DJ Sessions: Why Summertime Oldies Still Sound Good

Why are songs like The Beach Boys' "Good Vibrations" still summer hits, decades after they came out?

"Summer is supposed to be a simple time," said Mike Haile of WHMS in Champaign, Illinois. "Simple innocent songs, have stood the test of time easily."

Haile, a childhood favorite DJ of host Jeremy Hobson's, shares his favorite summer classics.

Note: We have a Spotify playlist and an Apple Music playlist for our weekly DJ Sessions.

Hear previous installments of Here & Now's DJ Sessions.

John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John, "Summer Nights"

Mungo Jerry, "In The Summertime"

Chad & Jeremy, "A Summer Song"

The Drifters, "Under the Boardwalk"

Martha Reeves & the Vandellas, "Dancing in the Street"

Eddie Cochran, "Summertime Blues"

The Beach Boys, "Good Vibrations"

Mike Haile, general manager of WHMS in Champaign, Illinois.