First day of summer and here's your first list of songs for the season. These were played on Bob Stroud's Ten At Ten show on Chicago's WDRV this morning. It will repeat tonight at 10 Central.
It took forever to get here this year.
SCHOOL'S OUT-- ALICE COOPER-- From 1972 (And the name of our boat, only with "Forever!" now that we're retired.)
SURFIN' USA-- BEACH BOYS-- Early in 1963 (Was there ever a better beach band?)
SUMMER OF '69-- BRYAN ADAMS-- From Reckless. (Great summer for me as I graduated Palatine High School.)
NIGHT MOVES-- BOB SEGER-- and the Siilver Bullet Band
IN THE SUMMERTIME-- MUNGO JERRY-- 1970 (My favorite summer song.)
IT'S MAGIC-- CARS-- Off Heartbeat City, summer, summer, summer.
HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME-- SLY & THE FAMILY STONE-- Late summer 1969.
THE BOYS OF SUMMER-=- DON HENLEY-- from his solo release Building the Perfect Beast.
SUMMER IN THE CITY-- LOVIN' SPOONFUL-- 1966 ("Hot Town, Summer in the City.")
MARGARITAVILLE-- JIMMY BUFFETT-- Off his Changes in Latitudes album. (And, the name of our basement bar. We call the house and yard "Key North."
And, Sunday, Stroud does his annual Summer Show on WDRV, the Drive from 7 to 10 AM Central. Three hours of summer songs from the 60s and 70s. www.wdrv.com .
And, We Had Our First Summer Thunderstorm to Boot. --RoadDog
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