BUT- a single released in the winter that carries over? C'mon. Tracks don't usually take half a year to get picked up. And most tracks that people mentioned were hits long before summer.
Dude, just as one example of how wrong the above is: southern shit takes a looooooong time to blow out on the east coast. I bought a Killa Kuts of "Gimme That" like a month ago only to realize I had it on the b-side of some other Killa Kuts from like 6 months ago. Shit doesn't just get released and magically become popular. Shit takes time. Amerie's "One Thing" dropped in like October of 2004 and wasn't really hitting until February of 2005 or some shit.
-e
And reggae takes from one to five years.
I bought "Welcome To Jamrock" in October and I felt like I was late.
Yeah, I think both those cuts originally appeared on Webbie & Boosie's Gangsta Musik album, and are now not only being included on, but are serving as the singles for, Webbie's current album in order to take full advantage of the fact that it's taken a year plus for the hype to build.
Atlantic reished Gangsta Musik concurrently with the Webbie solo, and also put Bad Bitch on the Hustle & Flow OST along w/Swerve, the third single from the OG GM... damn!
I think that those who would shun or poo-poo attempts to name One and only One summer jam for a chosen year are displaying a marked weakness of character, frailty of mind and palsy of creativity.
There will be One and Only One summer jam for any given year. You are allowed to fight about it, and if a fight to the BAN is so necessary, then so be it.
Now what the hell of 1980[/b] ?
1980 may well have been the Year Of The Summer Jam Of The Year.
Just take a look at this Hot 100 list from 1980 and see for yourself (bold emphasis mine on potential contenders).
1. Call Me - Blondie [/b] 2. Another Brick In The Wall - Pink Floyd 3. Magic - Olivia Newton-John [/b] 4. Rock With You - Michael Jackson [/b] 5. Do That To Me One More Time - Captain & Tennille 6. Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen 7. Coming Up - Paul McCartney 8. Funkytown - Lipps, Inc. [/b] 9. It's Still Rock And Roll To Me - Billy Joel [/b] 10. The Rose - Bette Midler 11. Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes [/b] 12. Cars - Gary Numan [/b] 13. Cruisin' - Smokey Robinson [/b] 14. Working My Way Back To You-Forgive Me Girl - Spinners 15. Lost In Love - Air Supply 16. Little Jeannie - Elton John 17. Ride Like The Wind - Cristopher Cross [/b] 18. Upside Down - Diana Ross [/b] 19. Please Don't Go - K.C. & The Sunshine Band 20. Babe - Styx 21. With You I'm Born Again - Billy Preston & Syreeta 22. Shining Star - Manhattans 23. Still - Commodores 24. Yes, I'm Ready - Teri De Sario With K.C. 25. Sexy Eyes - Dr. Hook 26. Steal Away - Robbie Dupree [/b] 27. Biggest Part Of Me - Ambrosia 28. This Is It - Kenny Loggins 29. Cupid-I've Loved You For A Long Time - Spinners 30. Let's Get Serious - Jermaine Jackson 31. Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer - Kenny Rogers & Kim Carnes 32. Sailing - Christopher Cross [/b] 33. Longer - Dan Fogelberg 34. Coward Of The County - Kenny Rogers 35. Ladies Night - Kool & The Gang [/b] 37. Take Your Time - S.O.S. Band 38. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) - Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer 38. Too Hot - Kool & The Gang 39. More Love - Kim Carnes 40. Pop Muzik - M [/b] 41. Brass In Pocket - Pretenders [/b] 42. Special Lady - Ray, Goodman & Brown 43. Send One Your Love - Stevie Wonder 44. The Second Time Around - Shalamar 45. We Don't Talk Anymore - Cliff Richard 47. Heartache Tonight - Eagles 48. Stomp - Brothers Johnson [/b] 48. Tired Of Toein' The Line - Rocky Burnette 49. Better Love Next Time - Dr. Hook 50. Him - Rupert Holmes 51. Against The Wind - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 52. On The Radio - Donna Summer 53. Emotional Rescue - Rolling Stones [/b] 54. Rise - Herb Alpert [/b] 55. All Out Of Love - Air Supply 56. Cool Change - Little River Band 57. You're Only Lonely - J.D. Souther 58. Desire - Andy Gibb 59. Let My Love Open The Door - Pete Townshend 60. Romeo's Tune - Steve Forbert 61. Daydream Believer - Anne Murray 62. I Can't Tell You Why - Eagles 63. Don't Let Go - Isaac Hayes 64. Don't Do Me Like That - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 65. She's Out Of My Life - Michael Jackson 66. Fame - Irene Cara [/b] 67. Fire Lake - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 68. How Do I Make You - Linda Ronstadt 69. Into The Night - Benny Mardones 70. Let Me Love You Tonight - Pure Prairie League 71. Misunderstanding - Genesis 72. An American Dream - Dirt Band 73. One Fine Day - Carole King 74. Dim All The Lights - Donna Summer 75. You May Be Right - Billy Joel [/b] 75. Hurt So Bad - Linda Ronstadt 76. Should've Never Let You Go - Neil Sedaka & Dara Sedaka 77. Pilot Of The Airwaves - Charlie Dore 79. Off The Wall - Michael Jackson 80. I Pledge My Love - Peaches & Herb 81. The Long Run - Eagles 82. Stand By Me - Mickey Gilley 83. Heartbreaker - Pat Benatar 84. Deja Vu - Dionne Warwick 85. Drivin' My Life Away - Eddie Rabbitt 86. Take The Long Way Home - Supertramp 87. Sara - Fleetwood Mac 88. Wait For Me - Daryl Hall & John Oates 89. Jo Jo - Boz Scaggs 90. September Morn - Neil Diamond 91. Give Me The Night - George Benson [/b] 92. Broken Hearted Me - Anne Murray 93. You Decorated My Life - Kenny Rogers 94. Tusk - Fleetwood Mac 95. I Wanna Be Your Lover - Prince [/b] 96. In America - Charlie Daniels Band 97. Breakdown Dead Ahead - Boz Scaggs 98. Ships - Barry Manilow 99. All Night Long - Joe Walsh 100. Refugee - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
BUT- a single released in the winter that carries over? C'mon. Tracks don't usually take half a year to get picked up. And most tracks that people mentioned were hits long before summer.
Dude, just as one example of how wrong the above is: southern shit takes a looooooong time to blow out on the east coast. I bought a Killa Kuts of "Gimme That" like a month ago only to realize I had it on the b-side of some other Killa Kuts from like 6 months ago. Shit doesn't just get released and magically become popular. Shit takes time. Amerie's "One Thing" dropped in like October of 2004 and wasn't really hitting until February of 2005 or some shit.
-e
And reggae takes from one to five years.
I bought "Welcome To Jamrock" in October and I felt like I was late.
The ultimate example--though never a bona fide summer jam--has gotta be Sasha's "Sexy Body".
Originally released in fall of '99 when Ross Hogg is still listening to Mudhoney and Dinosaur Jr.
Finally makes it onto commercial hip-hop radio in late summer of '04, a lag so lengthy that Ross has managed to transform himself into one of the Bay Area's most notorious Jafakin' selecters.
BUT- a single released in the winter that carries over? C'mon. Tracks don't usually take half a year to get picked up. And most tracks that people mentioned were hits long before summer.
Dude, just as one example of how wrong the above is: southern shit takes a looooooong time to blow out on the east coast. I bought a Killa Kuts of "Gimme That" like a month ago only to realize I had it on the b-side of some other Killa Kuts from like 6 months ago. Shit doesn't just get released and magically become popular. Shit takes time. Amerie's "One Thing" dropped in like October of 2004 and wasn't really hitting until February of 2005 or some shit.
-e
And reggae takes from one to five years.
I bought "Welcome To Jamrock" in October and I felt like I was late.
The ultimate example--though never a bona fide summer jam--has gotta be Sasha's "Sexy Body".
Originally released in fall of '99 when Ross Hogg is still listening to Mudhoney and Dinosaur Jr.
Finally makes it onto commercial hip-hop radio in late sumer of '04, a lag so lengthy that Ross has managed to transform himself into one of the Bay Area's most notorious Jafakin' selecters during it.
yo- check my edit on previous post, I'll admit it.
Also The Luniz' "I Got Five On It" and E-40's "Sprinkle Me"
aaaaahhhhh, the first Bay rennaisance...will it ever truly be matched?
I don't know about the rest of the country, but those records were both huge in Atlanta. This was before you could hear much southern rap on the radio--even in ATL--and I guess the voices on those records were both sufficiently country to sound like the next best thing to Southern ears.
2004 - Lean Back - Fat Joe 2003 - Get Low - Lil Jon 2002 - Hot in Herre - Nelly 2001 - Izzo - Jay-Z 2000 - Try Again - Aliyah 1999 - Believe - Cher 1998 - Make 'Em Say Uuhng - Master P 1997 - Hypnotize - Notorious B.I.G. 1996 - Hard Knock Life - Jay-Z 1995 - Waterfalls - TLC 1994 - Gin & Juice - Snoop Doggy Dogg 1993 - Whoomp There It Is! - Tag Team 1992 - Jump - Kriss Kross 1991 - I Wanna Sex You Up - Color Me Badd 1990 - Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice 1989 - Wild Thing - Ton Loc 1988 - Sweet Child O Mine - Guns N Roses 1987 - I Want Your Sex - George Michael 1886 - Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel 1985 - Don't You Forget About Me - Simple Minds 1984 - Let's Go Crazy - Prince 1983 - Beat It - Michael Jackson 1982 - Jack And Diane - John Cougar 1981 - Celebration - Kool & The Gang 1980 - Funkytown - Lipps, Inc. 1979 - My Sharona - The Knack
2004 - Lean Back - Fat Joe 2003 - Get Low - Lil Jon 2002 - Hot in Herre - Nelly 2001 - Izzo - Jay-Z 2000 - Try Again - Aliyah 1999 - Believe - Cher 1998 - Make 'Em Say Uuhng - Master P 1997 - Hypnotize - Notorious B.I.G. 1996 - Hard Knock Life - Jay-Z 1995 - Waterfalls - TLC 1994 - Gin & Juice - Snoop Doggy Dogg 1993 - Whoomp There It Is! - Tag Team 1992 - Jump - Kriss Kross 1991 - I Wanna Sex You Up - Color Me Badd 1990 - Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice 1989 - Wild Thing - Ton Loc 1988 - Sweet Child O Mine - Guns N Roses 1987 - I Want Your Sex - George Michael 1886 - Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel 1985 - Don't You Forget About Me - Simple Minds 1984 - Let's Go Crazy - Prince 1983 - Beat It - Michael Jackson 1982 - Jack And Diane - John Cougar 1981 - Celebration - Kool & The Gang 1980 - Funkytown - Lipps, Inc. 1979 - My Sharona - The Knack
We're talking about summer jams, not summertime catnip for white people, you poptart.
...And stop trying to goad Ross! You get a better bang for your buck with Young Phonics.
Deeeeelicious.
And for the rackord, I believe that Sasha's "Sexy Body" came out in 1998, the year that you were telling anyone that would listen that Puff Daddy and Ma$e were "killing hip-hop one element at a time" and getting FONDLE 'EM tattooed on your paunch, Thug Life style (but why'd you have to add an arrow pointing down to 'em?).
And for the rackord, I believe that Sasha's "Sexy Body" came out in 1998, the year that you were telling anyone that would listen that Puff Daddy and Ma$e were "killing hip-hop one element at a time" and getting FONDLE 'EM tattooed on your paunch, Thug Life style (but why'd you have to add an arrow pointing down to 'em?).
Actually, now that I think back on it, you're right about "Sexy Body" having come out in 1998. But you're wrong about that other stuff.
I thought Faux's disrispecfellatin' of the SubPop/SST-era Ross Hogg was the the most chuckleworthy observation in this thread but like Howard Jones says, things can only get better:
And for the rackord, I believe that Sasha's "Sexy Body" came out in 1998, the year that you were telling anyone that would listen that Puff Daddy and Ma$e were "killing hip-hop one element at a time" and getting FONDLE 'EM tattooed on your paunch, Thug Life style (but why'd you have to add an arrow pointing down to 'em?).
Special props to Terrtheclubbup for derailing this thread by keeping things on-topic. The memories of 1979-1983 jams are realer than real for this (still youthful in appearance) thirtysomething. Thank you - I hadn't realized I'd gone that long without a thought of Rocky Burnette's "Tired of Toeing the Line"
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I bought "Welcome To Jamrock" in October and I felt like I was late.
Atlantic reished Gangsta Musik concurrently with the Webbie solo, and also put Bad Bitch on the Hustle & Flow OST along w/Swerve, the third single from the OG GM... damn!
I think that those who would shun or poo-poo attempts to name
One and only One summer jam for a chosen year are displaying a
marked weakness of character, frailty of mind and palsy of creativity.
There will be One and Only One summer jam for any given year.
You are allowed to fight about it, and if a fight to the BAN is
so necessary, then so be it.
Now what the hell of 1980[/b] ?
1980 may well have been the Year Of The Summer Jam Of The Year.
Just take a look at this Hot 100 list from 1980 and see
for yourself (bold emphasis mine on potential contenders).
1. Call Me - Blondie [/b]
2. Another Brick In The Wall - Pink Floyd
3. Magic - Olivia Newton-John [/b]
4. Rock With You - Michael Jackson [/b]
5. Do That To Me One More Time - Captain & Tennille
6. Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
7. Coming Up - Paul McCartney
8. Funkytown - Lipps, Inc. [/b]
9. It's Still Rock And Roll To Me - Billy Joel [/b]
10. The Rose - Bette Midler
11. Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes [/b]
12. Cars - Gary Numan [/b]
13. Cruisin' - Smokey Robinson [/b]
14. Working My Way Back To You-Forgive Me Girl - Spinners
15. Lost In Love - Air Supply
16. Little Jeannie - Elton John
17. Ride Like The Wind - Cristopher Cross [/b]
18. Upside Down - Diana Ross [/b]
19. Please Don't Go - K.C. & The Sunshine Band
20. Babe - Styx
21. With You I'm Born Again - Billy Preston & Syreeta
22. Shining Star - Manhattans
23. Still - Commodores
24. Yes, I'm Ready - Teri De Sario With K.C.
25. Sexy Eyes - Dr. Hook
26. Steal Away - Robbie Dupree [/b]
27. Biggest Part Of Me - Ambrosia
28. This Is It - Kenny Loggins
29. Cupid-I've Loved You For A Long Time - Spinners
30. Let's Get Serious - Jermaine Jackson
31. Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer - Kenny Rogers & Kim Carnes
32. Sailing - Christopher Cross [/b]
33. Longer - Dan Fogelberg
34. Coward Of The County - Kenny Rogers
35. Ladies Night - Kool & The Gang [/b]
37. Take Your Time - S.O.S. Band
38. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) - Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer
38. Too Hot - Kool & The Gang
39. More Love - Kim Carnes
40. Pop Muzik - M [/b]
41. Brass In Pocket - Pretenders [/b]
42. Special Lady - Ray, Goodman & Brown
43. Send One Your Love - Stevie Wonder
44. The Second Time Around - Shalamar
45. We Don't Talk Anymore - Cliff Richard
47. Heartache Tonight - Eagles
48. Stomp - Brothers Johnson [/b]
48. Tired Of Toein' The Line - Rocky Burnette
49. Better Love Next Time - Dr. Hook
50. Him - Rupert Holmes
51. Against The Wind - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
52. On The Radio - Donna Summer
53. Emotional Rescue - Rolling Stones [/b]
54. Rise - Herb Alpert [/b]
55. All Out Of Love - Air Supply
56. Cool Change - Little River Band
57. You're Only Lonely - J.D. Souther
58. Desire - Andy Gibb
59. Let My Love Open The Door - Pete Townshend
60. Romeo's Tune - Steve Forbert
61. Daydream Believer - Anne Murray
62. I Can't Tell You Why - Eagles
63. Don't Let Go - Isaac Hayes
64. Don't Do Me Like That - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
65. She's Out Of My Life - Michael Jackson
66. Fame - Irene Cara [/b]
67. Fire Lake - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
68. How Do I Make You - Linda Ronstadt
69. Into The Night - Benny Mardones
70. Let Me Love You Tonight - Pure Prairie League
71. Misunderstanding - Genesis
72. An American Dream - Dirt Band
73. One Fine Day - Carole King
74. Dim All The Lights - Donna Summer
75. You May Be Right - Billy Joel [/b]
75. Hurt So Bad - Linda Ronstadt
76. Should've Never Let You Go - Neil Sedaka & Dara Sedaka
77. Pilot Of The Airwaves - Charlie Dore
79. Off The Wall - Michael Jackson
80. I Pledge My Love - Peaches & Herb
81. The Long Run - Eagles
82. Stand By Me - Mickey Gilley
83. Heartbreaker - Pat Benatar
84. Deja Vu - Dionne Warwick
85. Drivin' My Life Away - Eddie Rabbitt
86. Take The Long Way Home - Supertramp
87. Sara - Fleetwood Mac
88. Wait For Me - Daryl Hall & John Oates
89. Jo Jo - Boz Scaggs
90. September Morn - Neil Diamond
91. Give Me The Night - George Benson [/b]
92. Broken Hearted Me - Anne Murray
93. You Decorated My Life - Kenny Rogers
94. Tusk - Fleetwood Mac
95. I Wanna Be Your Lover - Prince [/b]
96. In America - Charlie Daniels Band
97. Breakdown Dead Ahead - Boz Scaggs
98. Ships - Barry Manilow
99. All Night Long - Joe Walsh
100. Refugee - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
The ultimate example--though never a bona fide summer jam--has gotta be Sasha's "Sexy Body".
Originally released in fall of '99 when Ross Hogg is still listening to Mudhoney and Dinosaur Jr.
Finally makes it onto commercial hip-hop radio in late summer of '04, a lag so lengthy that Ross has managed to transform himself into one of the Bay Area's most notorious Jafakin' selecters.
yo- check my edit on previous post, I'll admit it.
1992 Summar Jam Of The Year[/b]
You have three choices:
1. "Baby Got Back" by Sir Mix-A-Lot
2. "Jump" by "Kriss Kross"
or
3. "Achy Breaky Heart" by Billy Ray Cyrus
Which will it be.
yay! i used a new gremlin
oh and for the non-believers of the slow jam summer jam, boyzIImen's "end of the road" was theeeeeee joint of 92. well, it was in clovis, this i know.
99 was Players Holiday
1994 was "Gin And Juice".
and that reminds me of bone thugs' "crossroads" which was large and in charge for one of these years, which one i have no idea
I don't think this came out until the following year.
95 = "One More Chance (Remix)"
Also The Luniz' "I Got Five On It" and E-40's "Sprinkle Me"
This was the summer Hot 97 came on air in Atlanta and it's still pretty vivid to me.
Not a jam. I love Bone (PASUE), but that record is terrible.
Marco, I think the Knack takes it with their 6 weeks at number one,
to Donna's 5. Sorry Donna.
Honorable 1979 mentions go to:
"Ring My Bell" by Anita Ward
"Good Times" by Chic
"Heart Of Glass" by Blondie
aaaaahhhhh, the first Bay rennaisance...will it ever truly be matched?
I don't know about the rest of the country, but those records were both huge in Atlanta. This was before you could hear much southern rap on the radio--even in ATL--and I guess the voices on those records were both sufficiently country to sound like the next best thing to Southern ears.
I believe it's Jafakin' selecto[/b]rs
...And stop trying to goad Ross! You get a better bang for your buck with Young Phonics.
aiight:
2004 - Lean Back - Fat Joe
2003 - Get Low - Lil Jon
2002 - Hot in Herre - Nelly
2001 - Izzo - Jay-Z
2000 - Try Again - Aliyah
1999 - Believe - Cher
1998 - Make 'Em Say Uuhng - Master P
1997 - Hypnotize - Notorious B.I.G.
1996 - Hard Knock Life - Jay-Z
1995 - Waterfalls - TLC
1994 - Gin & Juice - Snoop Doggy Dogg
1993 - Whoomp There It Is! - Tag Team
1992 - Jump - Kriss Kross
1991 - I Wanna Sex You Up - Color Me Badd
1990 - Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice
1989 - Wild Thing - Ton Loc
1988 - Sweet Child O Mine - Guns N Roses
1987 - I Want Your Sex - George Michael
1886 - Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel
1985 - Don't You Forget About Me - Simple Minds
1984 - Let's Go Crazy - Prince
1983 - Beat It - Michael Jackson
1982 - Jack And Diane - John Cougar
1981 - Celebration - Kool & The Gang
1980 - Funkytown - Lipps, Inc.
1979 - My Sharona - The Knack
We're talking about summer jams, not summertime catnip for white people, you poptart.
I noticed you getting uncomfortable when
"Believe" by the one Cher was brought into the equation,
a summer jam without room for refutation.
But that is all you have to do...simply, "Believe".
1991 - DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - "Summertime"
Deeeeelicious.
And for the rackord, I believe that Sasha's "Sexy Body" came out in 1998, the year that you were telling anyone that would listen that Puff Daddy and Ma$e were "killing hip-hop one element at a time" and getting FONDLE 'EM tattooed on your paunch, Thug Life style (but why'd you have to add an arrow pointing down to 'em?).
There can be One And Only One.
We will use knives, piano wire and memory-erasing chemicals
if we have to.
Do the funky penguin.
Do it right now.
Actually, now that I think back on it, you're right about "Sexy Body" having come out in 1998. But you're wrong about that other stuff.
Special props to Terrtheclubbup for derailing this thread by keeping things on-topic. The memories of 1979-1983 jams are realer than real for this (still youthful in appearance) thirtysomething. Thank you - I hadn't realized I'd gone that long without a thought of Rocky Burnette's "Tired of Toeing the Line"
Ooohhh baby-oh!!!!