August 11:  Song of the Day.  Chuck Prophet–Summertime Thing

Yesterday I took the day off.  Actually I took most of today off as well.  I just needed a break.  The long nights seem to be coming with a greater frequency these last couple of weeks and every now and then you just have to stop and enjoy the summer days while they still are here.  So I didn’t think about the MUSE all that much and I didn’t start thinking about what I’ll be filling up the pages with this week, which I normally do on Sundays.  Instead hevenerlee and I jumped into the car, packed up a few towels and a six pack of something cold and headed to a little secret spot on the James to soak up some sun and go for a swim.  Lazy Sundays are a good thing and after a long Saturday of music I needed some Sunday summer lazy.

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We went swimming, we soaked up our sun, we cruised the backroads with no real destination, and eventually ended up meeting some friends for dinner and a game of Bocce.  It was what a good summer day should be.  Windows rolled down, sand between our toes, and the music playing a little louder than normal.  As for the music, I rarely travel without grabbing something that feels like where I want to be.  Here were my four choices:  King Wilkie’s Low Country Suite (one of my favorites from all of 2007 and perfect for backroads), The Iguanas’s Plastic Silver 9 Volt Heart (upbeat with a nice groove and some Spanish tones from warmer climes), Matt Curreri’s Joy of Life (quickly becoming a personal favorite, I love singing along to this one), and Chuck Prophet’s No Other Love (an overlooked great album from 2002).

Of the four albums with all their songs, one tune in particular just summed up the day to a tee.  While the live acoustic version of Chuck Prophet’s “Summertime Thing” included below gives you a feel for the lyric of summer, the album version is truly where it’s at; all fuzzy and jangly with a back beat that is perfect for holding the wheel to the highway and for holding on to summer.   When it comes down to it though, the whole album is worth listen.

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Summertime Thing by Chuck Prophet [recorded live at WNKU 89.7]

Any songs helping you hold on to summer?  Let us know what you’ve got spinning and where we might find you listening to them.

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