Mix Tape of the Day: May 8, 2015 - The Best of 1997

1. MMMBop - Hanson (1997) Heck yes, 1997! I remembered it was "cool" to dislike Hanson at the time, but I remembered it was even "cooler" to secretly admit you liked them.

2. Semi-Charmed Life - Third Eye Blind (1997) Perfect for your '90s roadtrip!

3. I Believe I Can Fly - R. Kelly (1996) The '90s were a simpler time.  By which I mean, crazy and absurd.

4. Barbie Girl - Aqua (1997) Life.

5. Say You'll Be There - Spice Girls (1996) I remember having a conversation with a friend about "that other Spice Girls song."  We spent the longest time trying to come up with the song that wasn't "Wannabe" or "Spice Up Your Life."  The mystery has finally been solved.

6. Everyday Is a Winding Road - Sheryl Crow (1996) Wow, Sheryl Crow was all over the '90s.  Good for her!

7. Sunny Came Home - Shawn Colvin (1996) Aww, this is a nice sweet song.  I knocked "My Baby Daddy" off the list for this one.

8. Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit - Gina G (1996) Is this song...suitable for all ages?

9. All for You - Sister Hazel (1997) The best Blues Traveler song that isn't a Blues Traveler song.

10. I Like It - The Blackout All-Stars (1994) So, all of Latin music's biggest names at the time got together to record this classic cover and it took nearly 3 years for us to acknowledge it!  It's so great!

11. Naked Eye - Luscious Jackson (1996) Oh man, I nearly overlooked this one!  I had no idea this song was this song.

12. Your Woman - White Town (1997) Same with this one.  1997 music was so good!

13. The Freshmen - The Verve Pipe (1996) Technically, this song was released in 1992 but that was the original acoustic version.  This is the one we know and love.  I miss you, 1997!

Mix Tape of the Day: March 28, 2015 - Gaga! (Ooh La La!)

Lady Gaga intrigues me so much. If I could sit down and talk with any celebrity, it'd be her. Her creative mind makes me envious. I've featured a lot of her songs already, but here are the ones I missed!

1. Paparazzi - Lady Gaga (2008)

2. LoveGame - Lady Gaga (2008)

3. Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say) - Lady Gaga (2008)

4. Alejandro - Lady Gaga (2009)

5. Dance in the Dark - Lady Gaga (2009)

6. The Edge of Glory - Lady Gaga (2011)

7. Judas - Lady Gaga (2011)

8. Marry the Night - Lady Gaga (2011)

9. You and I - Lady Gaga (2011)

10. Hair - Lady Gaga (2011)

11. Applause - Lady Gaga (2013)

12. Do What U Want - Lady Gaga ft. R. Kelly (2013)

13. Venus - Lady Gaga (2013)

Mix Tape of the Day: March 27, 2015 - The Best of 2003

It's time to take a look at 2003, a year with a lot of great songs to choose from, many of them staples of school dances and bus rides. But once again, I had to settle on the songs I listened to most frequently at the time.

1. Ignition (Remix) - R. Kelly (2003) This song just screams summer vacation for me.  I don't even know what have these lyrics mean, but I love them.  ("It's like Murder, She Wrote once I get you out them clothes"?)

2. Where Is the Love? - The Black Eyed Peas (2003) And in 2003, the question on everyone's mind was "Where is the love?" Another 4 chord song to get us through some difficult times.

3. Like a Stone - Audioslave (2002) Remember Audioslave?  They were pretty cool.

4. Headstrong - Trapt (2002) Thanks to my high school's dance team and their constant performances, I'll always remember this song and the choreography that went along with it.  Especially the sharp movements during that really cool part of the song.

5. She Hates Me - Puddle of Mudd (2001) Maybe you find this song a bit too whiny, but sometimes, when you're upset, you need a song like this to get you through.

6. When I'm Gone - 3 Doors Down (2002) Ladies and gentlemen, 3 Doors Down!  Love them when they're gone!

7. Your Body Is a Wonderland - John Mayer (2001) Good ol' John Mayer, giving us the sweet love songs that were missing from the radio in 2003.

8. Bring Me to Life - Evanescence (2003) Finally, the big Evanescence song that we all know and love and sing to our children.

9. Fighter - Christina Aguilera (2002) 2003 was just filled with Christina Aguilera's female empowerment songs.  Since we already listened to "Beautiful," let's listen to "Fighter."

10. Are You Happy Now? - Michelle Branch (2003) Oh yeah, Michelle Branch was a person!  She was everywhere to me at one point.  Sorry that I forgot about you for a moment there!

11. I'm with You - Avril Lavigne (2002) After the success of "Sk8r Boi," many worried that Avril Lavigne would be a one trick pony, lost in the crowded genre among the Spearses and the Aguileras.  But "I'm with You" should she had some depth and that she'd be here to stay.

12. Don't Know Why - Norah Jones (2002) It was either this or the biggest hit of 2003, 50 Cent's "In da Club."  I was in more of a Norah Jones mood today.

13. Intuition - Jewel (2001) I did not realize that this was a Jewel song.  It doesn't sound like what I soundpicture a Jewel song to...sound like.  But it's pretty cool and one of my favorites of the year.