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Blogs > Doctor's Orders (questions and answers)

Published: 2012/06/29

Doctor’s Orders: What Is Your Definitive Summer Song?

Now that we’re squarely into summer, with the heat index above 100 in many areas, we’d be interested to learn about your definitive summer song. Please share your selections below and we’ll run some of your responses in the next issue of Relix.

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Steve N June 28, 2012, 23:06:27

I’m going with a classic, Frank Sinatra singing The Summer Winds. That always does it for me.

Jay June 28, 2012, 23:09:49

I’ll go Springsteen with “Rosalita.”

hank M June 28, 2012, 23:10:42

Two Grateful Dead songs do it for me, wither “Golden Road” or “Bertha”

Ken G June 28, 2012, 23:11:20

Beach Boys People! Fun Fun Fun
Good Vibrations
Surfin USA
etc.

Wkapaughi36 June 29, 2012, 10:47:55

“Summertime Clothes” -Animal Collective

Alex June 29, 2012, 16:59:29

There are two that come to mind- me and my uncle by the dead and summertime by big brother and the holding company

Stiney July 11, 2012, 16:18:51

Summer Sun, by Max Creek! :) One of my favorite summertime tunes for sure~

van July 11, 2012, 17:54:11

Chuck Prophet – Summertime Thing Well the sun is burning down on the pavement Money in the bank I ain’t gonna save it Jenny’s coming by Hope she makes it It’s a summertime thing Summertime thing There’s a party next door, sounds like it’s cooking I poked my head over the wall Took a look in There was a five piece band They was really rockin’ Looked like some kind of family reunion Hey – It’s a summertime thing Summertime thing That summer heat has got me feeling lazy The air is warm and the sky is hazy People getting down, getting crazy People getting down, getting stupid, betting crazy Hey – it’s a summertime thing Summertime thing Go ask your dad for the keys to the Honda Can your sister come along, how could she not wanna Put the Beach Boys on, wanna hear Help Me Rhonda Roll down the sides we’ll drive to the delta Take off our clothes and jump into the river Ain’t nobody around Ain’t nobody gonna see us Take off your clothes jump into the river Hey – It’s a summertime thing Summertime thing

Chuck July 11, 2012, 19:37:04

I’m going to go with the classic “In The Summertime” by Mungo Jerry!

bob July 11, 2012, 20:53:03

when the sunshines james maddex best new
summer song in years

Big Mo July 12, 2012, 07:27:36

It has to be BLUE SKY!!!!

Jamie Gaines July 12, 2012, 07:50:29

When talking about summertime songs you can’t go wrong with the quentisential summertime song, Bryan Adams’ “Summer of 69”.

joel truitt July 12, 2012, 09:20:32

i gotta go with the golden road(to unlimited devotion) by the grateful dead

pete myer July 12, 2012, 15:54:12

Everybody’s Talkin’ (Nielsson’s version); Summer in the City (Lovin’ Spoonful); Summertime Blues (The Who’s version).

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