[Updated on August 11, 2009] I went to the beach the other day. I was hanging out with my friends and to the right of my blanket was this other group of people. The whole time I was at the beach they were playing the worst music. I enjoy listening to music at the beach, but the tunes they were listening to were not beach tunes. So instead of doing things that actually need to be done, I began to make this playlist specifi... [+]

[Updated on August 11, 2009] I went to the beach the other day. I was hanging out with my friends and to the right of my blanket was this other group of people. The whole time I was at the beach they were playing the worst music. I enjoy listening to music at the beach, but the tunes they were listening to were not beach tunes. So instead of doing things that actually need to be done, I began to make this playlist specifically for the moment you are laying down on the beach hanging out with your friends. I'm not going to lie, I enjoy listening to rap and other nonsense at the beach, but I think this playlists caters to all types of music tastes, which makes it so unique. It may look scrambled up, but give it a listen and then you can FEEL the flow. You'll just want to download the songs and then upload them onto your iphone, ipod, whatever. You don't have to like them all, but the songs you do like--play them and impress your friends and the other people on the nearby blanket.

Lastly, some explanation.
Groups like:
Pepper, The Expendables, Third World etc. are your chilling summerish tunes.
People Under the Stairs, Notorious B.I.G., Fat Joe etc. - Your hip-hop songs that have good beats and a pleasing sound.
Empire Under the Sun, Rooney, Ambulance Ltd. Peter Bjorn, etc. - Some nice indie favorites that are good for chilling.
Flock of Seagulls, The Beatles, Beach Boys, The Police - classic oldies that everyone enjoys once in awhile.

Regardless, every song on here are good for hanging out at the beach on those hot summer days.

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