May. 26, 2020

Best Summer Songs of All Time

via Rolling Stone

The summer song is one of rock’s truest pleasures, be it a dance jam that dominates every backyard cookout or a sweet ode to cars, romance, and partying. Here are our picks for the most sizzling summer jams ever — from unshakeable oldies to classic hip-hop, from hard-rock to indie-rock, from the the Go-Gos to Daft Punk.

5. “School’s Out,” Alice Cooper

“The few minutes waiting for that final school bell to ring are so intense that when it happens, it’s almost orgasmic,” said Alice Cooper. Released in May 1972, this instantly became the go-to anthem for kids who really really hate school and, no matter how old you are, it can still make you want to throw your papers in the air and run out into the blinding sun of the heavy metal parking lot.

See the full list at RollingStone.com