Return Of The Upbeat...

Last week, I went out with some new friends. While the club scene really isn't my thing, the night did end up with a few positive points. One of which was a discussion I had where I took issue with the music that is played at clubs, including the one we went to that night. The end result of that conversation being that I promised to make a CD of what I call "good music" for them. This lead to an idea for me, and the reason for this post. See, back in the 90s, I was distressed by the amount of slow, sad music that was being released. So, I decided to create a series of CD which I dubbed "Upbeat Mix" that would have NO slow songs of any kind... EVER!! In working on the CD which I had promised to my friend, I decided to re-create this series!! Why? Well, I'm glad you asked.

The first series was really fun to make, and I listened to them all the time! But, as the years passed, the discs got damaged or went "missing". Also, I wasn't as careful back then at keeping records, so I didn't have a listing of what I put on the CDs so I couldn't remake them either. Plus, MP3s have made HUGE leaps forward in how well they reproduce sound. So, I figured, it would be awesome to restart the series from scratch, so to speak!! Thus Upbeat Mix: 2nd Series was born!!!

Here is the tracklist:

01) Mary J. Blige - Family Affair

02) Marc Anthony - I Need To Know (Miami Remix)

03) Nelson Polanco - Cana Dulce (Spanglish)

04) Usher Feat. Pitbull - DJ Got us Fallin' In Love

05) Finger Eleven - Paralyzer (Atlantic City Beats Lenny B. Radio Edit)

06) David Guetta - Night Of Your Life (Feat. Jennifer Hudson)

07) Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love (Moto Blanco Radio Edit)

08) Enrique Iglesias - Dirty Dancer (With Usher, Feat. Lil Wayne)

09) Pitbull - Rain Over Me (Feat. Marc Anthony)

10) David Guetta - Repeat (Feat. Jessie J)

11) Bananarama - Move In My Direction

12) Lionel Richie - Angel (Metro Mix)

13) Soluna - Bring It To Me

14) Ciara - Love Sex Magic (Original Version feat. Justin Timberlake)

15) Nikki Costa - Everybody Got Their Something

16) Jamelia - Superstar

17) Mis-Teeq - Scandalous

18) Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride (Crystal Method Remix)

19) My Darkest Days - Porn Star Dancing (Feat. Chad Kroger, Ludacris, and Zakk Wylde)

20) Nickelback - Shakin' Hands

21) AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long

Doesn't that list of songs just make you want to groove?? And I'm already working on the next disc in the series!! Very soon, I'll have the play list up for you to enjoy!!! What about you dear readers? What tunes make you want to get up and dance??