Tuesday, July 21, 2026

What will be the hit song of summer?

Hey, look at me. I'm a regular Pam Anderson from Baywatch
The reality of summer bikinis on the beach can differ from all of the Western media fantasies
What'll be Song of Summer for 2026?

The new Ocean Way Festival of LA
Given the exigencies and erratic demands of the music industry nowadays, it is essential that one hit song be pushed to the top of the pop charts to rule each summer. A pop idol's shelf life could depend on it, or it might make an up and comer's career. This summer is tough because there's no obvious frontrunner. Taylor Swift? Yawn. Olivia Rodrigo has a new album, and everything she's done in the past has been so promising, but a runaway hit? Not to our ears, not this time, not even "drop dead" or "the cure." Does it have to be a new song? Technically not because SAINt JHN had "Roses" due to a remix that went viral on TikTok or Instagram or my littler sister's cellphone and dance class. We used to be able to rely on Lana Del Rey to kick out the jams.

Music business: Who can win the music war battle by battle?
CHORUS: I like you a lot/ (Putting on my music while I'm watching the boys)/ So I do what you want/ (Singing some rhymes just to suffer the noise)/ Where ribbons are knots/ (Playing the guitar's only one of my toys)/ Cause I like you a lot/ (No holes barred, I was sent to destroy, yeah)// Pink flamingoes always fascinated me/ I know what only the girls know/ Hoes' wet lies akin to me/ Ah, I see you're going/ So I play my music, watch you leave// CHORUS// Velveteen and living single it never felt that right to me/ I know what only the girls to know/ Lies can buy eternity/ Ah, ah, I see you leaving/ So I push record and watch you leave// CHORUS// I live to love you/ And I love to love you/ And I live to love you, boy/ I live to love you/ And I love to love you/ And I live to love you, boy// Nothing gold can stay/ Like love or lemonade/ White sun or summer days/ It's all a game to me anyway// CHORUS// Putting on my music while I'm watching the boys/ Putting on my music while I'm watching the boys

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