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Percy Faith And His Orchestra - The Theme From A Summer Place

Little River Band - Reminiscing

Janis Joplin, Billy Stewart - Summertime

War - Low Rider

The Kinks - Sunny Afternoon

Rivieras - California Sun

Chicago - Just You 'n' Me

Sly and The Family Stone - Hot Fun In The Summertime

Don Henley - Boys Of Summer

The Shangri-las - Remember Walking In The Sand

The Beach Boys - Surfin' USA


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YouTube - Theme From A Summer Place (1960)

theme from a summer place


“The Theme From ‘A Summer Place,’ “ Percy Faith (No. 1 for nine weeks, 1960)
It’s not the heat of summer weather but the heat of passion that inspired Max Steiner’s music for the 1959 film “A Summer Place,” starring Richard Egan, Dorothy McGuire, Troy Donahue and Sandra Dee. The movie was pure soap opera, a steamier “Peyton Place.” Toronto-born orchestra leader Percy Faith recorded Steiner’s main theme and released it as a single. A review appeared in the September 28, 1959, issue of Billboard, but the song did not debut on the Hot 100 until January 11, 1960. Six weeks later it was No. 1. Summer more than a season — it's a song list - MUSIC- msnbc.com






Little River Band - Reminiscing (1978)

"Reminiscing" is a 1978 song written by Graeham Goble, and performed by Australian rock group Little River Band. It remains as their biggest hit.

Lyrics

Friday night it was late, I was walking you home
We got down to the gate, I was dreaming of the night
Would it turn out right?
How to tell you girl, I want to build my world around you
Wanna tell you that it's true
I wanna make you understand I'm talking about a lifetime plan

Well that's the way it began, we were hand-in-hand
Glen Miller's band was better than before
We yelled and screamed for more
And those Porter's tunes made us dance across the room
It ended all too soon
On the way back home I promised you'd never be alone

CHORUS
Hurry, don't be late
I can't hardly wait
I said to myself when we're old
We'll go dancing in the dark, walking through the park
And reminiscing

Friday night it was late, I was walking you home
We got down to the gate, I was dreaming of the night
Would it turn out right?
Now as the years roll on, each time we hear our favourite song
The memories come along
Older times we're missing, spending the hours reminiscing

*repeat chorus


Little River Band - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia





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YouTube - Billy Stewart - Summertime (1966)

YouTube - Billy Stewart Summertime 'Live'

"Summertime" is the name of an aria composed by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. The lyrics are by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin. A popular jazz-standard, the song is in the Aeolian mode.

Gershwin began composing the song in December 1933, attempting to create his own spiritual in the style of the African American folk music the period. It is sung multiple times throughout Porgy and Bess, first by Clara in Act I as a lullaby, then soon after as counterpoint to the craps game scene, in Act II by Clara in a reprise, and in Act III by Bess singing to Clara's baby.

The common opinion is that "Summertime" vies with the Beatles' "Yesterday" as one of the most popular cover songs in popular music, with an estimated 2,500 different versions recorded. But: a small international group of collectors of Summertime under the name "The Summertime Connection" knows on August, 18th 2006 at 10:26 GMT of 13,534 public performances of which 10,509 have been recorded. Of those the group has 5,802 full recordings and about 1,000 samples.
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Who sang the original "summertime"? - Yahoo! Answers

LYRICS

Summertime, time, time,
Child, the living's easy.
Fish are jumping out
And the cotton, lord,
Cotton's high, lord, so high.

Your daddy's rich
And your ma is so good-looking, baby.
She's looking good now,
Hush, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby,
No, no, no, no, don't you cry.
Don't you cry!

One of these mornings
You're gonna rise, rise up singing,
You're gonna spread your wings,
Child, and take, take to the sky,
Lord, the sky.

Until that morning
Honey, n-n-nothing's going to harm you now,
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
Don't you cry,
Cry.






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WAR LOW RIDER (Live) 70' 80's soul R&B
War - Low Rider

"Low Rider" is a song written by the band War and appearing on their album Why Can't We Be Friends?, released in 1975. It reached number one on the Billboard R&B charts and peaked at number 7 on the Pop Singles chart.

According to the Allmusic review of the song, "the lyric takes the cool image of the lowrider — the Chicano culture practice of hydraulically hot-rodding classic cars — and using innuendo, extends the image to a lifestyle." Low Rider - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A low rider is a car, and also a culture. "Low Riders" are modified with hydraulic lifts that allow the driver to lower each wheel and make the car bounce. They are often customized with outrageous paint jobs, tiny steering wheels and swivel seats. The culture formed around these cars is big in the Southwestern US, and popular in Latino culture. Most of the band grew up in Southern California and were immersed in low rider culture.

War's drummer Harold Brown, who was a founding member of the band, knows his way around cars and had his own business working on them for a while, which kept him from getting drafted during the Vietnam War. Says Brown: "The first time I knew about what we called Low Riders were my cousin Leon and a few more cruising up and down the coast in California. You also had Hot Rodders, which were a different breed racing around town. They were from the other side of the tracks. Leon left his 1953 yellow Mercury with black prime spots on it, tuck and roll seat covers from Tijuana Mexico, lowered in the front, parked on the side of the house ...READ MORE: Low Rider by War Songfacts







YouTube - The Kinks - Sunny Afternoon

"Sunny Afternoon" is a song by The Kinks, written by chief songwriter Ray Davies. The track later featured on the Face to Face album as well as being the title track for their 1967 compilation album. Its strong Music Hall flavour and lyrical focus was part of a stylistic departure for the band (begun with 1965's "A Well Respected Man"), who had risen to fame in 1964-65 with a series of hard-driving, power-chord rock hits.

Released as a single in 3 June, 1966, it went to number 1 on the UK charts on 7 July 1966, remaining there for two weeks. The track also went to number 1 in Ireland on 18 July 1966. In America, it peaked at number fourteen. "Sunny Afternoon" was placed at #200 on Pitchfork Media's list of The 200 Greatest Songs of the 1960s. Sunny Afternoon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kinks Sunny Afternoon lyrics
LYRICS

The tax mans taken all my dough,
And left me in my stately home,
Lazing on a sunny afternoon.
And I cant sail my yacht,
Hes taken everything Ive got,
All Ive gots this sunny afternoon.

Save me, save me, save me from this squeeze.
I got a big fat mama trying to break me.
And I love to live so pleasantly,
Live this life of luxury,
Lazing on a sunny afternoon.
In the summertime
In the summertime
In the summertime

My girlfriends run off with my car,
And gone back to her ma and pa,
Telling tales of drunkenness and cruelty.
Now Im sitting here,
Sipping at my ice cold beer,
Lazing on a sunny afternoon.

Help me, help me, help me sail away,
Well give me two good reasons why I oughta stay.
cause I love to live so pleasantly,
Live this life of luxury,
Lazing on a sunny afternoon.
In the summertime
In the summertime
In the summertime

Ah, save me, save me, save me from this squeeze.
I got a big fat mama trying to break me.
And I love to live so pleasantly,
Live this life of luxury,
Lazing on a sunny afternoon.
In the summertime
In the summertime
In the summertime






YouTube - "California Sun" the Rivieras
YouTube - California Sun - The Rivieras

"California Sun", written by Henry Glover and Morris Levy, is a song originally performed by Joe Jones in 1961, covered very successfully by The Rivieras in 1964. It reached #5 in the main U.S. pop chart. New York rock band, The Dictators, performed the song on their debut album in 1975, The Dictators Go Girl Crazy. The song was also performed by The Ramones on their 1977 album, Leave Home. This song is also featured in the 1979 film, Rock 'n' Roll High School. This song is on various compilations, including All the Stuff (And More!) Volume 1, and Hey Ho! Let's Go: The Anthology. The Ramones' cover was also featured in Jackass: The Movie, while The Rivieras version was used in Oliver Stone's film, The Doors when Jim Morrison (Val Kilmer) arrives in Venice Beach.
California Sun - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

California Sun Lyrics

(Henry Glover and Morris Levy)

[Introductory 30-second Instrumental Interlude]

Well, I'm goin' out west where I belong
Where the days are short and the nights are long
Where they walk and I'll walk
They twist and I'll twist
They shimmy and I'll shimmy
They fly and I'll fly
Well they're out there a'havin' fun
In that warm California sun.

Well, I'm goin' out west out on the coast
Where the California girls are really the most
Where they walk and I'll walk
They twist and I'll twist
They shimmy and I'll shimmy
They fly and I'll fly
Well they're out there a'havin' fun
In that warm California sun.

[24-second Instrumental Interlude]

Well the girls are frisky in old ‘Frisco
A pretty little chick wherever you go
A-a-and they'll walk and I'll walk
They'll twist and I'll twist
They'll shimmy and I'll shimmy
They'll fly and I'll fly
Well they're out there a'havin' fun
In that warm California sun

Yeah they're out there a'havin' fun
In that warm California sun






YouTube - Chicago - Just You 'n' Me (1979)

YouTube - Chicago- Just You 'n' Me "Live" (1974)

Just You 'N' Me" is a song written by James Pankow for the group Chicago and recorded for their album Chicago VI (1973).

Just You 'N' Me - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Peter Cetera - lead vocals. The second single released from that album, it reached #4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

"Just You 'N' Me" was written after a fight with Pankow's future wife Karen:

"We had a disagreement, and rather than put my fist through the wall or get crazy or get nuclear, I went out to the piano, and this song just kind of poured out. We wound up getting married shortly thereafter, and the lead sheet of that song was the announcement for the wedding, with our picture embossed on it." Just You 'N' Me - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Chicago Just You 'n' Me lyrics
You are my love in my life
And you are my inspiration
Just you n me
Simple and free
Baby youre everything Ive ever dreamed of
Yeah, yeah

Give me your own special smile
Promise youll never leave me
Just you n me
Simple and free
Life is so easy
When youre beside me
Oh girl

Come hold me close
Never release me
Oh baby dont release me
Open your arms, let my love in
Let me in, let me in, let me in
Love me tonight, love me forever
And ever
You know I cant forget you

Just you n me to carry on
Simple and free my lovely
To flow as one as loves reward
Lovin you girl is so damn easy

Yeah, yeah

You are my love in my life
You are my inspiration
Just you n me
Simple and free
Baby youre everything Ive ever dreamed of







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Sly & The Family Stone "Hot Fun In The Summertime/Don't ...

Sly & the Family Stone - Hot Fun in the Summertime

The single was released in the wake of the band's high-profile performance at Woodstock, which greatly expanded their fanbase. It reached #2 on the U.S. pop chart and #3 on the U.S. R&B chart. Thematically, "Hot Fun in the Summertime" is a dedication to the fun and games to be had during the summer, although it has also been analyzed[who?] as a commentary on the race riots of the late-1960s.[citation needed] "Hot Fun in the Summertime" was intended to be included on an in-progress album with "Everybody is a Star" and "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)"; the LP was never completed, and the three tracks were instead included on the band's 1970 Greatest Hits LP.>>> MORE 2@ Hot Fun in the Summertime - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

SLY & THE FAMILY STONE - HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME LYRICS






LYRICS

All: End of the spring and here she comes back
Hi Hi Hi Hi there
Them summer days, those summer days

That's when I had most of my fun, back
high high high high there
Them summer days, those summer days

Rose: I "cloud nine" when I want to

Freddie: Out of school, yeah

Larry: County fair in the country sun

Sly: And everything, it's true, ooh yeah

All: Hot fun in the summertime x 4

All: First of the fall and then she goes back
Bye bye bye bye there
Them summer days, those summer days

Rose: "Boop-boop-ba-boop-boop" when I want to

Freddie: Out of school, yeah

Larry: County fair in the country sun

Sly: And everything, it's true, ooh yeah

All: Hot fun in the summertime x 4







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YouTube - Don Henley- The Boys Of Summer (Live) (HQ)

YouTube - Don Henley - Boys of Summer

The Boys of Summer" is a song by Don Henley, written by Henley and Mike Campbell. It is the lead track and first single from Henley's 1984 album Building the Perfect Beast. The song's music video won many awards. "The Boys of Summer" was also performed live by Henley with the reunited Eagles; such a version is included on the group's 2005 Farewell 1 Tour-Live from Melbourne DVD

Driven by synthesizers and drum machines, the song has a haunting rhythm and feel throughout the intro, bridge, and verses, but a 'summer-ey' hook and guitar tones. Superficially, the song appears to be about the passing of youth and entering middle age, with the obvious theme of 'summer love' apparent in the choruses, and of reminiscence of a past relationship... The Boys of Summer (song) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Don Henley Boys Of Summer lyrics






YouTube - THE SHANGRI LAS Remember Walkin' in the sand

YouTube - The Shangri-Las - Remember Walking In The Sand

Morton was looking to break into the music business, and went to the Brill Building in New York City to see an old girlfriend, Ellie Greenwich, who had become a successful pop songwriter. Morton and Greenwich's writing partner, Jeff Barry, took a dislike to one another. Asked what he did for a living, Morton replied "I write songs", although he had never written one. When Barry asked him what kind, Morton retorted, "Hit songs!" Barry said he would love to hear one of Morton's tunes, and invited him to come back the following week with something.

Morton immediately wrote "Remember (Walking in the Sand)". He hired a teenage group from Queens, the Shangri-Las, to sing on the demo, which Morton produced himself. Barry was impressed and Red Bird Records picked up the song for release and signed Morton and the Shangri-Las to contracts. According to some accounts, the original version was nearly seven minutes long. In order to fit the AM radio format of the time, the song had to be cut in length, but rather than edit it, Morton simply faded it out after 2:10.

The song was released as the debut single on Red Bird Records by The Shangri-Las and became a #5 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. It was also a #14 hit on the UK Singles Chart... Remember (Walking in the Sand) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Remember (Walking in the Sand) by The Shangri-Las Songfacts

The Shangri-las - Remember Walking In The Sand Lyrics




YouTube - The Beach Boys - Surfin' U.S.A.
YouTube - The Beach Boys - Surfin' USA [Live]

The title track, "Surfin' USA", became The Beach Boys' first big hit in the US and took its parent album into gold record status and the Top 10, peaking at #2. In 1965, upon re-release in the UK, Surfin' USA would reach #17. The song while originally credited as composed by Brian Wilson, is a direct copy of Chuck Berry's Sweet Little Sixteen. The threat of a lawsuit officially gave Berry sole writing credit (both lyrics and music) for the song.[1] The song "Surfin' USA" is part of the The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll list. Surfin' USA - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lyrics

If everybody had an ocean
Across the U.S.A.
Then everybody'd be surfin'
Like Californ-i-a
You'd seem 'em wearing their baggies
Huarachi sandals too
A bushy bushy blonde hairdo
Surfin' U.S.A.

You'd catch 'em surfin' at Del Mar
(Inside outside U.S.A.)
Ventura County line
(Inside outside U.S.A.)
Santa Cruz and Trestles
(Inside outside U.S.A.)
Australia's Narrabeen
(Inside outside U.S.A.)
All over Manhattan
(Inside outside U.S.A.)
And down Doheny way
(Inside outside)
Everybody's gone surfin'
Surfin' U.S.A.

We'll all be planning out a route
We're gonna take real soon
We're waxing down our surfboards
We can't wait for June
We'll all be gone for the summer
We're on safari to stay
Tell the teacher we're surfin'
Surfin' U.S.A.

Haggerty's and Swami's
(Inside outside U.S.A)
Pacific Palisades
(Inside outside U.S.A)
San Onofre and Sunset
(Inside outside U.S.A)
Redondo Beach L.A.
(Inside outside U.S.A.)
All over La Jolla
(Inside outside U.S.A.)
At Waimea Bay
(Inside outside)

Everybody's gone surfin'
Surfin' U.S.A.

Everybody's gone surfin'
Surfin U.S.A

Everybody's gone surfin'
Surfin U.S.A.

Everybody's gone surfin'
Surfin' U.S.A.

Yeah,Everybody's gone surfin'
Surfin' U.S.A.

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'KING OF POP' MICHAEL JACKSON 1958-2009


Legendary music icon Michael Jackson dies after suffering cardiac arrest

Michael Jackson, King of Pop, dies aged 50



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Michael Jackson - Thriller
Michael Jackson - Beat It
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
Michael Jackson - Bad
Michael Jackson - You Rock My World
Michael Jackson - The Way You Make Me Feel
Michael Jackson - You Are Not Alone
Michael Jackson Dangerous
Ben - Michael Jackson
Jackson five - Ben 1972



Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene at the age of 11 as a member of The Jackson 5 and began a solo career in 1971 while still a member of the group. Referred to as the "King of Pop" in subsequent years, five of his solo studio albums are among the world's best-selling records: Off the Wall (1979), Thriller (1982), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991) and HIStory (1995). Michael Jackson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

In the early 1980s, he became a dominant figure in popular music and the first African-American entertainer to amass a strong crossover following on MTV. The popularity of his music videos airing on MTV, such as "Beat It", "Billie Jean" and Thriller—credited for transforming the music video into an art form and a promotional tool—helped bring the relatively new channel to fame. Videos such as "Black or White" and "Scream" made Jackson an enduring staple on MTV in the 1990s. With stage performances and music videos, Jackson popularized a number of physically complicated dance techniques, such as the robot and the moonwalk. His distinctive musical sound and vocal style influenced many hip hop, pop and contemporary R&B artists. READ MORE @ Michael Jackson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



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REM Losing My Religion

R.E.M. is an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by Michael Stipe (lead vocals), Peter Buck (guitar), Mike Mills (bass guitar), and Bill Berry (drums and percussion). R.E.M. was one of the first popular alternative rock bands, and gained early attention due to Buck's ringing, arpeggiated guitar style and Stipe's unclear vocals. R.E.M. released its first single, "Radio Free Europe", in 1981 on the independent record label Hib-Tone. The single was followed by the Chronic Town EP in 1982, the band's first release on I.R.S. Records. In 1983, the band released its critically acclaimed debut album Murmur, and built its reputation over the next few years through subsequent releases, constant touring, and the support of college radio. Following years of underground success, R.E.M. achieved a mainstream hit in 1987 with the single "The One I Love". The group signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1988, and began to espouse political and environmental concerns while playing large arenas worldwide. R.E.M. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Journey - Anyway You Want It

Journey - Don't Stop believing

Journey is an American rock band formed in 1973 in San Francisco, California with former members of Santana. The band has gone through several phases, but its strongest commercial success came in the late 1970s to the early 1980s. During this period, they had hits with a series of power ballads and rock songs, including "Don't Stop Believing", "Any Way You Want It", "Faithfully", "Open Arms", "Send Her My Love" "Separate Ways", "Wheel in the Sky", "Who's Crying Now", "Stone In Love", "Lovin,' Touchin,' Squeezin;'", and "Lights". The group enjoyed a successful reunion in the mid-1990s with a major Grammy-nominated hit, "When You Love a Woman." MORE @ Journey (band) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth (Monterey 1967)
Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth -Smother Bros show

Buffalo Springfield was a short-lived but influential folk rock group that served as a springboard for the careers of Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Richie Furay and Jim Messina, and is most famous for the song "For What It's Worth". After the band's formation in April 1966, a series of disruptions, including internal bickering and the pressure of working in the music industry, resulted in constant changes in the group's lineup and ultimately culminated in the group's disbanding after roughly 25 months. Buffalo Springfield released a total of three albums but left a legacy that includes many demo recordings, studio outtakes and live recordings, as well as a reputation for excellent personnel and high band dysfunction. Buffalo Springfield - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford, Hertfordshire in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members have tried not to categorize themselves as any one genre. The band also incorporated classical music, blues-rock, pop and progressive rock elements. They were once listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's loudest band,[3][4][5] and have sold over 100 million albums worldwide. Deep Purple was ranked #22 on VH1's Greatest Artists of Hard Rock program. Deep Purple - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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FRANK ZAPPA MOTHERS OF INVENTION "KingKong" 1968

The Mothers of Invention was an American rock and roll band active from 1964 to 1975.

They mainly performed works by and were the original recording group of composer and guitarist Frank Zappa, although other members have an occasional writing credit. - The Mothers of Invention - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Frank Zappa

Discography

Freak Out! (1966)
Absolutely Free (1967)
We're Only in It for the Money (1968)
Cruising with Ruben & the Jets (1968)
Uncle Meat (1969)
Burnt Weeny Sandwich (1970)
Weasels Ripped My Flesh (1970)
Fillmore East - June 1971 (1971)
Just Another Band From L.A. (1972)
Over-Nite Sensation (1973)
Roxy & Elsewhere (1974)
One Size Fits All (1975)
The Grandmothers (1980), without Frank Zappa
Playground Psychotics (1992)
Ahead Of Their Time (1993)