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3 Sizzling Rock Songs if the Hot Hot Heat Is Your Favorite Part of Summer

Big shout out to summer for gifting us the perfect environment for listening to Smash Mouth.

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Alright, so it’s summer, there’s a heatwave, we’re all suffering. But if you’re one of those freaks people who actually enjoy the unbearable heat of summer, these three rock songs are for you. Meanwhile, I’ll be staying inside with my AC at 65 degrees, thank you.

“White Heat, Red Hot” by Judas Priest

Judas Priest released “White Heat, Red Hot” on their 1978 album Stained Class. Beyond being a bit of a tongue twister, this track sizzles with heat all the way through. That early metal sound has something to it that brings to mind heat lines on a desolate highway. Grit, gravel, hot steel and asphalt. The whole........

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