The Songs and the Stories Behind Them
"Where's Summer B?" - Ben Folds Five
What song is more fitting to open the album than a song that practically
invokes the name of Summer Brannin? Click here to read more!
"Song For Her" - Jason Falkner
A previously unreleased song that Jason sang at Summer's Celebration of Life. Click here to read more!
"True Dreams of Witchita" (live) - Soul Coughing
A fun live take previously only available on a rare promo single. Click here to read more!
"Indian Summer" - The Jazz Butcher
Summer's favorite singer turns in the only song recorded just for the record, a funky cover of a Beat Happening classic. Click here to read more!
"Brief Candles" - The Posies
Seattle's finest cover another of Summer's favorite groups, The Zombies. Click here to read more!
"Midsummer" - Babacar
Summer's favorite song with her name in it was "Summerflies" by the wonderful British group Shelleyan Orphan. Singer Carolyn Crawley's new group offers us another wonderful summer song. Click here to read more!
"In The Aeroplane Over The Sea" - Neutral Milk Hotel
Summer's last favorite group, who dedicated a song to her in concert just
before she passed away. Click here to read more!
"All Along The Frying Pan" (live) - Squirrel Nut Zippers
A haunting unreleased live track from one of the band's earliest shows. Click here to read more!
"Funky Cold Medina" - The Frank & Walters
One of Summer's favorite singalongs: a classic rap track sung by white Irishmen carrying guitars, previously only available on an out-of-print UK single. Click here to read more!
"Summer" - Beasley
Friends of Summer make up this southern California group who wrote this song especially for her. Click here to read more!
"The Summer You Let Your Hair Grow Out" (live) - Pansy Division
A unreleased live version from a hometown show recorded in San Francisco, Summer's favorite city. Click here to read more!
"Summer of Love" - The B-52's
A fun summersong from Summer's childhood. Click here to read more!
"After The Beach" - Sandycoates
A Bay Area friend performs possibly the prettiest song ever. Click here to read more!
"Rhyme For The Summertime" (original demo) - G Love
G Love's original unreleased solo demo of the first hip-hop blues tune he ever wrote. Click here to read more!
"That Summer Feeling" - Jonathan Richman
Achingly beautiful song by the wonderful singer who sang a song for Summer while she was in the hospital. Click here to read more!
"Catch" - Anna Waronker
The lost track. A Cure cover recorded just for Songs For Summer by that dog's lead singer and now finally available! Click here to read more!
"Where's Summer B?" - Ben Folds Five
What song is more fitting to open the album than a song that practically
invokes the name of Summer Brannin? Click here to read more!
"Song For Her" - Jason Falkner
A previously unreleased song that Jason sang at Summer's Celebration of Life. Click here to read more!
"True Dreams of Witchita" (live) - Soul Coughing
A fun live take previously only available on a rare promo single. Click here to read more!
"Indian Summer" - The Jazz Butcher
Summer's favorite singer turns in the only song recorded just for the record, a funky cover of a Beat Happening classic. Click here to read more!
"Brief Candles" - The Posies
Seattle's finest cover another of Summer's favorite groups, The Zombies. Click here to read more!
"Midsummer" - Babacar
Summer's favorite song with her name in it was "Summerflies" by the wonderful British group Shelleyan Orphan. Singer Carolyn Crawley's new group offers us another wonderful summer song. Click here to read more!
"In The Aeroplane Over The Sea" - Neutral Milk Hotel
Summer's last favorite group, who dedicated a song to her in concert just
before she passed away. Click here to read more!
"All Along The Frying Pan" (live) - Squirrel Nut Zippers
A haunting unreleased live track from one of the band's earliest shows. Click here to read more!
"Funky Cold Medina" - The Frank & Walters
One of Summer's favorite singalongs: a classic rap track sung by white Irishmen carrying guitars, previously only available on an out-of-print UK single. Click here to read more!
"Summer" - Beasley
Friends of Summer make up this southern California group who wrote this song especially for her. Click here to read more!
"The Summer You Let Your Hair Grow Out" (live) - Pansy Division
A unreleased live version from a hometown show recorded in San Francisco, Summer's favorite city. Click here to read more!
"Summer of Love" - The B-52's
A fun summersong from Summer's childhood. Click here to read more!
"After The Beach" - Sandycoates
A Bay Area friend performs possibly the prettiest song ever. Click here to read more!
"Rhyme For The Summertime" (original demo) - G Love
G Love's original unreleased solo demo of the first hip-hop blues tune he ever wrote. Click here to read more!
"That Summer Feeling" - Jonathan Richman
Achingly beautiful song by the wonderful singer who sang a song for Summer while she was in the hospital. Click here to read more!
"Catch" - Anna Waronker
The lost track. A Cure cover recorded just for Songs For Summer by that dog's lead singer and now finally available! Click here to read more!
