Playlist Throwback: Cherry Cheesecake

'Cherry Cheesecake' was so named because I used to keep tabs on my friend Neil's art of the mix page and he had a mix named Chocolate Cake (? or something like that...) and I thought it was clever and I blatantly copied him. (It feels kind of lame to admit that.)

Also, apparently Chris Issak's 'Wicked Game is not Spotify available. This version is the first track of the mix:

I think this was late freshman/early sophomore year. I remember being obsessed with Lisa Loeb's 'How' and I have always thought that 'Wicked Game' is one of the sexiest songs I've ever heard. 'Jumper' always makes me think of season 5 of Road Rules; my freshman year roommate was obsessed with The Cure. I'm not sure why I included the two random pop princess songs, though good on me for going for the tier 2 pop princesses.

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