The Ledge #574: Summer

The summer is the real rock and roll season. From the very beginning of Chuck Berry and our other musical grandfathers, these three months have inspired a ton of great tunes. Since summer officially began just two days ago it was only natural that I bring back that theme for tonight's broadcast.

There are so many songs dedicated to this time of year that I easily put together a playlist that is primarily brand new tracks. In fact, one highlighted album, Jagger Holly's Rivoltella, came out just two days ago! There's also a set dedicated to tracks from summer's favorite record label, Rum Bar Records, along with a handful of older tunes from new reissues of albums by The Barracudas and The Lemonheads.

Of course, there's also this week's entry in the "52 Weeks of Teenage Kicks" subtheme, and if you really think about it that song certainly does fit the summer theme. This week's contribution is from the veteran Cleveland band Cobra Verde, and their 2005 album, Copycat Killers.

And like always, I must again plead with y'all for more versions of "Teenage Kicks". If you are a musician, or have any contact with artists that could record their own take on the classic, please contact me!

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1. Cobra Verde - Teenage Kicks

2. The Jam - Waterloo Sunset (demo)

3. David Bowie - Waterloo Sunset

4. Tim Easton - Festival Song

5. The Replacements - All He Wants to Do Is Fish (Demo)

6. The William Loveday Intention - Shelter From the Storm

7. Jagger Holly - Summer Sun

8. Jagger Holly - Summer Days

9. The Lemonheads - He's on the Beach

10. Andrew Gabbard - Surfboard City

11. The Streetwalkin' Cheetahs - Ain't It Summer

12. The Master Plan - BBQ

13. Eddie Japan - Summer Hair

14. The Shang Hi Los - Victoria's Garden

15. Mad Mojo Jett - Rose Garden

16. Screeching Weasel - Talk To Me Summer

17. The Barracudas - His Last Summer

18. The Barracudas - Surfers Are Back

19. The Last - Every Summer Day

20. The Baseball Project - Journeyman

21. The Scarlet Goodbye - Celebrated Summer

22. Junk Monkeys - Today is Summer

23. Beach Rats - Summers End

24. Vista Blue - Ticking Timebomb (All Girl Summer Fun Band)

25. Swingin' Teens - Gidget's Bitchin' Beach Party

26. CIVIC - Born in the Heat

27. The Trouble Seekers - Cruel Summer

28. Baby Shakes - Summer Sun

29. Basic Bitches - There's No Crying in Baseball

30. The Sensibles - Ice Cream Man

31. Råttanson - How Many Days Till Summer

32. The Rusty Robots - My Summer Romance

33. The Chats - Emperor Of The Beach

34. The Photocopies - (I'm Not Ready for the) Summer to End (early demo)

35. Mick Farren - Summertime Blues