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Summer's starting to come around, and I love having a happy sumer CD for the car. Problem is I've never got enough happy summer tracks to fill one. Ah well. What are your summer tunes? The ones that, even if you hear them in winter make you think of hot weather, swimming pools, and beer gardens?

Mine (according to my summer playlist) are:
Tupac - California Love
10cc - Dreadlock Holiday
Finlay Quay - Sun is Shining
Gnarles Barkley - Smiley Faces
Mint Royale - Sexiest Man In Jamaica
Tim Deluxe - It Just Won't Do
Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince - Summer Time

Also, dance wise:
Energy 52 - Cafe Del Mar
Chicane - Saltwater
Wigan Pier - Beachball
Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You
Paul Van Dyk - For An Angel

well i can't stop listening to this song at the moment. it's quite summery.

for some reason Gorillaz - El Manana has always been a summery feeling song for me, even though it really isn't all that summery.
edit: listening to the song right now, he says "summer" like a hundred times. that's probably why :D

Jamiroquai - I'm in the mood for love
Shanice - I love your smile
Madness - Uncle Sam

I have a whole folder of summer songs at home I can post once I return there

Also Handbuilt by Robots - Newton Fawlkner is an awesome summer album, could picture myself outside lobbing a frisbee around and having a bbq with that on

[edit] Mungo Jerry - In the summertime (obvously!)
New Radicals - You get what you give

Did we do this before? I remember suggesting a load of songs with 'Summer' in the title to someone.

They probably weren't helpful and I think they included Donna Summer, just because.

I might have asked before. You can see by the age of the songs how often I add to my list. Mind you, we've not had a summer in about three years.

Some random tracks I have tagged with "Sun", plus more:

Lovely Day - Bill Withers
(anything) - Bob Marley
Loaded - Primal Scream
Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches (the whole album) - Happy Mondays
Even After All - Finley Quaye
Juxtapozed With U - Super Furry Animals
El Pueblo Unido - Thievery Corporation

I might have to look up more of Finlay Quaye's stuff.

Have list:


Shaft - Mucho mambo
Jools Holland And His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra feat Jamiroquai - I'm In The Mood For Love
Perfecto Allstars - Reach Up (Papa's Got A Brand New Pig Bag)
Beach Boys - I Get Around
Beach Boys - Surfin' U.S.A.
Bennet-Mum's Gone To Iceland
Bobby McFerrin - Don Worry Be Happy
Diana King - Shy Guy
Divine Comedy - Songs of Love
Divine Comedy - The Pop Singer's Fear Of The Pollen Count
eddie grant - gimme hope jo'anna
Finley Quay - It's Great When We're Together
Finley Quay - Sunday Shining
Fun Loving Criminals - Loco
Fun Loving Criminals - Scooby Snacks
George Harrison - I've Got My Mind Set On You
Groove Armada - By The River
Ini Kamoze - Here Comes The Hotstepper
James Brown - Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
James Taylor - Brown Eyed Girl
jungle book - i wanna be like you
Led Zepplin- Rock and Roll
Less_than_Jake_-_All_my_Best_friends_are_Metalheads
Los Lobos - La Bamba
Mavericks - Dance The Night Away
new radicals - you get what you give
OMC - How Bizzare
Otis Redding - Sitting By The Dock Of The Bay
Perez 'Prez' Prado & His Orchestra - Guaglione - 01 - Guaglione
Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop
reservoir dogs - little green bag
robbie williams - knutsford city limits
robbie williams - lazy days
Rolling Stones - Out Of Time
Shanice- I Love Your Smile
simon and garfunkel - mrs robinson
Space Raiders - Song For Dot
supergrass - alright
The Beach Soundtrack - 08 - Blur - On Your Own
The Divine Comedy - National Express
The La's - There She Goes
Will Smith - Summer Time
zoe - sunshine on a rainy day

Also Finlay Quaye is a good plan

First thing that came to mind:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4RY-eJgHHs">Ice Cube - Today was a Good Day</a>

Nickface wrote:First thing that came to mind:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4RY-eJgHHs">Ice Cube - Today was a Good Day</a>

Why do you tease us with these videos not available in this country?

Awesome track though, can't believe it wasn't in my library.

Today I have my windows wide open, sitting in a t-shirt, drinking a cold glass of coke, and listening to 100% Summer Mix '96.

Some quality summer tunes on that so far.

I LIKE TO MOVE IT MOVE IT!

Bah, I've been freezing my ass off here, apart from the hour or so I spent doing battle PT carrying folk about and running around. Mind you, I was lucky to have to carry two skinny blokes. They, however, weren't so lucky having to carry my 14st ass. I was amused to see several people move away from our service-level rugby prop when they though we'd be carrying people about.

Anyway, just remembered that pretty much anything by the Fun Lovin' Criminals is good for lazy summer days.

Milo - Dr Pressure (Miami Bootleg Remix)

Dog Pants wrote:Chicane - Saltwater

That whole album is summer for me. It always gets dragged out at the first hint of spring. Probably one of my top 10, evar.

Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted
Drop Nineteens - Delaware
Sugar - Copper Blue
Ludovico Einaudi - Eden Roc

and the peerless Simon and Garfunkel - Concert in Central Park

Ooh, you've just reminded me that I have the album. It's been hidden away for years. Behind The Sun isn't it?

Dog Pants wrote:Ooh, you've just reminded me that I have the album. It's been hidden away for years. Behind The Sun isn't it?

Yus. It contains a lot of whin

But finding the box with the single version of 'Don't Give Up' in it instead of the correct disc is a lot of fail. I think I'll have to either re-purchase it or acquire a backup from t'internet.