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Thursday August 8th, 2013 with Chris Sharp
Summer!

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) Canadian
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.
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chris
summer time....and the livin' is somewhat easy

12:20 AM, August 8th, 2013
farron
Good show, reminds me of summer mix tapes : )

11:19 PM, August 12th, 2013
farron
never heard these hitchhiking tunes

12:03 AM, August 13th, 2013
chris
ahhh yes-mixed tapes-soft spot for the old hard to cue technology

8:11 AM, August 13th, 2013
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