A-Z Of Songs, Films, Books, TV with Summer or Sun In The Title

... or... "Cruel SUMMER" - hit single for Bananarama (1983). Reached number 8 in the UK charts.
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D DRY SUMMER blues - slide-guitar instrumental by jazz/blues guitarist Roy Edwin Williams (2023). It reminds me of J.J. Cale - quite like it. Clip on YouTube
 
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... or... "Here comes the SUMMER" minor hit for Northern Irish pop-punk band, the Undertones. Reached number 34 in the UK singles charts in 1979.
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I In the SUMMERtime - debut single form UK rock/pop/skiffle band , Mungo Jerry. Reached number one in the UK singles chart in 1970, and the likewise across most of Europe, Canada , Australia , etc. Still played on the radio today, and used in adverts.
 
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Just realised that I missed a sitter for "H" - "(The) house of the Rising Sun" by the Animals . Well-known bluesy UK number 1 hit single in 1964.... plus it's easy to play!

Alternative "I" - "Indian Summer" by Audience. Minor UK hit in 1971. Got it on a 70's compilation somewhere. Clip on YouTube

Alternative "J" - "Jump into SUMMER" - electropop track from V. Kooky (2015) . Clip on YouTube
 
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Or, a less chilly L - Summer love. Justin Timberlake song from his 2006 LP, Future Sex/Love Sounds.

M - Sun and Moon. Single by American singer Anees from his 2022 debut LP, Summer Camp. Video on YouTube.
 
Snow in Summer? I know that the weather has been a bit odd lately, but ...
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L - "Last of the SUMMER wine" - long-running BBC tv OAP sitcom (1973-2010), starring the likes of Bill Owen, Peter Sallis, Kathy Staff, etc.
Set in the area around Holmfirth. Been to many of the filming locations, also saw Peter Sallis live on stage once. (Think it was in a Shakespeare comedy).
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And talking of the Bard...
M - "(A) midSUMMER night's dream" - there have been several film versions of Shakespeare's famous play, written in 1600. eg the one starring Rupert Everett, Kevin Kline, Calista Flockhart, Michelle Pfeiffer, etc, (1999). Directed by Michael Hoffman. (We studied the play at school for O-level).
 
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