Redmond Patch Asks: What Does Your Summer Sound Like?

The sun is shining, and summer is finally here. 

If you're anything like me, music is a big part of the season. From the Beach Boys to the Stones, there are some songs that just put me in the mood for a backyard barbecue or a long road trip.

I searched my iTunes collection for the words "summer" and "sun" and came up with quite a few songs—along with several tunes that just remind me of warm weather, for whatever reason. Here's my official summer playlist:

• Animal Collective: Summertime Clothes
• The Beach Boys: Good Vibrations
• The Beatles: Good Day Sunshine
• Belle and Sebastian: Song for Sunshine
• Chad & Jeremy: A Summer Song
• Cults: Go Outside
• Don Henley: Boys of Summer
• Fleet Foxes: Sun It Rises
• King Harvest: Dancing in the Moonlight
• Mungo Jerry: In the Summertime
• Rilo Kiley: Spectacular Views
• The Rolling Stones: Street Fighting Man
• Sly & the Family Stone: Hot Fun in the Summertime
• Will Smith: Summertime

What about you? What song or artist makes you automatically think of summer? Share your playlist suggestions by clicking the "comment" button and leaving a note below.