I don’t know what comes over me but it starts around this time of year, every year. My normal “Top 40 cynical” self starts turning the radio up when a Ke$sha song comes on in the car. And then the windows come down. And before you know it, I’m belting out right along with her to “Your love, your love, your love, is my drug!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
Ten months out of the year, you’d be more likely to ride along and hear Bon Iver or Andrew Bird or Iron & Wine playing in the car, but I make musical exceptions when the thermometer rises above 85 degrees. Folks, I EVEN GET DOWN WITH A LITTLE COUNTRY.
So here’s a peek at what I’ve dubbed GAIL’S OBNOXIOUS SUMMER MIX (2010 STYLE). If you want to sample any of these tunes (warning: some of them WILL get stuck in your head…THANKYOUVERYMUCH KATY PERRY), check out the iMix I made. I fully intend for these songs to keep me awake after a long day Saturday shooting a wedding! Windows down optional of course 
Opposite of Adults —Chiddy Bang
California Gurls —(feat. Snoop Dogg) Katy Perry
Your Love Is My Drug— Ke$ha
Shark In the Water —V V Brown
Eenie Meenie —Sean Kingston & Justin Bieber
Water —Brad Paisley
Party In the U.S.A. — Miley Cyrus
Summer Nights —Rascal Flatts
Baby — Justin Bieber & Ludacris
Nothin’ On You— (feat. Bruno Mars) B.o.B
XXXO (Main Mix)— M.I.A. & Jay-Z
Dancing On My Own — Robyn
Groovy Little Summer Song —James Otto
Hurricane J —The Hold Steady
Young Forever (feat. Mr. Hudson)— Jay-Z
PS – And if any fellow indie music peeps haven’t shunned me over that playlist above (Justin Bieber? I KNOW), here’s the first track I’d put on GAIL’S I-REALLY-LISTEN-TO-COOL-MUSIC,-I-PROMISE SUMMER MIX.
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by Gail Werner
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