Songs that feel like summer, and songs about crushes, love, and warm heart feelings

SONGS: Gemini by Alabama Shakes, No Fire by Sofya Wang, Blossom Dearie by Ravyn Lenae, Don't Judge Me by Janelle Monae, Mercy/Gatekeeper by Hayley Kiyoko, Love Endeavor by Alice Smith, Jo by Haley Heyndrickx, Move A Little Closer by Mary Love, Thrill Me by Ethel Ennis, In The Evening When The Sun Goes Down by Ernestine Anderson

PRIDE QUEERIOSITIES!!! Unusual, quirky queer quips from the past; songs from the 20s-60s/70s that are about being queer/gay. Not all of these are by queer musicians, so some are slightly dehumanizing, not the most appropriate or kind, but they still show something about how queerness was portrayed in our past.

SONGS: Queer Things by Ruth Wallis, Born A Girl by Pleasure, Romeo by The Dynamic Superiors, Frankie & Johnny by Lisa Ben, Let's All Be Fairies by Durium Dance Band, Freakish Man Blues by George Hannah, B.D Woman's Blues by Lucille Bogan, There Are Fairies At The Bottom Of Our Garden by Beatrice Lillie, Dina & Petrina by Barbara Lynn, I Was Born This Way by Valentino, Stonewall Nation by Madeline Davis

Songs with, about, in the spirit of NO!

SONGS: Baby, No No! by Big Memphis Ma Rainey, Ain't No Use by Nina Simone, Ain't No Way by Aretha Franklin, Non, Non, Non by Zap Mama, No More Trouble Out of Me by Big Maybelle, No Man's Mama by Lucille Hegamin, No, Papa, No! by Victoria Spivey, No, No No by Dawn Penn, No Love by Erykah Badu, No Quiero Mas by La Lupe

Music from some of my favorite queer musicians who have played at A Camp run by Autostraddle (aka queer heaven) <3 (Excuse my camp plague voice, hopefully we'll be back to our not-sick, more genre relevant programming next week)

Songs: We Carry Us by bell's roar, Pirates by Jenny Owen Youngs, Then Ok by Julia Nunes, Sometimes by Be Steadwell, Hang Out With You by Mary Lambert, Better Than I Was by Mal Blum, Gay Sex by Be Steadwell, Screwed by Janelle Monae, Secrets by Mary Lambert!

Shuffley List, Songs at random and it worked. Note: Two Week Break following this episode

SONGS: I Could Tell You by Mal Blum, Ocean of Tears by Big Maybelle, One For My Baby and One More For The Road by Etta James, Nice Work If You Can Get It by The Andrew Sisters, I Can Cook by Patti Labelle, W.P.A. Blues by Odetta, Africans by Nneka, Nunca Mas by La Santa Cecilia, Come On by Holly Miranda, Morning Sun [live] by Melody Gardot

Lovely, lovely love songs to celebrate love <3

SONGS:

Good, Good Lovin' by Darlene Love, Primetime by Janelle Monae, I Need A Woman To Love by Kesha, That's How I Feel by The Pointer Sisters, Slow Down by Maridee, Intergalactic Love by Lorine Chia, I Wanna Be Your Lover by Prince, Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy by Queen, Everybody Needs Love by Gladys Knight (& The Pips), Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love) by Eartha Kitt

Songs for the moon!!!

SONGS: Moon Shadow by Labelle, Many Moons by Janelle Monae, Moonray by Zap Mama, Shoot The Moon by Norah Jones, Moonshine by Memphis Minnie, Melancholy Moon by The Andrew Sisters, Fly Me To The Moon by Minnie Driver, Orange Moon by Erykah Badu, Miss Moon by Cree Summer

Exploring the staples and greats of gospel music in honor of Yvonne Staples, of The Staple Singers, passing this week at 80yrs old.

Songs: Are You Sure by The Staple Singers, You're Gonna Make Me Cry by The Staple Singers, Will The Circle Be Unbroken by Mavis Staples, Climbing Higher Mountains by Aretha Franklin, Trouble Of The World by Mahalia Jackson, Farther On by Sara Carter, Didn't It Rain by Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Move On Up A Little Higher by Mahalia Jackson, I'll Fly Away by The Staple Singers

Songs for taking breaks with, sad breaks, calm breaks, fun/dance breaks, music to get you out of whatever you have going on.

SONGS: Dirty Dishes by Becca Mancari, I Know You Don't Love Me No More by Barbara George, Somebody Pick Up My Pieces by Bettye LaVette, By The Moon And Stars by Louise Johnson, It Takes A Whole Lot of Human Feeling by Carmen McRae, While The City Sleeps by Irma Thomas, Three Sisters' Waltz by Mary Flower, Sugar by Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds, Respect by Aretha Franklin

Road trip, driving, traveling playlist favorites!

SONGS: I Want To Ta Ta You, Baby by Etta James, Shine On by Ruth Brown, Jolene by Dolly Parton, 1950 by King Princess, Falling by La Santa Cecilia, Sirens by Maggie Koerner, The Body Electric by Hurray For The Riff Raff, Everything Is Everything by Lauryn Hill, Puro Teatro by La Lupe