
If a screamo band was ever to cross over to mainstream radio, it would've been Vendetta Red with its 2003 album Between the Never and the Now. It's messy summer ecstasy for those who scoff at pop radio behind a cheap pair of disposable sunglasses. Ramshackle guitar noise and Stephen Malkmus' deadpan sardonic delivery is buoyed by a melodic underpinning. The first track off Pavement's classic debut album Slanted and Enchanted offers up a perfect initial dose of the band's slacker indie rock aesthetic. "SUMMER BABE (WINTER VERSION)" - PAVEMENT While the pop punk band is famous for a cover of another "summer" song (we'll get there soon), their best contribution to the micro-subgenre is this purely joyful dose of teenage nostalgia packed with roller rinks, drive-ins, sing-alongs and hopeless crushes.ġ0. The beloved Disney's musical introduction to the snowman Olaf finds him obliviously dreaming of what it's like for snow to soak in the summer sun. Is this song just Josh Homme listing drugs over heavy riffs? Yes. "FEEL GOOD HIT OF THE SUMMER" - QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Rock and roll's first youthful "summer" classic has so much more swing than the popular Alan Jackson cover version.ġ7.

This dark rock jam serves as a friendly reminder that Blue Oyster Cult rocks and shouldn't be thought of only as the "more cowbell" band. "THIS AIN'T THE SUMMER OF LOVE" - BLUE OYSTER CULT

I'm pretty sure I'd be kicked out of town if I didn't include this Spokane summer hip-hop anthem.Īn undeniable summer classic, but tailoring your dates based on the wealth of a woman's "daddy" seems slightly sketch.ġ9. "THE HISSING OF SUMMER LAWNS" - JONI MITCHELLĭid Joni play this at her big comeback concert at the Gorge last week? No.

This is the best ad campaign Abercrombie & Fitch ever had.ĥ2. The D-list preppy boy band's one hit is so unabashedly dumb that it loops around to being kinda catchy. The Foos are headed to Spokane this summer! Even with the band's marathon concerts, we'd be OK with this middling album cut not making the set list. Just because you're a rock icon, it doesn't mean your "summer" songs are A+ material. "GIRLS IN THEIR SUMMER CLOTHES" - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN PATRICK STUMP AND MACKLEMOREīecause we are all so desperate for more EDM/emo/pop rap crossovers.Ĩ6. Prince was a musical genius, but let's just say he wasn't always a lyrical genius.Ĩ9. The chorus rhymes "things" with "things." I rest my case, your honor. Has binge listening to that many summer songs melted my brain like a popsicle left on the sizzling asphalt? Absolutely! Let's do this!
#GREAT SING ALONG SONGS FOR SUMMER FULL#
You can check out the full rankings via our Spotify playlist at /InlanderSummerSongs (we simply don't have space to print 'em all!). I listened to 100 songs for this exercise and ranked them by a completely arbitrary system (as one must with a list this expansive). With that in mind, I decided to deep dive into the season's sonic options by trying to find the best songs with the word "summer" in the title.

1.W hile every year brings a new crop of pop tunes vying to be the song of the summer, most of them frankly aren't literalist enough for my taste. So, without further ado, here are the best country songs about summer to fully get you in the summer spirit. RELATED: Here Are 15 Country Songs About Trucks To Celebrate Every Occasion From country songs that evoke memories of summer nights and starry skies to heartwarming country songs about the joy of spending time with family and friends during summer, we got you We can all agree that there’s no better way to enjoy this season than to turn up the volume and take a breather with amazing country summer playlists. RELATED: 15 Country Songs About The Great Outdoors For Your Next Adventure But these would never be complete without country songs about summer that will create the perfect backdrop for fun-filled warm weather. All we want to do is grab our favorite bathing suit, head to the nearest beach, call our closest friends, and host a backyard barbecue party. Our hearts get overwhelmed when the weather starts getting warmer and the days are filled with sunshine.
