The Lovin Spoonful Summer in the City (1966)
The Lovin Spoonful Summer in the City (1966) Artist : The Lovin Spoonful Song : Summer in the City Album : Hums of the Lovin Spoonful (1966) Summer in the City is a song recorded by The Lovin Spoonful and written by John Sebastian, Mark Sebastian, and Steve Boone. It appeared on their album Hums of the Lovin Spoonful and reached, 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, in August 1966, for three consecutive weeks. The song features car horns and jackhammer noises during the instrumental bridge, to represent the sounds of a noisy city street. The song became a gold record. It is ranked, 401 on Rolling Stone s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Personnel John Sebastian vocals, Vox Continental organ, acoustic guitar, autoharp, sound effects Zal Yanovsky backing vocal, electric guitars Steve Boone bass, Vox Continental organ Joe Butler backing vocal, drums, percussion Artie Schroeck Hohner Pianet electric piano
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