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July 27, 2005

Song Of The Summer 2005

NY Daily News identifies past summer anthems and wonders what's next...

SIZZLERS OF SUMMERS PAST
1987 - "Faith," by George Michael
1991 - "Summertime," by DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
1996 - "California Love," by 2Pac
1997 - "Men in Black," by Will Smith
1999 - "No Scrubs," by TLC
2000 - "The Thong Song," by Sisqo
2001 - "Lady Marmalade," by XTina, 'Lil Kim, Mya, Pink
2002 - "Hot in Herre," by Nelly
2003 - "Crazy in Love," by Beyonceacute;
2004 - "Lean Back," by Terror Squad, feat. Fat Joe & Remy
2005 - ???
"Hollaback Girl"? "Pon De Replay"? What do you guys think?

Posted at 11:00 AM




73 Comments

1st comment...yes!

i have no idea what to say is the summer song this year..

Posted by: mike at 07/27/05 11:08 AM | Reply
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wow 'lean back' was the summer song? well I guess there are quite a few unintelligent idiots in the world who can listen to less-than-mediocre bullshit and enjoy it

Posted by: loveanddeath at 07/27/05 11:09 AM | Reply
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Devendar Banhart "Little Boys"

Posted by: dawg at 07/27/05 11:09 AM | Reply
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This shit is Bandanas. Hangin on my left side ya thats the crip side.

Posted by: stu at 07/27/05 11:10 AM | Reply
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Welcome to Jamrock by Damian Marley

Posted by: Dan at 07/27/05 11:11 AM | Reply
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song of the summer? well, i guess that all depends on how much money sony has to spend on the radio station DJs (zing).

Posted by: holmes at 07/27/05 11:17 AM | Reply
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hopefully it's Jamrock, but that's probably got too much meaning for this category so it might be the retarded "Hollaback girl"

they forgot some classics: Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz "Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)"

what about big pimpin and H to the Izzo???

Posted by: MaG at 07/27/05 11:18 AM | Reply
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Don't Phunk With My Heart, Black Eyed Peas.
It's driving me bonkers!

I'm pulling for the Gorillaz... shika shaka

Posted by: Boo at 07/27/05 11:31 AM | Reply
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It's probably "1 Thing" by Amerie this year.

Posted by: Matthew at 07/27/05 11:35 AM | Reply
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I will agree that it is "1 Thing," especially the remix by Siik.

http://siik.org/audio/amerie-one_thing-siik_remix.mp3

Posted by: The Pop View at 07/27/05 11:43 AM | Reply
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what about the reggaeton remix of "obsession" or "oh" by ciara. I guess. ha. i definitely think "1 Thing" is the song, even though her voice is so generic.

Posted by: smitty at 07/27/05 11:51 AM | Reply
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Gorillaz, with an assist from the folks at Apple's advertising agency.

Posted by: the management at 07/27/05 11:53 AM | Reply
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feel good, inc. or don't phunk with my heart.

Posted by: EasyP at 07/27/05 12:02 PM | Reply
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Hollaback Girl. It's too big not be #1, and it teaches children how to spell...

Posted by: Drewseph at 07/27/05 12:08 PM | Reply
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I don't know about what you guys are listen non stop in America, but here in Brazil our summer song for this year was Festa no Apê by Latino, summer is "over" for us but our winter weather is so hot that does not make any difference.

Posted by: Gabi at 07/27/05 12:16 PM | Reply
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By the way i like feel good inc.

Posted by: Gabi at 07/27/05 12:17 PM | Reply
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Rinocerose “Bitch”

Posted by: mac at 07/27/05 12:20 PM | Reply
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not sure what it will be...but looking back at the past years...i am sure whatever song it turns out to be, everytime i hear it i may or may not want to shoot myself


MY song of the summer will be Hard-Fi -- Hard to Beat

Posted by: Ryan at 07/27/05 12:30 PM | Reply
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"Sho Nuff (Hoes with no Clothes)" by Tela feat. 8-Ball and MJG.

It's the party jam of the summer!

Posted by: Joey Headset at 07/27/05 12:32 PM | Reply
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Good link, Scott...there was a much longer article in the last Radar on the same topic, if anyone's interested.

Posted by: Nicole at 07/27/05 12:34 PM | Reply
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oh, it's gotta be "summer nights" by Lil' Rob

Posted by: zaba at 07/27/05 12:38 PM | Reply
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Steal my sunshine....remember that? Do ya? That was a summer song...Lean back, bah!

Posted by: Michael at 07/27/05 12:42 PM | Reply
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I say "We Belong Together" by Mariah. So, so best.

Posted by: Uncle Grambo at 07/27/05 12:47 PM | Reply
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Glen Frey's "The Heat Is On".

Posted by: dirt at 07/27/05 12:48 PM | Reply
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mike jones! now he's hot; they all on him.

Posted by: mark at 07/27/05 12:49 PM | Reply
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Imogen Heap - Hide and Seek

Posted by: guy at 07/27/05 12:50 PM | Reply
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What happened to good music?

Drop it like it's hot came too late.
I'd say anything hip hop. I can't tell which is catchier than the other...it's all pretty similar.

Posted by: Suzanne at 07/27/05 12:51 PM | Reply
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Gorillaz, yo. People loves them "that song from the iPod commercial".

Posted by: r*obox at 07/27/05 1:03 PM | Reply
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missy's-lose control

Posted by: brandon at 07/27/05 1:16 PM | Reply
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30th post bitches!!!!!

Can I get a Woot Woot?

This shit is bananas!!

Posted by: Fred at 07/27/05 1:27 PM | Reply
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33Hz - "Crazy All the Time"

Posted by: Billy K at 07/27/05 1:28 PM | Reply
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Lets hope it's Jamrock, but I do love B-A-N-A-N-A-S when I'm at the club after a few drinks.

Posted by: lilel at 07/27/05 1:39 PM | Reply
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TRAPPED IN THE CLOSET, BITCHES!

Posted by: Nick at 07/27/05 1:52 PM | Reply
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Gotta go with Gorillaz...but my guilty pleasure side is screaming Black Eyed Peas...someone shoot me now! :)

Posted by: mandy* at 07/27/05 1:54 PM | Reply
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PON DA REPLAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Terry at 07/27/05 2:03 PM | Reply
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If R.Kelly get's the summer anthem, I think we should all be indicted. That doesn't mean it's not genius.

"1 Thing" is good, but it kinda came out too early. "Pon de Replay" gets my vote.

Posted by: pageblank at 07/27/05 2:27 PM | Reply
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I was gone for a minute
Now I'm back, let me hit it

Ah, youth

Posted by: clearlynuts at 07/27/05 2:28 PM | Reply
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"Lean Back" for last summer? At least here in B.C. (Canada, yo) it was still Usher and "Yeah!". But we're a little behind the times sometimes.

Ooh! The new J. Geils Band song is on!

Summer Anthem 2005 - Gorillaz "Feel Good Inc.", although if the Transplants had released "What I Can't Describe" as a single, I'd have voted for that.

Posted by: Heather at 07/27/05 2:51 PM | Reply
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Far and way, the summer of 2005 is dominated by gwen and pharrell's instant cheerleader chant classic 'hollaback girl.'

and for the record, the summer song of 2004 was NOT that tired-ass 'lean back.'

the real winner of summer ’04 was Nina Sky's brilliant "Move Your Body."

BELIEVE THAT!

Posted by: me at 07/27/05 3:01 PM | Reply
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"gold digger" by kanye. shit's hot.

Posted by: allie at 07/27/05 3:13 PM | Reply
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Hoje é festa lá no meu apê
Pode aparecer vai rolar bundalelê...

Posted by: Marcio at 07/27/05 3:13 PM | Reply
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anyone who put some lame ass pitchfork-loved act on here as the "summer jam" or whatever needs to be slapped.

the rulez:
1. it's gonna be a hip hop song.
2. it's gonna be in the rotation on mtv
3. mtv is going to claim the song is "spankin' new" over a month after said song is in rotation
4. there will be a hard rock live performance on mtv with this act


that said, i vote for mike jones. because he's mike jones. and because "back then" is a stroke of genius.

Posted by: jack at 07/27/05 3:25 PM | Reply
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'Holla back girl' and 'We belong together' are neck and neck, who can say what the next month will bring...


(I'm pulling for Mariah, because she can only get crazier)

Posted by: Mat at 07/27/05 3:40 PM | Reply
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"Mother" by Red House Painters

that shit is TIGHT, yo!

Posted by: shane at 07/27/05 4:11 PM | Reply
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I wish it were the Kidz Bop version of Since U Been Gone.

Posted by: Wisco at 07/27/05 4:52 PM | Reply
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JoJo owned summer 2004...LEAVE!

Posted by: Rob at 07/27/05 4:52 PM | Reply
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I'll go for "Feel Good, Inc". Also, what the shit? "Lean Back" my ass. Possibly "Float On" or one of the neo-80s tracks.

Posted by: Diana at 07/27/05 7:00 PM | Reply
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I Nominate "Feels Like it Should" or "Black Devil Car" by Jamiroquai.

Posted by: Trent Steel at 07/27/05 8:40 PM | Reply
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uh...so what happened to 92-95?!

Posted by: Patti at 07/27/05 9:54 PM | Reply
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Thanks for layin' down the rules, jack. Except that you're wrong.

Posted by: Billy K at 07/27/05 10:28 PM | Reply
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I don't listen to rock or pop radio much anymore, but lots of kids love that FALL OUT BOY song this summer.
If SNOOP'S "DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT" came out this spring instead of late last year, it would win HANDS down for summer song of this year.
Who would disagree with that?

The summer song of the last 2 summers (2003, 2004) is "SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS" by the POSTAL SERVICE. Alternative rock stations (and even college stations) just can't stop playing it cuz it's... BRILLIANT!

Posted by: chuck at 07/28/05 2:07 AM | Reply
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Yea, MIB was a big song but I thought 1997's summer was pretty much owned by Smashmouth and Third Eye Blind. And what about 1998, was there no summer? was that the year of Carlos Santana's 'Smooth"? What's with this guy's rap bend and why does the summer of '87 even get a mention?

Anyway, this summer's street anthem must be Hollaback Girl because I cannot escape it no matter how hard I try. If only gwen had got mike jones on a remix, then it'd be definitive.

Posted by: Presto at 07/28/05 2:21 AM | Reply
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Yeah, summer anthems aren't all hip hop. All those bands (Smash Mouth, Third Eye Blind, Sugar Ray) had hits that were created and packaged solely for summer listening.

And "Steal My Sunshine" is a summer anthem template.

Posted by: Peck at 07/28/05 2:45 AM | Reply
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Me picks for the missing years 88 - 90/92-95

1988 - Terence Trent D'arby "Wishing Well"
1989 - Neneh Cherry "Buffalo Stance"
1990 - Madonna "Vogue"
1992 - Arrested Development "Tennessee"
1993 - New Order "Regret"
1994 - Crystal Waters "100% Pure Love"
1995 - U2 "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me"

Posted by: Mark at 07/28/05 3:03 AM | Reply
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Ah, but of course the Daily News forgot to mention that they stole the idea for their article from HERE:

http://amysrobot.com/archives/2005/07/daily_news_disc.php

Posted by: Kluv32 at 07/28/05 11:06 AM | Reply
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how can you forget about lumi dee? 2003 i think.
that shit is bananas.
also, holla back girl is it.

Posted by: dkmny at 07/28/05 12:41 PM | Reply
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i thought last year's big summer song was "Yeah" by Usher?

This year - hard to say...

Posted by: trishy at 07/28/05 7:46 PM | Reply
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i thought the song of 2004 was my neck my back

Posted by: angie at 07/29/05 7:24 AM | Reply
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Mike Jones "Still Tippin'"

still in heavy rotation
catchy as hell
Paul Wall

Summer jam of 2004, though nowhere nearly as brilliant as Clipse's "grindin'" or chingy's "right thur"

and i'm saying this in a strictly non-ironic way. it's absolutely incredible how so many "indie rock/alternative" folk view hip hop as something kitchy.
snoop dogg is to be admired not just cuz he's a cultural icon but because of his amazing flow and the hot production that's behind his songs.....

bastards!

Posted by: patrick at 07/31/05 4:10 AM | Reply
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As much as I want it to be "Get It Poppin" by Fat Joe f Nelly, that's not likely to be it :P

Hollaback Girl was played a lot in the clubs...it'd be a good choice. Don't Cha by the Pussycat Dolls was also played a lot...

How about we let the summer go on forever...and ever...and ever...[fade out]

Posted by: Nathan at 08/08/05 2:08 AM | Reply
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Song for last year was hands down JUVENILE FEAT. SOULJA SLIM, SLOW MOTION.

This year, i would hafta say BOBBY VALENTINO, SLOW DOWN

or down south:
Webbie feat. Bun B GIMME DAT.

Posted by: Quentin at 08/10/05 3:18 PM | Reply
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Bobby V. 34 weeks on billboard, topping at number 1

Mariah Carey has a good chance of being at the top behind Bobby and Webbie by summers end

I personally like Boyz in Da Hood, but that is too "Hood" for the Pop lovers out there :/

Posted by: Quentin at 08/10/05 3:23 PM | Reply
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Mariah Carey...We Belong Together...without a doubt...the song of the summer (2005)

Posted by: Doug at 08/20/05 8:17 PM | Reply
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YING YANG TWINS - WAIT (THE WHISPER SONG)

Posted by: heather at 08/20/05 9:13 PM | Reply
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I would say we belong together. I also agree with all those summer anthems. Although I did not like some of the songs they were everywhere.

Posted by: Tish at 08/20/05 10:27 PM | Reply
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gasolina

Posted by: anna at 08/20/05 10:48 PM | Reply
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The song of summer is definitely between
We Belong Together
Hollaback girl
Pon De Replay

Posted by: Derrick at 08/24/05 11:04 AM | Reply
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po de replay all the way

Posted by: dayday at 09/01/05 5:14 PM | Reply
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PON DE REPLAY IS DEF. THE HOTTEST SONG OF THE SUMMER!!!

Posted by: Marc at 09/06/05 6:37 PM | Reply
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"Welcome to Jamrock" by Damian Marley

Posted by: pesky at 09/15/05 4:32 PM | Reply
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im so damn sick of pon de replay! "pon de replayed it 2 damn much!!! rihanna's nu single iz hot though & my humps by black eyed peas iz crazy! datz my song of tha summa

Posted by: Kayla at 09/18/05 6:16 PM | Reply
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The song of the summer of 2004 was Yeah by Usher!!!! That's a fact. There really isn't a clear cut song of the summer of 05 but it definitely isn't Black Eyed Pees. That shit suuuuuucks!!

Posted by: george lucas at 10/16/05 10:26 PM | Reply
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Yea all songs suck cept for LOSE YOURSELF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and Pon De Replay which is ok.....

Posted by: Mike at 05/22/07 5:35 PM | Reply
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