I spotted the song that prompted this coincidence in an A.V. Club article entitled “Songs we save for a specific season“. Contributor Will Harris (Hi, Will!) nominated a song I’d never heard before, John Wesley Harding‘s “Summer Single”. Part of the melody in the verse is this:
John Wesley Harding – “Summer Single” (1993) (excerpt)
It reminded me of:
The Red Button – “Gonna Make You Mine” (2007) (excerpt)
Here are the full versions:
John Wesley Harding – “Summer Single” (1993)
The Red Button – “Gonna Make You Mine” (2007)
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