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Top 10 Classic Summer Songs


place where the glass is really great
looking for some fun and interesting
tunes to spice up your seasonal playlist
you got you covered
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
summer songs times x agnes for this list
we’re looking for cheerful sounding
songs that paint a picture of the year’s
hottest season that we love to listen to
during summer or that at least make us
think about summer you’ve decided to
leave more downbeat sounding songs off
the list
fish shampoo
is her
number ten cruel summer
Bananarama this song wasn’t popular upon
its initial release but that all changed
when it was featured in the film the
Karate Kid
after reaching the top 10 in the UK
cruel summer became Bananarama ‘s first
American top-10 hit
three and a half minute tune may talk
about loneliness and burning pavements
but thanks to its pop and New Wave vibes
we can’t help but want to dance and sing
along fact that the band has re-recorded
it several times and that covers by
other artists have found success proved
its enduring appeal
number nine wipe out the Surfaris
except for the intro in which a man
laughs and shouts wipeouts and a sound
effect meant to represent a cracking
surfboard this track is purely
instrumental
written within minutes as a b-side to
the Surfaris surfer Joe single this two
minutes surf rocker surpassed it’s a
side in both popularity and on the
charts hitting Billboard at number two
thanks to an unforgettable drum solo and
the songs frequent usage and multimedia
wipeout is considered an essential piece
of any summer soundtrack
number eight summer breeze seals and
Crofts see the curtains hanging in the
window in the evening on the Friday
night
this harmonious soft-rock number makes
us feel fine after all with its gentle
lyrics and a melody as gentle as its
namesake summer breeze is perfect for
easy listening for a day at the beach
makes me feel fine
finding a top-10 spot within the US pop
charts and featuring backing from a toy
piano the seals and Crofts composition
has also made its way into many movies
and TV shows many other artists have
decided to put their spin on it too
number seven summertime DJ Jazzy Jeff
and The Fresh Prince here it is the clue
slightly transformed just a bit of a
break from the norm it’s just something
about this tune that makes us want to
sit back and unwind that has gotten to
be a little bit out of control this cool
to dance but what about a cool the
soothes a move romance with monster
success on the big and small screen
ahead of him Will Smith and his musical
partner in crime jazzy jeff created this
classic song for the warmer months
the lead single of their fourth album
this was the duo’s first single to crack
the UK charts and it was a top five hit
on the Billboard Hot 100 there’s an air
of love and of happiness and this is the
Fresh Prince who definition a summer man
with its smooth R&B and hip-hop sound it
also won the pair a Grammy
number six summer of 69 Bryan Adams I
can read it to my fingers bled wasn’t
river of 16 in this pop rock track the
Canadian artist tells us about buying
his first real six-string at the
five-and-dime forming a band with his
high school pals and falling in love
with the girl of his dreams
short they were the best days of his
life
listeners related to the summer of 69 so
well that the Bryan Adams tune peaked at
number five on the Billboard Hot 100 and
continues to enjoy popularity around the
world
number five summer in the city the lovin
spoonful doesn’t seem to be a shadow in
the city are the sounds of summer in the
city according to this upbeat
chart-topper it’s a series of car horns
and a jackhammer
but also electric piano guitar and some
rock and pop flavours cool cat looking
for get it gonna look in every car
the result is a two and a half minute
track from the lovin spoonful that
topped the hot 100 for three weeks and
that’s found a home in a number of films
commercials and TV shows summer in the
city has also been covered and sampled
multiple times throughout the decades
number four school’s out Alice Cooper
ask anyone under the age of 18 what
their favorite part of summer is and the
answer is usually the three months they
get off from school
we put Alice Cooper school’s out is the
anthem for summer vacation
thanks to its hard rock and heavy metal
sound combined with its chanta bowl and
catchy lyrics the single reached number
seven on the Hot 100
and continues to be used as a call to
arms to students to drop their books and
start party
if anybody man
number three surfin USA the Beach Boys
then anybody
although the band’s California girls
and surfin Safari could have also made
the list let’s go surfing now it’s this
All American tune about guys gals and
their boards from 1963 that lands here
utility to Mercer serving us Brian
Wilson wrote his own lyrics to go along
with Chuck Berry sweet little sixteen
and the product was a two and a half
minutes surf rocker that hit the
Billboard Pop charts third spot
name-dropping over a dozen popular
surfing spot
it’s hard not to yearn for Sun Beach and
summertime when you hear surfing USA
number two the boys of summer Don Henley
Noguchi
written by the Eagles Don Henley during
the band separation the boys of summer
is a Pat Benatar inspired number with an
up-tempo beat as well as soft rock and
electronic rock stylings
with its romantic imagery and nostalgic
tone the song earned top 5 chart success
and one musician a Grammy for Best Male
Rock Vocal Performance
it was also accompanied by an
award-winning music video
before we ask our top pik to pass the
sunblock here are a few honorable
mentions No
this just can’t be some
you see this just can’t be summer love
kids on the block cat a bunch of hits
Chinese food beats me see
and I think it’s like Wayne gonna stop
by for the summer go to some
number one in the summertime MUNGO JERRY
in the summer time when the weather is
hot
– stop even if you’ve never heard of
MUNGO JERRY odds are good you’ve heard
their first single in the summertime
have a drink
cabbage are goanna see what you can find
with its folk blues and skiffle sound
the three and a half minute track was a
top five American smash and one of the
best-selling singles with its fun-loving
but laid-back atmosphere singable pace
and recognizable tune it’s the perfect
pick to ensure a full dance floor at
your next summer party daddy wait I
thought we do as we please
in the sea do you agree with our list
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