Amazing Songs & Other Delights #69 – The Surf, Summer and Strats edition by Raquel Pinheiro

Amazing Songs & Other Delights #69 – The Surf, Summer and Strats edition airs  Monday 15th, 3-4pm (gmt+1) on Yé Yé Radio: yeyeradio.com (or on the app).

This edition songs and instrumentals selection reflects the title literally or in spirit. Surf music is represented by Dick Dale and The Shadows. Surf means Summer, Dick Dale and Hank Marvin (The Shadows) played a Strat(coaster). Nile Rogers also plays a Strat and co-produced Bowie’s China Girl. Chic and China Girl feel summery.

40 Graus À Sombra (40C Degrees in the Shade) by Radar Kadafi by Radar Kadafi os the ultime Summer Song. The Feelies cover Who Loves The Sun by The Velvet Underground in a seasonal tone Stuart Copeland as Klark Kent adds to the vibe.

As usual on the Summer and Winter editions the Mamas & The Papas – California Dreamin’ is played. Here, as in the first Summer edition by the Mamas & The Papas themselves.

This is the last new edition until Amazing Songs & Other Delights is back mid September. In between repeats will be played. Have a joyous Summer!

Tracklist:
01: Radar Kadafi – 40 Graus à Sombra
02: Cansei de Ser Sexy – Let’s Make Love and Listen to Death From Above
03: David Bowie – China Girl
04: Dick Dale – Hava Nagila
05: Djo – End of Beginning
06: Electronic – Getting Away With It 07: Erasure – L’amour
08: Feelies – Who Loves The Sun
09: Chic – Le Freak
10: Klark Kent – Don’t Care
11: MGMT – People In The Street
12: Nunca Mates o Mandarim – Sonhos de Menino
13: Prefab Sprout – The King of Rock’n’Roll
14: Suede – She’s In Fashion
15: The Shadows – Man of Mystery
16: Violent Femmes – Blister In The Sun
17: The Specials – Enjoy Yourself (It’s Later Than You Think)
18: Mamas & The Papas – California Dreamin’

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Amazing Songs & Other Delights #55 -The Such Lovely Songs edition by Raquel Pinheiro @ Yé Yé Radio, Monday 4th

The Stone Roses by Kevin Cummings

Amazing Songs & Other Delights #55 -The Such Lovely Songs edition airs tomorrow, Monday 4th, 3-4pm (gmt) on Yé Yé Radio: https://yeyeradio.com/ (or on the app).

The Such Lovely Songs edition os a collection of bestiful songs I’ve happen upon in different ways, or have been listening to more attentively. In a way, it goes back to the joy of listening to songs on the radio. Be it on John Peel’s show (o de here listened to is am) or António Sérgio’s shows.

Some songs,Iike the Stone Roses one I had totally forgot about. Although the spirit of this edition arrises from those radio shows of the past, and the songs cross several decades, the feel is very now. A if all songs as just been released.

Tracklist: 01 De Jolie Laide (Nina Nastasia & Jeff MacLeod) – Blue as Blue; 02 – Teenage Waitress – Grey Sky; 03 – Sam Lee – Bushes and Briars; 04 – Jackson Harden – Doris Day; 05 – Genghis Cohn – She Who Calls; 06 – Wurld Series – Illustrious Plates; 07 – Jonathan Richman – I Was Dancing In The Lesbian Bar; 08 – Velvet Underground – Pale Blue Eyes; 09 – PJ Harvey – Seem An I; 10 Television – Venus; 11 Lloyd Cole And The Commotion – Rattlesnakes; 12 – The Stone Roses – Love Spreads;13 – Hot Apple Band – The Hill; 14 – Laura Veirs – July Flame; 15 – Frost Children – Bernardette;16 – MGMT- Bubblegum Dog