THE WEATHER MIGHT not always be appropriate for driving with the top down but we are up for a good summer soundtrack once there’s a ‘Ju-’ at the start of the month.

Let this propel you towards the next weekend, or even just brighten up the next drive to the supermarket.

And not a mention of ‘July -ly -ly, July, -ly -ly…’ – we promise.

The Ultimate Summer Driving Soundtrack:

• Blister In the Sun (Violent Femmes)
• Good Vibrations (The Beach Boys)
• Taj Mahal (Jorge Ben Jorge)
• Under The Pressure (The War On Drugs)
• Life Is A Highway (Rascal Flatts)
• The Modern Age (The Strokes) 
• Don’t Move (Phantogram)
• I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun (Nuyorican Soul)
• Summer Breeze (The Isley Brothers)
• The Middle (Jimmy Eat World)
• The Bay (Metronomy)
• Bra (Cymande)
• Big Blue Wave (Hey Ocean!)
• Five Seconds (Twin Shadow)
• Waitin’ On A Sunny Day (Bruce Springsteen)
• The Suburbs (Arcade Fire)
• I Ran (So Far Away) A Flock of Seagulls
• Boyfriend (Best Coast)
• California Love (2Pac feat Dr Dre)
• I Feel Free (Cream)
• Born To Be Wild (Steppenwolf)
• Hot Child In The City (Nick Glider)
• 99 Red Balloons (Nena)
• Black Betty (Ram Jam)
• No Particular Place To Go (Chuck Berry)
• Give It To Me Baby (Rick James)
• Highway of Endless Dreams (M83)
• Giant (The The)
• Mr Brightside (The Killers)
• Bloodshake (Peace)
• Regulate (Warren G & Nate Dogg)

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