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Ever since I went to the beach yesterday, I’ve been on cloud nine just thinking about summer. I was so excited that I made myself a playlist of summer, beach-y, poppy, upbeat tunes that I could blare in my car or while I am relaxing by my pool. So, crank that iPod and get ready for the best season of them all.
1. “I will always remember/making out ’til the sun went down/counting stars from the hood of a car/catching my friends as they were falling down.” – Every Avenue’s Days of the Old. It’s a shout out to summer.
2. “Lets just kick it in the summer heat/Meet me at the boardwalk in pacific beach.” – Fight Fair’s Brain-Freeze! The song’s chorus is all about being young and having fun, exactly what summer encourages.
3. “Then you lost your shoes as it started to rain/And your jeans soaked through/But you smiled anyway.” – The Summer Set’s Lightning In a Bottle. When it’s summer everyone is a little more carefree, and that is what this song is about, just living in the moment and enjoying life.
4. “What do you say we leave for California/If we drive all night, we can make it by the morning.” – Metro Station’s California. Summer day trips and summer vacations. This incredible pop song describes just packing and going to California.
5. “Baby you light up my world like nobody else/The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed.” – One Direction’s What Makes You Beautiful. Now I’m not a fan of this boy band; however, this song is just so optimistic and happy and it always puts me in a great mood, and summer does too, so they go hand in hand for me. Plus, I have memories of me and my best friend blaring this song as we drive down the road.
6. “The sun set too soon in this town/We’re pushing statues to the ground/I know you are the reckless kind/The crashing is the sweetest sound.” – Avalanche City’s Sunset. This song begins with whistling and the cute, bubbly melody just leaves a smile on your face.
7. “And we’ll stay out all night/’Cause rest is for the dead.” – Hit the Lights’ Stay Out. During summer teens stay out until the wee hours of the morning, and sleep in until mid afternoon, so this song is quite fitting.
8. “I spill my heart from coast to coast/Fall in love with everyone I know/Sometimes it isn’t where you’re going/It’s who you’re with.” – Mayday Parade’s Get Up. Off their sophomore album, this song is about experiencing love and heart break in different parts of the States. And with summer comes flings and loves and flirts.
9. “Hey windows down, chillin’ with the radio on.” – Hot Chelle Rae’s I Like It Like That. This upbeat song is all about partying, having a good time, and just letting loose.
10. “There’s a place off ocean avenue/Where I used to sit and talk with you/We were both 16 and it felt so right,/Sleepin all day, stayin up all… night.” – Yellowcard’s Ocean Avenue. Need I say more, this song is the epitome of summer.
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