NELSON RIDDLE ORCHESTRA . . . . . Route 66 Theme (opening theme) . . . . . Route 66 and Other Great TV Themes/More Hit TV Themes
FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE . . . . . It Must Be Summer . . . . . Utopia Parkway
CHRIS STAMEY . . . . . Summer Sun . . . . . D.I.Y.: Come Out And Play - American Power Pop (1975-78)
JONATHAN RICHMAN & THE MODERN LOVERS . . . . . That Summer Feeling . . . . . Jonathan Sings
CHAD & JEREMY . . . . . A Summer Song . . . . . The British Invasion: History of British Rock, Vol. 1
THE YOUNG FRESH FELLOWS . . . . . Summerland . . . . . Because We Hate You/Let the War Against Music Begin
MARTIN NEWELL . . . . . Green-Gold Girl Of Summer . . . . . The Greatest Living Englishman
THE FLAMING LIPS . . . . . It’s Summertime . . . . . Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
JANE’S ADDICTION . . . . . Summertime Rolls . . . . . Nothing's Shocking
THE JANUARIES . . . . . Summer Of Love . . . . . The Januaries

JOHNNY RIVERS . . . . . Summer Rain . . . . . Secret Agent Man: The Ultimate Johnny Rivers Anthology 1964-2006
FRANK SINATRA . . . . . Summer Wind . . . . . Nothing But The Best
EVAN DANDO & SABRINA BROOKE . . . . . Summer Wine . . . . . Total Lee! The Songs of Lee Hazlewood
YO LA TENGO . . . . . The Summer . . . . . Fakebook
BELLE AND SEBASTIAN . . . . . A Summer Wasting . . . . . The Boy with the Arab Strap
MARIANNE FAITHFULL . . . . . Summer Nights . . . . . Marianne Faithfull's Greatest Hits
DEPARTMENT OF EAGLES . . . . . Balmy Night . . . . . In Ear Park
JOSH ROUSE . . . . . Summertime . . . . . Subtitulo
ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM . . . . . The Girl From Ipanema . . . . . The Girl From Ipanema: The Antonio Carlos Jobim Songbook
THE BEACH BOYS . . . . . Surfer Girl . . . . . Sounds Of Summer - The Very Best Of The Beach Boys
THE RAMONES . . . . . Rockaway Beach . . . . . Rocket to Russia
SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY & THE ASBURY JUKES . . . . . On The Beach . . . . . Restless Heart
LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III . . . . . The Swimming Song . . . . . Attempted Mustache
BLOTTO . . . . . I Wanna Be A Lifeguard . . . . . Collected Works

ART BRUT . . . . . Summer Job . . . . . Art Brut vs. Satan
LAND OF TALK . . . . . Summer Special . . . . . Applause Cheer Boo Hiss
THE BREAKUP SOCIETY . . . . . The Summer Of Joycelyn May . . . . . James at 35
THE WHO . . . . . Summertime Blues . . . . . Monterey International Pop Festival
NRBQ . . . . . Rain At The Drive-in . . . . . Grooves in Orbit
THE RASPBERRIES . . . . . Drivin’ Around . . . . . Capitol Collectors Series
THE DRIFTERS . . . . . Under The Boardwalk . . . . . The Incredible Soul Collection
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN . . . . . Girls In Their Summer Clothes . . . . . Magic
PERCY FAITH . . . . . Theme From “A Summer Place” . . . . . Percy Faith's Greatest Hits
SAINT ETIENNE . . . . . Summerisle . . . . . Finisterre
THE STYLE COUNCIL . . . . . Long Hot Summer . . . . . Long Hot Summer
SLY & THE FAMILY STONE . . . . . Hot Fun In The Summertime . . . . . Essential Sly & Family Stone
MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS . . . . . Dancing In The Streets . . . . . Motown: The Classic Years

It seems for most of us that the personal summer soundtracks we recall are more about the songs of the moment than anything directly related to those three months that come around in the middle of each year. At the same time, the season has inspired more tunes than the other three periods of the year combined. So it creates a conflict, at least when it comes to programming a radio show celebrating the onset of summer. Do we hear my favorite songs from past summers, or instead sample from the wide selection available that are directly related to the season itself?

In the past I've chosen the latter route, and as you can see from this playlist I decided once again to stick with that idea. Perhaps it's a little less intimate, but it certainly feels more inclusive and, perhaps most important of all, I really enjoy playing and listening to these songs. I hope you did as well.

Here's one more summer song

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