In a pinch, I’d say any of the classics from the 70’s & 80’s (The Eagles especially), but out of pure loyalty, a wide selection of some of the best groups & solo artists from my home country (Australia), especially from 1985 - 2010, when the local music scene was BOOMING 🇦🇺🤘😏🇦🇺
Since I'm learning to play them, tunes that are getting heavy rotation here are:
'Ramble On', Led Zeppelin
'Tom Sawyer', Rush
'Passage to Bangkok', Rush
'Money', Pink Floyd,
'Cars', Gary Numan
'Hit Me with Your Best Shot', Pat Benatar
Sweethome Alabama
Burning Love
Ain’t that a Shame (Cheap Trick & Fats Domino)
Do You Love Me? (The Contours)
Shout, Can’t Buy Me Love
We Got the Beat
Sitting at the dock of the bay. Otis Redding
Back of My Truck - Steve Ray Ladson
Pump It Up - Elvis Costello
Let Go - Frou Frou
The Void - Mary Onettes
Dreadlock Holiday - 10cc
No Phone - Cake
Since this is a summer of protest, we are working on a good soundtrack to keep folks inspired:
1) Ball of Confusion - Temptations
2) Fortunate Son - CCR
3) This Land is Your Land - Woody Guthrie
4) Get Up, Stand Up - Bob Marley & the Wailers
5) Ohio - CSNY
6) Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell
7) Talkin' Bout a Revolution - Tracy Chapman
8) Fight the Power - Public Enemy
9) Bulls on Parade - Rage Against the Machine (my personal favorite)
and most oft requested because many of us are up in years
10) For What it's Worth - Buffalo Springfield
I've got 3 which in my opinion are summer bangers, one of which has summertime in the title. My top 3 on a loop are:
1) Summertime In The City - Scouting For Girls
2) Let In The Sun - Take That
3) Midnight Sun - Zara Larsson
Cool Water
The Field.....Durrati Column, Blood Orange and friends..... a lazy summer song
The boys of summer. Don Henley.
Sunny afternoon. The Kinks.
Woman in chains. Tears for fears.
InnerBloom. Rufus Du Sol.
Its amazing to be young. Fontains DC.
In a pinch, I’d say any of the classics from the 70’s & 80’s (The Eagles especially), but out of pure loyalty, a wide selection of some of the best groups & solo artists from my home country (Australia), especially from 1985 - 2010, when the local music scene was BOOMING 🇦🇺🤘😏🇦🇺
Deftones - "My Own Summer (Shove It)"
Hard, energizing, motivational :))
Probably 'Feels' by Calvin Harris and co. It always seems to be that one anyway.
Boys of Summer by The Ataris. https://youtu.be/Qt6Lkgs0kiU?si=4bDyO1rZbjy09mDt
You Needed Me by Boyzone, Jewels and Stone remix. https://youtu.be/Gof9XGl-OTQ?si=WydPkMJDjzvcczt8
Two banging summer tracks.
I’m not such a sunny summersong listener, although French chansons usually put me in a vacation mood. I’ll go with “L’été Indien” by Joe Dassin.
Cal Tjader - Morning
Blundetto & Juliette Magnevasoa - La Playa
Thee Sacred Souls - Price II Pay
Rosyln Sweet - Blackbird
Jess Sah Bi - Il Veut Marcher Avec Toi
Soul Sugar - Give Me Your Love
Karmacoma - Massive Attack. The perfect tune when it’s boiling hot and no one can move, whether by the pool or on the beach.