Summer Music

Surfer boys & girls, Lorne, 1975 © Rennie Ellis Photographic Archive

TuskedBeast contributed the insightful theory that "summer music" is more of a shared experience than a calendar phenomena.

So very true and obvious once someone points it out.

I did some searching with the way-back machine and came up some Billboard hits for the time period in question.

1. Love Will Keep Us Together, The Captain and Tennille

2. Rhinestone Cowboy, Glen Campbell

3. Philadelphia Freedom, Elton John

4. Before the Next Teardrop Falls, Freddy Fender

5. My Eyes Adored You, Frankie Valli

6. Shining Star, Wind and Fire

7. Fame, David Bowie

8. Laughter In the Rain, Neil Sedaka

9. One of These Nights, Eagles

10. Thank God I'm a Country Boy, John Denver

11. Jive Talkin', The Bee Gees

12. The Best of My Love, The Eagles

13. Lovin' You, Minnie Riperton

14. Kung Fu Fighting, Carl Douglas

15. Black Water, The Doobie Brothers

16. The Ballroom Blitz, Sweet

17. (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song, B.J. Thomas

18. He Don't Love You (Like I Love You), Tony Orlando and Dawn

19. At Seventeen, Janis Ian

20. Pick Up the Pieces, The Average White Band

21. The Hustle, Van McCoy and The Soul City Symphony

22. Lady Marmalade, Labelle

23. Why Can't We Be Friends, War

I think this is firm support for the "shared experience" theory because no one would pick this lot out on their own.

Although I have to admit I have always been a big fan of Kung Fu Fighting