Post your favorite version of "Summertime".

[Frankee]

There are exactly 14,962,228 interpretations of this song.

Artists as varied as Janice Joplin to The NKOTB have covered it.

There are string-quartet, jazz, reggae, Spanish, techno, folk, blues, soul, experimental, country, rap and hard-rock versions.....and plenty of others as well.

Everyone has a favorite....and I'm no exception.


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[Jahn]

Miles.

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[The Golden Boy]

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[pauly-ray]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayE6Shlv598

[Josh O]

Sublime

[pokey]

Chet and Jerry

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAUoc-dQOjY

[kelvinator60]

Miles Davis. There are many good and great ones but nothing rises to the level of his IMHO.

[Jim S]

Marcus Miller -- LIVE N MORE
JB Hutto -- KEEPER OF THE FLAME; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwSczoUeqSo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwSczoUeqSo) http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/j-b-hutto-the-new-hawks/id2552737 (http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/j-b-hutto-the-new-hawks/id2552737)

[Tony Foran]

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[Jim Soloway]

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[Jahn]

Well it's been mentioned but here's a clip of Janis' version - love that dueling SG intro!

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[Frankee]

I had higher hopes for this thread. :(

I wanted it to rival The Wal*Mart Thread......'cause, like, c'mon.....everybody's heard like 739 versions of it and has had a chance to form an opinion.

[Jahn]

Billie's version makes it sound like someone's about to get murdered on Beale St.

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[OlAndrew]

http://www.last.fm/music/John+Fahey/_/Summertime

[crzyfngers]

i've heard probably a thousand over the years but this one still tops them all.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j6avX7ebkM

[airwarrior]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayE6Shlv598

[kwaves99]

Pat Metheny and Jim Hall:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD5f3sxw7J4

[gtrfinder]

I cannot find a Youtube link, but I really enjoy the Preservation Hall Jazz Band's take.

[mc1]

attention walmart shoppers, redeem your mcdonalds coupons now and get a free piggie-sized fries!

whoops, how did that get in there?

i don't really have a favorite, but i dig the verve ufo remix of sarah vaughn:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rgZfibSdso