Sam Cooke - Summer time (w/ Lyrics)

[dezale19]

Check me out you might just love som of the sam cooke songs i sing

[phantomphriend]

I love the song, but it is too short. Are there more verses?

[Snackay]

Very good.

[kingstaff4]

This man had such an amazing soulful voice. I wish some of our music today sounded like this! :(

[walan31]

a fool can only hate this song i am from somalia. any and everyone can identfiy with. it might mean you are sared and hoping for better or means having good time that no one can spoil.

[paparoni100]

love this song ,all the way from kurdistan.

[gusevans2103]

THIS SONG SUCKS

[cahillgreg]

@gusevans2103 Shush now.

[olebarca99]

14 dislikes there are some knobs around on here lol

[cowpicklez]

Thankyou! i've been searching for this version which just appeared on my iPod! brilliant to know who it's by at last!

easily my favourite version <3

[joriszsz]

Best version, by far...

[lilweezy1984]

Sam Cooke is just so amazing

[bently13]

...Thumbs up if you heard this from The Glades :D

[jjjakira]

OMG THIS SONG! My grandparents have a grass field behind the condo. Between this field is a busy street and 3 condo buildings. On a summer day, If you went and laid face up in that field so you couldnt see the buildings or the street, and put some earphones in with the song playing, so you couldnt hear the cars passing by, that would be the most beautiful and relaxing thing IN THE WORLD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[3SkatingLibras]

@jjjakira until a snake would decide to chew on your ass! but if you think that is something you would enjoy, go ahead man!

[22v68]

This is great, love Sam Cooke... check out this other version of Summertime by the Queen of Gospel music Mahalia Jackson, it is stunning..

[tkanaley1]

This song could really use a blues guitar solo

[TheMisstease]

Love this song. My three month old baby boy just fell asleep listening to this.

[VityokOrgUa]

@TheMisstease Not a surprise: George Gershwin's inspiration may have come from having heard the Ukrainian lullaby, Oi Khodyt Son Kolo Vikon (A Dream Passes By The Windows) at a New York City performance by Oleksander Koshetz's Ukrainian National Chorus in 1929 (or 1926).

You can listen to this song here: youtu. be/kMG9K9YDGFA

[Gr8Girth]

Lovely song! Btw What's the fonts u've used called?

[Enneleejn]

@Gr8Girth That's exactly what I was thinking!

[socerrox12]

I LOVEE SAM COOKE!!

[cstmrsking]

Thumbs up if you dont like those who gave a thumbs Down!

[mdelair420]

@cstmrsking how could any one not like sam hes amazing.

[NathanMarque]

What is the the typo please?

[camilleinlondon]

Sam in your usual smooth style.

[Sebaatero]

Me transporta a un plano claro , divertido, y amoroso; y los coros de atras me encantan!!!! que buen Artista.

[tigerpaint1964]

chill.........................­.................

[knoxman642]

This man could tell a story as he dos here wth the Porgy and best hit.notice how

he hums effortlessyly holds a great note Hey thannks for the PPOst

[jclutchman17]

i used to sing this for my son when he was a baby and all cranky and he would go right to sleep and i still sing and play this for him and he is 9 it is so funny when he sings it to me when im sick or under the weather music can keep us as familys so close as a song goes every genaration ronnie laws try it

[magnaman797]

My marching band is playing this song.

[shoney42]

This is my favorite version... I think this originally was in the play "Porgy and Bess" if I'm not mistaken... I do like sublimes version also..

[stacidear]

i love this version!

the first version of this song was composed in 1935. it was not stolen from sublime. it has been covered by hundreds of artists.

[Ip0pI]

Ok can someone help me. This song was performed at the end of the movie "Stuck on me"(2003). Can someone tell me, who performed that version!?

[awanahtunowhiho]

@Ip0pI According to IMDB, "Summertime"

from opera "Porgy and Bess"

Music by George Gershwin

Lyrics by DuBose Heyward

Performed by Billy Stewart

Produced by Michael Andrews

[MsNayners24]

Thanks! I'd forgotten about this song; brings back memories for sure.

[graffwriter101]

DUDE WTF! HE STOLE THIS FROM SUBLIME!!!

[AJMutschler]

@graffwriter101 Please tell me you are joking.

[graffwriter101]

@AJMutschler haha yess, i tried to make it more obvious by putting it caps, both great songs though

[maramcbride]

@graffwriter101 Wow, really? Actually, the song was composed by George Gershwin in 1935 for the opera Porgy and Bess. The lyrics are by DuBose Heyward, the author of the novel Porgy on which the opera was based. The song has been claimed to be one the most covered songs in the history of recorded music, the first recorded version being from Billie Holiday in 1936, NOT from Sublime in 1996... I HATE when moronic people bring up Sublime when they hear this beautiful classic.

[graffwriter101]

@maramcbride Haha i kidding....but you sure do know a lot about this song which is impressive, its a great song.

[macreal65]

@graffwriter101 Naw Dude! He stole this from Fantasia Barrino, when she song this on American Idol !

[eddietheturdburglar]

Great upload,love the Lyrics the way they appear,Love this Version,goes close to Billy Stewarts....Superb 10/10

[beachbumnov1953]

classic!

[MsSunmoon7]

Oh yes, this is a good song & I love the way Sam Cooke sings it!

[Catherine6050]

An excellent song.....gets my goose bumps going, thank you

[SteelStringDiva]

A really very cool way to post this sublime song and performance. Thanks a lot for taking your time to share both Sam Cooke's art and yours, too. PS: Your choice of font is so era-appropriate...good job!

[voltron3000]

Summertiiiiiiime!.. And the livin's easy!

[41100ameena]

LOVE ALL OF HIS SONGS FULL STARS TO ALL.

[GizmoMofo7]

my favorite song... and sam cooke made it brilliant..

[tbalazy]

What a great version of this song! Sam Cooke was the best!

[jayjay72625]

Love this song, Thank you!!!

[KeyRushdown]

11 people's daddy ain't rich and their ma is ugly

[cherripepsee]

What a great voice!

[Tricia46431]

Love it!!!

[Esteelauders]

Thanks for the upload! "liked" you facebook page btw :)

[pinkisbrionyXx]

I love this song so much reminds of the innocent times of my child hood i sing it when im sad :') xxxx

[Anonymous522178]

who the hell could even begin to dislike this?

[kinetic3rdeye]

Porgy and Bess

[ltaylor119756]

sam cooke is sooooo sexy



[missbham205]

I heard this song on a Crime Show commercial on A&E!

[nitropost]

so sad, 8 people are lost in wintertime

[Ameiric]

GEORGE GERSCHWIN!!

[HerbalJah]

Is this the original of this song? if not what is? Cuz i know sublime (Brad Nowell) did a similar version with some of the same lyrics...

[julianwelton]

@HerbalJah It isn't the original. I believe the original was created in the 30's.

[AlistinaLayne]

Thanks, Razi! :) I'm singing along!!  Love this song!!

[razi333]

@AlistinaLayne You're welcome :)

[HypnoVT]

this makes me feel alive

[slitherman69]

pretty lights.

[wilhelMinya]

thanks @razi333 for sharing this coolest & smoothest sam cooke version . Such a gem of a song !

[KaliSyl]

Meravigliosamente rilassante.

Una delle versioni migliori.

[torytrejo69]

i've been born in the wrong time period! Sam cooke, Marvin gaye, The temptations, Sly and the family stone, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houstin, The jackson 5.. Love this music.

[AceOfJon]

@torytrejo69 Are you black, because the only thing good about the time period these folks were born into was the music! LOL But I feel you, I feel I was born in the wrong time sometimes...

[letty0828]

i love this song had to sing it at skol as presentation and loved it!!!!

[Sipirion23]

Bon.... PAR PRINCIPE ma version préférée reste celle de Janis.... En immense partie grace à l'intro de Sam Andrew (je crois...), qui donne toute sa couleur et toute sa magie à la musique! Mais j'avoue que la version de Sam Cooke me tiraille.... Elle est vraiment parfaite cette version aussi ^^ ma deuxième préférée à partir de maintenant, pour rester en accord avec moi même :D

[FionaBoosh]

This is definitely my favourite cover. :)

[taberlady]

Now this is sexy & just so smooth!

[donnapanda]

Awesome version!

[tiistaieuforia]

How can you misspell "daddy" and "mommy" in the same sentence :D Haha thanks for the nice video anyway! Love this song and the lyrics run smoothly :)

[KiaraRoxATT246]

wow sam cooke is sexy

[mrkingvon1]

blessing!

[rlambert15]

Nice spelling mistakes



[cash4medaily]

@rlambert15 high five to that. not sure where people get their educations from but its funny.

[Squibfire]

its now summertime here in florida and trust me, the livin' is ANYTHING but easy, i cant wait until winter comes around again

[jclutchman17]

does any one out there know who those back ground singers are man you talk about a haunting tune of melody and grace sam brings it home but i really would like to know who that is in the back ground please help a brother out i know somebobody knows

[gva0917]

Sam Cook - a great singer doing his rendition of an old favorite of minte!  Thank you for this post.

[TheRide4pac]

I have a little son who's only intelligible words are "papa" as he's fond of referring to me on skype. I love him so much. Been away since last year but when I return home I promise my soul I'm gonna hold him close while I put him to bed with this song at night.

[LondonChick222]

LUSH!

[chronicreptile]

The summer has just kicked off here in the UK, and this is just about perfect!

[1956MissouriGirl]

I couldn't agree with you more.

[losabesbien21]

I don't like summer, but I LOVE this song :) <3

[chainedhero]

first song i learned by ear on the guitar..thumbs up if u want tabs!!

[sean2go1]

Is this considered jazz?

[DanielTaylorMusic]

@sean2go1 No, not really..Jazz is more about improvisation. Sam Cooke was basicly the father of soul music !

[sean2go1]

@DanielTaylorMusic

Thank you. =)

[dickierock24]

6 people clearly stuck in the Wintertime...

[Aleegssander]

Does anyone know who sang a song with these words? "Strawberry, fresh ripe strawberry . . . Love has a fresh strawberry taste?" I heard that song years ago and would give an arm to hear it again.

[OCDe1icious]

@Aleegssander

Nana Mouskouri - Love Tastes Like Strawberries

There is a nice version on youtube with Miriam Makeba performing.

[banggxskeeet]

This man is an angel.

[themangaspring]

SUPERB ARTIST A LOT TO LEARN FROM YOU !!!!

[bonestwig]

Magnificent, legend, Sam will always be...

[dxfreight]

great song and thanks for posting it mate. Uh what spelling mistkes dude? Usually my posts have got more red lines than black ink! Lol Greetings from Perth.

[PaulXPZ]

there's so many versions out there.. witch was the original? who wrote it?

[wild663]

@PaulXPZ this was written by george gershwin for something called porgy and bess

[PaulXPZ]

@wild663 thanks for the info ;) I'll try to look it up on wikipedia..

[cicerobastosdasilva]

simples e sofisticado, na medida exata sa simplicidade.Grato...

[killerbiller35]

wow hes hansom.

[IngridD2011]

Txs for posting this lovely song, one of my old time favorites... and one of the best versions. I can enyoy this over and over

[thisgurl96]

i like this version better than all the other versions it's smoother....

[bluefreedomtrue]

how strange, this song always reminds me of my snowiest winter tho the person who told me about the original did always look like sunshine ... but makes me remeber snowy mountains while he's singing about summertime plains!

[Kalle72]

What is the name of the font used in the video?

[lemmey08]

this makes me wanna cry everytime i heard it.

[tayejay18]

Love this song Like the video Sony vegas is great software

[skanmatt333]

By far the best version of this song, blows Janis Joplin out of the water.

Thanks for posting I looked a couple years ago for a quality version of this sing on youtube and couldnt find it.

[vino16]

How does he drag the notes out, man... what a song. 

[eoghanrobicheau]

who is it that took this song, and redid it more up beat and faster paced? I can't think of the name of the band

[YacNobody]

@eoghanrobicheau

Sublime

[pats1502]

@eoghanrobicheau Think it was Billy Stewart

[eoghanrobicheau]

@pats1502 yes, it was, and I found it. Thanks

[JACKANDJAY10]

This must be released now its the mad dogs sky 1 theme !

[pats1502]

@JACKANDJAY10 Hi have been searching for this version ever since heard it on preview of Mad Dogs. Taken me 3 weeks am so glad I've found it. Agree let's make it a hit xx

[decktapev3]

Does anyone know the chords to this? or atleast the key???

[rolandquinlan]

ME AND SUSAN....

[Jeph629]

Toooooooooooooooo smooth! Best cover; Gershwin would be proud!

[pianoandrew123]

Great song, but tbh, I feel the high pitch voice in the background wrecks the song ;L

[bluefreedomtrue]

@pianoandrew123 i kinda like it, makes it sound ethereal, reminds me of Dali's sereal desert painitings... but i might just be strange :)

[lelo04]

that is an epic song, so much emotion atmosphere :) now officially in love with this song :D xx

[ShineEster]

Ele faria 80 anos neste ano de 2011.

[TheSpencr8]

This is the BEST version of this song I have heard so far... If one closes the eyes you can see the scene, smell the water, enjoy the sun... great, great performance!! Thank you for posting!!!!!!!

[nathanflove]

'There are some 23,700 different recorded versions of the song.' Wikipedia.

Wow!

[ilovemybrick89]

heard this on the Living tv ad..and fell in love

[nthqlndr]

What a magic voice.

[XpresloX]

@nthqlndr the writer of this song is so super human. Me I respect the writer fisrt and the singer second, no song writer, the world didn't heard this song.

[jcrobso]

Summertime from Gershwin Porgy and Bess.

[7920Essendy]

THIS MAN HAD AN AWSOME VOICE.. NO ONE COULD TAKE THAT AWAY. GOD BLESS YOU SAM.

[TheThadon]

Sam Cook is the best

[endale]

he's better at humming than most people are at singing these days

[trubornrockstar]

anyone else notice the typo.. dady's rich?

isnt there two d's in that? im just saying, thanks though the lyrics rock.

[dimpsey3]

Very simple lyrics and a powerful song

[TrudyBuck]

I miss him so very much. Marvin Gaye sounded a like him. And I miss them both so very much. What joy they brought to the world with their beautiful singing talents.

[nedalnekbrad]

one of the best voice ever in my book . Along with marvin gaye , al green , frank sinatra , elvis presley , freddy mercury .

[rayrayfl13]

i like the sublime version better, but this is really good to

[WYN4321]

@xXxKamikanexXx 5 people missed what soul music is!!!

[noddy2309]

Love this version of Summertime. Nice to hear a mans voice wrap itself around it. Soulful, takes you back to a different time, back when fish were jumping and cotton was high! :)

[laggie24]

Sam is a great storyteller... with the fantastic emotional voice ... for ages I always deeply loved this tune.

[kdd3051]

The first time I heard this song was when I listened to the Porgy and Bess operetta. It's a gorgeous song . I don't know what 'the glades' is, but I do know this song!

[volekabrit]

muchas gracias mi hermano !

[aletheia888]

me like a lot...don't care how you spell it.

[azlolapop]

SAM COOKE........THE BEST EVER!

[E4gle25]

what does "there's a nothing can harm you" isnt more correct to say" there's nothing that can harm you" ?? Thanks for an anwser

[beautifulbookdork]

I really hate that they use this song to advertise some stupid show.

Ugh.

Sam Cooke is spectacular as always.

The fact that Beyonce would even touch this song makes me stabby, like when Missy Elliot defiled Ann Peeble's "I can't stand the rain."

This is *not* "the song from Glades", and I feel sorry for anyone who thinks that.

[FaisalQassim]

@beautifulbookdork loving this song, but im gonna have to disagree. missy elliot killed i cant stand the rain, actually now that i think of it missy is pure genius.

[dimpsey3]

Very simple lyrics and a powerful song

[TodaywithRuthie]

LOving this song...my birthday is October 3oth please wish me a happy birthday..Life was safe at home with Momma and daddy and safe . Thanks for this song! Love it

[SavannahBroadmoor]

omg this is the song for the promotion of A&E The Glades!! i luv it

[HeyMrLoverMan]

Oh my goodness, that is pure golden love makin'

[4EverCherry11]

beautiful

[4EverCherry11]

beautiful

[mizzterE]

the absolute BEST version of this song.

[noobnoobchi]

epic vid

[Nowatermelons]

Love

[jasprd67]

Awesome, I had never heard Sam Cooke's version of this song. I had only heard this done by Billy Stewart and The Zombies.

[pfferberg]

Great song thank you

[IcebergSlim5257]

don't sweat the misspellings, you still did a kick ass job on a kick ass slow jam!

[thuram87]

imagine if sam cooke and marvin gaye sang togheter, wonder how it would turn out.....

[thuram87]

imagine if sam cooke and marvin gaye sang togheter, wonder how it would turn out.....

[mickel1470]

@thuram87 It would have been most excellent.