“First Day of Summer” playlist with host Stephen Kallao

June 21st is the start of the equinox and the longest day of the year…Summer is here! And World Cafe is ready to kick it off with a soundtrack for the season. We’ll hear music from Bananarama, Ella Fitzgerald, War, The Beach Boys, and more. Join host Stephen Kallao for an eclectic playlist of some of the greatest songs of summer, coming at you all hour

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*Chris Rea “Looking For The Summer” Auberge
Jonathan Richman “That Summer Feeling” I, Jonathan
The Isley Brothers “Summer Breeze” 3 + 3
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong “Summertime” The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books
Khruangbin “Summer Madness” Late Night Tales
War “Summer” The Best Of War
Diana Ross “Turn Up The Sunshine (feat. Tame Impala)” Minions: The Rise of Gru
Katrina & The Waves “Walking On Sunshine” 80’s Super Hits
Bananarama “Cruel Summer” Bananarama
Haim “Summer Girl” Women in Music Pt. III
B-52’s “Rock Lobster” World Cafe & Free At Noon
The Beach Boys “Surfin’ USA” Good Vibrations

Hour Two
*Oasis “Don’t Look Back In Anger” (What’s The Story) Morning Glory?
Samm Henshaw “The World Is Mine” (Single)
Moby “Run On” Play
Florence and the Machine “My Love” Dance Fever
Fleetwood Mac “You Make Loving Fun” Rumours
Bartees Strange “Heavy Heart” Farm to Table
Paul McCartney and Wings “Picasso’s Last Words (Drink to Me)” Band on The Run
Prince & The Revolution “I Would Die 4 U” Purple Rain
Sharon Van Etten “Mistakes” We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong
Kate Bush “Cloudbusting” Hounds Of Love
Al Green “I Can’t Get Next To You” 14 Greatest Hits
Mt. Joy “Lemon Tree” Orange Blood
U2 “Stuck In A Moment You Can’t Get Out Of” All That You Can’t Leave Behind

*Optional Song