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Top 12 Summer Songs

By Jeff Schwachter
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Bob Dylan's "Summer Days" from 2001's 'Love and Theft' album is an awesome warm-weather song. You could go back to his album Shot of Love for the song "In the Summertime" (not the Mungo Jerry song; see below) too.

Here are 12 songs to get you in the summer mood.

1. "Summertime" - Johnny Hartman

2. "Summertime Blues" - Blue Cheer

3. "High Summer" - Van Morrison

4. "Summer Breeze" - Seals and Crofts

5. "Cruel Summer" - Bananarama

6. "Master Blaster (Jammin')" - Stevie Wonder

7. "Hot Fun In the Summertime" - Sly & The Family Stone

8. "Summer Days" - Bob Dylan

9. "Heat Wave" - Martha and the Vandellas


10. "Sunny Afternoon" - The Kinks

11. "Summer Wind" - Frank Sinatra

12. "In the Summertime" - Mungo Jerry

What are your favorite summertime tunes? Leave a comment below.

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1. Johnny Ace said... on Jul 2, 2010 at 10:52AM

“How about "Summertime" by the Fresh Prince yo?”

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2. stamped said... on Jul 2, 2010 at 04:55PM

“Michael Jackson's "Farewell My Summer Love"”

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3. Kenny said... on Jul 5, 2010 at 02:36PM

“Summer by WAR”

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4. allan b. said... on Jul 5, 2010 at 09:21PM

“what happened to In THE sUMMERTIME BY MUNGO JERRY?”

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5. Anonymous said... on Jul 6, 2010 at 08:44AM

“Allan, it's # 12”

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6. allan b, said... on Jul 14, 2010 at 08:21PM

“how about the Beach Boys' "your summer dream"?”

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