Theme
Songs about summer
Interpretations from our editorial team that explore this theme.
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Glass Animals
Heat Waves
A song about loving someone you can no longer help, where summer mirages stand in for the lies the mind tells itself about a dying relationship
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Katy Perry
California Gurls (feat. Snoop Dogg)
A glossy, postcard-perfect commercial for the West Coast fantasy, designed as pop's sunscreen-scented answer to East Coast hip-hop anthems
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Heize
And July (feat. DEAN & dj friz)
A summer confession song about finally telling a longtime friend you have feelings for them, after months of stalling, only to be deflated by a cancelled date
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Zara Larsson
Lush Life
A young woman declares that the dancefloor and a string of short-lived crushes beat any attempt at a real relationship