AndypandyUK

<p>☀️&nbsp;<strong>Fun in the Sun Challenge : Part B</strong>: For me, this song just <em>oozes </em>summer. It conjures up visions of fields full of summer flowers like in my video here.&nbsp;<span class="ql-emojiblot" data-name="cherry_blossom"><span contenteditable="false"><span contenteditable="false"><span contenteditable="false"><span class="ap ap-cherry_blossom">🌸</span></span></span></span></span><span class="ql-emojiblot" data-name="rosette"><span contenteditable="false"><span contenteditable="false"><span contenteditable="false"><span class="ap ap-rosette">🏵</span></span></span></span></span><span class="ql-emojiblot" data-name="hibiscus"><span contenteditable="false"><span contenteditable="false"><span contenteditable="false"><span class="ap ap-hibiscus">🌺</span></span></span></span></span><span class="ql-emojiblot" data-name="sunflower"><span contenteditable="false"><span contenteditable="false"><span contenteditable="false"><span class="ap ap-sunflower">🌻</span></span></span></span></span> I forgot to wear my sunglasses! <span class="ql-emojiblot" data-name="sunglasses"><span contenteditable="false"><span contenteditable="false"><span contenteditable="false"><span class="ap ap-sunglasses">😎</span></span></span></span></span></p><p><br></p><p>The original of this song from 1972 was written and performed by American soft rock duo Seals and Crofts and will be more familiar to American and Canadian ears. This version by The Isley Brothers charted in the UK (reaching No.16) but the Seals and Crofts version didn't. Having listened to both I prefer this version for it's lead guitar. <span class="ql-emojiblot" data-name="guitar"><span contenteditable="false"><span contenteditable="false"><span contenteditable="false"><span class="ap ap-guitar">🎸</span></span></span></span></span>&nbsp;It has more "bite". <span class="ql-emojiblot" data-name="boom"><span contenteditable="false"><span contenteditable="false"><span contenteditable="false"><span class="ap ap-boom">💥</span></span></span></span></span> In 2013, the song was ranked No.13 in Rolling Stone's "Best Summer Songs of All Time".</p><p><br></p><p>Appropriately, as I try to sing this, we've got a heatwave here. <span class="ql-emojiblot" data-name="sunny"><span contenteditable="false"><span contenteditable="false"><span contenteditable="false"><span class="ap ap-sunny">☀</span></span></span></span></span> Struggling to keep my voice well oiled in a hot room without air-conditioning. 29C/85F outside is very unusual here.</p>