Mrs. Muttrox was listening to Sarah McLaughlin’s Wintersong last night, one of her joys of the season. I nerded out. Here are the songs in my rotation, Summer vs Winter.
Summer Songs:
- Summer Song (Joe Satriani)
- Promise of Summer (JackoPierce)
- All Summer Long (Kid Rock)
- Summer Overture (Requiem for a Dream) (Mozart)
- Suddenly Last Summer (The Motels)
- Hot Fun in the Summertime (Sly & The Family Stone)
- Summertime (Sundays)
- Summertime (versions by Janis Joplin, Doc Watson, Larry Adler, Gil Evans/Miles Davis, Billy Holiday)
- Midsummer Night (DiMeola, DiLucia, McLaughlin)
Winter Songs:
- Winter (Tori Amos)
- Winter (Rolling Stones)
- Winter Solstice (The Tea Party)
Findings:
I have five different versions of the George Gershwin standard Summertime. Wow.
I thought Summer songs would be across the board peppy and upbeat. In fact, there are a lot of moody Summer songs out there.
Winter songs are all moody. No exceptions. There’s a market niche out there!
And a special mention to Aerosmith, for their incredible classic Seasons of Wither (the song that got me past their greatest hits album).