I Think We Can All Agree These Were the Songs of Summer

Ah, Summer 2015, we hardly knew ye. And look, you’re already gone. It was a crazy season, musically speaking. Scizophrenic, almost. When June began, we were inundated with that “Shut Up and Dance” nonsense. And “Earned It” – Good GOD, that was a nightmare. WOULD IT EVER STOP? PLEASE, MOMMY, MAKE IT STOP! Finally it passed. Then, for a long while, there was a lull when we all wondered if the summer would pass by without a song to commemorate it. Finally, mid-July, a slew of other contenders rushed to the forefront. Here they are and here’s my list of the songs of the summer 2015. There will be no arguments. This list is set in stone. Trust me, these are the songs that will make you pull over to the side of the road and sob like a little girl when they come on an oldies station 20 years from now.

#5 “Ghost Town” by Adam Lambert

#4 “Want to Want Me” by Jason Derulo

#3 “Cool for the Summer” by Demi Lovato

#2 “I Can’t Feel My Face” by The Weekend

#1 “Where Are Ü Now” by Diplo, Skrillex and Justin Bieber (I SAID: THIS IS NOT UP FOR DISCUSSION. IT IS WHAT IT IS.)

Also-rans:

“Bad Blood” by Tay-Tay and Kendrick Lamarr

“Trap Queen” by Fetty Wap

“Cheerleader” by OMI

“Lean On” by Major Lazer and DJ Snake (points taken off for being tone deaf to the issue of cultural appropriation)

“Talking Body” by Tove Lo

and finally “Honey I’m Good” by Andy Grammer (Points for sheer ubiquity)