Musician By Night: TOP TEN CLASSIC ROCK SONGS OF SUMMER

These are the Top 10 Classic Rock Songs that you voted on, and now here they are:

the top ten classic rock songs of the summer!

John Fogerty - "Centerfield"

"Centerfield" was the title track from John Fogerty's 1985 album of the same name. In 2010, John Fogerty became the only musician to be celebrated at the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony when "Centerfield" was honored by the National Baseball Hall of Fame. The video above is the official music video from 1985.

Van Halen - "Dancing In the Street"

In 1982, Van Halen covered the Motown song "Dancing in the Street" and released it as the second single from their Diver Down album. It reached the top 40 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and was a Top 15 single in Canada. The video above features the album version of the song.

The Beach Boys - "Surfin' Safari"

"Surfin' Safari" was from The Beach Boys' debut album of the same name and was released as a single in 1962. It was recorded in April of that year and the tape, which was given to Capitol Records as a demo, helped the band sign their first major label deal. The video above is from a television appearance of the song shortly after it was released.

The Beach Boys - "All Summer Long"

"All Summer Long" was written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love and released on The Beach Boys' 1964 album of the same name. The song was used in the 1973 film American Graffiti, which was set in 1962 - two years before the song was actually released.

Bryan Adams - "Summer of '69" “LIVE”

"Summer of '69" was released in 1985 on Bryan Adams' Reckless album. The song was an international commercial success, peaking at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. Above is the official music video from 1985, which was nominated for the MTV Video Music Awards for Best Male Video, although it did not win.

The Kinks - "Sunny Afternoon"

"Sunny Afternoon" was released by The Kinks as a single in June of 1966, reaching number 1 in the UK and in Ireland and peaking at number 14 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The video above is the promotional video for the song.

Alice Cooper - "Schools Out"

"Schools Out" was the title track and first single from Alice Cooper's 1972 album of the same name. He has said that he was inspired to write the song when answering the question, "What's the greatest three minutes of your life?". Cooper said: "There's two times during the year. One is Christmas morning, when you're just getting ready to open the presents. The greed factor is right there. The next one is the last three minutes of the last day of school when you're sitting there and it's like a slow fuse burning. I said, 'If we can catch that three minutes in a song, it's going to be so big.'"
In the video above from 1978, Alice Cooper performs "Schools Out" with the help of The Muppets.

Don Henley - "Boys of Summer"

In 1984, Eagles vocalist and drummer Don Henley released "The Boys of Summer" as the first single from his Building the Perfect Beast album. The music video for the song, shown above, won multiple awards including Video of the Year at the 1985 MTV Video Music Awards.

Lovin' Spoonful - "Summer In the City"

"Summer In the City" reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart following its release in the summer of 1966 and stayed there for 3 consecutive weeks. The song was written by the band's founder, John Sebastian, his brother Mark Sebastian, and bassist Steve Boone. It is based on a poem of the same name, written by Mark Sebastian.

The Who - "Summertime Blues"

"Summertime Blues" was co-written and released by Eddie Cochran in the late '50s and regularly covered by The Who at concerts up until 1976. Their 1970 album Live at Leeds features The Who's first live, recorded version of the song. Although it was recorded in studio in 1967, that version was left unreleased until 1998. The above video features the 1970 Live at Leeds album version of the song.

Well, I’ll get back to my research for the “Hottest Blues Guitarists” in the business in a bit, but until then . . .

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The next blues artist on my “HOT LIST” is Tommy Keys who is an International Blues Challenge Finalist, a New York Blues Hall of Fame Inductee, and has shared his talent around the world, from Georgia to Memphis to Mississippi, and all the way to the B-Jazz Festival in Burghausen, Germany.

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