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Hit Em Up Style, Carolina Chocolate Drops, 2010 Waking up before 5 a.m. has to stop. At least I woke up with this song in my head....

Will You (Still) Love Me Tomorrow, The Shirelles, 1960 The first line of this song could very well be the best opening line of a song...

Let Her Cry, Hootie & the Blowfish, 1994 Sounds about right. This song always strikes a chord with me. For me, I think this song is a lot...

It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Want to Rock 'n' Roll), AC/DC, 1975 Is there anything quite like AC/DC? Absolutely incomparable....

Ballad of Jayne, L.A. Guns, 1989 In general, the L.A. Guns make me think of being in high school and cruising McFarland on Sundays. All...

Same Old Love, Selena Gomez, 2015 I love Selena Gomez. I love this song -- I'm using it to inspire me to take some baby steps toward...

Hook, Blues Traveler, 1994 As I enter Day 6 of quarantine, I am very much feeling on the hook. It is Day 3 of pushing through these...

Under My Thumb, Rolling Stones, 1966 Well, thanks to Modern Family, I survived quarantine weekend. I still have a head full of sinuses...

Cars, Gary Numan, 1979 Here it is ... what I think is the most iconic synth song ever -- Cars. I can thank my next door co-worker for...

Rio, Duran Duran, 1982 I had a bit of a skirmish with my mother yesterday. It's quite shocking how she can still push my buttons just...

Used to Know Her, Louise Post, 2022 (97/98) The first time I heard this song -- which was just a few weeks ago -- I knew it was about me....

Lake of Fire, Nirvana (Meat Puppets cover), 1994 How great is this cover? Nirvana’s unplugged set is just so beyond, y'all. At the time,...

Ladies Night, Kool and the Gang, 1979 My body and brain gave out super early last night -- I'm exhausted. I'm super excited to have zero...

Lady Marmalade, 2001, Pink, Mya, Lil Kim, Christina Aguilera I need one more weekend day. Please. I need it for me. I need it to clean...

Just a Girl, No Doubt, 1995 It's so difficult to come to terms with the world we're living in right now ... I feel so heavy. Buckle up,...

One Last Time, Veruca Salt, 1997 I never met a Veruca Salt song I didn't like. I listen to Volcano Girls at least once a week because it...

Come Sail Away, Styx, 1977 I would say Styx is one of my guilty pleasures but that's just not entirely accurate. Is there anyone who...

By Monica Collier Staff Writer Originally published in the TimesDaily, Jul 21, 2017 Updated Jul 21, 2017 New Jersey native and...