^yah but that song WAS the summer in 2007. There was no "song of the summer" as far as the general public are concerned in 2008 or 2009. Ask anybody about summer songs and they'll say Umbrella.
The only other song missing is Hips Dont Lie.
^yah but that song WAS the summer in 2007. There was no "song of the summer" as far as the general public are concerned in 2008 or 2009. Ask anybody about summer songs and they'll say Umbrella.
The only other song missing is Hips Dont Lie.
As Vini said, summer-vibe/summer topic. And 2008 had "I Kissed A Girl", 2009 "Boom Boom Pow"/"I Gotta Feeling"...if the "general public" don't remember those songs then that's a mess.
@ you guys only knowing 1 or 2 songs. A number of these songs are summer anthems along with them being played on a number of commercials. But then again, a number of you are only here for tha plastics so im not surprised.
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California Girls
The Beach Boys
1965
By the mid-'60s, the Beach Boys were the kings of surf music. In 1965, the west coast poster boys for the genre sent "California Girls," a sunny paean to the merits of Cali ladies above all attractive women from anywhere else, all the way to No. 3 on the Hot 100.
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Summer Love
Justin Timberlake
2007
While many summer tunes are relaxed, breezy numbers, Justin Timberlake took his danceable 2007 "Summer Love" in a refreshingly poppy, electronic direction. Timberlake devotees and casual fans alike flocked to the song, giving it a No. 6 climax on the Hot 100.
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I have a feeling that if you omit the word "Summer" out of the title, chances of this song being considered as a top summer anthem are slim. :-/ Overrated.
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Summer Girls
LFO
1999
The theme song to many a youthful turn of the millennium summer night, "Summer Girls" is the solid hit from the cheesy dreamboats of LFO. This 1999 lyrical masterpiece ("When I met you I said my name was Rich / You look like a girl from Abercrombie and Fitch," anyone?) spent 17 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 3.