The city is crowded
My friends are away
And I’m on my own
It’s too hot to handle
So I got to get up and go
It’s a cruel, cruel summer
Leaving me here on my own
It’s a cruel,
It’s a cruel, cruel summer
Now you’re gone
You’re not the only one
Since Memorial Day weekend was, like, the unofficial start to summer, it only seems right to take a look at one of the most popular summer songs of the 1980’s. I’m talking about Bananarama’s “Cruel Summer“. Not only is this a popular summer track, but it’s also probably one of the most easily identified songs to come out of the 80’s. I say “Cruel Summer,” and you instantly hear the music, don’t you? It instantly brings me back to the Jersey shore in the early 80’s. I remember scorching sun, the smell of Coppertone, and this song playing from someone’s boom box on the beach.
That’s the sign of a great song- when it transports you back in time. Where does “Cruel Summer” take you back to?
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