Tuesday, July 12, 2016 – Songs of Summer

Tuesday, July 12, 2016 – Songs of Summer

Let’s go Boomers! Below is list of opening lines of songs about summer. See you can match the song to the artist. You probably cannot. I had to Google most of the artists. But I bet you can sing them all! Stay cool and sing along.

1. Summertime and the living is easy
2. Hot time; summer in the city; back of neck is dirt and gritty;
3. In the good old summertime, in the good old summertime,
4. In the summer time when the weather is hot, you can sit right down and touch the sky – Have a drink; have drive go out and see what you can find.
5. ‘Here comes the sun (doo doo doo doo), Here comes the sun, and I say It’s all right.
6. The long, hot summer seems to know every time you are near…
7. Cause there ain’t no cure for the summertime blues
8. Hot Fun in the Summer Time
9. Summertime, summertime, sum, sum summertime
10. You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy when skies are gray…1.Summertime and the living is easy – multiple artists, but try Janis Joplin or Billy Holliday

    2.Hot time; summer in the city; back of neck is dirt and gritty; Loving Spoonful

    3.In the good old summertime, in the good old summertime, – multiple artists

    4.In the summer time when the weather is hot, you can sit right down – Have a drink; have drive go out and see what you can find. Mungo Jerry

    5.’Here comes the sun (doo doo doo doo), Here comes the sun, and I say It’s all right. The Beatles

    6.The long, hot summer, seems to know every time you are near… Jimmie Rogers

    7.Cause there ain’t no cure for the summertime blues – Eddie Cochran

    8.Hot Fun in the Summer Time – Sly and the Family Stone

    9.Summertime, summertime, sum, sum summertime – The Jamies

    10.You are my sunshine, my only sunshine – Johnny Cash and the original Jimmie Davis

    Extra Credit if you can identify the painter of these pictures. They were on display in Kerrville, Texas 2014. Hint:  The artist was from Colfax, Louisiana.