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22. Yeah, the good ole Grateful Dead have tons of songs that elicit summer vibes for me

Thu Jun 25, 2026, 01:05 PM

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And that one does for me for sure.

Another one for me is Jack Straw. Aside from the explicit 4th of July reference to the heat and the clouds, the way it begins in such a gentle way just reminds me of sunshine and shadows loping across the American plains. Or something….

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