![]() ![]() This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. ![]() Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at for further information. MARTIN: Definitely feeling the summer vibe. Summer summer summertime, I just sit back and unwind. And this is The Fresh Prince's new definition of summer madness. Let us know by going to the WEEKEND EDITION Facebook page.ĭJ JAZZY JEFF AND THE FRESH PRINCE: (Singing) Two miles an hour so everybody sees you. We still want to know what songs you like to drive to. She was talking about her favorite road trip song, "Summertime," by DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince. MARTIN: That was music journalist Sowmya Krishnamurthy. It's time to cruise, so you go to the summertime hangout. But as I grew up, it just became this song that would always usher in the summer.ĭJ JAZZY JEFF AND THE FRESH PRINCE: (Singing) Then 6 o'clock rolls around. You know, when you're in elementary school, a lot of the content is a little bit more adult. KRISHNAMURTHY: As an adult, the lyrics kind of made more sense to me. Riding around in your jeep or your benzos or in your Nissans sitting on lorenzos. The weather is hot, and girls are dressing less and checking out the fellas to tell 'em who's best. ![]() Back then I didn't really know what it was, but now I see what have of this, the way that people respond to summer madness. So just when the weather's starting to turn, the days are getting longer, the radio station would play "Summertime." And I remember being a kid sitting in the back of the bus and just totally zoning out to this song.ĭJ JAZZY JEFF AND THE FRESH PRINCE: (Singing) School is out and it's sort of a buzz. So for me, this song really evokes riding the elementary school bus in Kalamazoo, Mich., going to school. KRISHNAMURTHY: "Summertime" dropped in 1991, and back then I was too young to have my license. The music is so melodic and romantic and just evokes breezes and warm summer nights.ĭJ JAZZY JEFF AND THE FRESH PRINCE: (Singing) Here it is the groove slightly transformed, just a bit of a break from the norm, just a little somethin' to break the monotony of all that hardcore dance that has gotten to be a little bit out of control. SOWMYA KRISHNAMURTHY: This song is the quintessential summer road trip song. Her pick, "Summertime," by DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince, better known now as Will Smith.ĭJ JAZZY JEFF AND THE FRESH PRINCE: Drums, please. On this week's Wingin' It, journalist Sowmya Krishnamurthy takes us back to the 1990s with her favorite road trip song. Summer is swiftly rolling along, as is our road trip music playlist. ![]()
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