All Summer Long
July 12, 2008
KID ROCK
Motor City hero Kid Rock reminisces about a memorable season spent by a Northern Michigan lake on "All Summer Long" in an ode to youth that'll ring true with fans his age (37, if you must know). He fondly praises the joy of sipping whiskey, lakeside hookups and singing "Sweet Home Alabama" when he was somewhere between a boy and man—accompanied by a 17-year-old girl he'd love to see again someday. Rock rides down a moonlit memory lane on the guitar chords of the Lynyrd Skynyrd classic and piano samples of Warren Zevon's "Werewolves of London," joined by Bob Seger-style backing vocals and ladies sighing "oooh." Lyrics about "trying different things and smoking funny things" will make listeners nod and smile knowingly as they recall their own glory days. With the song's climb on the Pop 100, Rock's latest is ready to blast from mainstream speakers . . . as it continues post-rock radio momentum at top 40, adult top 40 and country. —Christa L. Titus
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