Stupid, Fun, and Simple
June 1, 2010 12:38 PM Subscribe
Looking for stupid, silly, fun, simple songs for a summer mix. Songs you can mindlessly bob your head to while cruising, mowing the lawn, or strolling down the block on a pleasant summer evening. Songs like The Happy Whistler. What else ya got?
Beach Boys - "All Summer Long"
Prince - "Strollin'"
Beatles - "Ob-la-di Ob-la-da"
Mika - "Grace Kelly"
Daniel Powter - "Bad Day"
Feist - "Mushaboom"
posted by Jaltcoh at 12:45 PM on June 1, 2010
Prince - "Strollin'"
Beatles - "Ob-la-di Ob-la-da"
Mika - "Grace Kelly"
Daniel Powter - "Bad Day"
Feist - "Mushaboom"
posted by Jaltcoh at 12:45 PM on June 1, 2010
My go-to is Weezer, Island in the Sun.
posted by thebrokedown at 12:57 PM on June 1, 2010
posted by thebrokedown at 12:57 PM on June 1, 2010
Stereo Total's all-whistling cover of Kraftwerk's Tour de France.
posted by scruss at 1:12 PM on June 1, 2010
posted by scruss at 1:12 PM on June 1, 2010
Rudie Can't Fail - The Clash!
posted by Pickman's Next Top Model at 1:27 PM on June 1, 2010
posted by Pickman's Next Top Model at 1:27 PM on June 1, 2010
Also, try The Andrews Sisters - most of their output is bubbly and bouncy.
posted by Pickman's Next Top Model at 1:30 PM on June 1, 2010
posted by Pickman's Next Top Model at 1:30 PM on June 1, 2010
Adrian Belew "One of Those Days" (from Mr. Musichead)
also -Oh Daddy from the same album, is catchy.
posted by bonobothegreat at 1:33 PM on June 1, 2010
also -Oh Daddy from the same album, is catchy.
posted by bonobothegreat at 1:33 PM on June 1, 2010
Not Too Soon - Throwing Muses
Punk Rock Girl - Dead Milkmen
The End of the World as We Know It - REM
Most of They Might Be Giants and Jonathon Coulton
posted by elendil71 at 1:35 PM on June 1, 2010
Punk Rock Girl - Dead Milkmen
The End of the World as We Know It - REM
Most of They Might Be Giants and Jonathon Coulton
posted by elendil71 at 1:35 PM on June 1, 2010
B-52's "Summer of Love". You probably need their whole Greatest Hits album, in fact.
posted by hermitosis at 1:36 PM on June 1, 2010
posted by hermitosis at 1:36 PM on June 1, 2010
Expanding on TMBG, I'd recommend The Seven Days of the Week (I never go to work), Women and Men, Bangs, The House at the Top of the Tree (it has a circular story similar to the rhyme "there's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza"), First Kiss, Mr. Me, The Guitar, Electric Car...ok, there was a reason elendil71 just said "most of TMBG." Several of these songs are off their kid albums, because those are ridiculously stupid, fun, and simple.
posted by artifarce at 2:06 PM on June 1, 2010
posted by artifarce at 2:06 PM on June 1, 2010
Summer in the City is the ultimate feel-good summer song.
posted by frobozz at 2:11 PM on June 1, 2010
posted by frobozz at 2:11 PM on June 1, 2010
"You Can't Hurry Love," either The Supremes or The Stray Cats, makes me giddy pretty reliably.
posted by Pickman's Next Top Model at 2:18 PM on June 1, 2010
posted by Pickman's Next Top Model at 2:18 PM on June 1, 2010
I seeded my "mindless" Pandora channel with I'm From Barcelona. All their stuff is inane fun.
You Can Call Me Al also comes to mind.
posted by etc. at 2:18 PM on June 1, 2010
You Can Call Me Al also comes to mind.
posted by etc. at 2:18 PM on June 1, 2010
Home- Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, some cheery, early White Stripes, Beach Boys anything, Hot for Teacher - Van Halen, Smokin' in the Boys Room, the Go-Gos, and if you speak Spanish or like cheery melodic Spanish stuff Eres Para Mi and Limon y Sal by Julieta Venegas.
posted by ShadePlant at 2:36 PM on June 1, 2010
posted by ShadePlant at 2:36 PM on June 1, 2010
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - Go Daddy-O
Nerf Herder - Mr. Blue Sky (ELO cover)
Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl
Simon & Garfunkel - Cecilia
Outkast - The Way You Move
Stevie Wonder - Superstition
almost anything by Vampire Weekend
Katrina & The Waves - Walking on Sunshine
Proclaimers - 500 Miles
Allman Brothers Band - Jessica
...And say what you like about the tenets of Phish, but at least it's an ethos...
posted by knile at 2:40 PM on June 1, 2010
Nerf Herder - Mr. Blue Sky (ELO cover)
Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl
Simon & Garfunkel - Cecilia
Outkast - The Way You Move
Stevie Wonder - Superstition
almost anything by Vampire Weekend
Katrina & The Waves - Walking on Sunshine
Proclaimers - 500 Miles
Allman Brothers Band - Jessica
...And say what you like about the tenets of Phish, but at least it's an ethos...
posted by knile at 2:40 PM on June 1, 2010
All Girl Summer Fun Band.
They sound exactly as they should.
Canadian Boyfriend
Cut Your Hair
posted by daniel striped tiger at 2:44 PM on June 1, 2010
They sound exactly as they should.
Canadian Boyfriend
Cut Your Hair
posted by daniel striped tiger at 2:44 PM on June 1, 2010
Jonathan Richman's 'Vampire Girl' and 'I Was Dancing In A Lesbian Bar'.
posted by backwards guitar at 2:52 PM on June 1, 2010
posted by backwards guitar at 2:52 PM on June 1, 2010
Pipe Dreams - Jimmy Beck
To Sir With Love - Lyn Taitt & The Jets
The Liquidator - Harry J All-Stars
Black Water Gold - KC & The Sunshine Band
posted by The Card Cheat at 3:10 PM on June 1, 2010
To Sir With Love - Lyn Taitt & The Jets
The Liquidator - Harry J All-Stars
Black Water Gold - KC & The Sunshine Band
posted by The Card Cheat at 3:10 PM on June 1, 2010
Cibo Matto -- Sci Fi Wasabi
fun -- All The Pretty Girls
Cars -- Best Friend's Girl
Noah and the Whale -- Five Years' Time
Calvin Harris -- Merrymaking at my Place
New Young Pony Club -- Ice Cream
Tim Curry -- I Do The Rock
posted by cross_impact at 3:12 PM on June 1, 2010
fun -- All The Pretty Girls
Cars -- Best Friend's Girl
Noah and the Whale -- Five Years' Time
Calvin Harris -- Merrymaking at my Place
New Young Pony Club -- Ice Cream
Tim Curry -- I Do The Rock
posted by cross_impact at 3:12 PM on June 1, 2010
American Patrol - James Last
A Swingin' Safari - Billy Vaughan
Five O'Clock World - The Vogues
Dreaming - The Cosmic Rays
posted by The Card Cheat at 3:19 PM on June 1, 2010
A Swingin' Safari - Billy Vaughan
Five O'Clock World - The Vogues
Dreaming - The Cosmic Rays
posted by The Card Cheat at 3:19 PM on June 1, 2010
In the Summertime by Mungo Jerry.
Stand by REM.
Maybe Love Fool by the Cardigans?
posted by A dead Quaker at 5:07 PM on June 1, 2010
Stand by REM.
Maybe Love Fool by the Cardigans?
posted by A dead Quaker at 5:07 PM on June 1, 2010
Let's get wrecked on Rolling Rock and stroll down to the sea...
It's not stupid necessarily, but it's one of my go-to, feel-good-no-matter-what-mood-I'm in songs: A Million Dollars by Joel Plaskett.
posted by a.steele at 5:20 PM on June 1, 2010
It's not stupid necessarily, but it's one of my go-to, feel-good-no-matter-what-mood-I'm in songs: A Million Dollars by Joel Plaskett.
posted by a.steele at 5:20 PM on June 1, 2010
Almost anything from Fountains of Wayne is good for summer. "it must be summer" in particular.
posted by chookibing at 5:25 PM on June 1, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by chookibing at 5:25 PM on June 1, 2010 [1 favorite]
Seconding anything by Fountains of Wayne. Hey Julie is one of my all time favorite songs, Utopia Parkway is a good summer song too.
- Speech had a great song years back called Clocks In Sync With Mine.
- Ahhhh! Baby's Got Sauce from G. Love.
- Who Put The Bomp by Barry Mann. Or the more rockin' Me First & the Gimme Gimme's version
- Almost all of Rustic Overtones output is summer music to me, but Long Division particularly sounds like summer to me.
- Steve Poltz - Impala
And maybe it goes without saying, but most of the Juno soundtrack. Particularly All I Want Is You.
posted by speeb at 7:57 PM on June 1, 2010
- Speech had a great song years back called Clocks In Sync With Mine.
- Ahhhh! Baby's Got Sauce from G. Love.
- Who Put The Bomp by Barry Mann. Or the more rockin' Me First & the Gimme Gimme's version
- Almost all of Rustic Overtones output is summer music to me, but Long Division particularly sounds like summer to me.
- Steve Poltz - Impala
And maybe it goes without saying, but most of the Juno soundtrack. Particularly All I Want Is You.
posted by speeb at 7:57 PM on June 1, 2010
It's not summer without Mungo Jerry! A couple more of my summer favs:
Fun: Miriam Makeba - Pata Pata
Pure summer: Sublime - What I Got
Classic rock summer party: The Kings - This Beat Goes On/Switchin To Glide
posted by Kippersoft at 8:00 PM on June 1, 2010 [1 favorite]
Fun: Miriam Makeba - Pata Pata
Pure summer: Sublime - What I Got
Classic rock summer party: The Kings - This Beat Goes On/Switchin To Glide
posted by Kippersoft at 8:00 PM on June 1, 2010 [1 favorite]
"Steal My Sunshine" - Len
"Here Comes The Summer" - Undertones
posted by SisterHavana at 8:31 PM on June 1, 2010
"Here Comes The Summer" - Undertones
posted by SisterHavana at 8:31 PM on June 1, 2010
The epitome of stupid, fun and simple: Accidentally Kelly Street - Frente! (the parody is almost as good - Accidentally Was Released)
Another Frente! song which is still fun and simple but not quite as stupid - Labour of Love.
posted by h00py at 8:47 PM on June 1, 2010
Another Frente! song which is still fun and simple but not quite as stupid - Labour of Love.
posted by h00py at 8:47 PM on June 1, 2010
The Good Life - Weezer
also i work in the wedding industry, and it seems like people universally freak out when they hear "don't stop believin'"but that might be the open bar talking.
posted by inertia at 9:37 PM on June 1, 2010
also i work in the wedding industry, and it seems like people universally freak out when they hear "don't stop believin'"but that might be the open bar talking.
posted by inertia at 9:37 PM on June 1, 2010
And I'm revisiting this thread because I previously forgot to point out that in this part of the world (NW PA, which has some evil, wicked winters) Rusted Root is the true harbinger of spring. Mindless - check! Fun - check! I'm not so sure about stupid, but you'll bob your head and dance that lawn mower about whether it's stupid, intellectual, or somewhere in between. Particularly pay attention to "Ecstasy" and "Send Me On My Way." And also "Big White Bird."
posted by deep thought sunstar at 10:49 PM on June 1, 2010
posted by deep thought sunstar at 10:49 PM on June 1, 2010
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Yacht "Psychic City (Voodoo City)"
She and Him "I was Made for You"
posted by deep thought sunstar at 12:42 PM on June 1, 2010 [1 favorite]