Aphrodite, a drum and bass version in 2000.Bob Baldwin, on Cool Breeze (1997) and Lookin' Back (2009).Mexican singer Yuri recorded a cover version in Spanish language titled "Soy Feliz" ("I Am Happy"), and released it as the second single from her studio album Huellas (1997).The Three Tenors during their 1996 farewell performance at the Coach and Horses Tavern in Windsor, Ontario.Spiral featuring Lisa Lamb in 1995, later the vocalist with Peach Union.Stylus, on their 1975 album Where in the World.Caesar Frazier recorded an instrumental cover of this song on his jazz album ' 75 in 1975.Ramsey Lewis, on his 1974 album Solar Wind.Percy Faith and His Orchestra, on the 1973 album Clair.Claude François sang a French cover of this song under the title "De la peine, pas de chagrin" in 1973.Ray Conniff, on I Can See Clearly Now with The Singers (1972).Gothic metal band Type O Negative recorded a slower, doom metal version of the song for their 1993 album Bloody Kisses, and this version was featured during the opening credits of the 1997 horror film I Know What You Did Last Summer. Marvin Isley – bass guitar and percussion.Ernie Isley – electric and acoustic guitar & percussion.and Rudolph Isley – lead and background vocals It was also featured in a 2014 episode of Scandal and is sampled in the track "All In My Mind" released by MC Hammer along with his newly formed rap group called Oakland Fight Club featuring Mistah F.A.B. John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John – Summer Nights (#5, 1978)ġ1.The Isley Brothers performed it on a 1974 Soul Train show. Nat “King” Cole – Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days Of Summer (#6, 1963)ġ2. Seals & Crofts – Summer Breeze (#6, 1972)ġ6. Nat “King” Cole – That Sunday, That Summer ( #12, 1963)ġ8. The Motels – Suddenly Last Summer (#9, 1983)ġ9. The Ataris – The Boys Of Summer (#20, 2003)Ģ0. Robin Ward – Wonderful Summer (#14, 1966)Ģ2. Bobby Goldsboro – Summer (The First Time) (#21, 1973)Ģ6. Ruby & The Romantics – My Summer Love (#19, 1963)Ģ7. The Lettermen – Theme From “A Summer Place” (#19, 1965)Ģ8. Diesel – Sausalito Summernight (#25, 1981)Ģ9. Marianne Faithfull – Summer Nights (#24, 1965)ģ2. Celebration featuring Mike Love – Almost Summer (#28, 1978)ģ3. Ronnie Dove – Happy Summer Days (#27, 1966)ģ4. Walter Wanderley – Summer Samba (So Nice) (#26, 1966)ģ5. Belinda Carlisle – Summer Rain (#30, 1990)ģ7. Tony Carey – The First Day of Summer (#33, 1984)ģ9. (This survey is based off of Billboard’s year-end tabulations from 1963-2012, with attention paid to chart life, peak and weeks in the top 40 for those that didn’t rank highly enough to make a year-end chart and tied songs.)Ĥ0. You may have your favorite song that reminds you of summer, but how about the songs that actually have “summer” in the titles? From the breeze to the girls to the nights, there’s a lot to love about summer, and here are 40 of the biggest “summer” songs that have graced the charts over the past 50 years. So, get out your shades and your sunscreen because the beach party awaits. Today, June 21, marks the Summer Solstice, and while the weather may feel like the summer’s already come, this would officially be the start of it. It’s been a while since the last one, but I hope you enjoy my latest list. Consider it a definitive list on all sorts of music-related topics. Happy Friday! Welcome to another special edition of an occasional segment I’m putting together called The Friday Forty.
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