We asked these fourteen artists to help you sound-track the perfect summer cookout. Shuffle, repeat, and enjoy with these Grooveshark links.
Bobby Womack:
Stevie Wonder, “That Girl”
Marvin Gaye, “Sexual Healing”
Rufus + Chaka Khan, “You’re Welcome, Stop on By”
Michael Jackson, “Beat It”
Michael McDonald, “I Keep Forgettin’ (Every Time You’re Near)”
Mariah Carey, “We Belong Together”
David Ruffin, “My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me)”
D.J. Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, “Summertime”
Bobby Womack, “Nobody Wants You When You’re Down and Out”
The Temptations, “Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)”
Natalie Cole, “This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)”
Aretha Franklin, “(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You’ve Been Gone”
James Brown, “Say It Loud–I’m Black and I’m Proud”
Sly & the Family Stone, “Family Affair”
Johnnie Taylor, “Disco Lady”
Scissor Sisters:
Duke Ellington, “Creole Love Call”
Booker T. & the MGs, “Melting Pot”
MFSB, “Love Is the Message (Love Groove Bonus)”
Blunted Dummies, “House for All”
Deadmau5 & MC Flipside, “Hi Friend”
ESG, “Moody”
Bo Diddley, “Who Do You Love?”
Willie Nelson, “Stay a Little Longer”
Blondie, “Love at the Pier”
The Cars, “Let the Good Times Roll”
INXS, “Melting in the Sun”
The Mamas & the Papas, “Straight Shooter”
Hot Chip, “Over and Over”
Detroit Grand Pubahs, “Sandwiches”
A Tribe Called Quest, “Jazz (We Got)”
Brian Wilson:
America, “Ventura Highway”
Chicago, “Old Days”
Sly & the Family Stone, “Hot Fun in the Summertime”
The Beach Boys, “All Summer Long”
The Beatles, “Day Tripper”
The Righteous Brothers, “Little Latin Lupe Lu”
The Everly Brothers, “Bowling Green”
Little Eva, “The Loco-Motion”
America, “Sister Golden Hair”
The Ronettes, “Be My Baby”
Jay & the Techniques, “Apple, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie”
The Beach Boys, “Good Vibrations”
Chicago, “Saturday in the Park”
The Beatles, “Drive My Car”
The Beach Boys, “California Girls”
Santigold:
Trick Daddy feat. Trina, “Nann Nigga”
D.O.C., “It’s Funky Enough”
Shelly Thunder, “Kuff”
Chief Keef, “I Don’t Like”
Kid Cudi, “Marijuana”
A$AP Rocky, “Peso”
Blood Orange, “S’Cooled”
The Rapture, “In the Grace of Your Love”
Twin Shadow, “Slow”
Beach House, “Lover of Mine”
Prince, “When Doves Cry”
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam, “I Wonder If I Take You Home”
Richie Spice, “Youths Dem Cold”
Buju Banton, “Gal Fi Beg”
The Clash, “Ghetto Defendant”
Animal Collective:
Dizzy K, “Sweet Music”
Fleetwood Mac, “Hypnotized (Zambon Edit)”
Fleetwood Mac, “Everywhere (Psychemagik Edit)”
JJ Cale, “Ride Me High (Joakim Edit)”
Starship Commander Woo Woo, “Starship Commander Woo Woo”
The Poppy Family, “Happy Island”
Brian Sands, “Hawaiian Spongecake Holiday”
Dent May, “Rent Money”
Sadistic Mika Band, “Nanika Ga Umi Wo Yatte Kuru”
Justin Heathcliff, “You All Should Think More”
Chris Spedding, “Video Life”
Bobby Brown, “Hawaii Nei I’ll Miss You”
Steely Dan, “Sign in Stranger”
Heatwave, “Put the Word Out”
Dorothy Ashby, “Joyful Grass & Grape”
The Walkmen:
Michael Hurley, “New Tea”
Kurt Vile, “Red Apples”
Glenn Gould, “Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria Da Capo e Fine”
Frank Sinatra, “I Don’t Know Why (I Just Do)”
Augie Rios, “¿Dónde Está Santa Claus?”
Nina Simone, “Either Way I Lose”
The Cadillacs, “Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer”
Sonny Till & the Orioles, “What Are We Doing New Year’s Eve”
The Ink Spots, “When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano”
Morrissey, “Moon River”
Kreayshawn:
JT Money (ft. Solé), “Who Dat”
Sun Araw, “Horse Steppin’ ”
Stevie B, “Spring Love”
Tora, “Seductive Love”
Flying Lotus, “MmmHmm”
SpaceGhostPurrp, “So Good Tonight Chopped”
Funkadelic, “Maggot Brain”
oOoOO, “Hearts”
Katey Red, “Where Da Melph At”
504 Boyz, “Wobble Wobble”
Balam Acab, “See Birds”
Zompire, “TBN”
Death by Chocolate, “The Land of Chocolate”
A Tribe Called Quest, “Find a Way (Instrumental)”
Astrud Gilberto, “It Might As Well Be Spring”
Matisyahu:
Augustus Pablo, “Brace’s Tower Dub No. 2”
Matisyahu, “Sunshine”
Moon Taxi, “Square Circles”
Autechre, “IO”
Harmonic 313, “Cyclotron”
J Dilla, “On Stilts”
King Tubby, “Zion Gate Dub”
Bob Marley, “Ambush in the Night”
Midnite, “Propaganda”
Midnite, “The Eyes Are the Lights”
Scientist, “Dance of the Vampires”
Sizzla, “Can’t Cool Can’t Quench”
Tanlines:
Alton Ellis, “I’m Still in Love With You”
M’bilia Bel, “Boya Ye”
Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Soul to Squeeze”
The Rolling Stones, “Mixed Emotions”
Squeeze, “Up the Junction”
Peter Gabriel, “Sledgehammer”
Anthony Hamilton, “The Point of It All”
Luscious Jackson, “Naked Eye”
Robert Palmer, “Woke Up Laughing (Remix)”
Lindstrøm & Solale, “Baby I Can’t Stop (Aeroplane Remix)”
The Chemical Brothers, “Star Guitar”
Missy Elliott, “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)”
Drake ft. Rihanna, “Take Care”
Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”
No Doubt, “It’s My Life”
Hot Chip:
Hoagy Carmichael, “Lazy Bones”
Grovesnor, “Drive Your Car (Hot Chip Dub Remix)”
Bruce Springsteen, “Drive All Night”
Jamie Principle, “Baby Wants to Ride” (Original Mix)
Robert Owens, “Bring Down the Walls”
Aly-Us , “Follow Me (Club Mix)”
Thomas Bangalter and D.J. Falcon, “Together”
Brenton Wood, “Gimme Little Sign”
Cass McCombs, “County Line”
Crystal Gayle, “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue”
Isaac Hayes, “I Just Don’t Know What to Do With Myself”
Girls Aloud, “Call the Shots”
Whitney Houston, “Million Dollar Bill”
Diana Ross, “I’m Coming Out”
Yeasayer:
Ranking Ann, “A Slice of English Toast”
Donnell Jones, “U Know What’s Up”
Eddie Noack, “Psycho”
U.S. Maple, “Magic Job”
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, “1st of tha Month”
Dion, “The Wanderer”
Dolly Parton, “Potential New Boyfriend”
The Jamies, “Summertime Summertime”
White Noise, “Love Without Sound”
Colonel Abrams, “I’m Not Gonna Let You”
Three 6 Mafia, “Sippin’ on Some Syrup”
Randy Newman, “I Love L.A.”
The Go-Gos, “We Got the Beat”
Grizzly Bear:
Ghost Town DJs, “My Boo”
KP & Envyi, “Swing My Way”
Beyoncé, “Kitty Kat”
Aaliyah, “One in a Million”
Missy Elliott, “Hit Em Wit Da Hee”
Lil’ Kim, “Crush on You”
Amerie, “1 Thing”
Faith Evans, “Love Like This”
Zhané, “Hey Mr. D.J.”
Eve, “What Y’all Want (Remix)”
Alicia Keys, “Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart”
Toni Braxton, “He Wasn’t Man Enough”
Kelis ft. André 3000, “Millionaire”
Whitney Houston, “It’s Not Right But It’s Okay”
Mariah Carey, “Shake It Off”
St. Vincent:
Kid Creole & the Coconuts, “Annie, I’m Not Your Daddy”
The Pointer Sisters, “Automatic”
Os Mutantes, “Panis et Circenses”
Steely Dan, “Only a Fool Would Say That”
Funkadelic, “The Electric Spanking of War Babies”
Phil Collins, “Don’t Lose My Number”
Mungo Jerry, “In the Summertime”
David Bowie, “Sound and Vision”
Harry Nilsson, “Coconut”
Grace Jones,“Warm Leatherette”
Donovan, “Mellow Yellow”
War, “Why Can’t We Be Friends?”
Rufus and Chaka Khan, “Tell Me Something Good”
Loretta Lynn, “Fist City”
The Jimi Hendrix Experience, “Long Hot Summer Night”
Fleetwood Mac, “Never Going Back Again”
Questlove:
Herb Alpert, “Route 101”
The Beach Boys, “Wind Chimes (Version 2 Tag)”
Tyrese feat. R. Kelly and Rick Ross, “I Gotta Chick”
2 Chainz, “Spend It (Ridin Round & Gettin It)”
Lee Dorsey, “Occapella”
Graham Central Station, “It’s the Engine in Me”
Fela Kuti, “Beasts of No Nation”
Delroy Wilson, “I Don’t Know Why”
The Blackbyrds, “Rock Creek Park”
Louis Jordan and his Timpani Five, “Beware”
The Sugarhill Gang, “Rapper’s Delight”
Billy Joel, “Uptown Girl”
Drake feat. Rihanna, “Take Care”
John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, “Summer Nights”
Michael Jackson, “Off the Wall”
