Best Friday night song ever: A suggestion for your music mix

So, I'm looking around at other blogs, and basically a lot of them have recurring features, often specific for a particular day. And I'm thinking the World's Fair could do this as well.

But instead of something always related to science, why not spin it a little and say that there is, in fact, a science to making a perfect mixed tape. Whereby one of the things you hope for are songs that speak to you at a variety of different levels.

Anyway, more on the science of a perfect mixed tape later, but for now, why not start a Friday tradition of suggestion a great tune for your listening pleasure.

So let's start with a classic, definitely appropriate for a Friday - and besides, you can't go wrong with a Loverboy song on any music mix.

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