Playlist: "Summer Saudade" (Fado music totally optional)
Ok so I have finally finished the playlist request; however, I was completely unaware of Fado music until you sent me this message (I LOVE IT) and I don’t like putting music in my playlists that I haven’t listened to at least a few times so I have not included any. So. I used to have a real straight forward feeling for what summer was having lived in one climate zone basically all my life. It was all unbearable heat and humidity and loud violent thunderstorms - or what this post described as dark summer. But I have spent nearly two summers in California and summer now is all dry and bright and cool nights and well I have put together a light summer saudade and dark summer saudade playlist.
And I think I maybe played fast and loose with the “saudade” so please excuse if this is not what you were looking for. But I think these songs go together well.(light) summer saudade (for bright days that never feel warm enough)
summer in the city - regina spektor
calm go the wild seas - beulah
sunset city - the magnetic fields
(dark) summer saudade (for dark thunderstorm days and humid nights so thick you can’t breathe)
cucurrucucu paloma - caetano veloso
eye for an eye - christabel and the jons
both hands - ani difranco
young and beautiful - lana del rey
llorando - rebekah del rio
Link on 8tracks - Since these are less than 8 tracks each I had to just make them one playlist. If you want the mp3s let me know and I can get them to you.