Summer Songs by Erin Demchak

Driving to the beach with the windows down and wearing your favorite shades just wouldn't be the same without that perfect song. Drinking beers outside while at a BBQ with your friends wouldn't be as fun without the background music. And laying by the pool sipping your margarita or checking out those tan beach bodies wouldn't be summer without classic summertime tunes. Here's a list of my top 25 summer songs that no iPod summer tunes playlist is complete without!

1. Summertime - DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince

No explanation needed! Old school hip hop with the ideal summer lyrics.

2. Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes

A priceless summertime song, even to those people who don't love pina coladas!

3. Crazy - Gnarls Barkley

This has one of the greatest beats ever, who doesn't get a little crazy in the summer?

4. Summer Love - Justin Timberlake

Who hasn't had a summer fling? Good times, good times!

5. - The Sweet Escape - Gwen Stefani

This song make you want to take a tropical vacation somewhere.

6. Could You Be Loved - Bob Marley

The beat in this song simply sounds like summer. Pass the Corona, bitches!

7. Flake - Jack Johnson

Jack Johnson has the best summertime music. It can put a smile on anyone's face!

8. Amber - 311

311 makes you want to surf. So, grab your board shorts, surf's up!

9. Soak Up the Sun - Sheryl Crow

This song is a "laying out on the hot beach eating-watermelon" kind of tune!

10. Cheeseburger in Paradise - Jimmy Buffett

Jimmy Buffet and summertime go hand in hand. This is a classic outdoor BBQ song. Fire up the grill, and pass me the sangria!

11. Summer Girls- LFO

This song brings you back to the days of summer vacation and riding your bike with friends!

12. Steal My Sunshine - Len

Need we say more? The title explains it all.

13. SOS- Rihanna

Rihanna and her upbeat music makes her tunes great for a run outside on the beach.

14. Whine Up - Kat DeLuna

This catchy tune is a great summer time car jam. Windows down, hair is blowing, music is blasting.

15. Toxic - Britney Spears

Jumping around dancing and getting ready to go out with the crew.

16. Makes Me Wonder - Maroon 5

This song makes you want to stroll through the streets or an outdoor market on a hot summer day drinking an iced coffee.

17. What I Got - Sublime

Sublime's music will get you pumped up for anything.

18. Bubbly - Colbie Caillat

Picture yourself with the wind blowing through your hair out on the boat with friends. How could you not have a perma-smile on your face.

19. Ditty - Paperboy

Paperboy will bring you back to you High School days and the innocent, summer pool parties.

20. Clumsy - Fergie

This tune gets you in the mood to fall in love or get a little frisky and have sex on the beach...and not the drink! Wink wink!

21. Californication - Red Hot Chili Peppers

Sweet dreams of California and the beaches on the West Coast.

22. Beautiful Girls - Sean Kingston

Sean Kingston can inspire you to relax and sit on the beach drinking out of a coconut.

23. Sweetest Girl - Wyclef Jean

This song can get you in the mood for a summer music festival.

24. Malibu - Hole

Picture yourself driving up and down the Pacific Coast Highway in Cali with the top down.

25. Above the Clouds - Amber

This song makes you want to dance freely outside with your girlfriends.

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