"Wonderful summer": The girls loved this very popular summer song!

This is Robin Ward's "Wonderful summer".

It's a classic summer love song. It is also one of the few summer songs recorded by a female vocalist.

Robin Ward is one of the greatest "one hit wonders" in pop music.

Who was Robin Ward? We don't know much about her but she did record one of the most "girly" summer songs ever!

And the girls love this song:

"I want to thank you for giving me

The most wonderful summer of my life

It was so heavenly

You meant the world to me

And anyone could see that I was so in love

I want to thank you for giving me

The most wonderful summer of my life

I never will forget That summer day we met

You were so shy and yet you stole my heart away

We strolled along the sand Walking hand in hand

Then you kissed me and I knew

That I would love you my whole life through

I want to thank you for giving me

The most wonderful summer of my life

And though it broke my heart

That day we had to part

I'll always thank you for giving me

The most wonderful summer of my life" (lyrics)

"Surfer Girl" is just right for the first sign of summer!

Welcome to what really feels like the first week of summer.  I love Beach Boys songs about summer.  They are fantastic. 

As I mentioned, Brian Wilson is a superb songwriter, arranger and pop music vocalist.

What do we listen to this year for our first song of summer song?  "California Girls"? "Surfin' USA"?  "The warmth of the sun"? "Surfin' Safari"?

I will pick "Surfer girl" this year and I hope that you like it as much as I do:

"Little surfer little one Made my heart come all undone

Do you love me, do you surfer girl

Surfer girl my little surfer girl

I have watched you on the shore Standing by the ocean's roar

Do you love me do you surfer girl

Surfer girl surfer girl

We could ride the surf together

While our love would grow

In my Woody I would take you everywhere I go

So I say from me to you

I will make your dreams come true

Do you love me do you surfer girl

Surfer girl my little surfer girl

Well Girl surfer girl my little surfer girl

Well...."

Summer songs: Junior Walker's "What does it take"!

It's one of my all time favorite songs!  They are one of my favorite groups.

I'm talking about Jr Walker's "What does it take", a tune from school days and from the golden era of AM Top 40 radio.

The Jr Walker sound was a: ".....tenor saxophone solos and raspy voice...."

He recorded other hits like "Shotgun", a great version of "These eyes" and some good albums. They sound better with age.

"What does it take" is still my favorite. I will add it to my I-Pod whenever I get one:

"What does it take (What does it take)To win your love for me? (To win your love for me)How can I make (How can I make)This dream come true for me? (Had a dream for you)Whoa, I just got to know (Have to know)
Ooo, baby 'cause I love you so'
Gonna blow for you'I tried, I tried, I tried, I tried In every way I could (Anyway I could)To make you see how much I love you (See how much I love you)Woo!I thought you understood (Thought you understood)So, you gotta make me see (Make me see)
What does it take To win your love for me?"

Had not heard "12:30" in a long time!

The Mamas and Papas were a very popular quartet many summers ago.

From left to right: Denny Doherty, Cass Elliott, a.k.a. Mama Cass, Michelle and John Phillips, the tall one with the hat! (Michelle is the only surviving member of the group. Cass died accidentally. Denny and John died of cancer recently!)

John Phillips wrote most of their big songs. They had hits like "California Dreamin" and "Monday Monday".

However, my favorite was always "12:30":

"I used to live in New York City

Every thing there was dark and dirty

Outside my window was a steeple 

With a clock that always said 12:30

Young girls are coming to the canyon

And in the morning I can see them walking

I can no longer keep my blinds drawn 

And I cant keep myself from talking.

At first so strange to feel so friendly 

To say good morning and really mean it

To feel these changes happening in me 

But not to notice till I feel it.

Young girls are coming to the canyon 

And in the morning I can see them walking

I can no longer keep my blinds drawn 

And I cant keep myself from talking.

Cloudy waters cast no reflection 

Images of beauty lie there stagnant

Vibrations bounce in no direction 

And lie there shattered into fragments.

Young girls are coming to the canyon 

And in the morning I can see them walking

I can no longer keep my blinds drawn

And I cant keep myself from talking."

The Critters and "Younger girl"

The Critters were young guys from New Jersey.

Like many youngsters, they played rock in their garage and dreamed of a recording contract.

Eventually, their persistence was rewarded. They got a contract and recorded a couple of the nicest pop tunes ever.

The group had a wonderful sound.    Here is John Sebastian's "Younger girl" and "Mr. Diengly sad", their second best seller!

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Happy weekend: Enjoy the first weekend of summer!

Their name is synonymous with summer. They are The Beach Boys and this is "All Summer Long":

"Sittin in my car outside your house (sittin in my car outside your house)

member when you spilled coke all over you blouse

T-shirts, cut-offs, and a pair of thongs(t-shirts, cut-offs, and a pair of thongs)

Weve been having fun all summer long (all summer long youve been with me)

I cant see enough of you (all summer long weve both been free)

Wont be long til summer time is through(summer time is through)

Not for us now

Miniature golf and hondas in the hills (miniature golf and hondas in the hills)

When we rode the horse we got some thrills

Every now and the we hear our song (every now and the we hear our song)

Weve been having fun all summer long

Wont be long til summer time is through (summer time is through)

Not for us now

Every now and the we hear our song (every now and the we hear our song)

Weve been having fun all summer long

Weve been having fun all summer long (weve been having fun all summer long)

Weve been having fun all summer long (weve been having fun all summer long)

Weve been having fun all summer long"

So let's get summer started now that Memorial Day weekend is here!

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Feels like summer so let's remember The Beach Boys!

The Beach Boys are the best American band of the rock era. 

They were Brian, Carl and Dennis Wilson (the Wilson brothers), cousin Al Jardine and good friend Mike Love.

They recorded a lot of hits. Their sound is synonymous with great harmonies, summer and young love.

My favorite song is "Wouldn't it be nice", a song about young love. It was also from "Pet sounds", their great and very influential album!

The Beach Boys started out a summer band but became one of the most influential rock groups of their time.

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