Friday, June 16, 2006

Sunny day songs

The Guardian's Culture Vulture blog has asked for favorite songs about the sun. Discussion ensues.
Here's a related lineup from a mix cd Helmut made for last summer (this summer's in progress). Not all sun, but a summer sunshiney bubblegummy mix made from scratchy LPs.

1. The Love Generation – Groovy Summertime
2. The Cyrkle – Turn Down Day
3. The Parade – Sunshine Girl
4. The Beach Boys – This Whole World
5. Harper’s Bizarre – 59th St. Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy)
6. The Archies – Catchin’ Up on Fun
7. Bossa Rio – Up, Up and Away
8. The Love Generation – She Touched Me
9. The Zombies – Walking in the Sun
10. The Beach Boys – Feel Flows
11. The Troggs – Love Is All Around
12. Sergio Mendes – For Me
13. Harper’s Bizarre – Come to the Sunshine
14. The Zombies – Summertime
15. The Beach Boys – Don’t Worry Baby
16. Ohio Express – Vacation
17. Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass – Walk Don’t Run
18. Harper’s Bizarre – Happy Talk
19. The Archies – Time for Love
20. Lovin’ Spoonful – Daydream
21. Astrud Gilberto / Walter Wanderley – It’s a Lovely Day Today
22. Thorinshield – Light That Love Brings
23. The Beach Boys – Good Vibrations
24. The Love Generation – When the Sun Goes Down

6 comments:

roxtar said...

Good Day, Sunshine - The Beatles.
Children of the Sun - Billy Thorpe.
Latex Solar Beef - FZ & The Mothers.

roxtar said...

Also:

Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun - Pink Floyd

Heart Of The Sunrise - Yes

It Burns Like The Sun When I Pee - Th' Swingin' Mussolinis

MT said...

If you're driving with the top down I suppose you'll need Low Rider, by War. When you've stayed home because you can't stand how you look in your bathing suit, I think you'll want "Who Loves the Sun?" by the Velvet Underground.

MT said...

Oh! Oh! Absolutely you need Bob Marley's Jammin and in particular it's omage by Stevie Wonder (pre-exorcism), Master Blaster ("Everyone's feeling pretty
It's hotter than July.")

MT said...

"its"

I tolerate all typos but the ones that suggest I don't know better.

helmut said...

"Jammin'!" Break out the puka shell necklaces!