Summer Mix 2023
This year's summer mix spans 64 years with 30 tracks from 1959 to 2023, and touches every decade in between. The mix opens with the tranquil sounds of a gentle stream and birds chirping on a summer's day, and closes with a nighttime melody of crickets and cicadas following the final track. No real plot or theme this year, even though a few tracks mention fruit/citrus, but these just add to the summer feel along with obvious gems like "sunburn" and "Saturday In the Park." The mix includes two quintessential live tracks from Journey, who are celebrating their 50th anniversary, "Feeling That Way" and "Anytime." These are followed by Dave Matthews Band's live version of "Crush" from their live release "Live Trax Vol. 13: Busch Stadium - St. Louis, MO - June 7, 2008." I was at this show this, hard to believe it's been 15 years since. Cheap Trick is also celebrating their 50th anniversary, and I included a rocking...