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It Was The Summer of 1966

By Steven L. Smith

Home Inspector with King of the House Home Inspection, Inc. Home Inspector Lic #207

July 27, 2008 03:30 AM

I stopped by the "Inspired By Song" group and saw that the contest this month is selecting the best ever song of summer. Well, there are plenty of big summer hits. But the one that comes back to me, and it has to have been one of the most popular summer songs ever, was released in the summer of 1966.

I remember it well, it was hot in Bellingham that year. I was mowing lawns for a living -- being a kid and all. I could not wait to get home from junior high school every weekday to play the hits for the neighborhood from my pirate AM radio station that I ran from my bedroom upstairs. We had "Sunny Afternoon" by the Kinks, "Good Day Sunshine" by the Beatles, "Sloop John B" by the Beachboys all heating up the charts. But those are not the tunes that made it to number one that summer. This one did. It was a jug band, masquerading as a rock group, that turned "Summer in the City" into an anthem of summer. Here is the Lovin' Spoonful.

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Jason Crouch

Austin Texas Homes, LLC - Austin, TX

Broker - Austin Texas Real Estate (512-796-7653)

Steven - I don't think I had ever seen a video of The Lovin' Spoonful before now. Thanks for entering our song contest this month. Make sure you place the post into Active Rain Addicts as well. Have a great Sunday!

Jul 27, 2008 03:36 AM

Steven L. Smith

King of the House Home Inspection, Inc. - Bellingham, WA

Bellingham WA Home Inspector

Okay Jason. Did not know about the addicts.

Jul 27, 2008 03:41 AM

Pat Haddad, ABR, CRS, ePRO, GRI

Keller Williams Indianapolis Metro NE - Carmel, IN

Carmel, Fishers, Westfield IN Real Estate Expert

Talk about a walk down memory lane! I was in junior high school in '66 too. It was great to hear this song again---it gets my vote!

Jul 27, 2008 03:59 AM

Thanks Pat,

It is a classic of summer, that much is certain.

Jul 27, 2008 04:02 AM

Harold Watts

Teles Properties - Palm Springs, CA

Palm Springs Real Estate Blog

Steven,

This song is definately a blast from the past, but a great one. Have a great week.

Jul 27, 2008 04:17 AM

Harold,

It is a summer classic. There are few in that category.

Jul 27, 2008 04:21 AM

Li Read

Sea to Sky Premier Properties (Salt Spring) - Salt Spring Island, BC

Caring expertise...knowledge for you!

Thank you! A true summer classic, and you brought back good memories!

Jul 27, 2008 04:37 AM

Marilyn Katz

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England Properties - Westport, CT

ABR, e-PRO - WestportCTProperties.com

Steven- That song captures the summer 1966, for me. I was working at CBS, in NYC. I had graduated from Cornell, the previous year and I was getting married, the following year. But, that summer, the world was my oyster. "Mary Tyler Moore meets NYC!"

Jul 27, 2008 05:15 AM

1966 has to be, in memory, about my favorite year. It seemed like I had so much fun back then.

Jul 27, 2008 05:18 AM

Barbara S. Duncan

RE/MAX Advantage - Searcy, AR

GRI, e-PRO, Executive Broker, Searcy AR

If I hadn't been so busy raising kids I'd probably have loved this song. Good lesson again.

Jul 27, 2008 12:59 PM

Kat DeLong

Realty ONE Group Mountain Desert - Prescott, AZ

REALTOR

Steven....ahhhh, 1966: so many memories and so much changing going on in my life and the WORLD. This is a great post. Thanks for sharing. Love the video!

Jul 27, 2008 01:22 PM

Glad you all like the spoonful. They were one of my favorites.

Jul 27, 2008 02:17 PM

Pam Pugmire

Silvercreek Realty Group - Meridian, ID

Meridian Idaho Real Estate

Love this song! I was born in Sept of '66, so I wasn't around to hear it when it first came out......but I still remember the song! It is definitely a classic summer song!

Jul 28, 2008 04:04 PM

Elaine Manes Gage

Home Staging Online Services - Denver, CO

Staging done ONLINE!

Steve- I was hoping someone would post this song! Great choice! I was still a kid, but my brother played the Lovin' Spoonful ALL the time! To this day, I know all the words to all their songs. They are as ingrained in my head as the Pledge of Allegiance!

Jul 29, 2008 05:01 PM

Elaine,

Well, not as good as your bikini entry but the song holds up well. I played both those songs, Summer in the City and Afternoon Delight, Starland Vocal Band as I recall, on the radio. The Spoonful was a great group, probably under appreciated. I always like Daydream too.

Jul 29, 2008 05:59 PM

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