mixtape: n; a compilation of songs recorded in a certain order on a CD or DVD

Welcome to our first ever Mixtape Monday feature. It is a new weekly post featuring three songs  from amy time before 1992, when the vast majority of this year’s freshmen were born.

This week’s mixtape consists of three well-known songs from the 70s and 80s. ‘In the Summertime,’ by Mungo Jerry, has been featured in movies such as Wedding Crashers and Mr. Deeds and is considered to be one of the best-selling singles of all time. This Tuesday, September 21, is the official start of fall. Hopefully this song will help you celebrate the last official day of summer in style.

The next song is Rick Springfield’s ‘Jessie’s Girl,’ an eighties staple about unrequited love that still finds resonance in pop culture today. Featured in 13 Going on 30, Glee and Hot Tub Time Machine, the song is available on Guitar Hero: On Tour and is still in consistent airplay on contemporary or classic rock radio stations.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2T7wKdQsTo

The final song is ‘Bad Reputation’ by Joan Jett and the Black Hearts. It has been featured in 10 Things I Hate About You, Shrek and Kick Ass and was the theme song for Freaks and Geeks. The song is also available on three games in the Rock Band series.

If you want to submit requests for Mixtape Monday, send a song name, artist and year to frankinpiercetv25@gmail.com. The song has to be from 1992 or before. Each week will feature a song from a male artist, female artist and a group. All songs can be downloaded on iTunes, and be sure to check back on fptv25.com for more world and campus news.