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.

[RafaC]

Thanks for keeping it as a real surprise all this time @Mi-Amigo! Lovely to see all the mentioned songs on both Songs that make you think of summer and Find the lyric - Summer Edition ☀️☀️ topics in one place!

My votes are:

No1 (favourite): Summer Madness - Kool & The Gang
No2: Sittin On The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding 
No3: Dancing In The Streets - Martha Reeves And The Vandellas
No4: Sun Is Shining - Bob Marley

No5: Sunny Afternoon - The Kinks

[BobM]

So many good songs @Mi-Amigo  👍

I'm going to post my choice now, otherwise I'll keep changing my mind ....

5 - Boys Of Summer - Don Henley.

4 - Sunny Afternoon - The Kinks.

3 - Summer In The City - Loving Spoonful.

2 - Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles.

1 - (favourite)... Sittin On The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding.

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @RafaC and @BobM for your votes

Here`s mine...

1 Sittin On The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding

2 Summer In The City - Loving Spoonful

3 Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran

4 In The Summertime - Mungo Jerry

5 Sunny Afternoon - The Kinks

[Breanna]

After a fair bit of listening to so many songs, I have concluded that this is the definitive ranking ✌️

1. Sun Is Shining - Bob Marley
2. Doin Time - Sublime
3. Sittin On The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
4. In The Summer Time - Mungo Jerry

5. Boys Of Summer - Don Henley

[gmarkj]

Well this is not going to be an easy task!

So many good songs...

Going to upset some of the community members with this I think!

1. Summertime - Jazzy Jeff And The Fresh Prince

2. Summer Of 69 - Bryan Adams

3. Boys Of Summer - Don Henley

4. Club Tropicana - Wham

5. Sittin On The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding

[Cleoriff]

Here's mine,

1 (favourite) Summer in the City: Loving Spoonful

2) Sitting on the dock of the Bay...Otis Redding

 3) Summertime .. The Zombies

 4) Sunny Afternoon  The Kinks

 5) In The Summertime.... Mungo Jerry

[jonsie]

1. Summer of '69 ~ Bryan Adams
2. Sunny Afternoon ~ The Kinks
3. Summertime Blues ~ Eddie Cochrane
4. Dreadlock Holiday ~ 10cc
5. Surfin' USA ~ Beach Boys

[J9el]

Oh love this @Mi-Amigo - I’ll be back with my faves a little later!

[MI5]

1 - Echo Beach - Martha And The Muffins

2 - Heatwave - Martha Reeves And The Vandellas

3 - Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles

4 - Long Hot Summer - The Style Council

5 - Walking On Sunshine - Katrina And The Waves