Tonight's show focuses on summer-songs about summer,activities,travelling and keeping cool.
We open with some musical thoughts on summer. |
Summertime Blues Blue Cheer - Vincebus Eruptus(1968) |
Summer Of Love Blue Oyster Cult - Agents Of Fortune(1976) |
Summer(The First Time) Bobby Goldsboro - Summer(The First Time)(1971) |
Summer In The City Lovin' Spoonful - The Best of The Lovin' Spoonful(1968) |
Next up some tracks involving travel,ending with a Rock 'n' Roll City holiday. |
Travellin' Three Man Army - Three Man Army(1971) |
Out In The Country Three Dog Night - Golden Bisquits(1971) |
Seven Bridges Road Steve Young - Seven Bridges Road(1970) |
Rock'n' Roll Holiday Brownsville Station - The Best of Brownsville Station(1993) |
Rock 'n' Roll City Billy Thorpe and The Aztecs - The Best of Billy Thorpe and The Aztecs(1976) |
After all that travel one needs some cool summer treats at a picnic or "love-in"(we also once referred to these as "happenings"). |
Lemonade Kid Kak - Kak-Ola(1969) |
Stealin' Watermelons Elvin Bishop - Let It Flow(1974) |
Ice Cream Man Tom Waits - Closing Time(1973) |
Stoned Soul Picnic The 5th Dimension - Greatest Hits On Earth(1972) |
Are You Gonna Be There(At The Love-In) The Chocolate Watch Band - VA:Summer of Love Vol. 2(1992) |
The Love-In Sheb Wooley - VA:Psychedelic Archaeology(1991) |
Of course the river and the beach are big summer draws,or you could help Donavan find the lost continent of Atlantis. |
Let's Take A Trip Down The Rhine The Apple - An Apple A Day(1969) |
Atlantis Donavan - Barbajagal(1969) |
Back To The River TheDamnation of Adam Blessing - Second Damnation(1970) |
River Octopus - VA:The Rubble Collection(2002) |
Let Me Take You To The Beach Frank Zappa - Studio Tan(1978) |
Next up-some more travelling, be careful if you're hitch-hiking,and watch what you bring back from Mexico(sadly J J Cale passed away July 26th) |
Coast To Coast Ducks Deluxe - Don't Mind Rockin' Tonite(1976) |
Runnin' Down The Highway New York Rock And Roll Ensemble - Rollover(1971) |
These Are The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking Roger Waters - The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking(1984) |
Hitchhiker Bobby Curtola - Hitchhiker(1962) |
Bring It Back J J Cale - Naturally(1972) |
We end with some more thoughts on summer. |
Summer Wind Frank Sinatra - Frank Sinatra's Greatest Hits(1968) |
Hot Summer Day It's A Beautiful Day - It's A Beautiful Day(1969) |
Bummer In The Summer Love - Forever Changes(1968) |
Summer War - Greatest Hits(1976) |
Enjoy what's left of summer and thanks for listening.Next broadcast is Aug. 22nd. |
summer time....and the livin' is somewhat easy
12:20 AM, August 8th, 2013