Hot diggity dog. It's summertime at last!
1. Summer Song - The Honeymoon Thrillers
Skin is bare, salty air... obviously a lyric driven choice. Fast & fun Killer-esque energy.
2. Ring The Belle - LaBelle
"LaBelle es una banda de Madrid inspirada en el rock de los años 50" Lead singer is Alicia LaBelle and I don't think she's related to Patti. Keep an eye on this LaBelle for a future Sharktopus sequel soundtrack possibly. Love the surfin' vibe at the start of this track, but the whole album "Cinema" is worth a listen.
3. Keepin' The Summer Alive - Beach Boys
I was thinking how this track sounds like the most sevenites sounding Beach Boys song ever.. then researched a bit and saw that the album was released in 1980.
4. Time To Go Outdoors - Hot Hot Heat
Canadian pop band enthusiastic about warmer weather. Band name cracks me up - how could Canadians know anything about heat?
5. Life's a Beach - Django Django
Jangly summertime pop from a Scottish quartet. Everybody loves the beach!
6. Ooh Baby I Love You - Richard Berry featuring Shuggie Otis
Mellow soul sounds featuring my fave, Shuggie. FYI - Richard Berry is the original composer and original performer of the rock standard, "Louie Louie" (Hit for The Kingsmen, Animal House soundtrack etc).
7. Say You, Say Me - Lionel Richie & Jason Aldean
Commodore Country! from Tuskegee, a mild, but interesting cross-genre experiment album.
8. How Good It Feels - Will Dailey & The Rivals
Boston based retro-pop sound, hugely popular on prime time TV soundtracks. Feels like a summer song to me.
9. Barbara Ella - Kula Shaker
Purring and cowbell. Kula Shaker lead singer, Crispian Mills is the son of Hayley Mills (original Parent Trap twins). The Parent Trap always makes me think of summer & camping and all that. So yeah, there's your tie in to my "theme".
10. Sleep When We Die - K'Naan & Keith Richards
I don't know much about Somali-Canadian poet, rapper, singer, songwriter etc etc, K'Naan. (can you tell I've been doing my Wiki-homework this month?) Stumbled on this while checking out what Keef was up to lately.
11. Take a Giant Step - Taj Mahal
"Come with me I'll take you where the taste of life is green"... this song is as relaxing as a long nap in a hammock.
12. Few Times - Aer
Still loving this breath of fresh "aer" from the Boston area. Go their web site and get a free download of their latest ep. http://www.freshaermovement.com
13. You're My Favorite Waste of Time - Marshall Crenshaw
Hearken back to my 80s past with yet another pop powerhouse. Has a good true bubblegum feel.
14. You're No Good - Dee Dee Warwick
If you dig deep enough (click on related artists several go rounds on Spotify) you eventually find real gems. I had no idea this was a hit before Linda Ronstadt's 1975 cover! Dee Dee (Delia Mae & yes she is Dionne's sister) recorded this original (written by Clint Ballard, Jr./ produced by Lieber & Stoller) in 1963, but it was a hit for Betty Everett later that year.
15. Pipeline - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Dick Dale
Thought I'd go out riding high on some tasty waves. Fun facts: Since Dale is left-handed, he was initially forced to play a right-handed model guitar but then went to a left handed model. He did so without restringing which led him to effectively play upside down & often reaching over the fretboard rather than wrapping his fingers up from underneath. Now, I don't know anything about playing guitars, but I can really relate to finding strange ways of adapting to being left-handed. ( I'm actually a bit of both ).
Listen on Spotify: Jill's June 2013 Summer Songs
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