Here is a play list of special songs that make the most of this season’s heat and sweat – and, if you’ve managed to book off, of its water fun.  By George presents our dozen favourites to kick-back and enjoy the summer:

#1 – We have to start it off with a classic Beach Boys mix:

Surfin’ USA  /  Barbara Ann  /  Good Vibrations

#2 – The all-time favourite anthem of lazy, beachside fun: Margaritaville – Jimmy Buffet (and raise a glass to It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere)

#3 – The Dock of the Bay – Otis Redding

#4 – California Girls – David Lee Roth

#5 – Everybody’s favourite fun tune, In the Summertime – Mungo Jerry

#6 – Country crooner Alan Jackson’s take on summertime fun: Chattahoochee

#7 – The timeless Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison

#8 – Get up and moving with Born to be Wild – Steppenwolf

#9 – Here’s a more recent bolt of energy courtesy of Katrina and the Waves – Walking on Sunshine

#10 – A modern day classic of Sheryl Crow’s – All I Wanna Do

#11 – Every play list needs a few solid, Canadian rock tunes like Tom Cochrane’s No Regrets and Life is a Highway

#12 – Every list also needs a generous dose of Bruce. Here’s only a “Springsteen teaser”: Jersey Girl  / Glory Days  / Better Days  – and the #1 All-time Rock Anthem – Born to Run