“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