Cherish Is the Word

Cherish Is the Word: A love letter to music

May

12.06.26

Cherish Is the Word is a monthly show where music is treated as memory, diary, and companion.

Each show takes one month of the year and revisits ten years of carefully curated playlists, consolidating them into a single letter told through songs that stayed – tracks tied to moments, people, and turning points. Along the way, Georgia shares the stories behind the music, reflecting on how songs shape who we are and how their meanings change over time.

The show holds both light and dark, nostalgia and discovery, and always returns to the present with music from the current month. Occasional guests join to share tracks they cherish and their own relationship with music.

In this May letter, Georgia moves through themes of growth, renewal, and reflection — tracing songs that hold both lightness and weight, from joyful discoveries and shared moments to deeper experiences of love, memory, and loss.

All the music you’ll hear in this show comes from a decade of May playlists, selections gathered from 2016 through to 2026.

Tracklist:

New Beginnings – Jasmine Myra
Closer To Me (Instrumental) – Kokoroko
The Morning Show – Desmond Chambers*
Go Back – Tony Allen ft. Damon Albarn*

Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday (How Is The Weather In Paris) – Alain Romans*
Wander With Me – Tom Misch & Carmody*
Ring My Bell – Blood Sisters*

Halelo, Dur-Dur Band
Mi Chiquita Quiere Bembé – Tito Puente
Jungle Cat – Manfredo Man
Tombola – Dina Ögon
Comfort – Kelsey Lu*
Abstraction – Amanda Whiting
Woman – Little Simz & Cleo Sol
Never Stop Loving Me – Curtis Mayfield
Mood1 “L.O.V.E Love” – Sunbear

Extra Careless – Greg Spero, MonoNeon, Robert ‘Sput’ Searlight, Ruslan Sirota
Love Will Tear Us Apart – Nouvelle Vague
What If / Interlude – Alfa Mist
Open The Floodgates – The Smile
Sail Away – Lucy Rose
Are You Here – Corinne Bailey Rae
Dark Clouds Rain Soul – Breakestra*
Good Luck Shore – United Future Organization
Ajo – Peter King
Vocalize My Luv – Florence Adooni
I Want To Thank You – Alicia Myers

Heaven – Dennis Bovell
I’m Always Dancin’ To The Music – Benny Golson*

*Extra hyperlinked nuggets 😉

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