Bananarama - Cruel Summer (1983)

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"Cruel Summer" is a pop song written and originally performed by Bananarama that was a top ten hit in Britain (1983) and the U.S. (1984). Singer Sara Dallin said the song "played on the darker side (of summer songs): it looked at the oppressive heat, the misery of wanting to be with someone as the summer ticked by. We've all been there!"

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