Here's my graduation gift to Craig. Every single song was picked for a reason. Craig may be the only one who knows that reason, but he's really the only one who needs to. Still, I know how party soundtracks go – nobody else at the party will notice the music at all and this playlist is screaming to be noticed.

Here it is:

Sonata In D Major – Michael W. Smith
Elevation – U2
Livin' On A Prayer – Bon Jovi
Time After Time – Cyndi Lauper
A Well Respected Man – The Kinks
Nothing Short Of Thankful – The Avett Brothers
Authority Song – John Mellencamp
Can't Get Enough Of You Baby – Smash Mouth
Celebrity – Brad Paisley
Gettin' Jiggy Wit It – Will Smith
MMMBop – Hanson
Aint It Somethin – Lyle Lovett
Forever Young – Alphaville
Silver Thunderbird – Marc Cohn
You've Got A Friend – James Taylor
The Promise – When In Rome
Better Version Of Me – Fiona Apple
Our House – Madness
All Star – Smash Mouth
U Can't Touch This – MC Hammer
Suddenly I See – KT Tunstall
I Never Go To Work – They Might Be Giants
Such Great Heights – Iron & Wine
Canned Heat – Jamiroquai
Small Town – John Mellencamp
Hologram – Katie Herzig
Don't Panic – Coldplay
Trouble – Over The Rhine
Fallen From The Sky – Glen Hansard
They Don't Like Me – Lyle Lovett
Glory Days – Bruce Springsteen
I Walk The Line – Johnny Cash
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For – U2
This Is Your Life – Switchfoot
I Do – Lisa Loeb
Anyway – Martina McBride
William & Maggie – Charlie Peacock
Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own – U2
Wish You Well – Katie Herzig
Anyone Else But You – Michael Cera & Ellen Page
I Love Everybody – Lyle Lovett
Don't Worry 'Bout Me – Frank Sinatra