E
PREVIEW
BEST
SUMMER
EVER
HUFFINGTON
05.26.13
ENTERTAINMENT
MUSIC
conjures up images
of a hot, dry, dusty
Texas summer
where nothing
moves, and the air
is unbelievably hot
and still.
MOBY’S
PERFECT
SUMMER
The 90s dance music
pioneer returns this
summer with a new
album, details TBD. In
the meantime, he shared
with us 10 songs that
mean summer to him.
anything better than
Led Zeppelin on a
perfect summer day.”
C FLANIGAN/WIREIMAGE/GETTY IMAGES (MOBY)
2. PUBLIC ENEMY,
“FIGHT THE POWER.”
1. LED ZEPPELIN,
“RAMBLE ON.”
I remember riding
in the car with my
mom when I was 7 or
8 years old and this
song came on the
radio and the DJ said,
“Is there anything
better than Led
Zeppelin on a perfect
summer day?” To
which I’d answer,
“No, there really isn’t
I moved back to
NYC (I was born
there, but grew up in
Connecticut) in 1988,
and the summer I
moved back this song
was heard everywhere.
Every bar, every car,
every night club, every
boombox. Maybe
because of that, and
on some Pavlovian
level, I always think
of this song as
a quintessential
summer song.
3. MASSIVE ATTACK,
“PROTECTION.”
In 1995 I had an idyllic
summer in Berlin, and
this song was the
recurring soundtrack.
I remember lying in
bed with my thengirlfriend, and the
apartment we were
staying in had big,
open windows, and
it was amazingly
warm for Berlin, and
this song has never
sounded more perfect.
4. THE STYLE
COUNCIL, “LONG HOT
SUMMER.”
An obvious choice,
maybe, but I
reserve the right
to be obvious. And
sometimes obvious
choices (like orange
juice for breakfast)
are the best ones.
5. THE GUN
CLUB, “MOTHER
OF EARTH.”
The Gun Club’s
album Miami is one
of the best records
ever made, and
this song always
6. THE VERVE,
“BITTERSWEET
SYMPHONY.”
In 2000 I was
spending a lot of
time in the UK,
playing festivals
and concerts,
and somehow the
weather in the
UK was amazing
(which, sadly, isn’t
often the case). I
remember hearing
this song over
and over again at
Glastonbury (in
the car park, at Joe
Strummer’s camp,
on boomboxes,
etc.), and it just
seemed like the
most perfect song
for that perfect
summer.
8. THE DOORS,
“THE CRYSTAL SHIP.”
I remember going on a
date in L.A. years ago.
It was the middle of
summer, we drove up
to Mulholland, sat in
her pickup overlooking
the valley, and this
song came on the
radio. It felt like gravity
weakened. Everything
on the planet started
floating out to space a
little bit.
9. THE STROKES,
“IS THIS IT.”
If you’re ever
wandering around
New York City at 5:30
a.m on a summer
morning