summer soundtracks

i'm a big fan of music mixes. mix tapes, mix cds, mix playlists available for download. i like giving mixes and getting mixes. i like making mixes with specific people in mind, or themes, or seasons. not too long ago, at the very beginning of the summer, a friend and i came up with a summer mix challenge. each song would have to follow certain parameters and bands/artists could not be repeated. i thought it would make the perfect summer mix - one that by format would encompass triumph, beer, nostalgia, and fleeting love. here's the template interspersed with my mix picks, with a link to my complete mix at the bottom. welcome to summer!

mix challenge II: it's so fucking hot out mix
A SONG...

1. FOR THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
the kinks - "wait till the summer comes"

2. BY A TEENAGER
uffie - "pop the glock"

3. FOR A SUMMER FLING
camera obscura - "lloyd, i'm ready to be heartbroken"

4. TO AIR GUITAR TO
the stooges - "your pretty face is going to hell"

5. ROAD TRIP!!
kimya dawson - "my rollercoaster"

6. THAT SAYS, "FUCK YOU! I'M FUCKING AWESOME"
the vaselines - "you think you're a man"

7. THAT FEELS LIKE THE SUMMER OF FIFTH GRADE
bikini kill - "rebel girl"

8. LIKE A SATURDAY MORNING CARTOON INTRO
john zorn (naked city) - "batman"

9. TO BUILD SAND CASTLES TO
david bowie - "kooks"

10. FOR THE SILLY
abx - "stilettos in the park"

11. EXACTLY 2:01 LONG
the dismemberment plan - "do the standing still"

12. ABOUT OR MENTIONS FLOWERS
yo la tengo - "black flowers"

13. TO LOSE YOUR VIRGINITY TO
slowdive - "when the sun hits"

14. THAT WOULD PLAY DURING AN END-OF-SUMMER KISS
mirah - "don't die in me"

15. WITH AN ALLITERATIVE TITLE
of montreal - "disconnect the dots"

16. FOR KOOL-AID ON THE PORCH/STOOP
the boy least likely to - "i'm glad i hitched my apple wagon to your star"

17. THAT TOP-CHARTED SUMMER OF EARLY 1990S
elastica - "connection"

18. TO ACCOMPANY AN ICE-COLD BEER
hot chip - "over and over"

19. FOR DAY TRIPPING...
the magnetic fields - "take ecstasy with me"

20. YEAH! SUMMER!!
olivia tremor control - "the opera house"

LINK: http://www.zshare.net/download/12846199e22b328b/