My Summer Playlist

This is the old man in me talking here, but there are few things I enjoy more than sitting in the backgarden in the sun listening to some music. Every year I devise a wonderful playlist which decides what I listen to in my leisure time, where the glorious sun is shining & I can put in my earphones to drown out the sound of my terrible neighbours.
The playlist is essentially my own personal soundtrack to my summer and these are the songs I will be listening to.

The Pixies - Here comes your man
I love this song because of its awesome surf guitar riff, zany lyrics & just the general feel of it. It may remind you of 500 days of Summer but not this guy. I remember being 16 and riding my bike through town in the sunshine and not giving a flying fuck if I get anyone's way.

The Shins - Australia 
I heard this song during a pretty shitty time in my life. I was failing 6th form and I was dealing with a break up but this song made me happy during what are arguably the worst time in my life. I doubt it will have that effect on many other people, but this song reminds me of nothing but optimism.

Arcade fire - Sprawl ii (Mountains beyond mountains)
I didn't really think much of this song since I first heard The Suburbs two years ago but this song has since grown on me. If you listen to it in the sunshine you can see why I have included it in my Summer playlist. It's perfectly upbeat and should have been an anthem if there was any justice in the world.

Bill Withers - Lovely Day
I defy you to not thoroughly enjoy this song. I also challenge you not to sing the prolonged "Lovely daaaaaay" in the chorus. It must be one of the unwritten rules of music to sing along at that particular part of the song. Pointless jokes aside I really enjoy this song because it's song writing in its most purest form. It may have been covered and sampled more times than I can count but you can always enjoy this version's authenticity.

The Beatles - Here comes the sun
I feel like some crazy fan-boy always including Beatles songs in my blog posts but there generally is a Beatles song for every occasion. This could not be more evident as this song is arguably the best Summer themed song in existence. Enjoy.

I'll also be listening to these belters this summer 2012


The Ramones - California Sun
The Stranglers - Peaces
Deftones - My own summer (shove it)
The Kinks - Sunny afternoon
Otis Redding - Dock of the bay
The Ventures - Walk don't run
Beach Boys - Surfin USA
Guns n' Roses - Paradise City
Los Lobos - La Bamba (Don't pretend you don't love it)
Wolfmother - Vagabond
Two Door Cinema Club - Something good can work
Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Californiacation
Moby - Porcelain
David Guetta featuring Kid Cudi - Memories (Go ahead, look down on me. It's a tune)
Fatboy Slim - Sunset (Bird of Prey)
Coldplay - Paradise
Mumford & Sons - Little lion man
Stardust - Music sounds better with you
The Doors - Ghost song
The Stone Roses - I am the resurrection
The B52s - Rock Lobster!
The Foo Fighters - Times like these
Blur - To the end
R.E.M. - Shiny happy people
Weezer - Island in the sun
The Tornadoes - Bustin' Surfboards
Bob Marley - Sun is shining
The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony
The Cure - Just like heaven
 Calvin Harris - I'm not alone

Like my playlist? I don't blame you. Want to add more to it? All recommendations are very welcome. 
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