When I attended orientation two years ago, I remember hearing "Soulja Boy" about as frequently as I saw people draining cheap beer. Last year, "Paper Planes" was the song of the summer. Who will we be hearing this year? I'm guessing a melange of that horrifying Black Eyed Peas song, that Mariah Carey song I've heard is big, maybe that song that presents a viable case for stripping Jamie Foxx of his Oscar and candidate for the most star-studded collaboration of all time: "Run This Town." Probably that brain-cell-killing Asher Roth song (cliche!) too.
But if all the Michael Jackson tributes get old, we have the antidote. Check out the official recess playlist to guide you through orientation 2009--it's a little awkward, a little fun, but mostly, filled with good music.
Also, don't forget to follow @DukeChronicle on Twitter as they, well, chronicle orientation.
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