Many of us in the Northern Hemisphere have already had our share of scorching days and steamy nights this summer, and there's only more to come.

But rather than take shelter with a cool drink behind blackout curtains, the hosts of "How We Heard It" decided to face the heat head on with a collection of "hot" songs.

Some are obvious, some you might have forgotten, and some you may never have heard. Some are recent, some go back several years, and some go back before any of us were born.

And "hot" can mean almost anything.

Songs about hot weather? Of course.

Songs about hot people? You bet.

Songs about fire and heat lightning? Naturally.

These songs will make you want to celebrate. They'll make you uncomfortable. They'll turn you on. And they might even freak you out.

But most importantly, they'll help you pass the time until the gentle kiss of autumn billows into your world again.

So embrace the heat (like you have a choice) and make the best of it. It'll be over before you know it.