AGS ANTHEMS Vol. 2

Started by monkey424, Sun 14/12/2014 05:10:38

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monkey424

Well folks, winter is here.. Unless you live in the southern hemisphere, where it's currently another perfect summer's day. Nothing but sun, sand and surf, and the cool sounds of summer. So if you are currently having the winter blues, or the recent MAGS coldness theme is making you feel a tad down, then buck up bitch! Summer is back!



I need another mix CD for the upcoming summer holidays.

Previous collaborators on AGS Anthems Vol. 1 will be familiar with my pedantic mix methodology. But this time there is just one criteria: choose a song that reminds you of summer. It doesn't mean the song has to be about summer, just something that has some personal nostalgic connection with summer and chilled-out summer holidays. (Anything except Summer Nights from Grease).

Here's a start. There's a funky new song currently getting lots of airtime on a hip local radio station that I want to share..

Human Animal by Total Giovanni
https://soundcloud.com/totalgiovanni

Takes me back to the sweet summer days of 2014.. last week. 8-)

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PLAYLIST

01. Crowded House - Wheather With You (Remix)
02. Len - Steal My Sunshine
03. Y&T - Summertime Girls
04. Mango Groove - Dance Sum More
05. Total Giovanni - Human Animal
06. Joe Cocker - Summer In The City
07. Sigma ft Paloma Faith - Changing (Klingande Remix)
08. The Beach Boys - Feel Flows
09. Pixel Hunt - Something Silly
10. Jamiroquai - Seven Days In Sunny June
11. Johnny Osbourne - No Ice Cream Love
12. Ace Of Base - Don't Turn Around
13. Bob Hund - Düsseldorf
14. The Kinks - Sitting In The Midday Sun
15. Iron and Wine - Sunset Soon Forgotten
16. The Tragically Hip - Poets
17. Camera Obscura - If looks could kill
18. Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back In Town (K'no Remix)
19. Daryl Braithwaite - One Summer
    

Eric


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monkey424

Good work guys. These are perfect for summer. 8-)
    

Stupot

Len - Steal My Sunshine
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=E1fzJ_AYajA
I love this song for some reason. One if the few CD singles I ever bought.

Lasca

#6

Eric

Quote from: Stupot+ on Sun 14/12/2014 13:17:08
Len - Steal My Sunshine
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=E1fzJ_AYajA
I love this song for some reason. One if the few CD singles I ever bought.

I almost made this my pick, and I too cannot explain why I like this song.

Good to see some Beach Boys!

monkey424

Quote from: Lasca on Sun 14/12/2014 14:39:28
Feel Flows - Beach Boys


I had a bit of an inkling that the Beach Boys would make an appearance on this mix.

Good work folks. Summer is shaping up to be pretty groovy indeed. 8-)
    

Snarky

#9
As a young lad I had this one on a mix tape, and listened to it on my walkman while biking around delivering newspapers all summer ;-D:
Ash - Oh Yeah

A couple of others that probably only make sense to Scandinavians:
Bob Hund - Düsseldorf (I always associate Sweden with summer, and the rattling at the end reminds me of a boat)
Sterk Naken og Biltyvene - Sommerlykke

Lasca

#10
I love bob Hund! Their best song however is without doubt "det skulle vara lätt för mig att säga att jag inte hittar hem, men det gör jag (tror jag)." (can only find live recordings of this one on youtube, and they don't do the song justice).

I'm actually not a big Beach Boys fan, but "Feel Flows" always makes me think of summer, and the movie Almost Famous. I loooooved that movie when I was 15.

Intense Degree

I don't know what your policy on Jamiroquai is but 7 days in sunny June always makes me think of chilling out in Summer!

CaptainD

I'm going to opt for one you may not have heard of...  "Keep On Dancing" by South African group Mango Groove. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKNQNTCqNeE

I changed my mind about which of their songs reminded me of summer most about 5 times before finally posting this... 8-)
 

Snarky

Quote from: Lasca on Mon 15/12/2014 07:34:24
I love bob Hund! Their best song however is without doubt "det skulle vara lätt för mig att säga att jag inte hittar hem, men det gör jag (tror jag)." (can only find live recordings of this one on youtube, and they don't do the song justice).

My favorite is probably "bob hunds 115:e sång," but I'm not an expert on the band by any means. I only had one EP of theirs + whatever played on the radio. "Det skulle vara lätt..." is on Spotify, anyway.

monkey424

Cheers guys. Good stuff. I'll have a listen to these tonight. 8-)

Quote from: Snarky on Mon 15/12/2014 00:02:25
A couple of others that probably only make sense to Scandinavians:
Bob Hund - Düsseldorf

Hey Snarky - what's this Bob Hund song about?
    

Snarky

Damned if I know. The lyrics seem to be some kind of stream of consciousness ("airplane leaves Seattle / now landing in Düsseldorf / .../ tape roll picks up radio noise / bike ride on rainy gravel"). The end is sort of wistfully hopeful: "I walk barefoot in a store / take an icecream boat, I'm in love / Before, I was grumpy and cross / Perhaps I can be happy here." (Of course, in Swedish it scans and rhymes.)

The SN&B song is... rather more straightforward. :=

Ponch

Contributing the hair metal of my youth :cool:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgstZzZlufM
Y&T's Summertime Girls

monkey424

#17
Quote from: Ponch on Tue 16/12/2014 01:12:23
Y&T's Summertime Girls

Ta Poncho.

Quote from: CaptainD on Mon 15/12/2014 12:36:48
"Keep On Dancing" by South African group Mango Groove.

Ahoy Cap'n. I'm diggin' the Mango. What other songs of theirs did you have in mind?

Quote from: Snarky on Mon 15/12/2014 00:02:25
A couple of others that probably only make sense to Scandinavians:
Bob Hund - Düsseldorf

Hey Snarky. I think I'm going to go with this one. I like it for some reason.
    

CaptainD

Hellfire, Penny Whistle and Dance Sum More are the ones that came to mind.

My personal favourite of theirs is "Another Country", but it doesn't say "summer" to me.
 

monkey424

Quote from: CaptainD on Tue 16/12/2014 20:09:21
Hellfire, Penny Whistle and Dance Sum More are the ones that came to mind.

Cool. I like Hellfire so I might go with that one if that's okay?

8-)

Can anyone suggest a Pixel Hunt song?
    

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