Uploaded May 2015 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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One thing summer songs have in common is simple lyrics, so I decided to come up with the simplest ones I could think of for this year’s summer jam.

Thanks to Peggy O’Brien and Steve Rosenthal for helping me shoot the video at Coney Island, and thanks to the Monkees for apparently being my biggest musical and comedic influence.

Lyrics:
Songs of the summer share a common trait
The music’s catchy but the lyrics aren’t so great
They sing of simple crushes,
partying, and such
Something that’s so easy
you don’t have to think too much

One plus one, baby
How do you spell “car”
What day is it, honey
Tell me how old you are
One plus one, One plus One

Driving with the windows down
makes a lot of noise
So you need lyrics that
are easy to enjoy
Nothing that’s too heavy
that could cuase a big discussion
Treat the people like they just
suffered a concussion

One plus one, how many
fingers do you see?
Follow the light, baby
Tell me the day of the week

Turn up your radio,
your smartphone or whatever
I’d make a joke but
but it doesn’t pay to be clever

One plus one
One plus one, baby
Who’s buried in Grant’s Tomb?
Don’t think too much
Just hum along to the tune
One plus one, baby
When’s the Fourth of July?
Tell me Oprah’s first name
What color is the sky?
One plus one, one plus one