Song Of The Summer 2006

wow, it was 1988 when we were having out house renovated and i was listening to pour some sugar on me repeatedly on my boom box and loving it. i don't think i have been into a summer song since then... maybe EMF, i think i liked that song.

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stereogum Music examined through the prism of pop culture.

Song Of The Summer 2006 By scott on MP3 Today NY Post places odds on which tune will be crowned this year's Song Of The Summer. "A summer hit has to have a unique upfront hook, a great beat, and it has to sound great in a car," says Jim Kaminski, who works in marketing at Tower Records. "You'll find yourself singing along even if you hate it." They asked for Stereogum's 2 cents, so I threw some "Smiley Faces" at them, assuming the regular suspects were already covered. And I'm so over that Paris Hilton song. Here's the Post's breakdown: Nelly Furtado and Timbaland - "Promiscuous" ODDS: 2-1 Gnarls Barkley - "Crazy" ODDS: 3-1 Justin Timberlake - "Sexy-Back" ODDS: 3-1 Beyonce with Jay-Z - "Déjà Vu" ODDS: 3-1 Jessica Simpson - "A Public Affair" ODDS: 4-1 Shakira and Wyclef Jean - "Hips Don't Lie" ODDS: 5-1 Luther Vandross - "Shine" ODDS: 6-1 Tony Matterhorn - "Dutty Wine" ODDS: 7-1 Gnarls Barkley - "Smiley Faces" ODDS: 7-1 Christina Aguilera - "Ain't No Other Man" ODDS: 8-1 The Strokes - "You Only Live Once" ODDS: 10-1 My money's on Timberlake. He's bringing sexy back ("you motherfuckers watch how I attack"). This site is streaming a whole 17 seconds. For FutureSex/LoveSounds, Timbaland hooked Timberlake up with some phat hooks. "What Goes Around Comes Around" contains "an A hook and a B hook," the singer tells Rolling Stone. "Somebody once said to me that when John Lennon found a hook for a song, he'd make it the verse. That's what I was going for." He should relay that pointer to Stephen Malkmus. Last year around this time NY Daily News gave us an incomplete scorecard of summer songs since George Michael ruled FM. This year the Post gives us a monster list. 50 Years Of Summer Songs 1955: "Rock Around the Clock," Bill Haley & His Comets 1956: "Hound Dog," Elvis Presley 1957: "Love Letters in the Sand," Pat Boone 1958: "Summertime Blues," Eddie Cochran 1959: "See You in September," the Tempos 1960: "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka-Dot Bikini," Brian Hyland 1961: "Runaway," Del Shannon 1962: "The Loco-Motion," Little Eva 1963: "Surf City," Jan & Dean 1964: "I Get Around," the Beach Boys 1965: "California Girls," the Beach Boys 1966: "Summer in the City," the Lovin' Spoonful 1967: "Groovin,' " the Rascals 1968: "Jumpin' Jack Flash," the Rolling Stones 1969: "Hot Fun in the Summertime," Sly and the Family Stone 1970: "In the Summertime," Mungo Jerry 1971: "Brown Sugar," the Rolling Stones 1972: "School's Out," Alice Cooper 1973: "My Love," Wings 1974: "Rock the Boat," the Hues Corporation 1975: "One of These Nights," Eagles 1976: "(Shake Shake Shake) Shake Your Booty," KC and the Sunshine Band 1977: "Margaritaville," Jimmy Buffett* 1978: "Hot Blooded," Foreigner 1979: "My Sharona," the Knack 1980: "Funkytown," Lipps, Inc. 1981: "Jessie's Girl," Rick Springfield 1982: "Jack and Diane," John Cougar Mellencamp 1983: "The Safety Dance," Men Without Hats 1984: "The Reflex," Duran Duran 1985: "The Power of Love," Huey Lewis and the News 1986: "Venus," Banarama 1987: "Here I Go Again," Whitesnake 1988: "Pour Some Sugar on Me," Def Leppard 1989: "Good Thing," Fine Young Cannibals 1990: "Vogue," Madonna 1991: "Unbelievable," EMF 1992: "Jump," Kris Kross 1993: "Whoomp! There It Is," Tag Team 1994: "All I Wanna Do," Sheryl Crow 1995: "Fantastic Voyage," Coolio 1996: "The Macarena," Los Del Rio 1997: "Walking on the Sun," Smash Mouth 1998: "Gettin' Jiggy Wit' It," Will Smith 1999: "Livin' La Vida Loca," Ricky Martin 2000: "Who Let the Dogs Out?" Baha Men 2001: "Bootylicious," Destiny's Child 2002: "Hot in Herre," Nelly 2003: "Crazy in Love," Beyoncé 2004: "Yeah," Usher 2005: "Hollaback Girl," Gwen Stefani So 2006: who's it gonna be? And don't rule out new Outkast!