Summer officially came to an end last Wednesday, and it’s now autumn. Fall’s arrival always catches me by surprise, as it still feels like summer and probably will for a few more weeks. Although the weather is beautiful at this time of year, the change of seasons is welcome as the days and nights grow cooler. However, if you’re not quite ready to let go and you’re hanging on to an endless summer fiesta, this playlist is for you.
Many genres are represented here, so there’s probably something you’ll like. The main rule of thumb used in choosing tracks for this list (in addition to the usual requirement that they were popular tunes in their day) is that “summer” had to be part of the title, which meant many songs associated with the season had to be left out: this list is far from comprehensive. As always, feel free to post any tunes associated with summer that you would have liked to have heard – one last hurrah for Summer 2021.
1936
Summertime
Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra
(2:55)
1959
A Summer Place
Percy Faith & His Orchestra
(2:24)
1963
Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days Of Summer
Nat King Cole
(2:25)
1964
A Summer Song
Chad & Jeremy
(2:36)
1966
Summer In The City
The Lovin’ Spoonful
(2:43)
1969
Hot Fun in the Summertime
Sly & The Family Stone
(2:40)
1970
In The Summertime
Mungo Jerry
(3:36)
1972
Summer Breeze
Seals & Croft
(3:26)
1976
Summer
War
(4:04)
1978
Summer Nights
John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
(3:37)
1983
Suddenly Last Summer
The Motels
(3:37)
1983
Cruel Summer
Bananarama
(3:36)
1984
The Boys Of Summer
Don Henley
(4:48)
1985
Summer Of ’69
Bryan Adams
(3:33)
Question Of The Night: Winter is coming. Glad or sad?
