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Lovin' Spoonful — Summer In The City
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Hannio
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Aug 10, 2010 - 05:23
 
 AMH wrote:
I propose that this song would be better if it started "Hot damn, summer in the city".
 

I have a feeling those were the originally intended lyrics.

prickelpit96
(Where the grass is green and the ball is round, meet me in the stand behind the goal.)
Posted: Aug 10, 2010 - 05:23
 
Alltime classic for me. {#Dancingbanana_2}

unbracketed
Posted: Oct 24, 2009 - 01:07
 
I suspect this got at least a few bumps just because of the Keith Jackson Gatorade commercial a few years ago...




nigelr
(Coffs Harbour, Australia)
Posted: Oct 24, 2009 - 01:05
 
Some talent right there..........

helgigermany
(Germany)
Posted: Sep 22, 2009 - 11:13
 
Another classical , but this one i give only a 6!!

Bleyfusz
Posted: Sep 22, 2009 - 11:12
 
I wish it still was....

tnt_thomas
(In awkuous enough)
Posted: Sep 22, 2009 - 11:11
 
 orthomd wrote:

my heart bleeds for you.......here in phoenix we haven't been below 105 degrees in months and we have been as high as 116 on a frequent basis

 
But it's a dry heat.

Whopping 24 degrees today in sunny PG!


DaveInVA
(In a crumbling Queen Anne mansion in Damnville, VA)
Posted: Sep 22, 2009 - 11:11
 
I was in High School when this came out. Was it really that long ago? eeek

AMH
(Dayton, OH)
Posted: Sep 22, 2009 - 11:10
 
I propose that this song would be better if it started "Hot damn, summer in the city".

orthomd
(scottsdale, arizona)
Posted: Aug 21, 2009 - 23:19
 
 dixiedeb wrote:
I am really feeling the summer here.  It's 101 degrees here in Augusta today, just a bit hot....
 
my heart bleeds for you.......here in phoenix we haven't been below 105 degrees in months and we have been as high as 116 on a frequent basis


dixiedeb
(Augusta, GA)
Posted: Jun 19, 2009 - 13:26
 
I am really feeling the summer here.  It's 101 degrees here in Augusta today, just a bit hot....

JKFinally
Posted: Jun 19, 2009 - 13:26
 
One of the top 500 songs of all time, fueled by that electric piano riff

93vx800
(Red Sox Nation)
Posted: Oct 23, 2008 - 21:00
 

Oh no, it was Boston! And what a great summer it was.

 

 Dog_Ear wrote:

Those days...

I can remember when this came out -it WAS summer in NYC. Played on AM radios everywhere. WHat a perfect pop hit!
 


ThePoose
Posted: Oct 23, 2008 - 20:58
 
 The_Enemy wrote:
That guy 2nd from the left looks a lot like Peter York from The Monkees.  Turns out it's not. There is a connection somewhere tho'

From Wikipedia:
The chart-topping band was originally selected to perform on the television show that became The Monkees

Also From Wikipedia:
Zal Yanovsky quit the band  due to a famous drug bust in San Francisco, in which Yanovsky was arrested for possession of marijuana and pressured by police to name his supplier.  he complied. He would later open a restaurant in Canada. 

IIRC, The Chez Piggy in Kingston along with the Pan Chancho bakery a block down the road.

Chez Piggy has a great courtyard and if you're in town close to Easter,  Pan Chancho has killer hot cross buns. Worth detouring off the highway for.

You can't order a "special special", tho' 
 
It's Peter Tork, you dork!

And say RIP to the late Zally. 


The_Enemy
(The Sewer)
Posted: Aug 21, 2008 - 16:43
 
That guy 2nd from the left looks a lot like Peter York from The Monkees.  Turns out it's not. There is a connection somewhere tho'

From Wikipedia:
The chart-topping band was originally selected to perform on the television show that became The Monkees

Also From Wikipedia:
Zal Yanovsky quit the band  due to a famous drug bust in San Francisco, in which Yanovsky was arrested for possession of marijuana and pressured by police to name his supplier.  he complied. He would later open a restaurant in Canada. 

IIRC, The Chez Piggy in Kingston along with the Pan Chancho bakery a block down the road.

Chez Piggy has a great courtyard and if you're in town close to Easter,  Pan Chancho has killer hot cross buns. Worth detouring off the highway for.

You can't order a "special special", tho' 


vandal
(arriving somewhere, but not here. . .)
Posted: Aug 21, 2008 - 16:29
 

    But at night it's a different world
    Go out and find a girl
    Come-on come-on and dance all night
    Despite the heat it'll be alright



Zep
(Bleacher Seats. Beer me!)
Posted: Jun 19, 2008 - 11:42
 
nothin' but fun on this one
crnkan
(Pleasant Hill, Mo)
Posted: Jun 19, 2008 - 11:37
 
What a perfect time to play this. A classic. Thanks Bill!!
Dog_Ear
Posted: Jun 19, 2008 - 11:36
 
Those days...

I can remember when this came out -it WAS summer in NYC. Played on AM radios everywhere. WHat a perfect pop hit!
big_gare
(Cloverdale, BeeCee, Canada)
Posted: Jun 19, 2008 - 11:36
 
Album cover photo looks like an ad from the Sears catalogue. Fortrel Sweaters for the entire family!
ca1vinandhobbes
(Atlanta, GA)
Posted: Jun 19, 2008 - 11:36
 
WOW, haven't heard this song in a LONG time. I used to have a mix tape that came from a box of cereal called "Splish Splash Summer Hits", and this, of course, was on it.
jadewahoo
(Beautiful Earth, Sedona, Az)
Posted: Nov 19, 2007 - 17:51
 
Summer in the City... Sedona was at 86 degrees today. Mid-November??? Are we all enjohing Global Warming?

Top notch song, BTW!
victoryluna
(Cincinnati)
Posted: Nov 19, 2007 - 17:48
 
HEAVEN
spice_te
(79 24' W x 43 40'N)
Posted: Oct 19, 2007 - 09:18
 
lovin that lovin spoonful all over again.
danagraves
(Oklahoma now, but, sigh, used to be Berkeley)
Posted: Oct 19, 2007 - 09:11
 
Ah, great song from my teen years....still is!
philbertr
(Hurricane Target Florida)
Posted: Oct 19, 2007 - 09:10
 
Mid-October and its STILL hot time! Global warming or not, its still too effing hot!!
Kristi
(Athens, GA)
Posted: Aug 17, 2007 - 13:26
 
HOT TOWN - summer in the city...
Whew, it's hot here all right! Great dog-days-of-summer song.
dixiedeb
(Augusta, GA)
Posted: Aug 17, 2007 - 13:24
 
How appropriate! It has been about 108 degrees here in GA!
Roach
(Inside the Beltway)
Posted: Aug 17, 2007 - 13:24
 
Art_Carnage wrote:
Impossible to not sign along with this one. And ya gotta love any song with jackhammers in it!

And a zither!
rtkmusic
(SoCal)
Posted: Aug 17, 2007 - 13:23
 
Ahhhh!
A refreshing drink of cool pop on a sunny friday afternoon in SoCal!
DigitalJer
(Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)
Posted: Aug 17, 2007 - 13:22
 
I grew up with this album, among 100's of others...mmm it's like comfort food!
rachlan
(nyc)
Posted: Aug 17, 2007 - 13:22
 
Whenever its hot and sticky here I think of this song.

Its pretty hot and sticky at the moment, humidity is way up. And here it is!
h2o2kat
(Body in Seattle Heart in NYC Mind in Ibiza)
Posted: Jun 15, 2007 - 15:15
 
I read a Discover article recently that stated amniotic fluid is an excellent sound condutor and that musical taste can be culivated in the womb: That said I was born to love it.
WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: Jun 15, 2007 - 15:09
 
Joe Jackson does a killer version of this from his live album of the same name. There's also a neat interweaving of "The In Crowd" and "Down to London" and a lovely rendition of "Eleanor Rigby" leading to "Be My Number Two." Fun disc.
On_The_Beach
(Vancouver, Canada)
Posted: Jun 15, 2007 - 15:08
 
Ahhh, sunny 60's pop by John Sebastion and Co.!
siandbeth
(Santa Cruz California)
Posted: Jun 15, 2007 - 15:07
 
freddyfender wrote:
My brother listened to this stuff when he was growing up. Only problem is that my brother is a grade A dork; so I can't differentiate this tune from him; therefore it rates rather low on my list. I know it isn't fair, but it also isn't fair having a dork for a brother.

Totally! I rated it a "5" for the same reason. My sister listened to this - three girls in a small bedroom and being the youngest I had NO SAY on what we listened to or watched on TV. I wasn't even allowed to watch Kimba the White Lion and if that isn't lousy, I don't know what is. My brother got me into punk and ska and stuff in the late 70s so I'm grateful for THAT influence.
ArbiterOfGoodTaste
(Seattle, WA)
Posted: Jun 15, 2007 - 15:05
 
The Quincy Jones version is so many light years better than this (and this ain't bad). I should upload it.
slartibart_O
(nw corner in austin)
Posted: Aug 23, 2006 - 11:35
 
freddyfender wrote:
My brother listened to this stuff when he was growing up. Only problem is that my brother is a grade A dork; so I can't differentiate this tune from him; therefore it rates rather low on my list. I know it isn't fair, but it also isn't fair having a dork for a brother.


Worthwhile commentary. I have 3 older brothers who helped shaped my musical tastes through convection, osmosis and occasionally by intentional exposure like the chicken pox: "Here kid, go lock yourself in your room with this Chicago album and get that shit out of your system now so you can handle Dark Side of The Moon when you're ready."

DrGonzo
Posted: Aug 23, 2006 - 11:33
 
good stuff!! this isn't the first time you've thrown this on after doc watson and david grisman, eh? nicely done sir!
SpaceCase
(Lancaster, PA, USA)
Posted: Aug 23, 2006 - 11:32
 
I'm Lovin the Lovin'!!!!!!!
Zep
(The den.)
Posted: Aug 18, 2006 - 20:34
 
Mari wrote:


Yep I'm with Mari on this one.
freddyfender
(Colorado Springs....deep inside the belly of the Evangelical beast)
Posted: Jul 10, 2006 - 13:23
 
My brother listened to this stuff when he was growing up. Only problem is that my brother is a grade A dork; so I can't differentiate this tune from him; therefore it rates rather low on my list. I know it isn't fair, but it also isn't fair having a dork for a brother.
liser
(hurricane alley)
Posted: Jul 10, 2006 - 13:23
 
When we were kids my friend thought the line was "Back of my face never looked so pretty" - we puzzled about that for years!


Thistle
(Peg City)
Posted: Jul 10, 2006 - 13:19
 
More classics are DEFINATELY welcome.
BPenni
(Portales, New Mexico)
Posted: Jul 10, 2006 - 13:19
 
It seems like you're doing a lot more Blasts From The Past of late, Bill, and I sure do appreciate it! Don't want to see a move to an Oldies or Classic-Rock dominated playlist, but the Best of the Best sure ain't bad!

Thanks!
Old_Pat
(Belgium)
Posted: Jul 10, 2006 - 13:18
 
Had a summer job in S Cal delivering Hammond organs. This was the song.

Great stuff! This ALWAYS make me feel good.
passsion8
(within blast zone of NYC)
Posted: Jul 10, 2006 - 13:18
 
kame wrote:
Beautiful driving tune, easy to sing along to, easy on the ears, and keeps the toes tapping. A solid 8 song.


You get RP in your car????
SoundsGoodToMe
Posted: Jul 10, 2006 - 13:18
 
Doc Watson & David Grisman - Summertime
Lovin' Spoonful - Summer in the City

hmm...keep it going with the Sunday's Summertime?

RParadise
(New York, NY)
Posted: Jul 10, 2006 - 13:17
 
Art_Carnage wrote:
Impossible to not sign along with this one. And ya gotta love any song with jackhammers in it!

That's the funniest thing I've read here in weeks!
jedzep
(my back pages)
Posted: Jun 25, 2006 - 21:26
 
Timeless...