“Blue Lake 10” (part 2)…

Elvis Presley vs. JXL "A Little Less Conversation" – Before going to Las Vegas there are two movies I watch to get me in the mood (and hopefully bring some luck). The first is "Guys & Dolls", and the other is the 2001 version of "Ocean's 11". I'm not fan of Elvis, but this remix, particularly with the driving beat, it just a great song that always puts me in the Vegas mood.

Luce "Good Day" – At some point I'm going to need to finish the history of Golfapalooza (in brief, it's an annual golf trip with Mr. Jones and Timmah, this year will be the 9^th edition), but from a compilation disc that Mr. Jones made for G5 in the Okanagan, British Columbia came this song. The chorus said it all about that trip – "It's a pretty good day, I'm looking forward to tomorrow".

Oingo Boingo "Happy" – There was just too much history with this band not to have a Boingo song on the disc, the real question became which Boingo song? I must have changed this song 100 times alone. So many great songs, so I finally went with a fairly obscure one. This is from the soundtrack to the 1987 movie "Summer School", but it's a pretty good example of an Oingo Boingo song. (I really need to find that movie on DVD).

Foo Fighters "No Way Back" – Even on a deserted island you need a little progressive rock and here's a track that will get you moving.

Reel Big Fish "Everything Sucks" – I really like Ska music, I've got stuff from old (Prince Buster, Desmond Dekker) to new (RBF, Aquabats) in my collection, and tons of stuff in between, so I needed a Ska track. Being stuck on an deserted island, even if there was surf, would probably get old after a while, so this song seemed appropriate.

Now for next year's challenge – 10 Songs that Rock you. I'm already on version 4…