Surprise - Best Summer Song

[Mi-Amigo]

We can now reveal the Surprise in the Summer In The Community...

It was agreed to keep this quiet so as not to spoil the What Song Makes You Think Of Summer thread and @J9el `s Find The Summer Lyrics thread...

BEST SUMMER SONG

Here is your chance to vote for what you think is the BEST SUMMER SONG.

How it works....

Voting is open to all members of the Community.

I hope all those who contributed to the What Song Makes You Think Of Summer and the Find The Summer Lyrics threads -

@Cleoriff  @RafaC @Breanna @Comben @MI5 @gmarkj  @RunrigForever @BobM @J9el @Bambino 

and anyone else will join in.

All you have to do is post your votes of your TOP 5 - number from No 5 to No 1 [your favourite] - from the list below of 30 Summer-related songs, compiled from posts on What Song Makes You Think of Summer and Find The Summer Lyrics threads

Voting is open from now until FRIDAY 19 at 12 NOON - giving a week to vote

Votes will be scored as follows

5 points for every song voted No 1; 4 points for every song voted No 2; 3 points for every song voted No 3;

2 points for every song voted No 4; 1 point for every song voted No 5.

The results of the poll will be posted on MON 22 AUGUST 2022.

30 SUMMER SONGS - vote for your Top 5

Boys Of Summer - Don Henley

Club Tropicana - Wham

Dancing In The Streets - Martha Reeves And The Vandellas

Doin Time - Sublime

Dreadlock Holiday - 10cc

Echo Beach - Martha And The Muffins

Good Day Sunshine - The Beatles

Heatwave - Martha Reeves And The Vandellas

Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles

In The Summer Time - Mungo Jerry

Long Hot Summer - The Style Council

School`s Out [For Summer] - Alice Cooper

Sittin On The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding

Summer Holiday - Cliff Richard

Summer In The City - Loving Spoonful

Summer In The City - Quincy Jones

Summer Of 69 - Bryan Adams

Summer Madness - Kool & The Gang

Summer Nights - John Travolta And Olivia Newton-John

Summer The First Time - Bobby Goldberg

Summertime - Ella Fitzgerald

Summertime - Jazzy Jeff And The Fresh Prince

Summertime - The Zombies

Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran

Summertime Blues - The Who

Sun Is Shining - Bob Marley

Sunny Afternoon - The Kinks

Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream

Surfing USA - The Beach Boys

Walking On Sunshine - Katrina And The Waves

Thank you for your interest. Look forward to your votes.

[TallTrees]

My favs for this quiz

1. Surfing USA Beach Boys

2. Walking on Sunshine  Kat. and the W

3. Dancing in the Streets M.R. & the V

4. Summer Nights J.T and ONJ

5. Sunny Afternoon Kinks

[Comben]

Love this surprise and well done for keeping the secret Mi-Aimigo.

As for my top 5, I found this incredible hard and if you ask me again in a week I'm sure it would change!

5. Walking On Sunshine - Katrina And The Waves

4. School`s Out [For Summer] - Alice Cooper

3. Summer Of 69 - Bryan Adams

2. Dreadlock Holiday - 10cc

1. Summer Nights - John Travolta And Olivia Newton-John (RIP Olivia Newton-John)

Just missed out:

Boys Of Summer - Don Henley

Club Tropicana - Wham

Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles

In The Summer Time - Mungo Jerry

Sun Is Shining - Bob Marley

Some absolutely amazing songs on the list to pick from so thanks everyone for creating my summer playlist.

Look forward to seeing the final results. ☀️

[RunrigForever]

Enjoyed thinking about the Summer songs:

1. Summer of 69 ... Bryan Adams

2. Boys of Summer ... Don Henley

3. Summertime Blues ... Eddie Cochran

4. Dancing in the Street ... Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

5. Surfing USA ... The Beach Boys

[J9el]

@Mi-Amigo - So difficult! Here are my choices, as of 19.39 hrs 18/08/22…..this could change in 5 mins….so I’m locking it in now….

1. Surfing USA - The Beach Boys
2. Boys Of Summer - Don Henley
3. Heatwave - Martha Reeves And The Vandellas
4. Summer In The City - Loving Spoonful
5. Summertime - DJ Jazzy Jeff And The Fresh Prince

[Mi-Amigo]

VOTING IS NOW CLOSED

Thank you

@RafaC  @BobM  @Breanna  @gmarkj  @Cleoriff  @jonsie  @MI5 @TallTrees @Comben @RunrigForever @J9el 

for your votes.

I will work out the scores, and add up the points, over the weekend and will announce the results and

the BEST SUMMER SONG on Monday 22 August 2022.

[Mi-Amigo]

BEST SUMMER SONG - COUNTDOWN

30=  Good Day Sunshine - The Beatles                  0 points

        Summer Holiday - Cliff Richard                      0 points

        Summer In The City - Quincy Jones                0 points

        Summer The First Time - Bobby Goldberg     0 points

        Summertime - Ella Fitzgerald                         0 points

        Summertime Blues - The Who                        0 points

21= Club Tropicana - Wham                                   2 points

       Long Hot Summer - Style Council                   2 points

       School`s Out - Alice Cooper                             2 points

20   Summertime - The Zombies                             3 points

19   Doin` Time - Sublime                                        4 points

18= Echo Beach - Martha Reeves & The Muffins   5 points

       In The Summertime - Mungo Jerry                  5 points

       Summer Madness - Kool & The Gang              5 points

15= Dreadlock Holiday - 10cc                                  6 points

       Summertime - Jazzy Jeff                                   6 points

       Walking On Sunshine - Katrina & The Waves  6 points

12= Heatwave - Martha Reeves & Vandellas           7 points

        Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles                   7 poiints

        Summer Nights - J Travolta & Olivia N-John    7 points

  8    Dancing In The Street - Martha Reeves & V     8 points

  7    Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran                  9 points

  6    Sunny Afternoon - The Kinks                           11 points

  5    Surfing USA - The Beach Boys                           12 points

  4    Boys Of Summer - Don Henley                          13 points

  3    Summer In The City - Loving Spoonful              14 points

  2    Summer Of 69 - Bryan Adams                             17 points

No 1 - BEST SUMMER SONG

  1   Sittin On The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding   22 points

[BobM]

Thanks for that @Mi-Amigo 

Good result, ... Great song 👍

[Cleoriff]

Just brilliant @Mi-Amigo. Best summer song.

Great to see "SUMMER IN THE CITY (Loving Spoonful)" 3rd in the charts.

Well done for doing all that work 😍 

[TallTrees]

Good results and as @Cleoriff  says a lot of work there @Mi-Amigo 

No. 1 is a good choice. 

[Comben]

Wow, what a great set of results, surprised to see some songs so low and other hit the big time. Amazing poll and thanks for organising Mi-Amigo. 🎵