The 1. 00 best summer songs No teenage disco was complete without this gay (who knew?) anthem. And no disco saw as much gyrating as the disco in Dorking. Driving through . I nearly burst my skin. ![]() ![]() Express Helpline- Get answer of your question fast from real experts. Apparently a new “policy” came from the State today- kids at charters who participate in sports at public schools- must play for the school closest to their home. Even more » Account Options. Sign in; Search settings. The Best is yet to Come. Frank Sinatra My wife walked up the aisle to this. A mischievous choice by a mischievous lady. Sunlight shone from her eyes. I’ll never forget it. ROSANNE CASH,singer The Boys of Summer. Don Henley I’ve always loved his voice, and this song is so plaintive. I love the California picture that it paints. Summertime Blues. Eddie Cochran I remember listening to this during my teenage summers, thinking it was just about the coolest song ever. That bass and guitar still gets me. HARMONY KORINE,film director Sippin’ on Some Syrup. Three 6 Mafia . I want that on my tombstone. Get Low Lil’ Jon & the Eastside Boyz Listening to this makes me feel holy. Sexy MF Prince Another car- based summer song. Remember to close the windows if you don’t want to appear obnoxious. The Hanging Garden. The Cure Sounds great when the sun’s out, you’ve got a bottle of Thunderbird and a few friends, and you’re 1. SIMON CALLOW,actor and author Fantasy in C Major. Robert Schumann It’s Schumann’s bicentenary this year, so he’s earned a summer outing. This is the greatest outpouring of love in the whole classical repertory. Tunes for Archbishop Parker’s Psalter Thomas Tallis Sublime, other- worldly music from 5. Roots: My Life, My Song. Jessye Norman This new album shows the great woman, with her glorious operatic career behind her, getting down and dirty with Nina Simone and Duke Ellington. SHARLEEN SPITERI,singer A Town Called Malice The Jam. Got to Give it Up Marvin Gaye. I Feel Love. Donna Summer These all blasted out of the radio that hung from the handlebars of my bike over numerous summers. ESTHER RANTZEN,TV presenter and founder of childline In the Summertime Mungo Jerry Induces this great feeling of to hell with it, when the sun shines who cares? Pachelbel’s Canon. Johann Pachelbel One of the best melodies ever written; music to let your mind drift to. RICHARD EYRE,film director Tous les Gar. KARL PILKINGTON, comedian Stranger on the Shore. Acker Bilk I popped this on recently when I was trying to sleep in the Peruvian jungle (impossible). Brilliant when you’re feeling fed up. Our Lips are Sealed. Fun Boy Three Listened to this in Rio in Brazil, the hottest place I’ve ever been to. Even my ears were sweating. IAN BOSTRIDGE,opera singer What a Little Moonlight can Do Billie Holiday This evocation of night- time is counterintuitive for a summer favourite, I know, but we always play it driving through France on holiday. Spring Symphony, last movement. Benjamin Britten The piece starts with winter and ends in warmth, with a rousing evocation of London (my city) woven together with a piece of English history, the Middle English round, . Sommerabend. Brahms A peerless piece of balminess. Summertime. George Gershwin I listened to this endlessly as a child. To me it still signifies heat and a nameless longing. Ian Bostridge will perform at the Barbican, Oct 2. DAVID GRAY,singer Cucurrucucu Paloma Alberto Iglesias An enchanting version of this famous Mexican song. Wish I had not said That. JJ Cale Wonderful mellow vibes from the most laid- back man ever to walk the Earth. Faded High. Gayngs First up on my poolside ghetto blaster this summer. Planet Claire. The B- 5. The first record I can remember buying that had . It’s good advice. David Gray’s album . Can summer holidays be far behind? Werewolves of London. Warren Zevon August 1. I play this to a new acquaintance, Christopher Hitchens, after dinner. When he asks for it again, and then again, I know we’re friends for life. What do Pretty Girls Do? Kirsty Mac. Coll September 1. I’m in Tuscany with a cassette of Kirsty Mac. Coll’s new album. I lie in an olive grove and stare at the stars, squiffy with Kirsty and chianti. Meet on the Ledge. Fairport Convention August 2. I’m in an Oxfordshire field, singing the hymn to friendship that always ends the Cropredy festival. I can barely see through a mist of blissful tears. Sweet Emotion. Aerosmith Sexy, sweaty, filthy – the perfect summer track. Something for the Weekend. Super Furry Animals Reminds us of beer gardens in Wales in the summer. Peaches. The Stranglers Typifies the British summer – dirty, sleazy and ready to kick off at any minute. BEVERLEY KNIGHT,singer Summer Madness. Kool and the Gang I always loved this song and Will Smith made it famous worldwide by sampling it for his hit record Summertime. It reminds me of a hot, sticky summer night. Let’s Groove. Earth, Wind & Fire My sister and I were obsessed; one would sing bass and one the melody. A song to play at a barbecue. Music Sounds Better with You. Stardust This was the summer hit of 1. Everybody Loves the Sunshine. Roy Ayres I don’t know where I first heard it, but it feels as if it’s been part of my life forever. You get what you Give. New Radicals The chords are so uplifting it makes you think of driving your car in the sun, with the roof down and no traffic and no red lights. Give it Up KC and the Sunshine Band Summer 1. I was 1. 0 years old on my way to Ellis Island from Manhattan. This was the song they were playing in the blazing August heat and it’s stayed with me ever since. Beverley Knight is headlining Greenbelt, Aug 2. JONATHAN COE,author One Summer Dream. ELO One of Jeff Lynne’s most beautiful ballads, with a John Barry- like feel. Summer Soft. Stevie Wonder I remember listening to this in the mid- Eighties, driving between my parents’ house and Warwick University. The combination of a summery mood with romantic disappointment struck a chord, for some reason. All the Way. Caravan A gorgeous love song by one of Britain’s most underrated songwriters. Pastorale d’. The Only Fish. Louise Le May A fine, wistful melodist with echoes of Kate Bush. OONA KING,politician Lovely Day. Bill Withers Reminds you that every day can be a lovely day before your car gets clamped, or you lose your keys – and that the purpose of music is to generate optimism. Golden Lady DJ Spinna and Bobbito From a wonderful album of Stevie Wonder remixes. A reminder that it is nice to be golden in the summer, instead of luminously white, as my mother often is. Seven Days in Sunny June. Jamiroquai An obvious summer song about a short- lived relationship. It’s been remixed many times, but there’s not a version I don’t like. Elevate your Mind (remix by Bitches Brew) Sly and the Family Stone Cheers me up like a great sunny day. HENRY HOLLAND,fashion designer California Gurls. Katy Perry The ultimate feel- good song for this summer. Jumpin’ Jumpin’Destiny’s Child When I DJ, this is certain to get the crowd in a frenzy. Love the Way you Lie. Eminem featuring Rihanna What a collaboration. ADAM LEVINE,singer, Maroon 5 All About U Tupac Reminds me of California summers. The feeling of power lines and palm trees surrounding you.. Drop it Like it’s Hot. Snoop Dogg and Pharell The musical version of frying an egg on a pavement. Sun is Shining. Bob Marley How could this not conjure summer? Me and Julio down by the Schoolyard. Paul Simon Makes me feel barefoot. Surfer Girl The Beach Boys This song rules and I defy you not to taste sand in your mouth. Maroon 5’s album, . Grains de Beaut. DAVID 'SKULLY' SULLIVAN- KAPLAN,drummer, Razorlight Lisztomania. Phoenix Any song about women throwing themselves at a man in return for bombastic piano performances is worthy of a summer outing. Radar Detector. Darwin Deez You’ve got to love this guy’s quirky observations and super catchy choruses. Despicable Dogs Small Black This wistful track by a great new band from Brooklyn is definitely one of my summer anthems. Natural Mystic. Bob Marley and the Wailers Beautiful and haunting; this always sucks me in. JAMES DELINGPOLE,SEVEN music critic Summer of ’6. Pink Floyd. Only Love can break your Heart. St Etienne. Papercuts. Maps. Eple. Royksopp. Chime. Orbital. ARLENE PHILLIPS,choreographer The Longest Time Billy Joel We’d play this by the pool on family holidays in France. It was the only tape we had, but we loved it! Your Song Elton John Reminds me of a summer I spent on Fire Island, choreographing commercials. We’d dance to this on nights out in New York. Hotel California The Eagles I worked on a film in Greece once and every night, after filming, we'd sail out to the different islands. This song was always playing. The Arlene Phillips for Marisota Collection is available online at www. EMILY MAITLIS,journalist and newsreader Son of a Preacherman. Dusty Springfield Don’t Look Back in Anger. Oasis. Pulp Fiction soundtrack I’m on holiday in France right now, padding around barefoot, mixing martinis. These three get played all the time. Return to Oz. Scissor Sisters Lost Souls Forever. Kasabian. Sing. Eminem Still in France, we listen to these once the sun’s set. JASON DONOVAN,actor and singer Summertime. DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince This song simply evokes the summer for me. When this came out I was single and enjoying it. Under the Bridge. Red Hot Chili Peppers This Californian band spend six months of the year with summer and that warmth definitely comes through in the music. If I go for a run, this goes on my i. Pod. Come Said the Boy Mondo Rock A big summer hit in Australia, about a boy losing his innocence. It came out when I was a teenager in Melbourne, so it was fairly apt. Missing. Everything But The Girl A Nineties classic. It reminds me of Bondi beach and a relationship I was in, as songs tend to. KATIE DERHAM,newsreader and presenter Midnight at the Oasis. Brand New Heavies 1. London pubs, flat sharing, late nights and not a care in the world. Money for Nothing. Dire Straits A song that followed me around that summer: in every UK shop, blaring out of every car on the cross- Channel ferry, on every French campsite. Aquarela do Brasil written by Ary Barroso Probably the most famous song to come out of Brazil. Listen while drinking a caipirinha and even a northern European can samba. Song of Myself. Won't you help support Day. Poems? 1. 81. 9- 1. I celebrate myself, and sing myself. And what I assume you shall assume. For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. I do not know what it is any more than he. I do not laugh at your oaths nor jeer you; ). The President holding a cabinet council is surrounded by the great. On the piazza walk three matrons stately and friendly with twined arms. The crew of the fish- smack pack repeated layers of halibut in the hold. The Missourian crosses the plains toting his wares and his cattle. As the fare- collector goes through the train he gives notice by the. The floor- men are laying the floor, the tinners are tinning the. In single file each shouldering his hod pass onward the laborers. Seasons pursuing each other the indescribable crowd is gather'd, it. Seventh- month, (what salutes of cannon and small arms!). Seasons pursuing each other the plougher ploughs, the mower mows. Off on the lakes the pike- fisher watches and waits by the hole in. The stumps stand thick round the clearing, the squatter strikes deep. Flatboatmen make fast towards dusk near the cotton- wood or pecan- trees. Coon- seekers go through the regions of the Red river or through. Tennessee, or through those of the Arkansas. Torches shine in the dark that hangs on the Chattahooche or Altamahaw. Patriarchs sit at supper with sons and grandsons and great- grandsons. In walls of adobie, in canvas tents, rest hunters and trappers after. The city sleeps and the country sleeps. The living sleep for their time, the dead sleep for their time. The old husband sleeps by his wife and the young husband sleeps by his wife. And these tend inward to me, and I tend outward to them. And such as it is to be of these more or less I am. And of these one and all I weave the song of myself. I resign myself to you also- -I guess what you mean. I behold from the beach your crooked fingers. I believe you refuse to go back without feeling of me. We must have a turn together, I undress, hurry me out of sight of the land. Cushion me soft, rock me in billowy drowse. Dash me with amorous wet, I can repay you. I will accept nothing which all cannot have their. I am possess'd! Iowa, Oregon, California? O welcome, ineffable grace of dying days! I plead for my brothers and sisters. Comment on Day. Poems? 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