It's time to party up and party down.End of summer blowout? Back to school bash? Check and check.Even Halloween shindigs aren't so far away. And after that, Christmas and New Year's Eve and ...OK, we're getting way ahead of ourselves. Besides, you don't even need to have a party if you want to listen to party songs.This week on "How We Heard It," your hosts are checking off great party songs for the ages.Always the methodical one, Chuck comes up with lists of guaranteed crowd-pleasing songs to suit varying age groups with diverse interests in genres and differing levels of interest in music. His rule of thumb: Don't overwhelm partygoers with unfamiliar music, yet don't bore them with cliches. Balance your playlists.Meanwhile, John thinks a party is just the place to expose partiers to new music because folks will be loose, and his kind of crowd is likely to include mostly dedicated music fans. And Wayne would take it a step further: He's the kind of guy who wouldn't hesitate to break out a James Brown song for a crowd of Gen Zers who never heard of Brown. And Wayne being Wayne, he also shares a generous collection of offbeat party songs you've never heard of.Obviously, there's disagreement among the guys on the best (and worst) party songs, and there's truth to what each of them has to say. It just depends on the kind of party and the guest list.Or you could just crank up these songs in your car and take a long drive.Alone.