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Weekly Music Video

Today's video is Summer 2020 by American singer Jhené Aiko. It's her latest song and is from the Deluxe version of her 3rd album Chilombo, which was released on 17th July.

Summer 2020 is a laid-back song with a chilled vibe, perfect for summer! Especially when we could probably all do with some relaxation during these stressful times. The video features Jhené in a paddling pool and was uploaded on 17th July. View it on YouTube to see the lyrics in the info box. :)



If you think it sounds similar to something you've heard before, it's because the song samples American soul/jazz/disco band Kool & the Gang's 1975 instrumental Summer Madness. If you're a 70s music fan you'll probably know it, or otherwise you may have heard it in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City! Check out Summer Madness here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SFt7JHwJeg

Jhené's sister Mila J previously sampled the song for her track Kickin' Back in 2016. That's one of my favourite Mila J songs, I used to listen to it a lot. I haven't for a while, but feel inspired to put it back on my iPod, lol. Watch the video here: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2016/07/weekly-music-video_13.html

Summer Madness was also used as sample in Will Smith and Jazzy Jeff's Summertime and Aaliyah's A Girl Like You. I featured Summertime in my Top 10 Summer Songs post in 2016: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2016/08/top-10-summer-songs.html

And here's A Girl Like You featuring Treach: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN6O66ACMEs

Aaliyah's Rock The Boat is also one of my favourite summer songs. :)


Want more summer music? Check out my recent Summer Songs Round-up post: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2020/06/summer-songs-round-up.html
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