More fun "summertime-y" tunes:
- "This Whole World" and "Marcella" by The Beach Boys.
- "In The Summertime" by Mungo Jerry.
- "Summer In The City" by The Lovin’ Spoonful.
- "I Can See For Miles" by The Who.
- "Wine" by The Electric Flag.
- "(What’s So Funny ’Bout) Peace, Love, And Understanding" by Nick Lowe.
- "Summertime Blues" by Eddie Cochran (please, don’t play The Who’s hoary version when I’m in the room).
- "Glad All Over" by The Dave Clark Five.
- "Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison.
- "Handle With Care" by The Travelling Wilburys.
- "Money (That’s What I Want)" by Barrett Strong.
- "Paperback Writer" by The Beatles.
- "I’m Sorry (But So Is Brenda Lee)" by Marshall Crenshaw (a great, great song, written by Ben Vaughn).
- "Little Sister" by Elvis Presley.
- "Young World" by Ricky Nelson (killer guitar by James Burton).
- "Train Kept A-Rollin’" by The Rock ’n’ Roll Trio. If you’ve heard only the lame version by Aerosmith---which was merely their imitation of the okay version by The Yardbirds, do yourself a huge favour and listen to the Trio’s transformation of the original Blues by Tiny Bradshaw into this smoldering-hot Rockabilly masterpiece. Incendiary!
- "Shake, Rattle, And Roll" by Big Joe Turner (better imo than the cover by Bill Haley). I had the pleasure of seeing and hearing Big Joe sing this song backed by The Blasters at Club Lingerie on Sunset Blvd. in the mid-80’s.
- "So Long Baby, Goodbye" by The Blasters. There is a new LP just out of them performing live in ’86.
