Brian Vander Ark–Fit To Be Tied Hot Hot Heat–This Town The Police–Contact The Jesus and Mary Chain–She Palodine–Sweet Mouth, Black Heart Magnolia Electric Company–Hammer Down Nick Drake–River Man Homenagem a Zeca Afonso–Comme S’Il en Pleuvait The Notwist–Pick Up The Phone Caribou–Subotnick The Dreamers–Piccadilly Night Bus Camera Obscura–You Told A Lie Yo La Tengo–Barnaby, Hardly Working Joy Division–Love Will Tear Us Apart New Order–Thieves Like Us (Instrumental) Lullabye Arkestra–Ass Worship The Fever–Waiting For The Centipede The Sea and Cake–Lamont’s Lament Bo Ramsey–Where The Sun Never Goes Down
Sorry for my late response to this thread - there were a couple of posts, then I didn’t see any more and thought it had sunk like a stone!
I had already finished the CD before I found this thread, but I did find some really great suggestions for future mixes. Here’s how it ended up:
Light up the World - Glee Cast
I Was Made For Sunny Days - The Weepies
The Lazy Song - Bruno Mars
Sweet Song - Jen Foster
40 Dogs (like Romeo and Juliet) - Bob Schneider
Feel the Sunshine - Joe Brooks
Summertime - Brianna Taylor
Glow - Donavon Frankenreiter
Brighter Than the Sun - Colbie Caillat
Summertime - The Click 5
Sun - Airplanes
Firefly - Sister Hazel
Summer Girl - Jessica Andrews
The Sound of Sunshine - Michael Franti
Golden - Jill Scott
Wet Hot American Summer - Cobra Starship
Beauty in the World - Macy Gray
Live it Up - Group 1 Crew
Island in the Sun - Weezer
Firework - Katy Perry
Friday - Glee Cast
Happily Ever After - He is We
How about Troy Olsen’s “Summer Thing”? Very lightweight pop-country, but thematically perfect, and an easy little groove that few will object to in a mix. And since he checks Bob Marley, put “Sun is Shining” in there too.
