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Song of the Day: Cruel Summer features the words and music of Steve Jolley, Tony Swain, and the three founding members—Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, and Keren Woodword—of the group Bananarama that brought us this 1983 song. Though issued initially as a stand-alone single, the song was eventually included on the group’s second studio album. A Hot 100 and Dance Club Hit, the song’s music video was filmed in Brooklyn during an August heatwave, in the shadow of the Twin Towers, the Empire State Building, and the Brooklyn Bridge. Check it out on YouTube [link]. The Autumnal Equinox arrives at 8:44 am tomorrow (ET). As the lyrics to this song tell us: “It’s a cruel, cruel summer … now you’re gone.” And so is this Ninth Annual Summer Music Festival! Till next year!