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Summer Music Listener Picks
We recently spoke with critic Steve Almond about what makes a good summer song (Here & Now producers also offered up their favorites) and listeners sent in their suggestions. Here's the compiled listener summer music list. Add your picks in the comments section.
- "Summer Madness" by Kool & the Gang
- "Summertime" by DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
- "Boys of Summer" by Don Henley
- Theme from "A Summer Place," 1959 by Percy Faith
- "Summertime Rolls" by Jane's Addiction
- "US Blues" by the Grateful Dead
- "Dream" by Mahavishnu Orchestra
- "Summer Wind" by Madeleine Peyroux
- "Night Swimming" by REM
- "Caller No.99" by Chris Cohen
- "Summertime, Summertime" by the Jamies
- "Surf City" by Jan & Dean
- "The Girls on the Beach" by the Beach Boys
- "My Little Honda" by the Beach Boys
- "Praise" by Kinnie Starr
- "Rosalee" by the Chris Robinson
- "Blue Sky" by the Allman Brothers Band
- "Rhythm of Love" by Plain White T's
- "Summertime" by My Chemical Romance
- "Summertime" by The Sundays
- "America" by Ventura Highway
- "Another Summer" by Roman Candle
- "Summertime" by Buffalo Tom
- "Summer girl," by Beck
- "Lazy Afternoon" by the Texas band The Reivers
- "The Way" by Fastball
- "Moonlight Feels Right" by Starbuck
- "Moneygrabber" by Fitz and the Tantrums
- "Boom Like That" by Mark Knopfler
- "Dancing in the Streets" by Martha and the Vandellas
- "Summer Sun" by Jukebox the Ghost
- "Pina Colada in a Pint Glass" by Gaelic Storm
- "Dan's Song" by Frank Turner
- "All Summer," a collaboration between Kid Cudi, Rostam Batmanglij (of Vampire Weekend) and Best Coast
- "Hot Town Summer in the City" by The Lovin Spoonful
- "Kodachrome" by Paul Simon
This segment aired on July 12, 2012. The audio for this segment is not available.