For all of you who are going on a sick-nasty awesome killer cool Spring Break , here are the hottest jams to get your groove on while you're shaking your thang and getting some sweet Spring Break action. Oh, you're staying at home and getting your wisdom teeth out for break? Well here's a mix to remind you of what you're missing while you sit on your couch icing your swollen face and watching reruns of ""Blind Date."" No matter what your Spring Break plans are, these tunes are great to throw on the stereo and jam out to for Spring Break.
""Summertime"" - DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince
This timeless jam is good for everyone, no matter where you're going or what you're doing over Spring Break . While it's obviously ""better"" for those who are in warmer places (like in the song), it can temporarily send those of us stuck in Wisconsin (or anywhere up north) to a different world, one where you're more worried about getting the best hairdo and impressing the hot girls than any homework or job. Even though we'll all have to return to the cold and mundane campus after a week of fun, ""Summertime"" is also a good song to turn on whenever you're in a rut during these last eight weeks of school.
-—Caissa Casarez
""Theme from ‘Jaws'"" - John Williams
Spring Break is often dominated by a narrow strip of the music landscape that consists of party anthems, Latin dance rhythms and whatever that song is about having sex on the beach. After a week of this, it begins to grate on the ears of even the most agreeable vacationer. Fortunately, there's an easy way to put a stop to this. For those of you heading down to Daytona Beach or Acapulco, just hook up your most powerful set of speakers and start pumping out John Williams' iconic theme from ""Jaws."" Then point out that children's floaty toy in the water that looks conspicuously like a shark fin. The annoying music will stop, and you'll have the entire beach to yourself to enjoy those eerie french horn sounds.
—Toss Stevens
MMMbop- Hanson
No Spring Break mix would be complete without the blissful, harmonious voices of the three bros I would give my right foot to marry-—Hanson. Their 1997 hit song, MMMBop screams fun and sun. The tune reminds me of my childhood, which immediately brings warm, happy thoughts perfect for an enjoyable vacation. Whether it's the flashback of Taylor, Isaac and Zac performing wicked karate kicks on the beach in wetsuits or the awesomely cool green screen effects displaying an enormous yellow flower behind the boys, this jingle always makes me want to dust off my rollerblades and paint the town red.
—Kaitlyn Schnell
""Margaritaville"" - Jimmy Buffet
For all of you party people out there who will be hitting the beaches during Spring Break , Jimmy Buffet's seminal classic is sure to be blasting from someone's beach boombox. Sitting on a beach all year long, celebrating a new tattoo, hanging with a ""Mexican cutie"" sound like pretty much the coolest things ever, especially if you're as old as Jimmy Buffett. After all, who wouldn't want to sit around with a bucket of margaritas on the beach? Now if only I could find that damn lost shaker of salt...
—Kevin Slane
""Where I Find My Heaven"" - Gigolo Aunts
Who can possibly forget this catchy ballad, an overnight sensation for its appearance in the film ""Dumb and Dumber,"" the ultimate buddy-buddy road trip movie. The song may not explicitly be about going on a wild Spring Break road trip, but the frequently repeated lines of ""it's where I find my heaven"" perfectly capture the essence of Spring Break 's purpose. In addition, the band responsible for this road-trip gem is the aptly named Gigolo Aunts, a perfect analogy for that creepy relative you're forced to call and stay the night with because your vehicle broke down halfway to Arizona.
—Jon Spike
""Wouldn't it be Nice"" - The Beach Boys
Is there any song that sounds more like the sun shining down on you while driving on a coastline with the top down on your convertible? Is there any other song that expresses the youthful desperation for the good times you're currently seeking any better? The group that created surf rock provides the perfect song to lead to your far away destination that isn't the sun-shining coast or a brightly lit strip, this song has the ability to transport you to the imaginary destination of your choice, killing time until you are once again too debauched to care what the hell is being played.
-Justin Stephani
