![]() ![]() But “Old Town Road’s” success was not predictable. Surely you don’t need to be reminded of this one, which showed its mettle as a summer song by topping the Billboard Hot 100 for the entire summer of 2019. For added hilarity, seek out the version from one of those English hit-soundalike albums, sung by an incognito Elton John. ![]() Of course, the record’s very silliness made it a classic, though leader Ray Dorset tried in vain to pursue a tougher image afterward. Click to load video 49: Mungo Jerry: In the SummertimeĮven in 1970 hit singles seldom got goofier than this one, with its silly rhymes, its one endlessly repeated melodic lick, and its vocalized sound effects. ![]()
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