So yeah, it’s the first day of spring and we should all celebrate. But not without taking a moment to ponder the plight of spring-starved individuals in Los Angeles and, like, Antarctica. Year-round they experience nothing but really warm, sunny weather or extreme gusts of wind involving varying amounts of sticky snow. You have been asked to choose one Spring-infused song to play for the seasonally challenged that will successfully communicate the explosive, giddy, essence of this time of year. What song do you play?
Lunchtime Poll: Bring Spring to the Springless
3/21/07, 11:49 am EST
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Anon | 3/21/2007, 12:04 pm EST
“Walking on Sunshine” by Katrina and the Waves
“Mr. E’s Beautiful Blues” by the Eels
“Festival Song” by Good Charlotte
Jim | 3/21/2007, 12:14 pm EST
April Come She Will
J Hardin | 3/21/2007, 12:14 pm EST
“Groovin” by the Rascals
Jim | 3/21/2007, 12:15 pm EST
Summersoft…Stevie Wonder
bubba | 3/21/2007, 12:29 pm EST
“Soul City” – Southern Culture on the Skids
Riceisnice. | 3/21/2007, 12:31 pm EST
ANYTHING by Bob Marley.
Morgan | 3/21/2007, 12:34 pm EST
Short skirt and a long jacket…Cake
charliemapleton | 3/21/2007, 12:35 pm EST
Aaliyah-”Rock The Boat”
LL Cool J-”Around The Way Girl”(definitely in need of one-perfect time to fall in love again obviously)
Len | 3/21/2007, 12:43 pm EST
I just survived the worst winter in years and now that spring is here I thing “Good Day Sunshine” by the Beatles
Ass kickers | 3/21/2007, 12:52 pm EST
Beautiful Night- The Burden Brothers
Swing Life Away- Rise Against
Beautiful World- Rage Against the Machine Cover (I know it’s actually really negative, but I live in chicago and that’s how spring feels here.)
Jesse | 3/21/2007, 12:54 pm EST
In Bloom-Nirvana
Today-Smashing Pumpkins
Beautiful Day-U2
Here Comes the Sun-The Beatles
Winterlong-The Pixies
Ouroboros | 3/21/2007, 12:55 pm EST
“Shiny Happy People” – R.E.M.
a dude | 3/21/2007, 12:56 pm EST
Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline)” (”Spring became a Summer…”)
Lennox | 3/21/2007, 12:57 pm EST
In Bloom-Nirvana
All Tomorrow’s Parties- Velvet Underground and Nico
Pepper- Butthole Surfers
Terrible Lie- nine inch nails
There is a rose in spanish harlem- Ben E King
Nora | 3/21/2007, 1:06 pm EST
The Bluebells “Will She Always Be Waiting”
jill hives | 3/21/2007, 1:10 pm EST
it’s not specifically seasonal, but “don’t look back in anger” by oasis always reminds of the spring time for some reason.
i guess because it’s beautiful.
msu | 3/21/2007, 2:26 pm EST
you guys are missing the easiest one of all. “First Day Of Spring ‘98″ by the Gahndarvas
b.r | 3/21/2007, 2:37 pm EST
anything by frank sinatra or syd barrett.
jb | 3/21/2007, 2:42 pm EST
Panda Bear – Bros
by the way Person Pitch is the best album of the year
b.r | 3/21/2007, 2:44 pm EST
oh,and by that i meant
summer wind-frank sinatra
which always makes me think more of spring then summer.
and syd barrett reminds me of spring,probably cause i started listening to him one spring,but i doubt it will for anyone else.
Tommy | 3/21/2007, 2:53 pm EST
“Mr. Rabbit” – Paul Westerberg
Bob Thomson | 3/21/2007, 2:55 pm EST
“Ninth Try”
By Kemmitt Smith
lala | 3/21/2007, 2:58 pm EST
beautifle day-u2
in bloom-nirvana
Will | 3/21/2007, 3:06 pm EST
“Here Comes The Sun”, The Beatles
“Beautiful World”, Colin Hay
“Beautiful Day”, U2
“In Bloom”, Nirvana
“Saturday In The Park”, Chicago (too cheesy, and it talks about 4th of July, but it’s still breezy enough for spring)
DrJ | 3/21/2007, 3:18 pm EST
“Box of Rain” and the rest of the American Beauty album by the Grateful Dead.
Yeah, go ahead and call me a hippie…
tbone | 3/21/2007, 3:39 pm EST
Sunshower – Chris Cornell
RedSG | 3/21/2007, 6:32 pm EST
Over the Hills and Far Away-Led Zeppelin
Bron-Y-Aur Stomp-Led Zeppelin
Dancing Days-Led Zeppelin
Granchester Meadows-Pink Floyd
And as we all know from the Producers-”It’s springtime, for Hitler!!”
Sarah | 3/21/2007, 7:04 pm EST
Risque – Cute Is What We Aim For.
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jim | 3/21/2007, 7:12 pm EST
‘Good Day Sunshine’ – Beatles
GordonW | 3/21/2007, 7:23 pm EST
“Turn, Turn, Turn,” The Byrds
cobracommander | 3/21/2007, 7:47 pm EST
YES- “survival”
16 clumsy + shy | 3/21/2007, 8:16 pm EST
“Mr. Blue Sky” by Electric Light Orchestra. Without a doubt.
RickStark79 | 3/21/2007, 8:28 pm EST
I agree, Mr. Blue Sky is the perfect sunny day song!!
erin_xoxo | 3/21/2007, 8:54 pm EST
definetly “Man I feel like a Woman”
Geoff | 3/21/2007, 9:40 pm EST
Uhhhh, “Time of the Season?”
redhead | 3/21/2007, 10:41 pm EST
59th St bridge song–feelin’ groovy!
Jack | 3/22/2007, 12:14 am EST
The Lifting-R.E.M.
Turn a Square-The Shins
You Are the Sunshine of My Life-Stevie Wonder
&
Wouldn’t It Be Nice-The Beach Boys
J | 3/22/2007, 12:15 am EST
“Summer Teeth” by Wilco.
I know it has summer in the title, but it’s always struck me as a Spring song more than anything.
Miss B. | 3/22/2007, 1:02 am EST
good day sunshine- The Beatles
and of COURSE: Here Comes The Sun – The beatles
Nello | 3/22/2007, 11:52 am EST
Pardon me if I’m totally wrong here, but isn’t U2’s “Beautiful Day” a tongue-in-cheek kinda song that portrays our ignorance in terms of the damage we are doing to our planet? Not really a hppy spring-type tune in my opinion!
Leviticus | 3/22/2007, 11:56 am EST
Ass kickers – “Beautiful World” rules.
Leviticus | 3/22/2007, 12:12 pm EST
“Otherside” – Rancid
“Road Man” – Smash Mouth
“Superstitions” – Stevie Wonder
“Give It Away” – Red Hot Chili Peppers
“California Love” – Tupac Shakur feat. Dr. Dre
“What I Got” – Sublime
somebody | 3/22/2007, 12:26 pm EST
I second “Here Comes the Sun” by The Beatles. It’s an instant mood brightener.
Axl | 3/23/2007, 10:02 am EST
Why don’t you step into my world! It’s a social psychotic state of bliss! You’ve been delayed in the real world!
El fuego phallus | 3/23/2007, 1:18 pm EST
ELO – Mr Blue Sky! That gets me out of bed in the morning.
Katie | 3/23/2007, 8:30 pm EST
In Bloom by Nirvana or Here Comes the Sun by the Beatles
Hippie at Heart | 3/25/2007, 2:53 pm EST
Okay, so spring isnt my favorite season, but I must say some of the “spring time music” is definitely my favorite.
I second:
Hippie at Heart | 3/25/2007, 2:53 pm EST
Okay, so spring isnt my favorite season, but I must say some of the “spring time music” is definitely my favorite.
I second:
Hippie at Heart | 3/25/2007, 2:56 pm EST
Okay, so spring isnt my favorite season, but I must say some of the “spring time music” is definitely my favorite.
I second:
Beautiful Day – U2
What I Got – Sublime
And anything by Bob Marley

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