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Counter Stories: Formative songs, summer jams

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Ice Cube
Ice Cube performs during the 2015 BET Experience at the Staples Center on Saturday, June 27, 2015, in Los Angeles.
Rich Fury | Invision | AP file

What songs are engrained in your consciousness?

What's your favorite summer jam?

Summer always has a soundtrack, and Counter Stories crew members are looking to the past, present and future as they assemble theirs.

Find some shade, a comfy chair, and a cold drink, and enjoy this musical ode to summer, courtesy of Counter Stories.

Here's our official summer playlist:

"Today was a Good Day" - Ice Cube

"Soulful Strut" - Young/Holt Unlimited

"Summer Wind" - Frank Sinatra

"Slippin' into Darkness" - War

"Voyage to Atlantis" - Isley Brothers

"Holy Roller" - Thao and the Get Down Stay Down

"Feel the Vibe" - MPLS