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Summer Song Lists

John has been asking for your summer song list. Below are the ones turned
in by the afternoon crew as well as you...

Dave Stewart's List:
Summertime, Summertime - The Jamies
Barefootin' - Robert Parker
Long Promised Road - Beach Boys
Heart and Soul - Jan and Dean
Summertime - Billy Stewart
Spinning Wheel - Blood, Sweat and Tears
Heroes and Villains - Beach Boys
Summer - War
Sunny Afternoon - The Kinks
Buy For Me The Rain - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
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Didn't quite make the cut:

Theme from "A Summer Place" - Percy Faith and his Orchestra
Summertime Blues-Who
California Nights - Leslie Gore
Double Shot - Swinging Medallions

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CD: Six Feet Under: Everything Ends - Various Artists
Feelin’ Good….Nina Simone
Amazing Life….Jem
Breathe Me….Sia
The first two are beautiful, sexy, life-affirming summer sizzlers. The third is dark, yet beautiful.

CD: How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb - U2
Vertigo
City of Blinding Lights
These two are Rock anthems of the highest power, and were also featured in a very funny episode of Entourage last season.

CD: Give Up - Postal Service
Such Great Heights
Sleeping In
We Will Become Silhouettes

Light and breezy summer songs, featuring sly lyrics. “Sleeping In” features an explanation of global warming as a higher power’s gift to humanity for being nice and obeying stop signs…now we can swim any day in November. “We Will Become” is the cutest little homage to post-apocalyptic living you’ll ever find.

CD: Reason - Hoobastank
The Reason
It’s a love song. What can I say? I’m a girl.

CD: Parachutes - Coldplay
Yellow
It was their big breakthrough hit, and reminds me of a great mom/daughter trip I took w/Ally.

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Every year since 1997, I have been creating a summer mix for the car. At first, it was a cassette, followed by a CD...and today, the iPod has completely changed the way I listen to music, including the Summer 2006 Ultimate Road Trip Playlist:

Gone - Ben Folds
Summer, Highland Falls - Billy Joel
Something So Strong - Crowded House
As Soon as the Tide Comes In - Del Amitri
The Long Way Around - Dixie Chicks (off the new album, which is AWESOME!)
Mexico - James Taylor
Ragtop Day - Jimmy Buffett
Without Expression - John Mellencamp
Fool in the Rain - Led Zeppelin
Delerious Love - Neil Diamond (off his new album, which is also fabulous)
Yellow Ledbetter - Pearl Jam
Don't Stop Me Now - Queen

and, finally...
A Dying Cub Fan's Last Request - Steve Goodman

Enjoy!
Margaret

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From: Debi Q
Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 5:10 PM
To: JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com
Subject: summer mix

Hi John! I have a WHOLE LOT of songs on my i-pod nano (almost 500 to choose from!) but if I were going to choose my 10 song summer mix, it would read as follows (and in no particular order):

1) Meant to Live by Switchfoot--reminds me that (as the song says) "we were meant to live for so much more, but we've lost ourselves..but somehow we'll survive"

2) Creation Song by Fernando Ortega---when I am outside, and I hear the birds singing, the beauty of the flowers, and the wonder of all God created, it humbles me and reminds me that there are bigger things and more important things than me

3) Don't Stop Believin' by Journey--because it reminds me of summer fun and seeing them in concert in 1981.

4) Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin' by Journey--same reason as number 3 (and also of the guy I was dating then, and am now VERY HAPPILY married to--we'll be celebrating our 25th anniversary in Feb. '07!)

5) Easy Come, Easy Go by Bobby Sherman--I remember being in grade school (can't remember which year now, but I think maybe 6th), and that song was sooooo popular, and Bobby Sherman was soooo CUTE! (and yes, I am dating myself with this one--I'm 46! My kids laugh when I talk about grade school, junior high and high school because the only name that remained the same is high school!)

6) Faith to be Strong by Andrew Petersen---it is a wonderful song about faith and the fact that in our own abilities we can do very little--more often than not, it is our faith that carries us through.

7) Family of Man by 3 Dog Night---My high school years were spent listening to LOTS of music by 3 Dog NIght, I was hard pressed to find one or two that would be exclusive to my summer mix!

8) Brickyard Blues by 3 Dog Night---same reason as number 7

9) Time in a Bottle by Jim Croce---another artist I loved in junior high school. He was taken from us MUCH too soon!

10) I Can Only Imagine by Mercy Me---it talks about imagining what it will be like when we finally get to meet Jesus. A day I'm eagerly looking forward to.

A caveat to this is--I know that some of my choices come from the realm of contemporary Christian music and alot of people would pooh-pooh that. For me, those songs are life affirming, reassuring and uplifting. I will also say that this list is neither exhaustive or exclusive--it would be subject to change at whim, depending on what I feel I want to listen to at the time. Sooo, my choices today may not necessarily be my choices next week. In fact, I can almost guarantee you that with a choice limited to only 10 songs for your "assignment", this list would change OFTEN throughout the summer!

Thanks for helping me to take a stroll down memory lane by helping me look at my music and see what melodies spark memories.

Debi Q.

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From: nathew
Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 8:25 PM
To: JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com
Subject: WEBMAIL: summer mix cd

i heard your summer songs segment and invitation for listeners to contribute today so i just had to compile this list:

1. michael leviton - summer's the worst
a very sweet song by a guy with a ukelele who toured with they might be giants earlier this year.

2. beck - tropicalia
this funky song from his mutations album practically bleeds summer.

3. kinks - sunny afternoon
lazin' on a sunny afternoon is a favorite summer pastime of many.

4. beulah - burned by the sun
a least favorite summer pastime of many. great band who never seemed to get enough recognition and now it's too late: they broke up in 2003.

5. daniel johnston - the sun shines down on me
great song by the indie underground god.

6. kimya dawson - tire swing
this record was released in the spring but this particular song feels like summer to me. it's named after a tire swing that i like to visit during the summer in downtown grand rapids where i live.

7. ween - ocean man
i love the vocals in this song.

8. starlight mints - popsickle
very cute song, certainly fit for summer due to its titular subject.

9. they might be giants - metal detector
i had to include my favorite band in here somewhere.

10. jonathan richman - that summer feeling
this guy is a freakin' genius.

Nate
Grand Rapids, MI

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King John Williams this is just a little list of some decent summertime songs that i like .

Alan Jackson Summertime blues
Soul to Soul , back to life
Alabama, cheap seats
Tommy Tutone, 867-5309
Bob Marley , one love
center field, John Fogerty
Loving sSpoonful, summer in the city
Summertime , DJ jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince
Saturday in the park , Chicago
Boys of summer , Don Henley
Jump, Van Halen
Sly and the Family Stone , thank u 4 letting me be myself
Eagles , Hotel California
well like i said just a little list but if you want some more ideas check out this web page www.popculturemadness.com it has a variety of favorites from 1920's to 2006 from a loyal listener and a cubby blue bleeding die hard illinois Army vet that believes that those wackos that think the goverment is behind the 9-11 and pentagon probably believe hurricane katrina was due to some alien aircraft testing going on at area 57 .
Victor C
oswego illinois, HOOAH ( its a army thing )

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From: MattOrEllen
Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 11:00 PM
To: johnwilliams@wgnradio.com
Subject: Summer Compilation

Dear John,
Every summer since our 8 year old son Mike was a baby, we've been taking a
road trip to Door Co., WI. Being creatures of habit, we always bring the same
set of CDs. The boys (Mike 8 & Bill 5) have heard the same music over & over
again for one week each summer. They've come to refer to the songs as
"vacation music." Since they are both under ten and we're both over forty, we have no
idea how to download songs, burn a CD, use an MP3 or whatever the newest
technology is! So this year the same set of CDs will be packed up for the road
trip.

Here, in no particular order, with our own personal liner notes, is the Brady
Family Summer Compilation:

"American Pie" - Don McLean - The boys know most of the words and Mom saw Don
McLean in concert at IIT many, many years ago.
"Summer Breeze" - Seals & Croft
"Brown Eyed Girl" - Van Morrison - Enough Said.
"Full Force Gale"- Van Morrison - Always important to remember who can
really lift you up.
"Speeding Motorcycle" - Yo La Tengo - Great back yard music for the summer.
"The Girl from Ipanema" as played by Jazz pianist Erroll Garner - Mom & Dad
first heard this rendition long before Mike & Bill, during an impromptu road
trip to Lake Geneva in FEBRUARY. It will always make you feel the warmth of
summer.
"Brandy"- Looking Glass - on the radio waves contantly during family trips of
the mid seventies.
"Volere' " - The Gypsy Kings - Mike & Bill's favorite dancing tune.
"Will Ye Go Lassie, Go" - The Irish Tenors - Sounds really good in the woods
of Northern Door County.
"Your Feets too Big - Fats Waller - It makes us all laugh!

This may not be ideal music for the seven mile back up into the 83rd toll
plaza, but it's a lot of fun on family vacations.

Love Your Show,
Ellen & Matt

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From: Elvira
Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 8:58 AM
To: johnwilliams@wgnradio.com
Subject: Summer Songs

I'm really dating myself here, but it was fun to think about favorite summer songs. They seem to center around certain events in my life: You've Got a Friend was a special song at High School graduation, September Morn was playing the summer we were preparing for our September wedding. Some bring back such happy special memories, others bring a sense of poignancy. Either way, this was fun to do. Here's my list:
I'm Henry the 8th - Herman's Hermits 1965
Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond 1966
Daydream Believer - The Monkees 1967
Happy Together - The Turtles 1967
It Could be We're in Love - The Cryin' Shames 1967
Abraham Martin and John - Dion 1968
Do it Again - The Beach Boys 1968
You've Got a Friend - James Taylor 1971
Diary - Bread 1972
Annie's Song - John Denver 1974
Silly Love Songs - Paul McCartney 1976
September Morn - Neil Diamond 1980

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From: Susan
Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 12:00 PM
To: johnwilliams@wgnradio.com
Subject: Summer songs CD

Hi John,

Here's my CD for summer. It's more than 10 songs, but CDs have so much capacity, I added a few more to tell my story.

1. Summer Place - Percy Faith
2. Scratch My Back - Slim Harpo
3. Thunder and Lightning - Chi Coltrane
4. Lady Love - Robin Trower
5. Night Fever - Bee Gees
6. Wild Weekend - The Rebels
7. Last Night - Mar-Keys
8. Easy Street - Edgar Winter
9. Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
10. Let it Shine - Santana
11. One Way Out - Allman Brothers
12. What Becomes of the Brokenhearted - Jimmy Ruffin
13. Teacher I Need You - Elton John
14. Autumn Leaves - Roger Williams

Susan

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Hello!
My favorite summer song is "Cuando Calienta El Sol" of Helmut Lotti. He sings this song on his CD "Latino Classics".
The wonderful voice of Helmut Lotti and this beautiful song makes a great feeling of summer.

Greetings from Bavaria (Germany)

Renate

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