So I’m going to stretch the boundaries of fresh with this post, but for good reason. Chad Hatcher’s 2013 cover of the 90’s classic “Summertime” has perpetual shelf-life as long as untroubled melody and polished production are still appreciated.
The Nova Scotian’s revamp flips the DJ Jazzy Jeff / Fresh Prince hip-hop standard into a breezy pop anthem accessible to a generation of music fans that may have missed out on the fun two decades ago. And while I may have missed out on this fun damn near three years ago, you can best believe I’ll be playing the ish out of it now. Especially with Summer only a few short months away: