I always thought it was "fish are jumping and the cattle are high"
Well, I've just never seen a high cow except for the one that jumped over the moon. However, I've sung it that way for years and nobody said anything about it.
It was pretty duhh of me. But I've learned now!

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bustieone

Itsme Maybe the cows are high on too much alcohol in their corn silage! Or from the methane fumes of a crowded barn with poor ventilation!

commented 11 years ago

wonderer

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the wanderer, by Dion

12 years ago. Rating: 19
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dowsa

What about NO ONE KNOWS Wonderer

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mycatsmom

I like that song, but it's not a summer song.

commented 12 years ago

wonderer

ya, you caught me,mycatsmom....but the last time I heard it was last summer...

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Bob/PKB

I can just picture Dion cruising around on a summer day, picking up on the chicks. :D

commented 12 years ago

bluesman1951

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Buckwheat Zydeco " Hey Good Lookin "

12 years ago. Rating: 19
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mycatsmom

That's from the 40s.

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Bob/PKB

Those songs from the 40s have a life of their own. Good choice!

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bluesman1951

We arent thinking of the same song . The artist here was "Buckwheat Zydeco song is not very old at least their version . Go look on you tube

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itsmee

anything Reggae too

commented 11 years ago

itsmee

Zydeco too!

commented 11 years ago

FISH-O

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Summer in Siam by the Pogues... the video is hilarious.

12 years ago. Rating: 17
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ROMOS

You never told me you liked the Pogues!!!!!
Sly fishlet!

commented 12 years ago

daren1

Love the Pouges saw them several times in Boston, once with Joe Strummer !!

commented 12 years ago

FISH-O

Joe Strummer! Wow! Awesome! @Daren
@KOTF... I love the Pogues!

commented 12 years ago

Ann

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I love Sommer Breeze. No special reason. I just like that song

12 years ago. Rating: 17
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Bob/PKB

It's very mellow. I like it, too.

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mycatsmom

it's a pretty , happy, song

commented 12 years ago

facebook

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Au clair de la lune ne, mon amie peirro ?? make me cry !

12 years ago. Rating: 17
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bulletman

I have heard of that song, Face, i like it.

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Bob/PKB

That is a beautiful song. How does it remind you of summer, facebook?

commented 12 years ago

facebook

It was just a warm summer night the moon was reflecting off the water. when I was young didn't really like the french song.

commented 12 years ago

itsmee

One of the most beautiful songs of all time.

commented 11 years ago

daren1

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In the Summertime.....Mungo Jerry !

12 years ago. Rating: 16
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ROMOS

See my answer if you haven,t already.

commented 12 years ago

Bob/PKB

This song always makes me smile! It IS summer.

commented 12 years ago

daren1

Great song, great minds..

commented 12 years ago

fjoel

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I Left my Heart in San Fransisco by Tony Bennet. My father who is not living liked that song. Sentimental.

12 years ago. Rating: 16
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fjoel

slso by Seals and Croft, Summer Breese.

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Bob/PKB

Beautiful songs, both of them!

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fjoel

thanks

commented 12 years ago

dowsa

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APRIL LOVE ( PAT BOONE ) MET my "Wife at a Dance hall The Day after APRIL FOOLS DAY 2nd.

12 years ago. Rating: 15
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sunnyB

1950s those were the days

commented 12 years ago

mycatsmom

Love that song. I was little then,but saw the movie. Mom took Ronnie and me to the show.

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Bob/PKB

That has to be your song! Lucky you, no matter what you say!

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dowsa

Yes.Mycatsmom. I was just Bottle feeding at the time on my Mums Knee turned around saw my future in front of me I "winked she "Smiled .The rest is "History. Hee

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mycatsmom

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Up on the Roof;; and Under the Boardwalk.......... Can't beat those for summer songs :-)

12 years ago. Rating: 14
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Bob/PKB

UNDER THE BOARDWALK is one of my very, very, very most favorite songs! Wow! Thanks for reminding me... and Up On The Roof....this old world gets me down often. I would get in a lot of trouble if I climbed up on the roof HERE! :D

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mycatsmom

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Hot time........summer in the city.......back of my neck gettin' dirty and gritty ........

12 years ago. Rating: 13
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Bob/PKB

Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city

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ed shank

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Midnight rambler, Stones. Reminds me of hot summer nights, top down, haulin ass.

12 years ago. Rating: 13
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mycatsmom

What's haulin' ass.......? ......commercial truck driving ?

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Shootah

You just reminded to go dig out some old Rolling Stones. That was music from the good old days. Did you like Steppenwolf's Magic Carpet Ride also...it came around about the same time.

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ed shank

Not driving at the posted speed limit. Preferably 50 MPH over it. Not in a truck, a convertable.

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ed shank

Shootah, love that old stuff. TU.

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Bob/PKB

mycatsmom: "hauling' ass" means driving really fast. "I've gotta haul ass if I'm gonna get to the game on time."

commented 12 years ago

caddam

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Bob Bob Bob, Bob Bob-a-iran

12 years ago. Rating: 13
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mycatsmom

don't you mean " bomb,bomb, bomb, bomb-bomb Iran ?
Don't shoot the messenger

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Bob/PKB

LOL. I think you mean Barbara Ann (Beach Boys)
You funny, mycatsmom.

commented 12 years ago

itsmee

Oh yes, that is definitely a summer song. It reminds me of the Boardwalk at Santa Cruz. One of the rides blasts that great song out.
Bah bah bah .. Bah ha bra ann ... : )

commented 11 years ago

digger

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Anything by Bob Marley on a hot,humid day or evening with an endless supply of Sangria and a Cuban Cohiba.

Can't wait !

12 years ago. Rating: 12
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Bob/PKB

Sounds good! Hope you have lots of hot, humid days and evenings this year.

commented 12 years ago

mycatsmom

Not to mention Jimmy Buffet :-)

commented 12 years ago

digger

mycatsmon, I've boycotted Jimmy Buffet ever since he banned world-renowned Prince Edward Island (Canada)mussels from his Vegas Margaritaville restaurant's menu a few years back. He did so in protest of the Canadian seal hunt.What mussels have to do with seals is unclear to me but that was the last time our party of 25 or so hungry and thirsty Canadian patrons attending an annual convention patronized his establishment.
I've never checked in again to see if he quit his boycott. Plenty of other dining experiences in Vegas that don't champion an ill-informed cause.

commented 12 years ago

mycatsmom

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just about any early Beach Boy song :-)

12 years ago. Rating: 11
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bulletman

The Beach Boys bring back memories of my surfing days.

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itsmee

I hot stuck in an MRI and the technicians played this album and it was too loud and scratchy.

commented 11 years ago

Chiangmai

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Seals and Croft's SUMMER BREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZE!

12 years ago. Rating: 10
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Shootah

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Summer Breeze comes to mind...mellow, unique in style.

12 years ago. Rating: 10
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ROMOS

I answered your question,hope you can understand it.

commented 12 years ago

itsmee

Summer Breeze makes me feel fine ....

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witchway

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See You In September. Oh yeah it has a very special memory. I'm still smiling after all these years!

12 years ago. Rating: 10
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Bob/PKB

:) I always felt for the guy leaving his girl for the summer and hoping she'd still be his three months later. Nowadays, you can't trust some people for 3 days.

commented 12 years ago

Clonge