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Various - Songs For The Summer |
This record was made for Summer Brannin, a 21 year old kidney cancer victim from San Diego, CA. All of the artists on the album were favorites of hers. Everyone appearing on the record is donating 100% of their normal payments and royalties.
The Songs and the Stories Behind Them:
"Where's Summer B?" - Ben Folds Five
What song is more fitting to open the album than a song that practically invokes the name of Summer Brannin?
"Song For Her" - Jason Falkner
A previously unreleased song that Jason sang at Summer's Celebration of Life.
"True Dreams of Witchita" (live) - Soul Coughing
A fun live take previously only available on a rare promo single.
"Indian Summer" - The Jazz Butcher
Summer's favorite singer turns in the only song recorded just for the record, a funky cover of a Beat Happening classic.
"Brief Candles" - The Posies
Seattle's finest cover another of Summer's favorite groups, The Zombies.
"Midsummer" - Babacar
Summer's favorite song with her name in it was "Summerflies" by the wonderful British group Shelleyan Orphan. Singer Carolyn Crawley's new group offers us another wonderful summer song.
"In The Aeroplane Over The Sea" - Neutral Milk Hotel
Summer's last favorite group, who dedicated a song to her in concert just before she passed away.
"All Along The Frying Pan" (live) - Squirrel Nut Zippers
A haunting unreleased live track from one of the band's earliest shows.
"Funky Cold Medina" - The Frank & Walters
One of Summer's favorite singalongs: a classic rap track sung by white Irishmen carrying guitars, previously only available on an out-of-print UK single.
"Summer" - Beasley
Friends of Summer make up this southern California group who wrote this song especially for her.
"The Summer You Let Your Hair Grow Out" (live) - Pansy Division
A unreleased live version from a hometown show recorded in San Francisco, Summer's favorite city.
"Summer of Love" - The B-52's
A fun summersong from Summer's childhood.
"After The Beach" - Sandycoates
A Bay Area friend performs possibly the prettiest song ever.
"Rhyme For The Summertime" (original demo) - G Love
G Love's original unreleased solo demo of the first hip-hop blues tune he ever wrote.
"That Summer Feeling" - Jonathan Richman
Achingly beautiful song by the wonderful singer who sang a song for Summer while she was in the hospital.
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