(The Lovin' Spoonful 1996).
Composed by John
Sebastian/Steve Boone/Mark
Sebastian. Arranged by
Marleen Schipper. For
concert band. Arrangements
of Modern Light
Music/Catalogue New Band
Music Vol. 13. Molenaar
Limited Band. Recorded on
Overture to Avalon
(ML.311125720). Grade 2.
Full set. Duration 4
minutes, 20 seconds.
Published by Molenaar
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Summer in the City is a song recorded by The Lovin' Spoonful, written by John Sebastian, Mark Sebastian and Steve Boone. It appeared on their album Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful, and reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 1966, for three consecutive weeks. The song features a series of car horns during the instrumental bridge, starting with a Volkswagen Beetle horn, and ends up with a jackhammer sound, in order to give the impression of the sounds of the summer in the city.