snuh: shedding the summer skin

snuh (

snuh) wrote,
@ 2008-08-28 02:09:00

shedding the summer skin

In the US, the figurative summer starts on Memorial Day and ends on Labor Day, which is this Monday. So, in a reflective mood, I've found myself contemplating what this Summer brought me and I can say "nothing and everything".

For some, the approach of Fall means it's time to return to the same old grind. For others, it's an occasion of renewal. One thing for sure - it's colder. Here's some tunes to help say goodbye to the Summer. Can you think of any I might have missed?

The Boo Radleys: Wake Up Boo - 7MB

The Cure: The Last Day Of Summer - 9MB

Dashboard Confessional: Stolen - 5MB

Grateful Dead: U.S. Blues - 7MB

Elvis Costello: The Other Side Of Summer - 5MB

The Decemberists: Summersong - 6MB

Death Cab For Cutie: Summer Skin - 4MB

The Doors: Summer's Almost Gone - 6MB

David Sylvian: September - 2MB

The Leather Nun: Summer's So Short - 5MB

The Style Council: Long Hot Summer - 11MB

Belle & Sebastian: A Summer Wasting - 4MB

Dar Williams: The End Of Summer - 6MB

Rod Stewart: Maggie May - 9MB

White Stripes: We're Going To Be Friends - 3MB

The Beach Boys: All Summer Long - 2MB

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	presentpossible 2008-08-28 12:00 pm UTC (link)
	the strokes - someday? i always feel summery listening to that song (Reply to this) (Thread)

snuh
2008-08-28 08:42 pm UTC (link)

The Strokes: Someday - 5MB

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	girl_in_blue 2008-08-28 01:10 pm UTC (link)
	don henly 'the boys of summer'? "after the boys of summer have gone..." (Reply to this) (Thread)

snuh
2008-08-28 08:58 pm UTC (link)

Don Henley: The Boys Of Summer - 8MB

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	mehetabel 2008-08-28 02:39 pm UTC (link)
	ah...that's a great list. so much familiar and beloved as well as unfamiliar and inviting. "Last Rose of Summer" is a Thomas Moore poem set to music by a few folk, as well as kooky Tom Waits tune on The Black Rider. (Reply to this) (Thread)

snuh
2008-08-28 08:58 pm UTC (link)

Tom Waits: The Last Rose of Summer - 5MB

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	carless_sam 2008-08-28 03:18 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you, nothing like some Boo Radleys to start the day. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	snuh 2008-08-28 08:48 pm UTC (link)
	They are so cheery. They must play them in the City of Brotherly Love, since they seem to tip so well. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	carless_sam 2008-08-28 09:45 pm UTC (link)
	20% has been city norm for years. And I carry cash to feed the coffee house workers. The evil of the store card (Starbucks, Cosi) is that you can't have it automate gratuities, so the coffee jacks get stiffed. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	snuh 2008-08-28 09:57 pm UTC (link)
	I tip a minimum of 20%, which in San Diego is double the norm - peeps are cheapskates out here. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	carless_sam 2008-08-28 10:40 pm UTC (link)
	Hey, my local shops and restaurants give me good service and my local coffee people know exactly how strong I need it just by looking at my glazed eyes, so they've earned a good tip. Hell, my regular place pretty much has my order waiting for me as I drag my sleepy arse to the counter, so they get plenty of love. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	snuh 2008-08-28 11:28 pm UTC (link)
	Now that the small mom & pop businesses are becoming a thing of the past, I rarely come across that sort of service. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	carless_sam 2008-08-28 11:38 pm UTC (link)
	This is a shop owned and run by genuine gay communists who proselytize their fair trade goods. Nice folks. Free wifi too. They are opening a branch in the middle of the corporate business district, which I'm going to have to check out to gauge their reception. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

snuh
2008-08-29 01:17 am UTC (link)

We have like 17 Starbucks within a 3 mile radius (some are so close to each other you can hit it with a stone). They drove every little coffee house ('cept 1) out of business. San Diego is the place Emma Goldman's road manager, Ben Reitman, was tar and feathered over pro-Union activities. It hasn't changed that much, in that sense. This is the place Costco was born, capital of strip malls. The few amount of funky shops were driven out by the real estate bubble.

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	carless_sam 2008-08-29 01:50 am UTC (link)
	There are still plenty of little eateries and whatnot. They figured out free wifi pretty quickly and became entrenched. Philly, while a corrupt labor town, had plenty of Mother Jones love back in the day. The IWW HQ is in the northern burbs. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	snuh 2008-08-29 04:23 am UTC (link)
	With the price of everything going through the roof, I expect a return of the small mom & pops. There's going to be a return to centralized communities, that part of the future I'll enjoy. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	carless_sam 2008-08-29 03:16 pm UTC (link)
	There are lots of co-ops and farmer's markets in Philly. Short distribution lines from south Jersey and East PA. I kinda doubt that all the Mennonite farmers are genuine, given that they put their daughters on display to draw customers... (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	snuh 2008-08-31 04:54 am UTC (link)
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	a couple of others (Anonymous) 2008-08-28 04:26 pm UTC (link)
	It's Summertime by The Flaming Lips Indian Summer by The Doors (better song than Summer's Almost Gone, IMO) Great post! BWR (Reply to this) (Thread)

Re: a couple of others

snuh
2008-08-28 08:44 pm UTC (link)

Hey, thanks for stopping by!

The Flaming Lips: It's Summertime - 7MB

The Doors: Indian Summer - 4MB

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	(Anonymous) 2008-08-28 05:36 pm UTC (link)
	See You In September. bye-bye, so long, farewell. (Reply to this) (Thread)

snuh
2008-08-28 08:45 pm UTC (link)

The Happenings: See You In September - 4MB

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	clamnebula 2008-08-28 07:12 pm UTC (link)
	'Autumn Leaves'... maybe getting ahead of myself here! (Reply to this) (Thread)

snuh
2008-08-28 08:47 pm UTC (link)

Dizzy Gillespie: Autumn Leaves - 3MB

Miles Davis: Autumn Leaves - 18MB

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	Fleeting days of summer foleymore 2008-08-28 09:19 pm UTC (link)
	Shoe gazing ode to the end of summer, Beat Happening's Indian Summer. Also, Marc Bolan's version of Summertime Blues. Both songs have been on our summer songlist for 2008. (Reply to this) (Thread)

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snuh
2008-08-28 09:54 pm UTC (link)

Beat Happening: Indian Summer - 5MB

T.Rex: Summertime Blues - 4MB

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	There's a patch of snow on the ground substitute 2008-08-28 09:23 pm UTC (link)
	Thanks again for these. You're damned good at it. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Re: There's a patch of snow on the ground snuh 2008-08-28 09:56 pm UTC (link)
	Thanks for the compliment, it helps keep me going! Let's hope the Summer slinks out of SoCal in a very cool fashion, I hate excessive heat. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	(Anonymous) 2008-08-28 10:28 pm UTC (link)
	Well done on this list. It's diverse and added a nice theme to my day. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	snuh 2008-08-28 10:36 pm UTC (link)
	Glad you enjoyed it! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Boo Radleys firefred 2008-08-28 11:12 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you so much! Excellent choice! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Re: Boo Radleys snuh 2008-08-28 11:27 pm UTC (link)
	It's one of my favorite end of summer songs! (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Boo Radleys / end of summer songs firefred 2008-08-28 11:38 pm UTC (link)
	Same for me. Summer's almost gone. Although I am a big fan of "It's Lulu" as well.I have a problem finding these Boo Radleys songs, but no need to post. I totally appreciate what you are doing. Thanks!!!! :) (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

Re: Boo Radleys / end of summer songs

snuh
2008-08-29 01:09 am UTC (link)

Boo Radleys: It's Lulu - 2MB

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	Re: Boo Radleys / end of summer songs firefred 2008-08-29 12:25 pm UTC (link)
	You are amazing! Thank you! (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Boo Radleys / end of summer songs snuh 2008-08-31 04:54 am UTC (link)
	The pleasure is mine! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	stolen_identity 2008-08-30 11:33 pm UTC (link)
	Cool tracks! I snagged a whole bunch of 'em. I can't believe summer's already over. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	snuh 2008-08-31 04:58 am UTC (link)
	Summertime has done come and gone, my oh my. This wasn't a very Summery Summer for me, so I'm all for having it done with. Plus, I love the Fall, the cool fresh breezes. From the look of your icon, you stole some of our palm trees - sent them back! How did you get them on the plane? ;-) (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	stolen_identity 2008-08-31 01:12 pm UTC (link)
	This was a weird summer for it... I worked my ass off for most of it... and travelled like crazy for August. It was actually pretty awesome ;) Though, it rained for what seems like the entire summer in Toronto, so I'm glad I got away, otherwise it totally wouldn't have seemed like summer to me. And... I'll never tell ;) hehe. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	snuh 2008-08-31 10:19 pm UTC (link)
	Last Summer was a nightmare, rightly closing with the Labor Day riots we had. After that, I was hoping for a boring Summer and I got it, so no complaints. It costs $300 to bring a surfboard on a plane, I can't imagine what a palm tree would set you back! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	litter_ladder 2008-08-31 09:41 pm UTC (link)
	Grandaddy: Summer ... It's gone (Reply to this) (Thread)

snuh
2008-09-01 12:03 am UTC (link)

Grandaddy: Summer... It's Gone - 8MB

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	you might have missed (Anonymous) 2008-09-16 07:39 pm UTC (link)
	Hot Hot summer Days-Sugerhill Gang & Will Smith has a song summertime(but I know you do not like Will) (Reply to this)

	you might have missed 2 (Anonymous) 2008-09-16 07:57 pm UTC (link)
	Forgot what inspired Will Smith's summertime---Kool & the Gang-Summer Madness-one of my all time favorites. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Re: you might have missed 2 snuh 2008-09-16 08:02 pm UTC (link)
	Those are good Summer songs, but the theme is end-of-summer songs. ;-) (Reply to this) (Parent)

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