Guest DJ John Waters

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Filmmaker John Waters spins his favorite love songs, offering an utterly charming and sometimes irreverent mix of music for Valentine's Day. He's just released a CD of love songs called A Date with John Waters, featuring Ray Charles, Dean Martin and more obscure artists like Mink Stole and Edith Massey. Waters chats with All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen and shares some of his favorite tunes.

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Patience and Prudence

CD: Tonight You Belong to Me
Song: "A Date with John Waters"
Label: New Line Records

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Ike and Tina Turner

CD: A Date with John Waters
Song: "All I Can Do is Cry"
Label: New Line Records

Listen to "All I Can Do is Cry"

Lorraine Ellison

CD: Beg Scream and Shout
Song: "Stay With Me"
Label: Rhino

Listen to "Stay With Me"

Eileen Barton with the New Yorkers

CD: A Date with John Waters
Song: "If I Knew You Were Coming I'd've Baked a Cake"
Label: New Line Records

Listen to "If I Knew You Were Coming I'd've Baked a Cake"

Shirley & Lee

CD: A Date with John Waters
Song: "Bewildered"
Label: New Line Records

Listen to "Bewildered"

Al Hibbler

CD: The Best of Al Hibbler
Song: "After the Lights Go Down Low"
Label: Varese Sarabande

Listen to "After the Lights Go Down Low"

Doris Duke

CD: I'm A Loser
Song: "I Don't Care Anymore"
Label: Kent Records UK

Listen to "I Don't Care Anymore"

Edith Massey

CD: A Date with John Waters
Song: "Big Girls Don't Cry"
Label: New Line Records

Listen to "Big Girls Don't Cry"

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