New Wave Beach Party

[Jimbo L]

Well, the weather says it's summer even if the calendar doesn't, yet! How about the coolest (and hottest) new wave summer songs?

That Summer Feeling--Jonathan Richman
In the Sun--Blondie
Rockaway Beach--Ramones
Hot in the City--Billy Idol
Under the Boardwalk--Tom Tom Club
Vacation--Go-Go's
Rock Lobster--B-52's
Echo Beach--Martha and the Muffins
On the Beach--Rattlers
I Wanna Be a Lifeguard--Blotto[8D]

[ExRat]

How about:

Gleaming Spires - "Are You Ready for the Sex Girls"
Bangles - "Bitchin' Summer"
B-52's - "Summer of Love"
XTC - "Wonderland"
Frankie Avalon & Anette Funicello - "Beach Blanket Bingo"

Wow, I just realized that other than XTC, I hate al

[edisonoside]

I love summer!

Emit Remus - Red hot chilipeppers
Summertime - Sundays
Long hot Summer - Style council
Summertime Rolls - Janes Addiction
Summer in Siam - Pogues
Sketch for Summer - Durutti Column
The other side of Summer - Elvis Costello

[hexicon]

[quote][i]Originally posted by ExRat[/i]
<br>How about:

Wow, I just realized that other than XTC, I hate all of these songs. Guess I'm m

[ekahob]

I just made a new summer CD compilation.

1 Ramones - Rockaway Beach (live)
2 Undertones - Here Comes The Summer
3 Surf Punks - My Beach
4 Joan Jett - Summertime Blues
5 The Lemonheads - He's On The Beach
6 Blondie - In The Sun
7 The Last - Ev

[WolverineSyr]

I'll add 2 non- new wave songs - but they say "summer" for me more than any other song.

Sly & the Family Stone - Hot Fun in the Summer Time
Beach Boys - All Summer Long

[scramjet]

Lots of good ones - many that I've never heard. Gotta add Fountains of Wayne - It Must Be Summer. I've been annoying my kids for the last couple of days by singing Alice Cooper's "School's Out".

[patchyfogg]

"Rain In The Summertime" The Alarm
"Sounds of Summer" The Adventures

[Sean]

Circles In The Sand - Belinda Carlisle
Waves - Blancmange

[DayGloJo]

Jane Siberry's "Mimi on the Beach" -- More a summer song than a party song, unless you're wacked out like me. [;)]

DayGloJo