Here it is! You told us the songs that made all those summer memories come rushing right back.

Where were you when these songs serenaded your summers in the 60s, 70s or early 80s? Were you on a beach towel with somebody’s boombox blaring? Slow dancing in a friend’s basement? Cruising the streets of your hometown with the windows wide open or the top down? At the drive-in movie or on the boardwalk? Falling in love? Breaking up? As Martha Vandellas sang, “Summer’s here and the time is right for dancing in the streets. All we need is music, sweet music…”

We have to mention the Beach Boys on top. As many of you said “anything by the Beach Boys” – especially California Girls, Wouldn’t It Be Nice, and Surfin’ USA. Even people who’d never been to California could feel the Good Vibrations.

From California to Motor City and the Temptations, the Four Tops, the Supremes. And across the ocean to the Beatles and the other British rockers. And back again to the disco music of the Bee Gees and Donna Summer. And the upper end baby boomers will remember falling in love to the music of Johnny Mathis with anyone who happened to be in the room. So let’s get started with…

Songs all about Summer

In the Summertime - Mungo Jerry      

Hot Town: Summer in the City  - Lovin’ Spoonful

Summer Nights - John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John (Grease)        

Summer Breeze  - Seals & Croft     

Summertme Blues  - The Who (orginially Eddie Cochran)

Summer Places

Up on the Roof  - The Drifters       

Under the Boardwalk - The Drifters       

Rockaway Beach  - Ramones            

Out in the Country  - Three Dog Night         

Sugar Shack  - Jimmy Gilmore and the Fireballs              

Going to Kansas City  - Fats Domino      

Margaritaville  - Jimmy Buffet    

Theme from A Summer Place - The Lettermen 

Love Going Well

Hooked on a Feeling - B.J. Thomas       

Put Your Head on My Shoulder - The Lettermen  

Be My Baby - The Ronettes  

You’re 16, You’re Beautiful and You’re Mine - Ringo Star

Lightning Striking Again - Lou Christie    

Feel like Making Love - Bad Company

Ring My Bell  - Anita Ward     

I Got You Babe - Sonny and Cher         

My Girl - The Temptations        

Last Dance - Donna Summer          

Afternoon Delight  - Starland Vocal Band               

Peaceful Easy Feeling  - The Eagles          

Let’s Spend the Night Together  -  Rolling Stones 

Crimson and Clover - Tommy James and the Shondells     

Light My Fire - The Doors          

It’s Now Or Never  - Elvis Presley      

Good Lovin  - The Rascals    

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Love Going Wrong

Just Call Me Angel of the Morning  - Juice Newton   

Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow - The Shirelles     

Don't Expect Me To Be Your Friend  - Lobo  

Walk On By - Dionne Warwick        

I’d Love You to Want Me - Lobo

Rubber Ball  - Bobby Vee         

Breakin’ Up is Hard to Do  - Neil Sedaka        

You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling - Righteous Brothers        

See You in September  - The Happenings  

Red, Red Wine  -   Neil Diamond    

Where Did Our Love Go? - The Supremes

Blue Velvet  - Bobby Vinton    

About Someone Special

Johnny Angel - Shelley Fabares          

Sweet Caroline  -  Neil Diamond 

Jimmy Mac - Martha and the Vandellas                 

Runaround Sue  -  Dion    

Sherry Baby  - Franki Valli and the Four Seasons      

Wake Up Little Susie - Everly Brothers          

Cathy’s Clown  - Everly Brothers          

Soldier Boy  - The Shirelles  

In Love with Cars

Don't Worry Baby - The Beach Boys!          

I Get Around  - Beach Boys     

Little Deuce Coupe - Beach Boys       

Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett                     

Not About Love

Spirit In The Sky -  Norman Greenbaum   

One Toke Over the Line - Brewer & Shipley            

Telstar  - The Tornadoes                 

Sailing  -  Christopher Cross               

Mother in Law -Ernie K. Doe   

End of Summer

Autumn Leaves  - Nat King Cole, Everly Brothers Eric Clapton

Harvest Moon  - Neil Young

“Those were the days my friend – we thought they’d never end. We’d sing and dance forever and a day.”  - Mary Hopkin

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