The Boys Of Summer

The Ataris | Format: MP3 Download
From the Album So Long, Astoria

Product Details

• Original Release Date: March 4, 2003
• Label: Columbia
• Copyright: (P) 2001, 2002, 2003 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
• Duration: 4:18 minutes
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• ASIN: B00136PP8M
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,200 Paid in MP3 Songs (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Songs)

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4.0 out of 5 stars An tribute from another generation, January 3, 2011

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The Ataris didn't desecrate Don Henley's anthem to lost love, DJ Sammy did. The Ataris simply play those notes you know so well on the instruments they use to bare their own soul (DJ Sammy's version has no soul). The Ataris changed the lyrics "[Grateful Dead] Deadhead sticker" to "Black Flag sticker" because that's the icon that, for them, would best represent hypocrisy on a Cadillac (DJ Sammy should have changed the lyrics to "a DJ Sammy sticker").
The Ataris channel Henley's message through the voice of their own experience. I didn't give this song 5 stars because it can't replace the original. I gave it 4 stars because it is a classic on its own merits.