Summer in the City
The Lovin’ Spoonful’s recording of “Summer in the City” came out in 1966, the earliest year on file; Del Shannon’s came out the same year. Steve Boone, John Sebastian and Mark Sebastian are credited as its writers. Also recorded by Joe Cocker (released 1994), The Stranglers (released 1997) and Comateens (released 1981), among 352 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz. The Roots’ “Clones” (1996) samples it, per MusicBrainz.
"Clones" is a 1996 Roots track running on a record The Lovin’ Spoonful cut back in 1966, thirty years of distance closed by one sample. Play the old one first and listen for what Black Thought and Malik B were standing on.
Credited writers: Steve Boone, John Sebastian and Mark Sebastian.
Earliest release on file: this one, 1966, the same year as Del Shannon.
The Roots’ “Clones” (1996) samples it, per MusicBrainz.
- Quincy Jones1973
- April1977
- Celebration1978
- Comateens1981
- Max Werner1981
- B.B. King1990
- Joe Cocker1994
- The Stranglers1997
352 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.
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