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Saturday, July 17, 2010

Return Of My Summer Playlist!

I stumbled upon a link to Billboard.com's compilation of their top 10 songs of summer (using a point system based on heir chart methodology) for every year from 1985 through 2009. Looking through their listings, I decided some additions to my summer playlist (Part 1 here, Part 2 here) are required. (I also am adding others to the list of songs I need to own.)

The following, however, are already in my iTunes library. Some I overlooked the first time around and others I've changed my mind about. I'm sure you will find some of them quite cheesy, but it could've been worse: I still left "MMMBop" off the list. Adding these songs and "Commander" (my song of summer 2010) to my original list, I now have exactly 100 summer songs.

Oh, and here's some pretty summer scenery: Hugh Jackman at the beach...


A View To A Kill - Duran Duran (1985)
Sussudio - Phil Collins (1985)
If You Love Somebody Set Them Free - Sting (1985)
Raspberry Beret - Prince and the Revolution (1985) - I can sing the hell out of this at karaoke.
Papa Don't Preach - Madonna (1986)
Invisible Touch - Genesis (1986)
On My Own - Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald (1986)
Higher Love - Steve Winwood (1986) - Also a killer karaoke song for me.
Venus - Bananarama (1986)
Mad About You - Belinda Carlisle (1986)
I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) - Whitney Houston (1987)
Only In My Dreams - Debbie Gibson (1987)
Monkey - George Michael (1988)
I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That - Elton John (1988)
Batdance - Prince (1989)
Good Thing - Fine Young Cannibals (1989)
Rub You The Right Way - Johnny Gill (1990)
Rush Rush - Paula Abdul (1991)
Unbelievable - EMF (1991)
Under The Bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers (1992)
Show Me Love - Robin S. (1993)
Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix) - Los Del Rio (1996) - Is it stuck in your head yet?
Return Of The Mack - Mark Morrison (1997)
The Boy Is Mine - Brandy & Monica (1998)
You're Still The One - Shania Twain (1998)
Everybody (Backstreet's Back) - Backstreet Boys (1998)
Bills, Bills, Bills - Destiny's Child (1999)
I Want It That Way - Backstreet Boys (1999)
All Star - Smash Mouth (1999)
Try Again - Aaliyah (2000)
Everything You Want - Vertical Horizon (2000)
Jumpin', Jumpin' - Destiny's Child (2000)
We Belong Together - Mariah Carey (2005) - I actually prefer a dance remix to the original.
Hollaback Girl - Gwen Stefani (2005)
Don't Cha - The Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes (2005) - Again, I have a remix that has more of a beat and doesn't include Busta Rhymes.
Promiscuous - Nelly Furtado feat. Timbaland (2006)
Crazy - Gnarls Barkley (2006)
The Way I Are - Timbaland feat. Keri Hilson (2007)
Summer Love - Justin Timberlake (2007)
I Gotta Feeling - The Black Eyed Peas (2009)
Lovegame - Lady Gaga (2009) - I could add "Alejandro" for 2010 at some point.

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