What makes the perfect song of the summer? Professor Devon Powers studies summer songs. She says every great summer songs usually has three things: a memorable chorus, a beat that makes you feel good and lyrics anyone can sing.In this episode of Profoundly Pointless we look a the last 25 years of Songs of the Summer. We talk making the perfect summer song, the behind the scenes marketing that turn ordinary songs into massive hits and why we sometimes don’t have a song of the summer.Then, in the Pointless part of the show, we countdown the Top 5 Summer Songs.Contact the ShowDevon Powers’ Book on Trend ForecastingDevon Powers’ Book on the Birth of Rock CriticismLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices