Listen to the full Mix Six “Summertime” HERE
Even though summer doesn’t officially begin until the mid June, Memorial Day weekend is pretty much the start of summer, so why not do a theme set based on hot days, warm nights, swimming, and just enjoying the long days…
As (mostly) usual, you can listen to the entire mix by clicking the link above, or listen to individual tracks by clicking the links below.
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince “Summertime” (Listen HERE) I’m not into rap, but you gotta admit that this is a great summer song! “School is out and it’s a sort of a buzz…”
Fountains of Wayne “It Must Be Summer” (Listen HERE) “It must be summer/Cause the streets are bare/And I try your number/ But you’re just not there.”
B-52s “Summer of Love” (Listen HERE) J recently blogged on this, but it’s such a good song, that I couldn’t pass this one up. Plus in 1967 (when I was 2), it was the Summer of Love. “Orange popsicles and lemonade…”
The Sundays “Summertime” (Listen HERE) This is an usually happy tune for a band as dour as The Sundays. “And its you and me in the summertime/Well be hand in hand down in the park/With a squeeze and a sigh and that twinkle in your eye.”
XTC ” Summer’s Cauldron” (Listen HERE) “Trees are dancing drunk with nectar/
Grass is waving underwater/Please don’t pull me out this is how I would want to go.”
The Who “Summertime Blues” (Listen HERE) “Well I went to the boss/Said I had a date/The boss said “No dice, son, you gotta work late.”
Have a wonderful weekend!
–PK
Beenzzz
May 25, 2007 at 6:32 amExcellent mix! Ah, summer….such a great feeling. Happy Friday. 🙂
J
May 25, 2007 at 7:35 amLove the mix. 🙂 Love the Sundays song. Well, they’re all great, but I esp love that one.
Shelliza
May 25, 2007 at 7:41 amGreat mix! Have a good weekend:)
Dot
May 25, 2007 at 9:16 amYay Summer. Come and get me!!!
Malchus
May 25, 2007 at 12:38 pmThat Fresh Prince song really kicks it. Nice selection. And that version of “Summertime Blues” is my own definitive version.
Damn, Py, you’ve put me in a good mood.
Niiiice!
Py Korry
May 25, 2007 at 2:14 pmYay!
I have to give J credit since we were talking about summer songs while walking the dog. She came up with XTC, and I grabbed B-52s from her post earlier in the week.
Lalunas
May 25, 2007 at 3:48 pmNice assortment of summer mixes. I like the first one. I could dance to that one. I though B-52’s, that will be good, but it was not catchy enough. I love the introduction to Summer Cauldron, that was cool, the rest of the song was ok.
Gina
May 25, 2007 at 8:52 pmIt has been a really long time since I’ve heard the DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince song.
Poor Jazzy Jeff, we all know where Will Smith is, but where did he end up?
Like The Sundays, too.
pasta
May 26, 2007 at 9:24 amLove this mix!! Thanks!
That Engineer
May 28, 2007 at 2:06 pmHumm… Interesting mix… but personally… summertime is defined with songs like Good Charlotte- The Anthem The Ataris- In this diary, Guns N’ Roses – Welcome to the Jungle, Kenny Chesney – Summertime, Blue Country – That summer song, etc etc etc…
Speaking of music and summer…
YOU MISSED A KICK BUTT BAND LAST NIGHT! They brought the house down! I have never seen so many drunk 40-somethings dancing in my life!
Py Korry
May 28, 2007 at 5:28 pmThat Engineer: Um…drunk 40 somethings drunk dancing. Are you off food for a few days now? 😉