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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Video: Chris and Mollie: "Transition Trade"

Stills from the "Transition Trade" video.

Chris and Mollie are an excellent indiepop band from California that I've been meaning to mention for a long time now, because I just love them. They're influences range from Jonathan Richman to Beat Happening to Elliot Smith, all it all meshes together to create some extremely catchy folk-tinged indiepop tunes – including the one this post is about.

Chris has just recently finished up a completely awesome video for their song "Transition Trade" – probably my favorite track off their album The Palm Tree, which the band self-released earlier this year. I'll let Chris explain the rest. "It was a couple months in the making and is a mix of video and a lot of hand-drawn animation. It was designed with the intent of being shown on the web, but for reasons you will soon discover it won't be going up on the typical social networking cites ( i.e., YouTube, Google Video, etc)." I love the video, and the song, and I think you will, too.

WATCH THE VIDEO HERE!

[MP3]: Chris and Mollie :: Transition Trade (Highly Recommended!!)

Chris and Mollie on MySpace!

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