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pauliepoos Guest	The sun is shining May 11, 2008 16:56:05 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by pauliepoos on May 11, 2008 16:56:05 GMT So let's get out those holiday tunes. I'll start.

The Moog Su Pollard I'm just a dog chasing cars. Posts: 271	The sun is shining May 11, 2008 17:39:29 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by The Moog on May 11, 2008 17:39:29 GMT I'll see that and raise you this

Feral Heather Locklear Yes Please Posts: 512	The sun is shining May 11, 2008 17:57:14 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Feral on May 11, 2008 17:57:14 GMT I'll trump that with (Did the sun shine a lot more in the late 1990s or are our track selections this just telling us something about the halcyon days of our youth...?)

Mike Su Pollard "I want a chandelier. A motorised one." Posts: 382	The sun is shining May 11, 2008 18:18:08 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Mike on May 11, 2008 18:18:08 GMT Sorry, you all lose:

[james] Spoiled Moira Stewart I can haz cookie? Posts: 1,772	The sun is shining May 11, 2008 19:03:00 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by [james] on May 11, 2008 19:03:00 GMT Fun fact, pop fans! New Kids On The Block had a bunch of hits.
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Bridgey Spoiled Oi George Lamb, how would you like it if I used your name as an ironic catchphrase? Posts: 468	The sun is shining May 11, 2008 19:12:07 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Bridgey on May 11, 2008 19:12:07 GMT Why hasn't anyone on I'd do Anything performed this yet? This song reminds me of radios blaring in hot cars with the windows down on sunny days and all that. Bridgey xxx

fezza Jane Asher I discovered at a very early age that if I talk long enough, I can make anything right or wrong Posts: 208	The sun is shining May 11, 2008 19:53:36 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by fezza on May 11, 2008 19:53:36 GMT Mine would have to be Ahh when I was half the size with quadruple the capacity for beer and fags sigh
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jetsetwilly Spoiled Hamm. Posts: 1,126	The sun is shining May 11, 2008 20:00:31 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jetsetwilly on May 11, 2008 20:00:31 GMT I just hear this and all I can think of is afternoons in the park: It may just be me on that, but it's warm sunshine on my face none the less.
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The Moog Su Pollard I'm just a dog chasing cars. Posts: 271	The sun is shining May 11, 2008 20:05:06 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by The Moog on May 11, 2008 20:05:06 GMT ^ Some ace suggestions I have this to add. Cos its a bouncy song, and the mighty Charlotte Hatherley and her "O Face" does things for me.

Muinimula John Paul That's not a group. Posts: 1,313	The sun is shining May 12, 2008 9:00:28 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Muinimula on May 12, 2008 9:00:28 GMT Three completely different examples of summer 2000:
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Rad Team Lowculture Anneka Rice Posts: 3,214	The sun is shining May 12, 2008 11:31:08 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Rad on May 12, 2008 11:31:08 GMT I hear your arguments and raise you these fine examples of late 80s and early 90s pop
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pauliepoos Guest	The sun is shining May 12, 2008 11:48:06 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by pauliepoos on May 12, 2008 11:48:06 GMT I was hoping someone would come up with Pink Sunshine (Girls Aloud should do a No Good Advice/Pink Sunshine medley) and they have. Hurrah! Also from that era, we have:

jerriblank Su Pollard Watch out Tyra - I'm back! Posts: 361	The sun is shining May 12, 2008 13:09:32 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jerriblank on May 12, 2008 13:09:32 GMT I heart that Salt N Pepa track. Did Spinderella ever go solo? I'd like to add: and (check out Gloria's hair. Bonus points awarded for shameless Broadway tie-in)
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Post by Rad on May 12, 2008 16:46:54 GMT

The best taped-off-the-radio-tape I ever made was 'Inspirations Summer 1991'. These, amongst other amazing things (Near Wild Heaven by REM, Love's Unkind by Spohie Lawrence, Every Heartbeat by Amy Grant etc), were on it:

A brother and sister both sing summery tunes from the mid-90s:

This is a month early, but hey:

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The Moog Su Pollard I'm just a dog chasing cars. Posts: 271	The sun is shining May 12, 2008 19:20:19 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by The Moog on May 12, 2008 19:20:19 GMT I can play the bassline of Pink Sunshine. TRUEFACT. and really, it isnt summer till you hear these:

pauliepoos Guest	The sun is shining May 12, 2008 19:35:31 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by pauliepoos on May 12, 2008 19:35:31 GMT Some more from the summer of '91. and also this: It was such a shame that his finest moment was also his least successful (of that period) and where he looked his hottest.
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Elly Heather Locklear "I think Edinburgh isn't what it used to be." Posts: 607	The sun is shining May 12, 2008 19:56:09 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Elly on May 12, 2008 19:56:09 GMT Set Adrift On Memory Bliss! I remember Backstreet Boys covering that. Amazing. My picks: (Is it just me that hears the old-school Hollyoaks theme tune when this starts?)

somethingbiblical Spoiled Heather Locklear's union rep Does your mother know that you're out? Posts: 1,155	The sun is shining May 12, 2008 22:11:56 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by somethingbiblical on May 12, 2008 22:11:56 GMT and the finale: