The Oxford Playlist
Songs to get you through 4th week.
1. Otis Redding: Satisfaction
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmnZRBTPzg0
Gritty soul music: a sure fire way to escape 5th week blues.
2. The Supremes: Baby Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23UkIkwy5ZM
A Motown classic.
3. Annie and the Beekeepers: It Ain’t Fair
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O02fvWGg9EQ
A new folk three piece who deserve more attention than they’re getting. Check out ‘Wake Up Mama’ too..
4. James Vincent McMorrow: Higher Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c__noWWtdZg
Beautiful cover of the original song by Steve Winwood.
5. Prata Vetra: Butterfly in a Bottle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFQdjvCHDiU
Latvian pop group who released an English album last year and are performing for the first time at Glastonbury this year.
6. Meklit Hadero: Leaving Soon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYG0063ge00
Ethiopian singer based in San Francisco: a really distinctive merging of jazz, hip hop, blues and Ethiopian folk.
7. Monie Love: It’s a Shame, My Sister
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I34UGc7XSDA
90’s hip hop with a sample of the Motown classic: It’s A Shame. What’s not to love?
8. Chic Gamine: Days and Days
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRvvnFCoJCg
Nostalgia inspired but with a fresh new sound and four rotating female lead singers. One to watch out for…