ULTIMATE SUMMER MIX

While your summer mix may appear to be the bomb diggity, it's a fact that mine is the Ultimate Summer Mix. It says so right on the CD. Because I wrote it on there.

I think the best summer mixes aren't timeless at all, but littered with one hit wonders that date it immediately. Much like summer loves, you should have fond memories of the fun you had for those few months, but it doesn't really translate past August (in this case, 2008). I did include some songs that have excellent connotations from other times for me, but those count as happy songs that are perfect for singing along in the car.

1. Steal My Sunshine- Len
2. Shake It- Metro Station
3. Superstar (ft. Matthew Santos)- Lupe Fiasco
4. Piece of Me- Britney Spears
5. Tune Out- The Format
6. Free at Last- G Love
7. Leavin'- Jesse McCartney
8. Ooh La La- Goldfrapp
9. C'Mon Baby- Wakefield
10. Walk Away- Kelly Clarkson
11. Smile- Lilly Allen
12. My Love- Justin Timberlake
13. Work That- Mary J. Blige
14. Pocketful of Sunshine- Natasha Bedingfield
15. Bicycle Race- Queen
16. Steve McQueen- Sheryl Crow
17. 4 Minutes (ft. Justin Timberlake)- Madonna
18. Bleeding Love (KlubKidz Radio Edit)- Leona Lewis
19. Valerie (techno remix)- Steve Winwood
20. Birthday Girl (ft. Patrick Stump)- The Roots

Conclusion: perfect for blasting from the car, jumping around with friends, and kickin' it in the baby pool in the backyard. Holler! Happy summer 2008.

Now That's What I Call Music-Vol. 13495262834

Jasmine challenged me to come up with the Ultimate Mix for Summer and let's just say I did not take to this assignment lightly. Each and every song on this mix was hand-selected, arranged, and prescreened based on the following criteria: a) timelessness b) pump-up factor c) awesome level

With no further ado, please feast your eyes on this masterpiece:

1. Got to Get You Into My Life- The Beatles
2. Need You Tonight-INXS
3. Here Comes the Hotstepper-Ini Kamoze
4. The Seed 2.0-The Roots
5. Girl-Beck
6. Lay Low- Snoop Dogg
7. Canned Heat-Jamiroquai
8. Beware the Boy-Punjabi MC (Feat. Jay Z)
9. I Can't Wait- Nu Shooz
10. Don't Stand So Close to Me-The Police
11. Jump-Madonna
12. Sunglasses at Night-Corey Hart
13. Amazing-Seal
14. Blister in the Sun-Violent Femmes
15. Sussudio-Phil Collins
16. Stacy's Mom-Fountains of Wayne
17. Into Something Good-Herman's Hermits
18. City of Blinding Light-U2
19. Bittersweet Symphony-The Verve
20. The Final Countdown-Europe

*Copies of this album will be available upon request