All My Summer Songs No. 5

Number Five!
[MP3]: Pants Yell! :: Stop Making Music
(Submitted by myself!)

After three fantastic outside submissions in a row, I thought it was about time to to post another one of my 'Summer Songs'. As you've likely already gathered, the song is "Stop Making Music" by Pants Yell!. It was one of the b-sides on their '83 in '05 7" released back in 2005. I fondly remember playing the heck out of it on many a lazy day the last Summer before I moved up to school. Not only is it a fantastic song, but these days just hearing that melody just makes me long for Summers already past. The glockenspiel solo just kills me. That Summer feeling will indeed haunt me the rest of my life.

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All My Summer Songs No. 4

Summer just keeps getting better

Number Four!
[MP3]: The Neoboys :: Richman's Dream
(Submitted by reader Salvador Martinez!)

"My favorite summer song is a classic track by the cult all-girl band The Neoboys. They were part of the interesting punk scene of Portland in the early 80's. The song is called "Richman's Dream" and I know that it isn't about summer but I discover it while seeing the first Gus Van Sant movie, "Mala Noche", last summer and I immediately fell in love with the song and the band so it became my summer tune last year. It's so sad that there's no new re-editions of their LPs or 7", either here in Europe or in the States and hope any label notices it soon to make justice. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Cheers, summer people!"

This song is the perfect example of why these summer song posts are so great! I'd never ever heard of the Neoboys, but this song is awesome. Infact i think I'm in love with it. If anyone has any more info on them, please feel free to share!

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All My Summer Songs No. 3

That Summer Feeling!

No. 2
[MP3]: Friends :: You'll Never See That Summertime Again
Submitted by Krister Bladh

"I had a very difficult time choosing a song, because I realised there are many songs that I associate closely with summer. Even though I made a summer mix earlier in the year (before heading to the New Zealand summer!) I thought I should choose something new that I'd heard since then. But then I thought some more about it, and if there's one song I'd really like to see on that mixtape (even though most of you have heard it, I hope) it's this song by Friends. It was the first Friends tune I heard, as it leads off vol 2 of The Sound of Leamington Spa. It just floored me and was very important for me in that summer of 2006. It's one of few songs that make me feel nostalgic, just like Richmans "That Summer Feeling" does. It lead me to purchase my first Friends LP (Songs Without Tears) and now three years later, believe it or not, I'm going to see them at Indietracks!"

I hadn't heard this song until Kris sent it to me, and now that I've listened to it several times over, I can totally see it becoming a fast favorite. I hope you guys like it! If you do, thank Kris! Remember, if you've got a song and something to say about it, please do send it in! 83in05 [at] gmail [dot] com.

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All My Summer Songs: No. 2

That Summer Feeling!

No. 2
[MP3]: Jonathan Richman :: That Summer Feeling (Live at the Schauberg, Bremen 1985)
Submitted by Scott Summer Cats

"It's from a live gig from German radio from I think 1985. I bought it on cassette at a Sunday market that had a bootleg table: I do love a good cassette bootleg table... and this version really makes you believe, though I guess it's kinda a sad/reflective summer ode. I was never a huge fan of the studio versions… Ah, but this take, geez, listen to the swingin' band... Ok, maybe this doesn't swing per se... I really love the fact you can hear Jonathan moving off and on the mike during the performance."

I could only have to agree. This version even trumps the Jonathan Sings version, which I love very dearly. There's even a few extra verses, which alone make it worth it for me! This song IS Summer! I dare someone to best it. Remember, if you've got a song and something to say about it, please do send it in! 83in05 [at] gmail [dot] com.

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All My Summer Songs

Number One!

I've decided to start a new, season-specific feature here at Skatterbrain! For an as-yet-undetermined amount of time I will be posting some of my very favorite Summer songs. My hope is that perhaps is that it will be a fun thing to do on a regular basis and that it might also spur a little discussion from time to time, which is always nice. All the songs could even be compiled at the end into a super perfect Summer mixtape!

I was thinking that some guest posts might be fun for this as well, so if there's a song that your Summer wouldn't be complete without, send it to 83in05 [at] gmail [dot] com, along with some blurbage for a post and you'll see it here! Yay! This is going to be fun. Songs don't have to actually be about Summer, or have "Summer" in the title (though many will, because songs written about Summer tend to have a pretty nice Summer feeling about them), they just have to make me (or you) feel all sunny and happy – you know, that Summer feeling.

To get things rolling, here's a pretty unbeatable one for me.

[MP3]: The Pearly Gatecrashers :: In The Summer
This song comes from their 1993 LP New! Fluffy! Delicious! and although I only heard it for the first time a few years ago, it's dreamy brilliance was too much to resist. This one goes on repeat quite a lot for three months a year. A drive to Ocean City just not complete without a few listens to "In The Summer." The jangly guitar paired with Lenore's vocals are more refreshing than a 60mph breeze through the window, really!

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