It’s possible that we just did this theme … but with finals coming up, you need every pump-up playlist you can get. If you don’t like RuPaul, this is not the post for you.

Muse - Starlight
RuPaul - Supermodel (You Better Work)
Van Halen - Right Now
RuPaul - Covergirl

We’ll give you 50 gold for each song you can match up with the team member who chose it. (Our participants today are Kyle, Peter, and Emily.) Send an email to contributor@slader.com, or comment here.

Happy Memorial Day! Take a moment to honor our nation’s fallen soldiers before you head out on your adventures — whether they’re to your friend’s house, your backyard, or the moon.

If you’ll be driving somewhere this year, you’re in luck! We’ve got some great road trip songs for you …

R.E.M. - Lotus
The Eagles - Life in the Fast Lane
Architecture in Helsinki - Heart It Races
Will Smith - Miami

We’ll give you 50 gold for each song you can match up with the team member who chose it. (Our participants today are Kyle, Peter, Scott, and Emily.) Send an email to contributor@slader.com, or comment here.

SCHOOL’S OUT FOR SUMMER
SCHOOL’S OUT FOREVER … or we wish.

Regardless, we’ve picked some high-powered songs that will get you revved up for the end of the school year.

Wale ft. Lady GaGa - Chillin’
Jenny Wilson - Summertime
Shwayze - Corona and Lime
Long Beach Dub Allstars ft. will.i.am - Sunny Hours
Flight Facilities - Crave You

We’ll give you 50 gold for each song you can match up with the team member who chose it. (Our participants today are Kyle, Dylan, Peter, Scott, and Emily.) Send an email to contributor@slader.com, or comment here.

Remember a-ha? Or the Baha Men? We apparently do.

Today, the team picked songs from a one-hit wonder’s repertoire. You can’t go with “I’m Too Sexy,” but Right Said Fred’s “Don’t Talk Just Kiss” works just fine. Further examples include:

Bloodhound Gang - I Hope You Die (hit: The Bad Touch)
Chumbawumba - Amnesia (hit: Tubthumping)
The Romantics - One in a Million (hit: What I Like About You)
Dead or Alive - Something In My House (hit: You Spin Me Round)

We’ll give you 50 gold for each song you can match up with the team member who chose it. (Our participants today are Kyle, Dylan, Peter, and Emily.) Send an email to contributor@slader.com, or comment here.

Today might be Star Wars Day, but tomorrow is Cinco de Mayo — and our penchant for Mexican food means that we’re celebrating the latter one day early. Check out the playlist:

La Cucaracha
Miranda - Vamos a la Playa
Safri Duo - La Bamba
Elvis Crespo - Suavemente
Buster Poindexter - Hot Hot Hot

We’ll give you 50 gold for each song you can match up with the team member who chose it. (Our participants today are Kyle, Scott, Dylan, Peter, and Emily.) Send an email to contributor@slader.com, or comment here.

It’s finally getting warm in NYC, and all I can think about is going outside! Contrary to popular opinion, this topic isn’t about escaping work (har de har), it’s about escaping winter’s drudgery to get outside … or something.

Happy Friday! Jam out to these tunes:

Lenny Kravitz - Fly Away Kyle
Blur - Girls and Boys Peter
Cults - Go Outside Scott
Third Eye Blind - Semicharmed Life Dylan
Justin Timberlake - Summer Love Emily

We’ll give you 50 gold for each song you can match up with the team member who chose it. (Our participants today are Kyle, Scott, Dylan, Peter, and Emily.) Send an email to contributor@slader.com, or comment here.

IT’S FRIDAY! And the sun will be out this weekend (at least in New York, where the weather is awesome about 5% of the time), so the Slader team has picked some songs for sunshine. Check them out below …

Eric Burdon - Magic Mountain Kyle
Harry Belafonte - The Banana Boat Song (Day-O) Peter
Vengaboys - Sex on the Beach Dylan
Empire of the Sun - We Are the People Scott
Bag Raiders - Sunlight (Armand van Helden remix) Emily

We’ll give you 50 gold for each song you can match up with the team member who chose it. (Our participants today are Kyle, Scott, Dylan, Peter, and Emily.) Send an email to contributor@slader.com, or comment here.

Happy Easter (almost) from Slader!

In the tradition of family meetings, we’ve compiled a list of songs that would be SUPER awkward to listen to with your entire family present. Enjoy.

AC/DC - Big Balls Gordon
Dr. Dre - Pause for Porno Dylan
The Tiger Lilies - Banging in the Nails Peter
Jonny McGovern - Soccer Practice Kyle
Mickey Avalon - My Dick Scott

We’ll give you 50 gold for each song you can match up with the team member who chose it. (Our participants today are Kyle, Scott, Dylan, Peter, and our awesome intern, Gordon.) Send an email to contributor@slader.com, or comment here.

Don’t be ashamed to admit it: you know several Spice Girls songs by heart. Or Michael Jackson. You should probably be ashamed about “The Bad Touch,” though.

Each member of the Slader team picked a song that s/he knows by heart. No singing required:

Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams Peter
Madonna - Express Yourself Emily
Suzanne Vega - Tom’s Diner Scott
Doodge & Viper ft. Tag Team - Whoomp! (There It Is) Kyle
Bloodhound Gang - The Bad Touch Dylan

We’ll give you 50 gold for each song you can match up with the team member who chose it. (Our participants today are Kyle, Scott, Emily, Dylan, and Peter.) Send an email to contributor@slader.com, or comment here.

There’s this new movie out called The Hunger Games. You probably haven’t heard of it, but we’ve been taking bets on who would win a battle to the death in the Slader office … and what pump-up songs we’d listen to before going into the arena.

I think most of the office misread this theme as “RuPaul themed dance party,” although someone begs to differ:

My songs are about girl power and a Fibonacci sequence. Obviously someone hasn’t been killing teenager lately. I wow them with my girl power than break them down with my Fibonacci sequence.

Whatever.

RuPaul - The Beginning Scott
The Pussycat Dolls - Wait a Minute Kyle
RuPaul - You Better Work Peter
Crystal Castles - Vanished Dylan
Kanye West - Power Emily

We’ll give you 50 gold for each song you can match up with the team member who chose it. (Our participants today are Kyle, Scott, Emily, Dylan, and Peter.) Send an email to contributor@slader.com, or comment here.