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Vote for Your Song of the Summer 2013

August 26, 2013

As August closes, it’s time to recount the songs that we couldn’t escape from this summer. Billboard awarded Robin Thicke the Song of the Summer, with “Blurred Lines” reigning at the top of the charts for 12 weeks

VMA voters disagreed, tweeting and uploading Vine videos to make One Direction’s “Best Song Ever” the best song of the summer. (From the VMA chatter, though, you might think Miley Cyrus booty-popped her way to No. 1 with her single “We Can’t Stop.”)

Now, Mashable wants to know your song of this summer. Which song followed you on the radio as you drove to work, helped check off your shopping list over the grocery store sound system, and bumped from your speaker on beach? Read more…

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SOURCE: Mashable – Read entire story here.

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