Summer in the City

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Summer in the City by The Lovin' Spoonful

About Summer in the City

"Summer in the City" was a 1966 hit single by The Lovin' Spoonful, written by Mark Sebastian (brother of John Sebastian) and Steve Boone. It came from their album, Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on August 13. The song featured a series of car horns, during the instrumental bridge, starting with a Volkswagen Beetle horn, and ending up with a jackhammer sound, in order to give the impressions of the sounds of the summer in the city. .

Summer in the City Lyrics

[00:10.16] Hot town, summer in the city
[00:12.15] Back of my neck gettin' dirt' and gritty
[00:14.13] Been down, isn't it a pity?
[00:16.15] Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city
[00:19.14] All around, people looking half-dead
[00:21.10] Walkin' on the sidewalk, hotter than a match head
[00:24.26] But at night it's a different world
[00:26.27] Go out and find a girl
[00:28.21] Come on, come on and dance all night
[00:30.28] Despite the heat it'll be alright
[00:32.25] And babe, don't you know it's a pity
[00:34.22] The days can't be like the nights
[00:36.33] In the summer, in the city
[00:38.31] In the summer, in the city
[00:41.37] Cool town, evenin' in the city
[00:43.49] Dress so fine and lookin' so pretty
[00:45.49] Cool cat lookin' for a kitty
[00:47.49] Gonna look in every corner of the city
[00:50.42] 'Til I'm wheezin' like a bus stop
[00:52.33] Runnin' up the stairs, gonna meet you on the rooftop
[00:55.48] But at night, it's a different world
[00:57.45] Go out and find a girl
[00:59.54] Come on, come on and dance all night
[01:01.50] Despite the heat, it'll be alright
[01:03.59] And babe, don't you know it's a pity
[01:05.42] The days can't be like the nights
[01:07.48] In the summer, in the city
[01:09.45] In the summer, in the city
[01:15.83]
[01:31.52] Hot town, summer in the city
[01:33.61] Back of my neck gettin' dirt', and, and gritty
[01:35.62] Been down, isn't it a pity?
[01:37.69] Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city
[01:40.67] All around, people lookin' half-dead
[01:41.65] Walkin' on the sidewalk, hotter than a match head
[01:45.64] But at night, it's a different world
[01:47.71] Go out and find a girl
[01:49.75] Come on, come on and dance all night
[01:51.70] Despite the heat, it'll be alright
[01:53.78] And babe, don't you know it's a pity
[01:55.76] The days can't be like the nights
[01:57.88] In the summer, in the city
[01:59.84] Summer in the city
[02:42.78]

From the album: Haynes Ultimate Guide to 60s