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A Selection of Summery Songs

Gambo celebrates the summer solstice with a collection of summery songs - plus tracks which pose life's big philosophical questions. So expect some George Harrison, Billie Holiday, Taylor Swift and The Who.

Produced by Ora et Labora for BBC Radio 2.

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1 hour, 57 minutes

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Sun 21 Jun 202620:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • The Kinks

    Sunny Afternoon

    • The Journey - Part 2: Anthology.
    • BMG.
    • 13.

  • John Lee Hooker

    Boom Boom

    • Blues Brother Soul Sister (Various Artists).
    • Dino.

  • Frank Sinatra

    Strangers In The Night

    • Frank Sinatra - The Reprise Years.
    • Reprise.

  • The Killers

    Read My Mind

    • (CD Single).
    • Vertigo.

  • Lana Del Rey

    Summertime Sadness

    • Born To Die.
    • Polydor Records.
    • 11.

  • George Harrison

    What Is Life

    • EMI.

  • Sammy Davis Jr.

    What Kind of Fool Am I?

    • Reprise.

  • The Monotones

    The Book Of Love

    • New Millennium Doo Wop Party (Various.
    • Rhino.

  • Whitney Houston

    How Will I Know

    • The Best Of.
    • Arista.

  • LeAnn Rimes

    How Do I Live

    • Woman (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv/Sony Tv.

  • Dire Straits

    Where Do You Think You Are Going?

    • Communique.
    • Mercury.

  • The Who

    Who Are You

    • CSI: O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • Hip-O-Records.
    • 9.

  • Glen Campbell

    Where Do You Go

    • Try A Little Kindness.
    • Capitol.

  • The Jam

    That's Entertainment

    • The Jam: The Singles 1980-1982.
    • Polydor.

  • Billie Holiday

    Summertime

    • The Very Best of Jazz.
    • The Restoration Project.

  • Cliff Richard & The Shadows

    Summer Holiday

    • Cliff Richard - 40 Golden Greats.
    • EMI.

  • The Beach Boys

    All Summer Long

    • The Best Of The Beach Boys (CD 1).
    • EMI.

  • The Lovin’ Spoonful

    Summer In The City

    • NOW That's What I Call A 60s & 70s Summer: Seasons In The Sun (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • ABBA

    Summer Night City

    • Abba - More Abba Gold.
    • Polydor.

  • Emilíana Torrini

    Unemployed In The Summertime

    • Love in the time of Science.
    • Virgin.

  • The Isley Brothers

    Summer Breeze

    • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.

  • The Jamies

    Summertime, Summertime

    • Epic Singles.
    • Epic.

  • Elvis Costello

    The Other Side Of Summer

    • The Very Best Of Elvis Costello.
    • Universal Music Tv.

  • Mungo Jerry

    In The Summertime

    • NOW That's What I Call A 60s & 70s Summer: Seasons In The Sun (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Josh Pyke

    The Summer

    • Chimney's Afire.
    • BMG Monarch.

  • Texas

    Summer Son (Radio 2 In The Park 2023)

  • Don Henley

    The Boys Of Summer

    • The Very Best Of.
    • MCA.

  • Taylor Swift

    Cruel Summer

    • Lover.
    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • Brian Bennett

    Solstice

    • Yoyage.
    • Brian Bennett.

Broadcast

  • Sun 21 Jun 202620:00
    BBC Radio 2