A successful summer song should do certain things. It should get you in the mood - in the mood to party, to go on holiday or to get down to the beach. Years later, a good summer song should be able to remind you of when you first heard it, where you were and who you were with. Unlike Christmas songs it can sometimes be hard to define what exactly a summer song is, but you can just tell when you hear it.
If any band epitomises the sound of summer it may just be The Beach Boys - even their name can't help but make you think of summer! Songs such as 'Surfin' Safari,' 'Surfer Girl,' and 'California Girl,' conjure images of days spent surfing and lounging at the beach. The Beach Boys were and still are without a doubt the kings of surf music and even after all these decades still sound of sea and sand.
Many artists market their songs as appropriate for summer by building the title around the word. It certainly worked for Bryan Adams' hit 'Summer of '69,' which as well as being a popular at weddings and student nights across the land still manages to capture the essence of summer. A slightly younger generation is likely to have similarly fond memories of LFO's 1999 hit 'Summer Girls.'
Rihanna is a great example of how a popular summer song can be made out of the unlikeliest subject matter. In her massively successful hit 'Umbrella,' Rihanna croons about how its 'raining more than ever.' This doesn't quite get you looking forward to a trip to the beach, and yet it spent more than 2 months at number one on the charts! 'California Gurls,' by Katy Perry is much more typical of a popular summer song. Once again the spirit of California is evoked to encourage people to strip down and have fun.
The ultimate summer tune however has to be 'Summer Holiday,' by Cliff Richard. It's so popular it has gone beyond being merely a pop song and into folklore. Yet apart from the most obvious summer songs, it would seem there aren't really any rules that can be followed to identify them. The only way you can recognise a summer song is from that feeling it gives you years later when you hear it again - it makes you feel younger and as if anything is possible.
If any band epitomises the sound of summer it may just be The Beach Boys - even their name can't help but make you think of summer! Songs such as 'Surfin' Safari,' 'Surfer Girl,' and 'California Girl,' conjure images of days spent surfing and lounging at the beach. The Beach Boys were and still are without a doubt the kings of surf music and even after all these decades still sound of sea and sand.
Many artists market their songs as appropriate for summer by building the title around the word. It certainly worked for Bryan Adams' hit 'Summer of '69,' which as well as being a popular at weddings and student nights across the land still manages to capture the essence of summer. A slightly younger generation is likely to have similarly fond memories of LFO's 1999 hit 'Summer Girls.'
Rihanna is a great example of how a popular summer song can be made out of the unlikeliest subject matter. In her massively successful hit 'Umbrella,' Rihanna croons about how its 'raining more than ever.' This doesn't quite get you looking forward to a trip to the beach, and yet it spent more than 2 months at number one on the charts! 'California Gurls,' by Katy Perry is much more typical of a popular summer song. Once again the spirit of California is evoked to encourage people to strip down and have fun.
The ultimate summer tune however has to be 'Summer Holiday,' by Cliff Richard. It's so popular it has gone beyond being merely a pop song and into folklore. Yet apart from the most obvious summer songs, it would seem there aren't really any rules that can be followed to identify them. The only way you can recognise a summer song is from that feeling it gives you years later when you hear it again - it makes you feel younger and as if anything is possible.
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