Quiz: How well do you know these songs about summer?
THERE'S NOTHING LIKE a classic summer tune when the sun is out.
This weekend, we basked in sun across the country, and it looks like the bright weather is here to stay for a little longer. We've almost hit the summer!
Advertisement
Whether your choice of location to enjoy the good weather is a beach, beer garden or barbeque, the songs are essential – so let's see how well you know your summer-themed songs.
How many times is the word "sun" used in the Beatles hit Here Comes the Sun?
Alamy Stock Photo
6
12
17
25
In what year did Katrina and the Waves release "Walking on Sunshine"
Alamy Stock Photo
1981
1983
1985
1991
Who sang the hit song 'In the Summertime'?
Alamy Stock Photo
Mingus Jones
Dorcas Wesley
Mungo Jerry
Everly Whitmore
Summer Nights was a duet between Danny (John Travolta) and Sandy (Olivia Newton-John) in the movie Grease. How many lines in the song were delivered by other characters from the film?
Alamy Stock Photo
None
3
5
7
Everybody knows where Bryan Adams got his first real six-string in Summer of '69. But can you name the two 'guys from school' who had to leave the band in the song?
Alamy Stock Photo
Jimmy and Jody
Johnny and Jack
Joey and Jason
Jamie and Jacob
Which of the following popular sports did the Beach Boys reminisce about doing in All Summer Long?
Alamy Stock Photo
Surfing
Frisbee
Mini golf
Football
The Beach Boys have an impressive collection of songs about summer. How many times did the band appear on Billboard Magazine's list of Top 30 Summer Songs?
Alamy Stock Photo
4
6
1
Never
In what year did Lana Del Rey release Summertime Sadness?
Alamy Stock Photo
2010
2011
2012
2013
Which band is behind 1999 hit Steal My Sunshine?
Youtube
Ben
Ken
Sen
Len
Complete this lyric from a lesser-known but catchy track by The Corrs: "In the heat of summer sunshine..."
Alamy Stock Photo
I miss you
I need you
I miss you
I am sunburnt
Answer all the questions to see your result!
You scored
out of
!
Chart Connoisseur
You're the kind of person others rely on to set the perfect seasonal soundtrack.
Share your result:
Share
Tweet
You scored
out of
!
Poolside Prodigy
You're familiar with many of the big summer songs, and it's clear you enjoy the feel-good vibes they bring.
Share your result:
Share
Tweet
You scored
out of
!
Semi-Seasoned Listener
You've got a solid awareness of summer's signature songs — the ones that define road trips, garden parties and long, light-filled evenings.
Share your result:
Share
Tweet
You scored
out of
!
Casual Summer Enthusiast
You enjoy the feeling summer music brings, even if you're not always sure who sings what.
Share your result:
Share
Tweet
You scored
out of
!
Ice Cream Dropper
Share your result:
Share
Tweet
Readers like you are keeping these stories free for everyone...
A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article.
Over 5,000 readers like you have already stepped up and support us with a monthly payment or a once-off donation.
Learn More
Support The Journal
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Irish Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Irish Daily Mirror
Parade atrocity hit hard in Ireland thanks to our unique links to Liverpool
News of the atrocity which befell the city of Liverpool on Monday quickly reverberated around the globe. Shortly after 6 pm, a 53-year-old man drove into multiple fans who were attending the Reds' bus parade. What started as a truly joyous occasion quickly turned into utter devastation. Nearly 80 people were injured, some of whom remain in a serious condition in hospital. Here, in Ireland, our strong ties with Liverpool meant it hit hard. The decades-long deep-rooted connections between Ireland and the English port city meant the pain and devastation were felt even more deeply here. Figures show there are nearly 500,000 Irish Liverpool fans and it's estimated around 75 per cent of Liverpudlians have Irish ancestry. The link is deeper, though - from music to accents to our vernacular and emigration, there's a lot that connects Ireland with Liverpool. Here, we take a deeper look at the unique Liverpool-Irish links. Everybody knows the Beatles hail from Liverpool. But some might be surprised to learn that the four members of what is arguably the most famous band in the world had Irish roots. John Lennon's grandfather James was born in Down while his great-grandmother, Elizabeth Gildea, hailed from Omagh in Tyrone. Paul McCartney's clan had connections with Monaghan. His maternal grandfather, named Owen Mohan, came from Tullynamallow. Ringo Starr is considered the most English member of the band, but his roots go back to Mayo. George Harrison's family, meanwhile, originally hailed from Wexford as it emerged that they were landowners before being stripped of their land by Oliver Cromwell during the plantations. All the families eventually found their way to Liverpool. During the Beatles' infamous visit to the Irish capital in 1963, Lennon declared: 'We're all Irish!' A more recent musical connection would be Nathan Carter. The 35-year-old Wagon Wheel singer was born in Liverpool to Northern Irish parents. He moved across at 18 and is now based in Fermanagh. Liverpool was also featured in songs by The Dubliners, including The Leavin' of Liverpool and Liverpool Lou. Trade Unionist leader James Larkin, who, along with James Connolly and William O'Brien, founded the Labour Party, was born in Toxteth in Liverpool in January 1874 to Irish emigrants. Big Jim gained national and international acclaim for his part in organising the 1913 strike that sparked the Dublin lockout. The lock-out was an industrial dispute that began over pay and conditions and the right to unionise. It involved around 20,000 workers and 300 employers and lasted from August 1913 to 18 January 1914. It is widely considered the most severe and significant industrial dispute in Irish history. Another well-known Irish figure with connections to Liverpool was William Butler Yeats. A New York Times article recalls how, as a youngster, he would frequently travel across the Irish Sea to Liverpool on board his grandad's boat. Many Liverpudlians have Irish heritage. Most of this can be traced back to the famine, but some stretches even further back. The Irish Famine began in 1845, at which point around 50,000 Irish settlers were already living in Liverpool. The numbers grew exponentially in the subsequent years as conditions in Ireland continued to deteriorate. A staggering 120,000 Irish arrived in Liverpool during the first three months of 1847. Eight months later, around 300,000 had landed. Most had plans to continue on their journey to the USA, but a large portion, who were considered the poorest and weakest, remained in Liverpool. It's been estimated that over the course of 63 years, between 1850 and 1913, more than 4.5 million Irish men and women left Ireland for Liverpool. The famine had a lasting impact on the demographics of Liverpool. It is believed that an estimated 75 per cent of the city's residents have some Irish ancestry. The company that built the Titanic, known as the White Star Line, had its headquarters on James Street in Liverpool. The infamous ship was constructed in Belfast and set sail from Southampton to the US, stopping in Cork. She was registered in Liverpool and, as a result, bore the city's name on her stern. The ship left for New York on April 10, 1912. In total, 2,208 people were onboard when the ship struck an iceberg. More than 1,500 lost their lives. Many of those onboard the ship, including passengers and staff, had ties to Liverpool. The Scouse accent and particular words and phrases are heavily influenced by the Irish who emigrated there. One example of this is the 'Ta-ra' which is regularly used by Liverpudlians. It is a shortened version of 'take care' and is often used as a way to say goodbye. The exact origins of the phrase are disputed, but one theory is that it emerged from the Irish phrase 'tabhair aire' which means take care. Another example of this is calling someone 'a wool' when they are from outside of Liverpool. It is thought to come from Irish slang when referring to people from the countryside, 'a woolyback'. Other common slang phrases which are heard in both Ireland and Liverpool include words and phrases like 'grand', 'melter', 'gaff', 'baltic' and 'swelterin'' and 'craic'. The roots of the late Cilla Black go back to Ireland. The British singer's great-grandparents were all Irish while her maternal grandfather was born to Irish emigrants in Wales. Her Irishness also shaped her upbringing. She was raised as a Roman Catholic and lived in the Irish-Catholic stronghold of Scotland Road in Liverpool. TV presenter Paul O'Grady, who passed away in 2023, also had strong Irish roots. During his life, he often said he'd love to move to Ireland - particularly to Roscommon. Manchester United ace Wayne Rooney also has links to Ireland and it's been reported he even considered playing for the Boys in Green.
Sunday World
4 days ago
- Sunday World
Barry Keoghan was so nervous meeting Ringo Starr he ‘couldn't look at him'
The 32-year-old is set to play the drummer in an upcoming four-part Beatles biopic. Barry Keoghan has said he was so nervous meeting Ringo Starr that he couldn't even look at him. The 32-year-old Dubliner is set to play The Beatles drummer in an upcoming four-part biopic. 'I sat opposite him and I could not look at him because I was nervous and his wife Barbara was there and she said, 'You can look at him',' he said at Fast Net Film Festival in West Cork this weekend. 'Every time I looked at him I saw myself in his glasses. 'I said to him: 'I am not coming here to quiz you. I am coming to find out what made you and how the contrast was going back to Liverpool after Beatlemania,' he continued. 'We can all do imitation but I wanted to know where it came from. He was so on the money.' Ringo Starr He described doing 'Beatles Bootcamp' as an 'absolute joy', sharing that he's been learning to walk and talk like the 84-year-old. 'It's a place of failing, a place of learning and trying. That's the process I'm in now. It's a playground for me.' 'The drumming is going great,' he continued. 'I've been doing it for like six, seven months. I've got blisters on my hands now.' Keoghan will star alongside Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, Harris Dickinson as John Lennon and Joseph Quinn as George Harrison. Each of the four films, which will focus on one the members of the band, will be released in the same month as part of The Beatles: A Four-Film Cinematic Event. Harris Dickinson as John Lennon, Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr, and Joseph Quinn as George Harrison at the announcement of The Beatles films. Photo: PA Keoghan has recently starred in box office hits such as Saltburn, The Banshees of Inisherin, and Dunkirk. Earlier this month, he revealed he was not allowed into a Dublin cinema while attending the premiere of Dunkirk, as he had previously been barred. During a tour of the city with Hollywood Authentic, Keoghan revealed that he was known to staff in Cineworld, and when he showed up to the Dunkirk premiere, they didn't believe he was in the film. 'This is the main cinema I used to go to, on the mitch from school,' he said of the Parnell Street picture house. Keoghan went on to explain that when he had no money to pay in he would break in through a back stairway, which eventually got him barred. 'I remember coming to the Dunkirk premiere, and getting in here, and them not knowing that I was in the film. 'They were like, 'You're not allowed in.' 'I said, 'It's my movie, though.' 'They were like, 'No, no. You're not allowed in.' 'It was a whole thing… It was just a turning point for me.' 'All the people in the cinema now, I know,' he added, pointing at a poster of Chris Hemsworth, adding: 'I just worked with him.' Barry Keoghan News in 90 Seconds - May 28th
RTÉ News
4 days ago
- RTÉ News
Life of Beatles' road manager celebrated with museum display
The life of the Beatles' road manager has been celebrated on what would have been his 90th birthday. Mal Evans was road manager and personal assistant to the band from 1963 until their break-up in 1970 but died six years later when he was shot by police in Los Angeles in the US. A display dedicated to Mr Evans was revealed at the Liverpool Beatles Museum on Tuesday, which would have been his birthday, in front of his children Julie Rossow and Gary Evans. Ms Rossow said: "I find it a real honour to be honest; the recognition and the interest people have in him. It's really lovely and very special." She said interest in his life had grown since he was shown in Peter Jackson's documentary series The Beatles: Get Back, which aired in 2021. A biography about him, Living The Beatles Legend, written by Kenneth Womack, was published in 2023. Ms Rossow said: "It's changed my life in ways. People who knew him and knew stories have been able to tell me and I've learnt more about him. It's been an incredible journey." She added: "I was born in 1966 when he was away with the Beatles and from what I know he was told by them 'your wife's had a baby girl - go and see her'. "He loved those four boys, to the detriment of his family at times. What a life he had." Among the items going on display on Tuesday is a signet ring which Mr Evans lost in a poker game to fellow roadie Neil Aspinall - whose son Roag Best runs the museum. The ring was apparently thrown into the pot by Mr Evans during card games in 1964, when the band stayed in Paris for concerts at the Olympic Theatre. Ms Rossow said: "I never knew this story. The ring was given to him on his 21st birthday from his parents so it was a bit naughty of him to lose it but he must have been caught in the wildness and excitement of a poker match. "From speaking to Roag I believe he lost the ring several times and was given it back but lost it finally to Neil." A portrait of Mr Evans, by artist Dave Miles, was also unveiled on Tuesday.
