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For me, this Summertime Jam is all about two things: the sweetly nostalgic lyrics on the sung verses, and the really quite inappropriate lyrics on the rapped verses.
The rap lyrics aren’t that inappropriate for the song itself — it’s the usual: Snoop rapping about driving around drinking champagne, Lil’ Kim mentioning how she travels to [...]

Here’s a happy, happy summertime jam from The Brighton Port Authority (which is what Norman Cook calls himself when he doesn’t want to be his other people) with David Byrne (who is the same guy).
The video and single (so I guess I should say “the song”) feature (so I guess it should be “features”) a [...]

I’ve been lamenting how I haven’t been able to come up with a good Summertime Jam right when it’s needed most.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>GIRL TALK TO THE RESCUE!<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

This could be the driving-or-bicycling-around album of the summer.
Girl Talk - What It’s All About from Feed The Animals, which is available on a pay-what-you-like-for-mp3s system (lossless FLACs available for $5+, [...]

I hope the weather where you are is anywhere near as spectacular as it is in SF right now. Doesn’t seem to be a shadow in the city, so it’s time to buss out one of the kings of summertime jams.
One whole day to play!
De La Soul - A Roller Skating Jam Named “Saturdays” from [...]

HOLY CRAP, people. How did I miss this for months and months? Why didn’t you tell me?
It’s a good thing I went to the mall yesterday.
Lil Mama - Lip Gloss (itunes)

Now that’s a summertime jam. 1984, comin’ atcha! (By the way, did I tell you Len covers this on their second album?)
New Edition - Cool It Now from New Edition (insound / amazon / itunes)

While I’m getting jammed in 113° Vegas till Monday, please enjoy what you will be jamming to all summer long.
The Go! Team - Grip Like A Vice (not sure when the album’s coming out, but you can order the single on amazon)

Oh, man. The weather’s beautiful and life is shawate. This is a semi-repeat, but since I figure you probably didn’t rip the audio off the YouTube vid I posted, this will be of some use to you. I have no idea how to categorize it, other than Summertime Jam. Give this man [...]

I don’t care. I’m going to make it summer. Here’s a 2007 summer jam - it’s handsome Frenchies Justice with a wicked, rougher version of their track D.A.N.C.E.
Justice - B.E.A.T. (Extended)