Friday Riffs: What’s your favorite song this summer?
So the first day of fall is more than a month away. But if the temperature doesn’t hit 90 and a football is being passed in the Georgia Dome, then my end-of-summer countdown is ticking. Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post’s poll.Summer inevitably births a handful of sudsy pop anthems, some classy ( Beyonce’s “Crazy in Love” in 2003) and some not ( Black Eyed Peas’ “I Gotta Feeling” in 2009…but hey, it’s still fun). Or how about Debbie Gibson’s 1989 debut, “Only in My Dreams”? No… >>
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