Mix Tape Mafia

It's the McD.L.T. episode! A delicious playlist of the best songs with "hot" or "cold" in the title. Plenty of mafia banter and some bangers from Foreigner, Dua Lipa, Chris Stapleton, Van Halen, and more.

If you can wear it, you'll hear it. Sort of. We've got a mix tape with the best songs that feature clothing or accessories in the title. In honor of this week's Paris Haute Couture fashion week, we've got a great Spotify playlist featuring Weezer, Corey Hart, Prince, Madonna, Taylor Swift, Sara Bareilles, Twenty One Pilots, and more!

It's our first super heavyweight battle in the MTM Fight Night ring!! The Piano Man and the Rocket Man are squaring off for a 15 round bout!!!

In a follow-up to our heralded "Gui-tar!" episode, with iconic opening guitar riffs, we've leveled up our Steinways (and Steinmans) for the best mix tape we could assemble of songs with iconic piano intros. As you can imagine, the piano man and the rocket man will be heard from, along with the likes of Jewel, Motley Crue, Marc Cohn, Counting Crows, The Beatles, and so many more. Let&...

Breaking up is hard to do, but putting together an MTM playlist of the best songs with "break" or "broken" in the title is pretty easy to do. We'll break it down with a little Mr. Mister, Matthew Wilder, Green Day, Joe Jackson, Domino David, and more!

Well, it's a fitting theme for this playlist, given how long it's been since we dropped a new episode. But this one is well worth the wait. It's literally... about TIME. Or at least, all the best songs with "time" in the title. We'll hear from Huey Lewis & the News, REO Speedwagon, Sublime, The Rolling Stones, The Doors, Billy Joel, Styx, Owl City, Cyndi Lauper, and s...

The Gap Band, Pat Benatar, Billy Joel, The White Stripes, and a bunch more artists are helping us bring joy during war times... by way of a war-term-themed playlist!

It's time for a special treat. The mafia is uncovering songs that you know, but didn't know that before they were hits, somebody else you know recorded the song first. We uncovering songs that we didn't know were covers, and were covers by big stars that nobody knew about! Have a listen and you'll catch on to what we mean in this tremendous mix tape playlist of UnCovers.

It's part two of our best mix tape of songs that feature yours or mine in the title...

It's a two-parter!! It's been a while, but this latest theme is such a banger, we had to break it into two episodes. All the best songs that feature MINE or YOURS in the title. Two mix tapes for the price of one. In part one, we'll hear from the likes of George Harrison, Taylor Swift, The Outfield, Van Halen, and so much more...

It's time to cobble together a mix tape of songs that have family and relative terms in the title... brother, sister, father, mother, cousin, uncle, grandma, etc. We'll hear some deeper cuts on this episode that you don't get on a lot of other MTM playlists, plus some classics from the likes of Night Ranger, America, Pearl Jam, DMB, Madonna, and more!

We build a spectacular mix tape featuring all the best songs with "call & response" – a fun song element where back-up vocals echo or "respond" to the lead vocals in a back and forth manner . You'll catch on quickly once we start jamming with The Romantics, Billy Joel, Aerosmith, the Mamas & the Papas, and more!

What kind of fools would we be if we didn't throw Rick Springfield into the ring against Eddie Money? This fight is Shakin', right out of the gate. Two artists, five rounds, five songs each, one winner. I think we're in love.

All the best songs with the word Do or Don't in the title. An epic Spotify playlist for you. Do listen. Do download. Don't unsubscribe.

Hey, hey, whadda ya say? It's a mix tape for horses... the 20 best songs that feature the word "Hey" either in the title, or a prominent part of the lyrics. We'll tap into some gems from Simple Minds, Pink Floyd, Train, Gin Blossoms, Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Taylor Swift, Beastie Boys, and more!

It's our R-rated follow up to the Damnation episode, featuring a mix tape playlist of our favorite songs that utilize the F word. Which F Word, you ask? yes, THE F word. We'll hear from Guns 'n Roses, Liz Phair, RHCP, P!nk, Maroon 5, Cake, and gobs more!

It's part one of our "cussing" episodes, as we start with the PG version -- the best songs that prominently feature the word "Damn."

It's about as soft and mellow as we can get... and we love it. And you're gonna too, as softies Bread and Air Supply face off in the MTM ring for a five round featherweight bout.

It's time for some soft 70's, with a light sprinkling of early 80's. America is stepping into the MTM ring to face off against LRB in a five round middleweight bout.

It's time for a mix tape of iconic opening guitar riffs! These are the songs that open with only a guitar riff and you know the song immediately. We picked the best so kick back around the fire and get ready to shred, MTM style!

This is a ladies' cruiserweight battle between P!nk and Lady Gaga... one of the more even matchups we've had in the ring. Both with extensive catalogs filled with both energy and ballad hits from the early 2000s and 2010s.

It's two soft dudes who had some big hits in the 80's. A few mildly upbeat tunes and some super soft killer ballads from Richard Marx and Christopher Cross. They square off in a five-round middleweight bout.

We're taking one of our favorite past episodes, "Mopey Breakup Songs," and spinning it off to a whole new level. This mix tape is going to be a massive to tribute to... the ONE. You know what we mean... the one that got away. All the best songs that are not just about a broken heart, but specifically crooning about that one love of your life, that for whatever reason, got away, or wa...

Two of the 1980"s most popular alt emo pop rock bands, INXS and Duran Duran, face off in this middleweight bout, one of our closest ones yet.

We're back in the ring with two powerful grunge pop rivals from the late 90's. It's Creed vs. Live! Five rounds; five songs each. Two bands enter; one band leaves.