Escrita por
John Sebastian, Mark Sebastian e Steve Boone, foi lançada em 4 de
junho de 1966, no compacto que tinha Butchie's tune no Lado B.
Chegou ao
número 1 dos charts pop americanos em agosto de 1966 e ficou lá por
3 semanas consecutivas. A canção tem uma série de buzinas de carro
durante a parte instrumental, começando com uma buzina de fusca e
terminando com um barulho de uma furadeira, pra dar a impressão de
um verão na cidade, onde os carros circulam mais e os trabalhos não
param.
Recebeu
disco de ouro e é a canção de número 401 do ranking da Rolling
Stone Magazine das 500 maiores canções de todos os tempos.
A parte do
teclado é um Hohner Pianet, que ficou bem característico do som
dessa época. O órgão é um Vox Continental.
Além de
número 1 nos charts pop americanos, tambem chegou a numero 11 na
Australia, número 1 no Canadá, número 2 na Holanda, número 1 na
Finlândia, número 3 na Nova Zelândia, número 3 na Irlanda e
número 8 no Reino Unido.
Foi
regravada por Joe Cocker, Joe Jackson, entre outros.
A letra:
Hot town,
summer in the city
Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty
Been down, isn't it a pity?
Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city
All around, people looking half dead
Walking on the sidewalk, hotter than a match head
But at night it's a different world
Go out and find a girl
Come on, come on and dance all night
Despite the heat it'll be all right
And babe, don't you know it's a pity
That the days can't be like the nights
In the summer, in the city
In the summer, in the city
Cool town, evening in the city
Dressing so fine and looking so pretty
Cool cat, looking for a kitty
Gonna look in every corner of the city
Till I'm wheezing like a bus stop
Running up the stairs, gonna meet you on the rooftop
But at night it's a different world
Go out and find a girl
Come on, come on and dance all night
Despite the heat it'll be all right
And babe, don't you know it's a pity
That the days can't be like the nights
In the summer, in the city
In the summer, in the city
Hot town, summer in the city
Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty
Been down, isn't it a pity?
Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city
All around, people looking half dead
Walking on the sidewalk, hotter than a match head
But at night it's a different world
Go out and find a girl
Come on, come on and dance all night
Despite the heat it'll be all right
And babe, don't you know it's a pity
That the days can't be like the nights
In the summer, in the city
In the summer, in the city
Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty
Been down, isn't it a pity?
Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city
All around, people looking half dead
Walking on the sidewalk, hotter than a match head
But at night it's a different world
Go out and find a girl
Come on, come on and dance all night
Despite the heat it'll be all right
And babe, don't you know it's a pity
That the days can't be like the nights
In the summer, in the city
In the summer, in the city
Cool town, evening in the city
Dressing so fine and looking so pretty
Cool cat, looking for a kitty
Gonna look in every corner of the city
Till I'm wheezing like a bus stop
Running up the stairs, gonna meet you on the rooftop
But at night it's a different world
Go out and find a girl
Come on, come on and dance all night
Despite the heat it'll be all right
And babe, don't you know it's a pity
That the days can't be like the nights
In the summer, in the city
In the summer, in the city
Hot town, summer in the city
Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty
Been down, isn't it a pity?
Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city
All around, people looking half dead
Walking on the sidewalk, hotter than a match head
But at night it's a different world
Go out and find a girl
Come on, come on and dance all night
Despite the heat it'll be all right
And babe, don't you know it's a pity
That the days can't be like the nights
In the summer, in the city
In the summer, in the city
A versão do
Lovin' Spoonful:
A versão de
Joe Cocker:
A versão de
Skytone:
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