[PLAYLIST] The ultimate songs of summer according to us
Music goes really well with summer.
Everyone has a scratched CD under their passenger seat with ‘Summer Tunes’ written on it in sharpie. There aren’t many ‘Winter 2007’ playlists kicking around…am I wrong?
Here are songs you might love this summer, according to Olympic champions and the Olympic.ca team:
Ed Sheeran – Sing
Jill Officer, Olympic Champion
Milky Chance – Stolen Dance
Denny Morrison, Olympic Champion
Banks – Drowning (Love Thy Brother Remix)
Geneviève Lacasse, Olympic Champion
Sam Smith – Stay With Me
Paula Nichols, Lead Researcher
“I love the emotion you can hear in his voice and the power and gospel sound of the chorus.”
Future Islands – Seasons (Waiting On You)
Callum Ng, Senior Writer/Producer
“Future Islands frontman Samuel Herring has the most unique and awesome voice in rock right now. Enjoy!”
Coldplay – A Sky Full of Stars
Mark Nadolny, Contributor
“The combination of the foot-tapping beat, (Avicii), along with catchy lyrics (Chris Martin) makes this a perfect song to dance to this summer.”
Twin Forks – Something We Just Know
Steve Boudreau, Community Editor, French
“The melody screams summer nostalgia. Add a live acoustic feel combined with uplifting vocals and you’ve got yourself a perfect cottage song.”
The Black Keys – Weight of Love
Eric Boulé – Lead Designer
“Something about it really resonates. Usually I’d choose a more upbeat song, but ‘Weight of Love’ is really soothing.”
Kodaline – High Hopes (Filous Remix)
Marie-Ève Leclerc – Intern, Digital
“This song represents to me the endless possibilities about summer and the bittersweet feeling you get once it’s over.”
Right Said Fred – I’m Too Sexy
Asif Hossain – Community Editor, English
According to Asif, this was the first CD he ever owned, and naturally ‘I’m too sexy’ became his song of the summer. Every summer.
Photo: Ed Sheeran YouTube
