Music for Hot (not only) Summer Days and Nights

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1 hour ago, clipper said:

 

 

They had great hair.

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SO i spent a couple of hot summers down near the Mexican border in California, and would cross that border to get to some uncrowded beaches and heat relief. But sometimes it was just very hot and dry with little escape. And sometimes these days I think it's going to start feeling more and more like Mexico in summer well north of the border.

 

...and I always think of this song:

 

 

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Russian big band approach with killer vocal:

 

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swingy, horn driven

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a very different approach:

 

 

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a more metallic take:

 

 

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1 minute ago, sphinxsix said:

Some fine music and some cool analogue gear. I just realized I've never had a reel-to-reel deck.. I remember one of the first comparative tests in my life (at 13 or 14) showing clearly the superiority of my friends R2R over my cassette deck.. I almost died inside.. 

 

 

 

great album. works well with heat, summer storms, and margaritas. 🤪

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even more metallic, with a fine vocal

 

 

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7 minutes ago, sphinxsix said:

Some fine music and some cool analogue gear. I just realized I've never had a reel-to-reel deck.. I remember one of the first comparative tests in my life (at 13 or 14) showing clearly the superiority of my friends R2R over my cassette deck.. I almost died inside.. 

 

 

 

This also works very well with heat:

 

 

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from Chula Vista, CA, punk veteran El Vez brings some some Chicano flavor and messes with the lyrics:

 

 

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1 minute ago, sphinxsix said:

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(...wow...)

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8 minutes ago, sphinxsix said:

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6 minutes ago, christopher3393 said:

 

(...wow...)

 

...reminds me of this:

 

 

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..that was on my list...