All Too Short a Date
Morning Mixtape, Vol. 6 (Summer Mix!)
Mixtape #6 is a summer affair; for previous mixtapes (Incandescent women! Good vibrations! Questionable choices! Little Richard! Wintry mix!)—see here.
We are packing boxes to move to Lexington, Kentucky. The heat is unconscionable but feels fitting for a transition: The muscle memory of the academic calendar snaps right in. Marigold is using more pastels in her art. “The dinosaur mom loves the weirdo,” Cosmo explained last night as he fell asleep. Grace is on a race to finish giant boob sculptures before we move because the boobs are bound for a show in Orlando and it would be silly to haul giant boobs back and forth.
Here are some songs. It is summer time. Find a pool party, find a low country boil, find a park, find a party, find a cool spot in the shade, find the vibe. Let the heat slow you like sabbath rules.
Summer songs from me to you:
Track list and liner notes
Docteur Nico – “Sanza Zomi Na Mibale”
Skeeter Davis – “Gonna Get Along Without You Now”
The Fabulous Three – “White Sands Pt. 1”
Peter Ivers – “Miraculous Weekend”
Buddy Holly – “You’re So Square (Baby, I Don’t Care)”
Sir Victor Uwaifo – “Happy Day from Me to You”
Barbara Mandrell – “Sleeping Single in a Double Bed”
The Yo-Yo’s – “Hi Heel Sneakers”
Jim & Jesse – “I Like Trains”
African Swingsters – “Emuva”
Little Beaver – “Party Down–Pt. 1”
Jim Ford – “She Turns My Radio On”
Salty Miller – “One More Time”
The Chordettes – “Never on Sunday”
Gene Lawrence – “After Sunrise”
Manu Dibango – “Groovy Flute”
The Fleetwoods – “Unchained Melody”
Kate & Anna McGarrigle – “Swimming Song”
Dusty Springfield – “Breakfast in Bed”
Iris DeMent – “Hotter Than Mojave in My Heart”
West Nkosi – “2 by 2”
Blood Sisters – “Ring My Bell”
The Moog Cookbook – “Ziggy Stardust”
Jess Sah Bi & Peter One – “Clipo Clipo”
Robert Mitchum – “What is This Generation Coming To?”
Della Humphrey – “Don’t Make the Good Girls Go Bad”
Mazouni – “Écoute-moi camarade”
Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood – “Big Red Balloon”
The Marketts – Surfer’s Stomp
Africa – Louie Louie / Ode to Bille Joe
Randy Newman – Mama Told Me Not to Come
A Taste of Honey – “Boogie Oogie Oogie”
Art Neville – “Arabian Love Call”
Willie Nelson – “Bloody Mary Morning”
Sopwith Camel – “Hello, Hello”
Rauw Alejandro – “Todo De Ti”
Kiki Dee – “Star”
David Allan Coe – “D.R.U.N.K.”
Santo & Johnny – “She’s a Rainbow”
Mississippi John Hurt – “My Creole Belle”