The Sweaty Playlist: Olivia Newton-John leads wet brigade of summer-hot hits
Hey gang, for the first Pop Life print column in Sunday's Floridian, we're starting out newcomers with a fastball right down the middle: The Sweaty Playlist! Readers are invited to come online and see how we do things around here. Go on, show 'em what you're made of...
As a doughy Northern transplant living in the Tampa Bay area, I basically spend June through October shellacked in sweat. I’m not talking about a sparkly bit of lip dew, either. Everyone has that in F-L-A. No, with me, it’s more like Meat Loaf wailing Paradise by the Dashboard Light sweat. Spartacus sweat. Kathleen Turner sweat. I sweat in Publix, I sweat in the shower, I sweat after the shower (like George Costanza, it didn’t take!). It's flippin' brutal down here.
So to kick off the new and improved Playlist game, let’s dig through our iPods for wet, withering heat-of-the-summer songs.
1) Burning Up, Madonna
2) Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now), C+C Music Factory
3) Physical, Olivia Newton-John
4) Waterfalls, TLC
5) She Was Hot, Rolling Stones
6) Sweaty, Ne-Yo
7) And When I Die, Blood, Sweat & Tears
8) That Smell, Lynyrd Skynyrd
9) Dreams of the Funky Towel, De La Soul
10) High and Dry, Radiohead
Paula's REALLY pissed today
Posted by: idol buzz | July 20, 2009 at 09:03 AM
A Good Idea - Sugar
It's about summer, temptation, a river...
Posted by: botb | July 18, 2009 at 02:51 PM
Meat Loaf Mega Sweat?
NO PROBLEM
A couple shots of botox from Dr. Condriotious will have it in check.
Posted by: Anna | July 18, 2009 at 09:55 AM
Some Like It Hot - Power Station
Cool Water - Talking Heads
Hot You're Cool - General Public
Rhythm Of The Heat - Peter Gabriel
Steam - Peter Gabriel
She Runs Hot - Little Village
Cool It Now - New Edition
Physical (You're So) - Adam Ant
Fire Woman - The Cult
Hot Thing - Prince
Let's Work - Prince
Burn You Up, Burn You Down - The Big Blue Ball
Burn - The Cure
The Heat Goes On - Asia
Posted by: Bassnote | July 17, 2009 at 09:49 PM
This Dunkin' Donuts commercial. I love it!
"The backs of my legs .... are stickin' to the pleather!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbRsAu-qvsE
Posted by: Marissa | July 17, 2009 at 08:37 PM
"Great Green Gobs"
"Burning For You" -- Blue Oyster Cult
"Hot in the City" -- Billy Idol
"Hot Child In the City" -- Nick Gilder
"Juicy" -- Better Than Ezra
"Goo Goo Muck" -- The Cramps
"Slip Sliding Away" -- Paul Simon
"Sweat (The Drip Drop Song)" -- Filly
Posted by: Marissa | July 17, 2009 at 08:31 PM
Need You Tonight * INXS
Posted by: J | July 17, 2009 at 07:30 PM
Sweat - Oingo Boingo
Hot Hot Hot!! - The Cure
Waterfalls - Paul McCartney
Too Hot To Stop - Benjamin Orr
Heathaze - Genesis
Posted by: Bassnote | July 17, 2009 at 06:26 PM