Rock and Roll Hall of Fame members the Lovin' Spoonful came to prominence once the frenzied response to the British Invasion of the mid- to late-1960s began to die down. Massive hit tunes like "Do You Believe In Magic?" and even the slightly harder-edged "Summer In the City" relied on folk rock foundations and a generally sunny disposition to usher in a movement towards poppier fare as the youth of America closed in on the "Summer of Love."
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Hip hop tune that samples the piano bit on Lovin Spoonful - Summer In The City. Anyone know it?(1 Answer)
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That would be "Thru Ya City" by De La Soul. Unfortunately, the song is not available to link to (eg in the form of a youtube video) due ...
What's the most popular song ever written about New York City?(1 Answer)
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New York State of Mind by Billy Joel is definitely one of the top songs about New York, but here are a couple others that I think make ...
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Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000
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Sometimes referred to as the American Beatles
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"Summer In the City" hit No. 1 on the Billboard charts, the band's only song to do so
