This week on Listen Up! it is surf, sun, fun and all those summer type sounds that make up a beach party Listen Up! style.

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Playlist (Artist -Title- Album – Year of song)

Opening Theme

Man or Astroman? – Maximum Radiation Level – Experiment Zero – 1996

Chris Stamey – Summer Sun – Various:DIY Come Out And Play: American Power Pop (1975-78) – 1977
The Spacemen – Blast Off – Blast Off/Jersey Bounce – 1959
Johnny Kannis – King Of The Surf – Various: Do The Pop! The Australian Garage Rock – 1978
Hal Blaine – Dance To The Surfing Band – Hey, Beach Girls! Female Surf ‘N’ Drag 1961-1966  – 1963
Deke Dickerson & Los Straitjackets – Walk Don’t Run – Deke Dickerson Sings the Great Instrumental Hits – 2014

Bo Diddley – Surfers Love Call – Surfin’ With Bo Diddley – 1963
Annette Funicello & The Beach Boys – The Monkey’s Uncle – Various; Still I Dream Of You Rare Works Of Brian Wilson – 1965
Blondie – In The Sun (Private Stock Single Version) – X-Offender/In The Sun – 1977
The Surf Bunnies – Surf Bunnie Beach – Various: Surf Bunnies & Hot Rod Honeys – 1964

The Cramps – Surfin’ Dead – OST: The Return Of The Living Dead – 1985
Dead Milkmen – Beach Party Vietnam – Eat Your Paisley – 1986
The Barracudas – His Last Summer – Drop Out With The Barracudas – 1981
The B-52’s – Rock Lobster – The B-52’s – 1979
Spider Bags – Summer of ’79  -Frozen Letter – 2014

Outcast – Let’s Go On The Beach – Various: Banzai Freakbeat – 1967
Takeshi Terauchi – Summer Boogaloo – Nippon Guitars (Instrumental Surf, Eleki & Tsugaru Rock 1966-1974) – 1966
The Three Funkys – Summer Means Fun – Summer Means Fun – 196?
Squiddly Diddley – Surfin’ Song – Squiddly Diddly’s Surfin’ Safari – 1966
The Silly Surfers – Wave Hog – The Sounds of The Silly Surfers – 1964

Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers – That Summer Feeling – Jonathon Sings –
Link Protrudi & The Jaymen – Summertime –
Trio Agave – Bikini Bottom Blue – Tequila Mockingbird – 2014
The Troggs – Last Summer – 1983

The Powder Puffs – You Can’t Take My Boyfriends Woodie – Various: Surf Bunnies & Hot Rod Honeys – 1964
The Chesterfield Kings – Wax Board And Woodie – Surfin’ Rampage – 1997
The Dictators – California Sun – Go Girl Crazy! – 1975
The Ramones – Rockaway Beach – Rocket To Russia – 1977
The Trashmen – Surfin’ Bird (Demo Version) – Surfin’ Bird – 1963

Dean Carter – Sizzlin’ Hot – Call of the Wild – 1968
Fantastic Baggys – Surfin’ Craze – Ride The Wild Surf – 1966
The Slickee Boys – When I Go To The Beach – When I Go To The Beach – 1983
Bruce Springsteen – Seaside Bar Song – Tracks – 1973
The Beach Boys – Noble Surfer – Surfin’ USA – 1963
The Pyramids – Bikini Drag – Penetration, The Best Of The Pyramids – 1964

Joey Paige -Surfer From Tennessee –  Surfer From Tennessee/Such Wonderful Dreams – 1963
Al Casey – Surfin’ Hootenanny – Various: Surfin’ Safari ‎- 1963
Dick Dale and The Del-Tones – Surf Beat – King Of The Surf Guitar: The Best Of Dick Dale & His Del-Tones – 1962

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections  – 1997

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