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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2005 21:30:14 GMT -5
Kool & The Gang released this blissful instrumental in 1975 and epitomized the sound of summer within a single track. I love this song. I can just turn it on in the background and it changes my whole mood.
Hot 100: #35
Black Singles: #36
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Post by Me. I Am Justin... on Jun 2, 2005 23:56:49 GMT -5
This is definitely somethin' to chill to. JAM! |
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Post by mst3k on Jun 3, 2005 20:11:52 GMT -5
Summer JAM!
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Post by A Thug Named Slickback on Jun 3, 2005 23:27:21 GMT -5
Kool & The Gang released this blissful instrumental in 1975 and epitomized the sound of summer within a single track. I love this song. I can just turn it on in the background and it changes my whole mood. Hot 100: #35 Black Singles: #36 U Rock Orange... This song is HOT! It works both as a chillout summery track and as a slow jam. One of my favorites! |
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Post by euge on Jun 4, 2005 12:44:38 GMT -5
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Post by reception on Jun 7, 2005 19:07:37 GMT -5
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Post by Soulsista on Mar 8, 2011 17:43:44 GMT -5
Classic jam.
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince sampled this in 1991 for their hit "Summertime".
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2011 21:42:24 GMT -5
Great chill out song.
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Post by Mr. Wonder on Mar 9, 2011 23:22:35 GMT -5
This is definitely somethin' to chill to. JAM! |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2011 12:30:41 GMT -5
I prefer the "live" version from 1976. The original from 1974 was too short.
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Post by dth1971 on Jul 17, 2011 22:05:04 GMT -5
Summer Madness was the B side to "Spirit of the Boogie".
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Post by Agent Yoncé on Apr 5, 2016 23:55:12 GMT -5
Love this. I honestly didn't discover this until the movie, You Got Served. They had some great productions.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2016 17:34:12 GMT -5
#125 on Pitchfork's 200 Best Songs of the 1970's
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2019 9:18:23 GMT -5
Happy Summertime!
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Post by Sounds from the Other Side on May 15, 2020 19:57:06 GMT -5
I love this song.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2020 18:57:18 GMT -5
Ronald Bell (aka Khalis Bayyan) who plays the synth parts on this (probably the most iconic parts of the whole song) passed away today at 68.
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Post by disman00911 on Sept 16, 2020 10:43:38 GMT -5
One of Kool and the Gang's best songs and onf of the best 70s jazz-funk songs ever. My earliest memory of this song was through being sampled in several rap/urban songs like the aforementioned Fresh Prince's "Summertime" and Snoop Dogg's "Doggy Dogg World". I would occasionally hear the original song on V103 and defunct smooth jazz station WNUA in my market when I was younger.
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Post by Mirago on Apr 8, 2022 12:13:37 GMT -5
I can’t believe this is Kool and the Gang, the surprises of this collective never end. Sounds like a late-night jazz bar. My dog just flipped out at that insane last high note.
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