August 8th – Eddie Cochran – “Summertime blues”

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I know these are supposed to be feelgood songs, but this one has a good tune, despite its title #singing;#feelgood

Summertime blues

Well, I’m gonna raise a fuss
I’m gonna raise a holler
About a working all summer
Just to try to earn a dollar
Well, time I called my baby
Try to get a date
My boss says, no dice son
You gotta work late
Sometimes I wonder
What I’m a gonna do
But there ain’t no cure
For the summertime bluesOh, well my Mom and Poppa told me, son
You gotta make some money
If you want to use the car
To go ridin’ next Sunday
Well I didn’t go to work
Told the boss I was sick
Well you can’t use the car
Cause you didn’t work a lick
Sometimes I wonder
What I’m a gonna do
But there ain’t no cure
For the summertime blues

I’m gonna take two weeks
Gonna have a fine vacation
I’m gonna take my problem
To the United Nations
Well I called my congressman
And he said, whoa
I’d like to help you son
But you’re too young to vote
Sometimes I wonder
What I’m a gonna do
But there ain’t no cure
For the summertime blues

8-8 Eddie Cochran Summertime Blues

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August 7th – “Itsy bitsy teenie weenie yellow polka dot bikini”

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Here is our second “novelty” summer song.  The title is too long to type again though… ” #singing;#feelgood

Itsy bitsy

She was afraid to come out of the locker
She was as nervous as she could be
She was afraid to come out of the locker
She was afraid that somebody would seeTwo three four tell the people what she wore

It was an Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
That she wore for the first time today
An Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
So in the locker, she wanted to stay

Two three four stick around we’ll tell you more

Bop bop bop bop bopopopopopopop

She was afraid to come out in the open (badadup)
So a blanket around her she wore (badadup)
She was afraid to come out in the open (badadup)
So she sat, bundled up on the shore (badadup)

Two three four tell the people what she wore

It was an Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
That she wore for the first time today
An Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
So in the blanket, she wanted to stay

Two three four the stick around we’ll tell you more

Bop bop bop bop bopopopopopopop

Now she’s afraid to come out of the water
And I wonder what she’s gonna do
Now she’s afraid to come out of the water
And the poor little girl’s turning blue

Two thee four tell the people what she wore

It was an Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
That she wore for the first time today
An Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
So in the water, she wanted to stay

From the Locker to the blanket
From the blanket to the shore
From the shore to the water
Guess there isnt any more i love this song!!

7-8 Brian Hyland Itsy bisy bikini

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August 6th – Frank Sinatra – “Come fly with me”

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Why not chill to #FrankSinatra singing “Come fly with me”? #singing;#feelgood

Come fly with me

Come fly with me, let’s fly, let’s fly away
If you can use some exotic booze
There’s a bar in far Bombay
Come fly with me, let’s fly, let’s fly awayCome fly with me, let’s float down to Peru
In llama land there’s a one-man band
And he’ll toot his flute for you
Come fly with me, let’s take off in the blue

Once I get you up there where the air is rarified
We’ll just glide, starry-eyed
Once I get you up there I’ll be holding you so near
You may hear angels cheer ’cause we’re together

Weather-wise it’s such a lovely day
You just say the words and we’ll beat the birds
Down to Ac apulco Bay
It’s perfect for a flying honeymoon, they say
Come fly with me, let’s fly, let’s fly away

[instrumental]

Once I get you up there where the air is rarified
We’ll just glide, starry-eyed
Once I get you up there I’ll be holding you so near
You may hear angels cheer ’cause we’re together

Weather-wise it’s such a lovely day
You just say the words and we’ll beat the birds
Down to Ac apulco Bay
It’s perfect for a flying honeymoon, they say
Come fly with me, let’s fly, let’s fly
Pack up, let’s fly away!!

6-8 Frank Sinatra Come fly with me

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August 5th – Beach Boys – “California Girls”

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Here on their second seasonal outing are the #BeachBoys with “California Girls” #singing;#feelgood

California Girls

Well east coast girls are hip
I really dig those styles they wear
And the southern girls with the way they talk
They knock me out when Im down thereThe mid-west farmers daughters really make you feel alright
And the northern girls with the way they kiss
They keep their boyfriends warm at night

I wish they all could be california
I wish they all could be california
I wish they all could be california girls

The west coast has the sunshine
And the girls all get so tanned
I dig a french bikini on hawaii island
Dolls by a palm tree in the sand

I been all around this great big world
And I seen all kinds of girls
Yeah, but I couldnt wait to get back in the states
Back to the cutest girls in the world

I wish they all could be california
I wish they all could be california
I wish they all could be california girls

I wish they all could be california
(girls, girls, girls yeah I dig the)
I wish they all could be california
(girls, girls, girls yeah I dig the)
I wish they all could be california
(girls, girls, girls yeah I dig the)
I wish they all could be california
(girls, girls, girls yeah I dig the)

5-8 Beach Boys California Girls

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August 4th – Ella Fitzgerald – “Blue Skies”

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Here’s hoping that this exactly what you are looking out on to. #singing;#feelgood

Blue Skies

I was blue, just as blue as I could be
Ev’ry day was a cloudy day for me
Then good luck came a-knocking at my door
Skies were gray but they’re not gray anymoreBlue skies
Smiling at me
Nothing but blue skies
Do I see

Bluebirds
Singing a song
Nothing but bluebirds
All day long

Never saw the sun shining so bright
Never saw things going so right
Noticing the days hurrying by
When you’re in love, my how they fly

Blue days
All of them gone
Nothing but blue skies
From now on

I should care if the wind blows east or west
I should fret if the worst looks like the best
I should mind if they say it can’t be true
I should smile, that’s exactly what I do

4-8 Ella Fitzgerald Blue Skies

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August 3rd – Sylvia – “Hey Viva Espana”

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You can’t have a list of summer songs without the cheesy ones.  Here is “Hey viva Espana” #singing;#feelgood

Hey viva Espana

All the ladies fell for Rudolph Valentino
He had a beano back in those barmy days
He knew everytime you need to ice a creature
You’ve gotta teach her hot blooded Latin ways
But even though they would have felt the strain
Of making smooth advances in the rain

Oh this year I‘m off to sunny Spain
Y Viva Espana
I’m taking the Costa Brava plane
Y Viva Espana
If you’d like to check a matador
In sun cool Cabana
And lead senoritas by the score
Espana por favor

Quite by chance to hot romance I’ve found the answer
Flamenco dances are far the finest bet
There was one who whispered “Ooh Asta La Vista”
Each time I kissed him behind the castanet
He rattled his maracas close to me
In no time I was trembling at the knees

Oh this year I‘m off to sunny Spain
Y Viva Espana
I’m taking the Costa Brava plane
Y Viva Espana
If you’d like to check a matador
In sun cool Cabana
And lead senoritas by the score
Espana por favor

When they first arrive the girls are pink and pasty
But oh so tasty as soon as they go brown
I guess they know every fellow will be queuing
To do the wooing his girlfriend won’t allow
But still I think today’s a lucky day
Thats why I learnt the way to shout “Olay!”

Oh this year I‘m off to sunny Spain
Y Viva Espana
I’m taking the Costa Brava plane
Y Viva Espana
If you’d like to check a matador
In sun cool Cabana
And lead senoritas by the score
Espana por favor

La la la lalalala la
Y Viva Espana
La la la lalalala la
Y Viva Espana

If you’d like to check a matador
In sun cool Cabana
And lead senoritas by the score
Espana por favor
Espana por favor

3-8 Sylvia Y viva Espana

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August 2nd – The Tams – “Be young, be foolish, be happy”

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Here are #TheTams with feelgood song number 2 for August.  Share with your friends! #singing;#feelgood#SummerSong

Be young, be foolish, be happy

Be young, be foolish, but be happy
Be young, be foolish, but be happyDon’t let the rain get you down it’s a waste of time
Have your fun, live every day in the bright sunshine
It’s the same old story all over the world
Girl needs boy and boy needs girl

So be young, be foolish, but be happy
Be young, be foolish, but be happy

Don’t let love slip away
Live your life for today

Life is too short to worry about unimportant things
Reach for the sky and touch a star, and then you’ll find you dream
Because dreaming alone is a shame indeed
But if you’ve got love, that’s all you’ll need

So be young, be foolish, girl be happy
Be young, be foolish, girl be happy
Be young, be foolish, girl be happy

2-8 The Tams Be young be foolish

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August 1st – Beach Boys – “Good vibrations”

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Here are the #Beachboys with the first feelgood song of the month.  Share with your friends! #singing;#feelgood#SummerSong

Good Vibrations

I love the colorful clothes she wears
And the way the sunlight plays upon her hair
I hear the sound of a gentle word
On the wind that lifts her perfume through the airI’m pickin’ up good vibrations
She’s giving me excitations (Oom bop bop)
I’m pickin’ up good vibrations (Good vibrations, oom bop bop)
She’s giving me excitations (Excitations, oom bop bop)
Good, good, good, good vibrations (Oom bop bop)
She’s giving me excitations (Excitations, oom bop bop)
Good, good, good, good vibrations (Oom bop bop)
She’s giving me excitations (Excitations)

Close my eyes, she’s somehow closer now
Softly smile, I know she must be kind
When I look in her eyes
She goes with me to a blossom world

I’m pickin’ up good vibrations
She’s giving me excitations (Oom bop bop)
I’m pickin’ up good vibrations (Good vibrations, oom bop bop)
She’s giving me excitations (Excitations, oom bop bop)
Good, good, good, good vibrations (Oom bop bop)
She’s giving me excitations (Excitations, oom bop bop)
Good, good, good, good vibrations (Oom bop bop)
She’s giving me excitations (Excitations)

(Ahh)
(Ah, my my, what elation)
I don’t know where but she sends me there
(Oh, my my, what a sensation)
(Oh, my my, what elation)
(Oh, my my, what)

Gotta keep those lovin’ good vibrations a-happenin’ with her
Gotta keep those lovin’ good vibrations a-happenin’ with her
Gotta keep those lovin’ good vibrations a-happenin’

(Ahh)

Good, good, good, good vibrations (Oom bop bop)
(I’m pickin’ up good vibrations) (Oom bop bop)
She’s giving me excitations (Excitations, oom bop bop)
Good, good, good, good vibrations

Na na na na na, na na na
Na na na na na, na na na (Bop bop-bop-bop-bop, bop)
Do do do do do, do do do (Bop bop-bop-bop-bop, bop)
Do do do do do, do do do (Bop bop-bop-bop-bop, bop)

1-8 Beach Boys Good Vibrations

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August 1st – “Summer Songs” start here

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Since so many of us, me included, will be on holiday during August, I’m giving up the daily theme for the month and following a summer theme instead.  Catch a summer-y song for the next 31 mornings and enjoy the brilliant tunes inspired by the sun! #singing;#feelgood

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July 31st – Ranger 7 photographs the moon – “Moon River”

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In 1964, the Ranger 7 spacecraft photographed the #moon.  It wasn’t made of cheese and the rivers didn’t have any water in them #singing;#feelgood

Moon River

Moon River, wider than a mile,
I’m crossing you in style some day.
Oh, dream maker, you heart breaker,
wherever you’re going I’m going your way.
Two drifters off to see the world.
There’s such a lot of world to see.
We’re after the same rainbow’s end–
waiting ’round the bend,
my huckleberry friend,
Moon River and me.31-7 Audrey Hepburn Moon River

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