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Exclusive Smooth Flight

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  Pixabay Are you ready for take-off on an exclusive flight? There are dozens of songs about flying, but I chose to play the ones that are about easy flying and having a smooth trip. Two of the songs will be on my next regular cloudcast as well, which will be a new part of Smooth Sailing . Enjoy!  Tracklist: Kim Carnes – Bon Voyage (1985) Peter Allen – Fly Away (1980) Crosby, Stills & Nash – Just A Song Before I Go (1977) Jolis & Simone – Night Flight (1979) Jim Weatherly – Midnight Plane To Houston (1972) Abraham Battat – Fly Away (1965) Wee – You Can Fly On My Aeroplane (1977) Flamingosis – A Mile High (2018) Samantha Sinclair – On A 'Plane To Nowhere (1975) B-Movie Orchestra – Running To The Airport (2012) Nicolas Bassi – Flying On The Clouds (2020) André Solomko – Le Deltaplane (2018) Rodney Franklin – Endless Flight (1981) Dimitri From Paris – Welcome Aboard (2003) Andrew Jackman – Planes Boats And Trains (1978) Summer – Flying Home (1979)

Mellow Mellow FM Morning Radio: Slow Disco, Jazz-Pop & Soft Rock

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Unsplash Enjoy this new show on imaginary Mellow Mellow FM ! Waking up with the retro sounds of American radio never felt that good! 😊 Expect some slow disco, jazz-pop & soft rock. Six years ago Charles Maurice (aka Pascal Rioux) started his AOR Global Sounds series to share his long time love for yacht rock of the late 1970s and early 1980s. On the soon to be released 5th volume, he again selected AOR and West Coast gems from independent labels, like the track from Rhapsody, which is on this cloudcast. Released in March 1977, Easy by The Commodores reached number one on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart and number four on the Billboard Hot 100. The song is a slow ballad about a man's emotions at the end of a relationship. Singer Lionel Richie states that he is not depressed about the break-up and claims that he feels " easy like Sunday morning ". Jonathan Coulton did a good job to sound exactly like the original. Tracklist: Andy Gibb – Shadow Dancing (1977) RE

Funky Vinyl Grooves From The Crates

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Inyourdre4mz The lyrics of Impeach The President by the Honeydrippers are still relevant, just like the beats. If you check whosampled.com then you will find out that Impeach The President has been sampled more than 800 times… Rose Royce used to play with Motown artist Edwin Starr and consisted of former members of studio band The Undisputed Truth. They became famous for the Norman Whitfield-produced soundtrack to the Richard Pryor movie Car Was h. With its hand-clapping, funky intro, exciting vocals and the band's great performance, the title track became one of the biggest disco songs ever, leaping to #1 on the pop and soul charts. The hand claps at the beginning have been sampled many times by a variety of hip-hop and R&B artists. In 2004 a cover version by Christina Aguilera and Missy Elliott, was released as the single for the Shark Tales soundtrack. It reached the Top 5 in the UK but only #63 in the States. Enjoy these funky vinyl grooves from the crates ! Next up is

Funky Chillout Sofa Session: After Hours Beach Cocktail

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Unsplash My attempt to make a mix for Valentine’s Day, enjoy this funky chillout sofa session ! 😊 "You need the evening action, a place to dine, a glass of wine, a little late romance. It's a chain reaction." Singer Del Shannon was one of the best performers of all-time and the first one to release a ‘synthesized solo’ (by Max Crook) on Runaway , exactly 60 years ago. He also paved the way for the Beatles in the United States by recording their song From Me To You in 1963. At first John Lennon was flattered when Del Shannon told him about the idea, but he quickly changed his mind. He was aware that a cover version by Del Shannon might hurt the Beatles’ chances of having a hit with From Me To You in America. Although struggling with alcoholism and being manic-depressive, Del Shannon still managed to pursue a long-lasting career, despite having no big hits after 1965 (he had some minor successes afterwards, like Runaway '67 in 1967 and Sea Of Love in 1980).

Smooth Ride: Sunset Disco For A Late Night Drive

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Unsplash Hello? Hey, it's me Hey babe, what's going on? I'm just leaving the club right now Oh, how was it tonight? Good, the DJs were alright Oh, good. Do you want to come over? Yeah, I'll be there in about an hour - I'm going to go for a drive Hey, can you cop a bottle of wine on your way? Sure Ok, I'll see you soon Ok, I love you I love you too Tracklist: Carl Sims ‎– Smooth Ride (1990) Chromatics – Telephone Call [Interlude] (2007) Christopher Cross – Ride Like The Wind [Joey Negro Extended Disco Mix] (1979/2016) Chromatics – Lady Night Drive (2016) Flying Mojito Bros – Tobacco Road [FMB Refrito] (2020) Kimchii – Windsurf (2020) Chromeo – 6 Feet Away [Conan Remix] (2020) Prep – Rain (2020) Jessie Ware – Spotlight (2020) Private Agenda – 4 Step (2020) Common Saints – Lovesong (2020) Sirens Of Lesbos – How Many Miles (2020) Fosza – Mirage (2020) Childhood – Californian Light (2017) Martin & Garp – Pushin’ Away (2021) Lee Ritenour Feat. Eric T