Interactive Playlist: Summer Vibes!

Here is a first one from me:

Edited by Mila-13 - July 20 2023 at 07:19

Very nice idea for a poll.

While Magma is a well-known band in this PA neck of the beach, Attahk is not one of the best known albums (still has over 400 ratings at PA and I am confident that I will not be the only here who responds who KnowKnows it). You don't have to include this, but this song is the summer song for me. I went on a trip my young kids and wife to an all-inclusive resort in the Yucatan (really superb). I went to Mexico for places like Chichen Itza, swimming in ceynotes, the beaches and islands, but in the end it was the drinking cocktails and eating delicious food at the resort that was the highlight. While at the pool, I decided to put on Magma's Attahk with earbuds, partially because I got so tired off one person who was playing out loud that "I got a feeling that tonight's gonna be a good night" song again and again. For some reason "Nono" really became my summer song with good vibratioons there. This is my ultimate happy song that I associate with summer and for that reason I feel that I would be remiss to not mention it.

Magma - Nono (off the album Attahk from 1978 from Kobaïa via France)



Edited by Logan - July 19 2023 at 10:17

Nice! I have to think about this. Summer tunes that immediately popped in my head were either well known or from artists I have previously mentioned.

Edited by Meltdowner - July 20 2023 at 07:43

Mila-13 wrote: There is probably no better recommendation than this! You just reminded me of another Portuguese band I used to listen to a few years ago. It's Dead Combo. Have you ever introduced them here before? - It's nice to see you around after quite a while. Welcome back!

I wanted to participate on the last one but couldn't think of anything interesting to nominate. I've been playing music way more than listening lately. 

Edited by suitkees - July 20 2023 at 14:39

For me. Early Santana is summer. One of my favorite clips is from Woodstock in August of 1969. Iconic performance.

Santana - Soul Sacrifice



On the 'Ketchup Song', I had not heard before. It's catchy, but not really sticking with me. It doesn't quite have a hook like the Macarena, Gangnam Style, or others that occupy that space in music.

Another one from me, a genre that should not be missing here imo. :)

Edited by Mila-13 - July 21 2023 at 18:30

^ That Mermen one is great choice.
^^ I like that Phoenix.
^^^ Today I'm going to a party at a neighbour's house (was Nickelback's drummers house before). They have a heated Koi pond and river that surrounds a Tiki bar. Zona Sul would be perfect music to play at their outdoor, garden bar.
^^^^ I enjoyed Chronixx, reggae I do commonly associate with summer.
^^^^^ As for Soul Sacrifice, I love this Santana track and the Woodstock performance. It's nostalgic for me as I have memories of listening to this.


Already my third, and this is another that came to mind almost immediately when I saw this poll. Of course you don't have to include all of mine, and it's great to have a variety of people.

Les Irrésistibles - My Year Is a Day (1968)



Les Irrésistibles were a 60s to early 70s band of young American males living in France. Wikipedia and Facebook calls them a boy band. They formed as The Sentrys in 1968 and were classmates at the American School of Paris. They gained some notoriety playing covers songs. "MY Year is a Day" was written by William Sheller, whose Lux Aeterna is one of my favourite albums. I really got into this song because it is a bonus track on the CD release I have of Lux Aeterna (great bonus tracks on that). About six or seven summers back, my wife and I took our two kids on a camping trip to Orcas Island, which is one of the San Juan Islands in Washington State. We stayed in Moran State Park. This was my favourite camping trip we have done. It's beautiful there and unlike BC where it so hard to reserve anywhere unless you get in really early, this excellent campsite was easy to get into. Washington is better than BC for such things, commonly less expensive and better facilities generally, and the towns are prettier. Anyway, there is a nice small town on the island with some nice restaurants (best root beer I ever had). And the library lent me a book without me needing a library card or even to be a resident (me not even American) -- all very civilised. And the people in Washington I found to be super friendly and helpful.

On the drive down, I played William Sheller's Lux Aeterna CD including the bonus track "My Year Is a Day". When we arrived at Orcas Island, we went to the grocery store for supplies. To my great surprise, "My Year is a Day" was playing on their stereo. I don't remember hearing it around here. It was a fantastic summer trip and that was a big coincidence, so this is one song that sprung to my mind when I saw this poll that I think of when I think summer.

Edited by Logan - July 22 2023 at 13:43