Saturday, August 1, 2020

Summer Songs Favorites

Scott Shannon is playing Summer Songs all weekend long on The True Oldies Channel ... https://trueoldieschannel.com/ ... 

So we're opening the polls up for two more weeks to allow all of The True Oldies Channel listeners to cast their votes for their All-Time Summer Favorites ... which means that Forgotten Hits Readers can vote again as well!

And to help you do so, at Scott's suggestion we're running a list of titles that have been scoring well in our 2020 Poll ... already some 30,000 votes strong ... which may help inspire a few songs for your own favorites list.  (You'll hear a TON of these songs on Scott's program this weekend.)

Summer songs can be songs with the word summer in the title ... songs about summer ... songs that inspire that good time, fun in the sun feeling ... or songs that were big hits during the summer that may just happen to make a particular summer very special in your own memories.

Vote for up to twenty of your favorites and email your choices to kk@forgottenhits.com (just click the link).  Polls will officially close on Friday, August 14th.

And then be listening over Labor Day Weekend as Scott plays back The Top 100 All-Time Summer Favorites on his LAST BLAST OF SUMMER WEEKEND!


110 IN THE SHADE John Fogerty 1997
25 or 6 to 4 Chicago 1970
59th STREET BRIDGE SONG Harpers Bizarre 1967
ACTION Freddy Cannon 1965
AFTERNOON DELIGHT The Starland Vocal Band  1976
ALL DAY MUSIC War 1971
ALL I WANNA DO  Sheryl Crow 1994
ALL RIGHT NOW Free 1970
ALL SUMMER LONG The Beach Boys 1964
ALL SUMMER LONG Kid Rock 2008
ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE The Beatles 1967
ALONG COMES MARY The Association 1966
AMERICAN WOMAN The Guess Who 1970
BALL OF CONFUSION The Temptations 1970
BARBARA ANN The Beach Boys 1966
BEACH BABY First Class 1974
BEST OF MY LOVE The Emotions 1977
BLUE MOON The Marcels 1961
BORDERLINE Madonna 1984
BORN TO BE WILD Steppenwolf 1968
BORN TO RUN  Bruce Springsteen 1975
BOTTLE OF WINE The Fireballs 1967
BOYS OF SUMMER Don Henley 1985
BRANDY Looking Glass 1972
BROTHER LOUIE The Stories 1973
BROWN EYED GIRL Van Morrison 1967
BROWN SUGAR The Rolling Stones 1971
BUS STOP The Hollies 1966
CALIFORNIA DREAMIN' The Mamas and the Papas 1966
CALIFORNIA GIRLS The Beach Boys 1965
CALIFORNIA GURLS Katy Perry 2010
CALIFORNIA NIGHTS Lesley Gore 1967
CALIFORNIA SUN The Rivieras 1964
CAN'T BUY ME LOVE  The Beatles 1964
CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OF YOU Frankie Valli 1967
CATCH A WAVE The Beach Boys 1963
CENTERFIELD John Fogerty 1985
CHAPEL OF LOVE The Dixiecups 1964
CLASSICAL GAS  Mason Williams 1968
CLOSE TO YOU The Carpenters 1970
COME ON DOWN TO MY BOAT Every Mother's Son 1967
COMING UP  Paul McCartney and Wings 1980
CRUEL SUMMER Bananarama 1984
CRYSTAL BLUE PERSUASION Tommy James and the Shondells 1969
DANCING DAYS Led Zeppelin 1973
DANCING IN THE DARK Bruce Springsteen 1984
DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT King Harvest 1973
DANCING IN THE STREET Martha and the Vandellas 1964
DANCING IN THE STREET Mick Jagger and David Bowie 1985
DAYDREAM The Lovin' Spoonful 1966
DEAD MAN'S CURVE  Jan and Dean 1964
DENISE Randy and the Rainbows 1963
DIRTY WATER The Standells 1966
DO IT AGAIN The Beach Boys 1968
DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC The Lovin' Spoonful 1965
DON'T BE CRUEL Elvis Presley 1956
DON'T GO BREAKING MY HEART Elton John and Kiki Dee 1976
DON'T LET THE SUN CATCH YOU CRYIN' Gerry and the Pacemakers 1964
DON'T WORRY BABY The Beach Boys 1964
DOOR INTO SUMMER  The Monkees 1967
DRAG CITY  Jan and Dean 1964
DRAGGIN' THE LINE Tommy James 1971
ENDLESS SUMMER NIGHTS Richard Marx 1988
ESCAPE Rupert Holmes 1079
EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE The Police 1983
EYE OF THE TIGER  Survivor 1982
FINGERTIPS, PART 2 Stevie Wonder 1963
FUN FUN FUN The Beach Boys 1964
FUNKYTOWN Lipps, Inc. 1980
GET CLOSER Seals and Crofts 1976
GET READY  Rare Earth 1970
GIMME SHELTER The Rolling Stones 1969
GIRL FROM IPANEMA  Stan Getz and Astrid Gilberto 1964
GIRL WATCHER The O'Kaysions 1968
GIRLS ON THE BEACH  The Beach Boys 1964
GO ALL THE WAY The Raspberries 1972
GOD ONLY KNOWS  The Beach Boys 1966
GOOD DAY SUNSHINE The Beatles 1966
GOOD LOVIN' The Young Rascals 1966
GOOD VIBRATIONS The Beach Boys 1966
GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE  The Beatles 1066
GRAZING IN THE GRASS Hugh Masekela 1968
GRAZING IN THE GRASS  Friends of Distinction 1969
GREEN GRASS Gary Lewis and the Playboys 1966
GREEN ONIONS Booker T and the MG's 1962
GROOVIN' The Young Rascals 1967
GTO Ronny and the Daytonas 1964
HANKY PANKY Tommy James and the Shondells 1966
HAPPY SUMMER DAYS Ronnie Dove 1966
HAPPY TOGETHER The Turtles 1967
HARD DAY'S NIGHT The Beatles 1964
HAWAII FIVE-O The Ventures 1969
HEAT IS ON Glenn Frey 1985
HEAT WAVE Martha and the Vandellas 1963
HELLO MUDDUH, HELLO FADDAH Allan Sherman 1963
HELLO, I LOVE YOU  The Doors 1968
HELP ME RHONDA The Beach Boys 1965
HERE COMES SUMMER Jerry Keller 1959
HERE COMES SUMMER  The Dave Clark Five 1970
HERE COMES THE SUN The Beatles 1969
HEY LITTLE COBRA  The Rip Chords 1964
HEY YA  OutKast 2003
HITCHIN' A RIDE Vanity Fare 1970
HONKY TONK WOMEN The Rolling Stones 1969
HOT BLOODED  Foreigner 1978
HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME Sly and the Family Stone 1969
HOT IN HERRE  Nelly 2002
HOT SUMMER NIGHTS Night 1979
HOUND DOG  Elvis Presley 1956
HUNGRY Paul Revere and the Raiders 1966
HUSHABYE The Mystics 1959
I CAN'T HELP MYSELF The Four Tops 1965
I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU Ray Charles 1962
I GET AROUND The Beach Boys 1965
I GOT YOU BABE Sonny and Cher 1965
I LIVE FOR THE SUN The Sunrays 1965
I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU  The Flamingos 1959
I'LL FOLLOW THE SUN The Beatles 1965
IN THE STILL OF THE NIGHT  The Five Satins 1956
IN THE SUMMERTIME Mungo Jerry 1970
INDIAN LAKE The Cowsills 1968
ISLAND IN THE SUN Weezer 2001
IT COULD BE WE'RE IN LOVE The Cryan' Shames 1967
IT MIGHT AS WELL RAIN UNTIL SEPTEMBER Carole King 1962
IT'S TOO LATE Carole King 1971
ITSY BITSY TEENIE WEENIE YELLOW POLKA-DOT BIKINI Brian Hyland 1960
JACK AND DIANE John Cougar Mellencamp 1982
JUMPIN' JACK FLASH The Rolling Stones 1968
KOKOMO The Beach Boys 1988
LA GRANGE ZZ Top 1974
LAKE SHORE DRIVE Aliotta, Haynes and Jeremiah 1973
LAY A LITTLE LOVIN' ON ME Robin McNamara 1970
LAZY DAY  Spanky and Our Gang 1967
LET'S GO TRIPPIN' Dick Dale 1962
LET'S TWIST AGAIN Chubby Checker 1961
LETTER The Box Tops 1967
LIGHT MY FIRE The Doors 1967
LIKE A ROLLING STONE Bob Dylan 1965
LITTLE BIT O'SOUL The Music Explosion 1967
LITTLE DEUCE COUPE The Beach Boys 1963
LITTLE OLD LADY FROM PASADENA Jan and Dean 1964
LITTLE RED CORVETTE Prince 1983
LIVE AND LET DIE Paul McCartney and Wings 1973
LIVIN' LA VIDA LOCA Ricky Martin 1999
LOCO-MOTION  Little Eva 1962
LONG LONESOME HIGHWAY Michael Parks 1970
LOVE LETTERS IN THE SAND Pat Boone 1957
LOVE SHACK The B-52's 1989
LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER The Captain and Tennille 1975
LOVELY DAY  Bill Withers 1978
MACHO MAN The Village People 1978
MAGGIE MAY Rod Stewart 1971
MAGIC Pilot 1975
MAGIC  The Cars 1984
MAKE IT WITH YOU Bread 1970
MAKE ME SMILE Chicago 1970
MAMA TOLD ME NOT TO COME Three Dog Night 1970
MARGARITAVILLE Jimmy Buffett 1977
MISERLOU Dick Dale 1963
MISS YOU The Rolling Stones 1978
MISSISSIPPI QUEEN Mountain 1970
MONY MONY  Tommy James and the Shondells 1968
MOONLIGHT FEELS RIGHT Starbuck 1976
MOTORCYCLE MAMA Sailcat 1972
MR. BLUE SKY  Electric Light Orchestra 1978
MUSIC TO WATCH GIRLS BY The Bob Crewe Generation 1967
MY BOYFRIEND'S BACK The Angels 1963
MY CHERIE AMOUR Stevie Wonder 1969
MY SHARONA The Knack 1979
NEVER DREAMED YOU'D LEAVE IN SUMMER Stevie Wonder 1971
NIGHT MOVES Bob Seger 1978
NO PARTICULAR PLACE TO GO Chuck Berry 1964
OLD DAYS Chicago 1975
ONE OF THESE NIGHTS The Eagles 1975
ONE SUMMER NIGHT The Danleers 1958
PALISADES PARK Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon 1962
PLEASANT VALLEY SUNDAY The Monkees 1967
POPSICLE Jan and Dean 1966
PURPLE HAZE  The Jimi Hendrix Experience 1967
QUARTER TO THREE  Gary "US" Bonds 1961
RAG DOLL The Four Seasons 1964
RAIN, THE PARK AND OTHER THINGS  The Cowsills 1967
RAMBLIN' MAN The Allman Brothers Band 1973
RASPBERRY BERET Prince 1985
RED RUBBER BALL The Cyrkle 1966
REMEMBER (WALKIN' IN THE SAND) The Shangri-Las 1964
RIDE THE WILD SURF Jan and Dean 1964
RIDERS ON THE STORM  The Doors 1971
ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK Bill Haley and the Comets 1955
ROCK THE BOAT The Hues Corporation 1974
ROCKAWAY BEACH The Ramones 1978
SAN FRANCISCAN NIGHTS  Eric Burdon and the Animals 1967
SAN FRANCISCO Scott McKenzie 1967
SATISFACTION The Rolling Stones 1965
SATURDAY IN THE PARK Chicago 1972
SAUSALITO SUMMER NIGHT Diesel 1981
SAVE YOUR HEART FOR ME Gary Lewis and the Playboys 1965
SCHOOL'S OUT Alice Cooper 1972
SEA OF LOVE Phil Phillips 1959
SEALED WITH A KISS Brian Hyland 1962
SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER The Happenings 1966
SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND The Beatles 1967
SHERRY  The Four Seasons 1962
SHORT SHORTS The Royal Teens 1958
SIDEWALK SURFIN'  Jan and Dean 1964
SILLY LOVE SONGS Paul McCartney and Wings 1976
SISTER GOLDEN HAIR America 1975
SKY PILOT  Eric Burdon and the Animals 1968
SLEDGEHAMMER Peter Gabriel 1986
SLOOP JOHN B  The Beach Boys 1966
SMOKE ON THE WATER Deep Purple 1973
SMOOTH Santana featuring Rob Thomas 1999
SO MUCH IN LOVE The Tymes 1963
SOAK UP THE SUN Sheryl Crow 2002
SOMEBODY TO LOVE Jefferson Airplane 1967
SPILL THE WINE Eric Burdon and War 1970
STAND BY ME Ben E. King 1961
START ME UP The Rolling Stones 1981
STEAL MY SUNSHINE  Len 1999
STONED SOUL PICNIC  The Fifth Dimension 1968
STREET FIGHTIN' MAN The Rolling Stones 1968
SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER The Motels 1983
SUGAR SUGAR  The Archies 1969
SUMMER War 1976
SUMMER (THE FIRST TIME)  Bobby Goldsboro 1973
SUMMER BREEZE Seals and Crofts 1972
SUMMER HOLIDAY Cliff Richard 1963
SUMMER IN THE CITY The Lovin' Spoonful 1966
SUMMER MEANS FUN Bruce and Terry 1964
SUMMER NIGHTS John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John 1978
SUMMER OF '69 Bryan Adams 1985
SUMMER RAIN Johnny Rivers 1967
SUMMER SAMBA  Walter Wanderley 1966
SUMMER SAND  Tony Orlando and Dawn 1971
SUMMER SONG Chad and Jeremy 1964
SUMMER SUN Jamestown Massacre 1972
SUMMER WIND Frank Sinatra 1966
SUMMER WINE  Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood 1967
SUMMERTIME Billy Stewart 1966
SUMMERTIME Janis Joplin 1969
SUMMERTIME BLUES Eddie Cochran 1958
SUMMERTIME BLUES The Who 1970
SUMMERTIME BLUES Blue Cheer 1968
SUMMERTIME, SUMMERTIME The Jamies 1958
SUNDAY WILL NEVER BE THE SAME Spanky and Our Gang 1967
SUNDOWN  Gordon Lightfoot 1974
SUNNY Bobby Hebb 1966
SUNNY AFTERNOON The Kinks 1966
SUNNY DAYS Lighthouse 1972
SUNSHINE GIRL Parade 1967
SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE Cream 1967
SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDER John Denver 1974
SUNSHINE SUPERMAN Donovan 1966
SUNSHINE, LOLLIPOS AND RAINBOWS Lesley Gore 1965
SURF CITY Jan and Dean 1963
SURFER GIRL The Beach Boys 1963
SURFER JOE The Safaris 1963
SURFIN' SAFARI The Beach Boys 1962
SURFIN' USA The Beach Boys 1963
TAKE IT EASY The Eagles 1972
TAKIN' CARE OF BUSINESS Bachman-Turner Overdrive 1974
TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD Rufus 1974
THAT SUNDAY, THAT SUMMER Nat "King" Cole 1963
THEME FROM "A SUMMER PLACE" Percy Faith 1960
THEME FROM "A SUMMER PLACE"  The Lettermen 1965
THEME FROM "THE SUMMER OF '42" Peter Nero 1971
THERE'S NO SURF IN CLEVELAND, USA The Euclid Beach Band 1978
THIS LOVE Maroon 5 2004
THOSE LAZY, HAZY, CRAZY DAYS OF SUMMER Nat "King" Cole 1963
TIGHTER, TIGHTER Alive 'n' Kickin' 1970
TOSSIN' AND TURNIN'  Bobby Lewis 1961
TWIST Chubby Checker 1960
TWIST AND SHOUT The Beatles 1964
TWISTING THE NIGHT AWAY Sam Cooke 1962
UNDER THE BOARDWALK The Drifters 1964
UP ON THE ROOF The Drifters 1963
UP, UP AND AWAY The Fifth Dimension 1967
VACATION The Go Gos 1982
VACATION Connie Francis 1962
VEHICLE  The Ides Of March 1970
VENTURA HIGHWAY America 1972
WAKE UP SUNSHINE  Chicago 1970
WALK DON'T RUN The Ventures 1960
WALKIN' ON SUNSHINE Katrina and the Waves 1985
WALKIN' ON THE SUN Smash Mouth 1998
WAR  Edwin Starr 1970
WARMTH OF THE SUN The Beach Boys 1964
WATERFALLS TLC 1995
WE ARE FAMILY Sister Sledge 1979
WE'LL SING IN THE SUNSHINE Gale Garnett 1964
WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND Grand Funk Railroad 1973
WHAT DOES IT TAKE Jr. Walker and the All-Stars 1969
WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO The Supremes 1964
WHERE THE BOYS ARE Connie Francis 1961
WHITE RABBITT Jefferson Airplane 1967
WHITER SHADE OF PALE Procol Harum 1967
WILD THING The Troggs 1966
WILDWOOD DAYS Bobby Rydell 1963
WILL IT GO ROUND IN CIRCLES  Billy Preston 1973
WINDY The Association 1967
WIPE OUT The Surfaris 1963
WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS Joe Cocker 1968
WONDERFUL SUMMER Robin Ward 1963
WOOLY BULLY Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs 1965
WOULDN'T IT BE NICE The Beach Boys 1966
YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE Stevie Wonder 1973
YOU BABY The Turtles 1966
YOU MIGHT THINK The Cars 1984
YOU TOOK THE WORDS RIGHT OUT OF MY MOUTH (HOT SUMMER NIGHTS) Meatloaf 1979
YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John 1978

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