The vernal equinox happens on Wednesday. As a public service I thought I’d post some songs to serve as a soundtrack while you perform your naked and freaky pagan rituals. What I discovered is that while there are quite a few songs about summer (just wait for my post for the summer solstice), there are relatively few about spring. And even fewer covers of those songs. So this week’s theme is very loosely based on Spring. And sunshine. And sunny weather.

Rosie Flores “Red Red Robin” (Al Jolson)
Hey, robins come back in the spring. I didn’t know that Al Jolson did this song until I started researching this post. I wonder if he sang this one in blackface.

Husker Du “Sunshine Superman” (Donovan Leitch)
Boy, what a fun song. A wonderful tune to crank while you’re cuising in your convertible with the top down.

Voodoo Glow Skulls “Here Comes The Sun” (The Beatles)
I just had to sneak in one more fast and loud song. I met the Voodoo Glow Skulls when I was doing some work for Victory Records. I didn’t know who they were when I saw them but the first thing I thought was that they looked like rock stars.

Parthenon Huxley “Mr. Blue Sky” (Electric Light Orchestra)
Not quite as bouncy as the original version, but I still really like this arrangement.

Petty Booka “We’ll Sing In The Sunshine” (Gale Garnett)
Okay, it’s not about spring. And it’s only marginally about sunshine for that matter. But there is something undeniably warm and springtimey about the girls of Petty Booka regardless of what they’re singing.