My Favorite Summertime Songs- #7

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Summertime is all about "fun" so I had to include these tunes on my music playlist. The song lyrics just ooze having a goodtime in the summer! Therefore, here are today's selections. Let's see if you think there fun summer songs... 1. The Hollies- "On a Carousel" -This 1967 pop song compares developing a romance to riding on a carousel. The ups and downs, going round and round, the chase, and hot pursuit until he finally catches her. A clever use of metaphors and one of the first tunes written by the band members and not outside writers. Fun fact: Graham Nash who was a member of The Hollies left the band a year later to help form CSN, the supergroup along with Crosby and Stills. 2. Sly & The Family Stone- "Hot Fun in the Summertime" -This tune has a "hot title" but is a really "cool" song. It celebrates the balmy days when school is out, and the sun is shining. And... going to a "county fair in the summer sun." This track reached #2 on the Hot 100 charts behind "I Can't Get Next to You" by The Temptations. Fun facts: All seven members in the band shared vocals on this song. Female musician Cynthia Robinson played the trumpet in the band, extremely rare to have a girl horn player in a hit-making group. 3. The Beach Boys- "Good Vibrations" -This psychedelic track from 1966 fit right in with the changing musical styles of the mid-sixties. The tune was a complete departure from earlier Beach Boys songs both instrumentally and lyrically. The song lyrics definitely had a flower power of love to them. Fun fact: Brian Wilson wrote/composed this song while on acid (LSD). TRIVIA CHALLENGE ***Now for our trivia music challenge for those who like to play along. Let's see how many answers you know. See if you can guess this selection and the bonus... Name today's tune, artist or facts: 1. This 1972 song was inspired from an outing taken by one of the band members on July 4th in Central Park, NY. It was on a "Saturday" and seeing the steel drum players, singers, dancers and jugglers gave the singer the idea for this tune. It was their biggest chart hit to that point, and also their first gold single, even selling more than "25 Or 6 To 4," which strangely never achieved gold status. This " band has the same name" as a city in Illinois known as the "windy city." The band titled many of their albums with their group's logo and Roman numerals. - Can you name this song and the group who recorded it? Bonus: 2. Sly and the Family Stone's first top ten hit was a song with the word "Dance" in the title. Do you remember the complete name of this song? 3. This artist had a song with an "alcoholic drink for a title." Although released in January, the tune, about having a refreshing cocktail on an "island beach" somewhere would fit right in with summer. As this artist famously said in song, "it's 5 o'clock somewhere," a good time to relax with a nice cool drink. And having a "cheeseburger" with it would be "paradise." -Any idea who this laid-back artist is whose music can be described as "drunken Caribbean rock 'n' roll." Ok, let's "have a little fun" and solve these answers. If you're stuck and need additional hints just let me know in your response. Or as James Taylor would say "You've Got a Friend" if you need a helping hand. Thanks for reading and responding to my music post!!! I will return with a new edition soon. Hope you can wait till then, lol. Stay tuned... Source- Wikipedia & songfacts.com