It can be a battle for parents to send their reluctant young campers off to their first summer camp. (Just as it was in this #2 hit by Allan Sherman in August, 1963.) But as you will observe, in the end, this boy had a positive experience at Camp Granada.

What makes a song a summer song? Maybe it’s just the word “summer” in the song’s title. Or perhaps the tune evokes thoughts of islands, beaches, bikinis, and barbeques.