Summertime is the time of year for popsicles, the beach, and fun memories. It’s a joyous and exciting period of time, and I’ve selected some songs that I think capture the feeling of summer. Hope you enjoy, and feel free to let me know of some songs that remind you of summer!
(Also, just a disclaimer: some of these songs are on here purely for the way they sound, and not because of their lyrical content.)
1. Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
“Laughin’ and a-runnin’, skippin’ and a-jumpin’, in the misty morning fog with our hearts a-thumpin’.”
2. Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl) – Looking Glass
“There’s a port on a Western bay, and it serves a hundred ships a day. Lonely sailors pass the time away and talk about their homes.”
3. One Dance – Drake
“And that’s why I need a one dance, got a Hennessy in my hand. One more time ‘fore I go, higher powers taking a hold on me.”
4. Do You Believe In Magic – The Lovin’ Spoonful
“Do you believe in magic, in a young girl’s heart? How the music can free her whenever it starts. And it’s magic if the music is groovy, it makes you feel happy like an old-time movie.”
5. Rude – MAGIC!
“Can I have your daughter for the rest of my life? Say yes, say yes, ’cause I need to know. You say I’ll never get your blessing till the day I die. ‘Tough luck, my friend, but the answer is no.'”
6. Mr. Blue Sky – Electric Light Orchestra
“The sun is shining in the sky, there ain’t a cloud in sight. It’s stopped raining, everybody’s in the play. And don’t you know, it’s a beautiful new day.”
7. Cruel Summer – Taylor Swift
“And I snuck in through the garden gate every night that summer just to seal my fate. And I screamed for whatever it’s worth, ‘I love you, ain’t that the worst thing you ever heard?'”
8. In the Summertime – Mungo Jerry
“In the summertime, when the weather is hot, you can stretch right up and touch the sky. When the weather’s fine, you got women, you got women on your mind. Have a drink, have a drive, go out and see what you can find.”
9. Southern Nights – Glen Campbell
“Southern nights, have you ever felt a southern night? Free as a breeze, not to mention the trees, whistling tunes that you know and love so.”
10. Sunflower, Vol. 6 – Harry Styles
“I couldn’t want you any more, kiss in the kitchen like it’s a dance floor. I couldn’t want you any more tonight. I couldn’t want you any more, kids in the kitchen listen to dancehall. I couldn’t want you any more tonight. Sunflower, my eyes want you more than a melody. Let me inside, wish I could get to know you.”
11. Summer of ’69 – Bryan Adams
“But when I look back now, that summer seemed to last forever. And if I had the choice, yeah, I’d always wanna be there. Those were the best days of my life.”
12. Rescue Me – Sabrina Carpenter
“Give your heart, baby, just ease your mind to see that it’s meant to be. ‘Cause when I’m with you, darling, it’s such a breeze that I know, know you’ll rescue me.”
13. This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) – Natalie Cole
“You brought a lot of a sunshine into my life. You filled me with happiness I never knew. You gave me more joy then I ever dreamed of, and no one, no one can take the place of you!”
14. The Boys Are Back In Town – Thin Lizzy
“That jukebox in the corner blasting out my favorite song. The nights are getting warmer, it won’t be long, it won’t be long till summer comes now that the boys are here again.”
15. Watermelon Sugar – Harry Styles
“Strawberries on a summer evening, baby you’re the end of June. I want your belly and that summer feeling, getting washed away in you.”
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