Music Monday - "All Summer Long" by The Beach Boys (1964)

If I was making a playlist of my favorite summer songs, "All Summer Long" by The Beach Boys would be high on the list.  

This song was written in 1964 by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, and it's the title song of The Beach Boys' All Summer Long album.  The harmonies are wonderful, and that is a xylophone you hear in the background, along with a piano.

The lyrics capture old fashioned summer fun like:

"T-shirts, cut-offs, and a pair of thongs
(T-shirts, cut-offs, and a pair of thongs)
We've been having fun all summer long
(All summer long you've been with me)
I can't see enough of you
(All summer long we've both been free)
Won't 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)
We've been having fun all summer long"

Here are two minutes of retro summer happiness:



Do you like the Beach Boys?  What is your favorite of their songs?  I'd love to hear from you in the comments, below.

Music Monday - "Almost Summer" by Mike Love and Celebration (1978)

I have a really fun video to share with you today!  I heard this song recently on the radio.  I always thought it was a Beach Boys song, but it was by Mike Love (of The Beach Boys) and his band Celebration.  It was written by the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson and Al Jardine.  This was written for a 1978 teen movie called Almost Summer.   I've never seen the movie;  if you have, please leave a comment and let me know what it is like.   I found a great video of Mike Love and Brian Wilson playing this song on American Bandstand, complete with an appearance by Dick Clark.  So 1970's and retro!  Hope you enjoy.

Music Monday - "Break Away" by The Beach Boys (1969)

My Music Monday song is "Break Away" by the Beach Boys because this song has been stuck in my head the past couple of days.  I love the Beach Boys' music.  Their songs always remind me of summer.  "Break Away" was written by Brian Wilson and his father, Murry;   Brian said it was inspired by the Monkees.  It was recorded in 1969, so it is a later period Beach Boys song.  I remember this song from the Spirit of America record album (1975).  I played that album, and Endless Summer, over and over and over as a teen.

What Beach Boys songs are your favorites?  I would love to hear from you in the comments section, below.