I'm looking for suggestions for a Summer tunes mix (think sitting by the beach or in a boat sipping Margaritas). Like many on this board I enjoy listening to a wide variety of music, but I'll be the first to admit that my exposure to what I would term modern music is somewhat limited (for perspective, modern to me is anything recorded this decade). However, I'm still interested in musical opinions from all eras since there may be some songs I haven't considered. Top 10 lists maybe?? Thanks in advance

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I'd be remiss if I didn't suggest "Boys of Summer" by Don Henley...

Almost any Buffett song will work.
Boys are back Thin Lizzy
Beach boys, Lots of stuff For me Summer music when I was a Kid was Metal. Now I think light airy stuff, things to make me love to seethe sun and drink boast drinks
ALso add, Go Cubs Go.
Add in Some good ole countyr stuff by the likes of Brad Paisley and ALan Jackson and esp Beer in Mexico by Kenny Chesney( countrys Jimmy Buffettt)

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

<Hawk> No. </Hawk>

'Saturday in the Park'- CTA

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I knew I could get a rise out of you Frank. How you doing my friend.

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

Summertime - DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince

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"You can kill the revolutionary, but you can't kill the revolution."

My personal favorite is "Amber" by my favorite band, 311.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

10. Dølle Jølle, "Balearic Incarnation (Todd Terje's Extra Døll Mix)"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15LyfyhVgpM

9. The Undertones, "Teenage Kicks"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGu2lu5XWE8

8. Isabelle Antena, "Camino Del Sol"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hULWJ_2cFxQ

7. Colleen, "Summer Water"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbUG29uNYXo

6. Sun Araw, "Horse Steppin'"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-u70hXTJqgM

5. Bob Darin, "Water Color Canvas"

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4. UGK, "It's Supposed To Bubble"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdSeKZ5KbEw

3. Pépé Bradock, "Deep Burnt"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opvopULDhVI

2. Tabu Ley Rochereau, "Pitie"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvlWPJ0kLrU

1. Rhythm & Sound, "Free For All (Soundstream Remix)"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUmumha93R0

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Let's go back to the summer of 1976....

Stuffed in the back of the Toyota station wagon with my brother while my parents took us on the Bicentennial road trip from Texas to Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Boston, VA, MD, etc etc...I learned all the words to the summer anthem that year...but didn't understand the lyrics until I was in college....

For your consideration, I present the one hit wonder from the Starland Vocal Band...... Afternoon Delight!

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I follow where my mind goes...

erm, just about any beach boys song...

Summer Song by Joe Satriani. duh
Homebrew by 311. "4th of July, Lucy in Sky, I remember pine trees and a coat of many colors..."
Sun-Eyed Girl by Beck. another duh
My own summer by Deftones. The shade, is a tool. A device, a saviour. See i try, and look up. To the sky, but my eyes burn..

These came to mind quickly.

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Same Old Song And Dance by Aerosmith always = summer to me.

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"Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public." ~ H.L. Mencken

Another post inspired me to revisit my Van Halen catalog. I was reminded that VH II has always equated summer to me, specifically Beautiful Girls and D.O.A.

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"Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public." ~ H.L. Mencken

Bud Dude hasn't posted yet but I believe he would recommend
"Summer of '69" by Bryan Adams

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Flew too close to the sun on wings of pastrami

While its more personal and not really a summer song in the traditional sense, but 30 Seconds to Mars, The Kill.

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Summertime Rolls - Jane's Addiction

Jane Says would be a decent Summertime song if you wanted to add it.

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Flew too close to the sun on wings of pastrami

The song that always says summer to me is Cashmere by Led Zep.

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BOO!!!!

Sweet Stache!!!

You can always try http://yachtrock.com and tell me what you think.

Big ups for listing individual songs on youtube to the prior poster. This song is good too.

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

Its Kashmir, and the summer song from the Zeppelin is 'Dancing Days'

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The entirety of The Breeders "Last Splash"....GREAT summer album.

also

Teenage Fanclub- Grand Prix
De La Soul- 3 Feet High & Rising
Guided By Voices- Bee Thousand
Dungen- 4


all favorite summer albums of mine

yeah, "last splash" is great. "the invisible man" is one of my favorites from them.

another one, and maybe it was because i was at the beach all summer when it came out...but prodigy's "fat of the land" was great summer music. especially "climbatize".

I'm an idiot. cashmere, what the hell was I thinking.

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and i was worried that the 'kathcy and judy' listeners would just fade away but for forever and a day they will suck eathother off right here on this shitty post.