Cruel Summer? Best summer songs of all time
As Minnesota sweats through its first heat wave, here's a few takes on the greatest summer songs of all time.
What are the best summer songs of all time?
It's been debated locally before. Minnesotans weighed in when the Current asked the question.
Billboard has a top 30 listing.
And Entertainment Weekly has a top 100. That list features songs that are not just about summer. EW said the tunes had to meet these criteria: singles had to peak during summer months, and more vaguely, each had to capture the breezy, loopy, head-spinning quintessence of summer.
Several Minnesota acts are on the EW list, including Prince's "Little Red Corvette" (No. 65) and Bob Dylan (No. 25):
Lipps Inc. was No. 91 on the list with "Funky Town:"
