Ahh, the '90s. The Bulls, the booming economy, and the dawn of the internet. And Bill Clinton. Remember that lovable SOB? From 1990 through the end of the decade, I was in junior high, high school and college. I grew up (physically) in the '90s, going from a scrawny 12-year-old boy with dreams to a 12-year-old trapped in the body of a drunken, bloated 22-year-old frat guy with broken dreams but an ear-to-ear grin on his face. To be honest, I don't remember much of the second half of the decade. Needless to say, I look back on the '90s with fondness, and the music has as much to do with that as anything else. The unfortunate end of the hair band era, grunge, "alternative" music, gangsta rap, the East Coast family (comprised of Boyz II Men, ABC, BBD), the emergence of hip hop, the swing revival, techno pop, rap metal, boy bands, the bubble gum pop revival, and the beginnings of the garage rock revival. The '90s had it all (even if my list doesn't).
First Team
Yesterdays by Guns N' Roses
Never Wanna Fuckin' See You Again by Rich Hardesty
Steal My Sunshine by Len
My Own Worst Enemy by Lit
Plush by Stone Temple Pilots
Second Team
Let Me Ride by Dr. Dre
Gimme That Nutt by Eazy-E
November Rain by Guns N' Roses
Breed by Nirvana
Ain't No Fun by Snoop Doggy Dogg
Third Team
Hit 'Em Up by 2Pac
Devil's Haircut by Beck
Song for the Dumped by Ben Folds Five
Bop Gun by Ice Cube
Say Mercy by King Konga
Honorable Mention
How Do U Want It? by 2Pac
What's Up? by 4 Non Blondes
Barbie Girl by Aqua
If I Had $1,000,000 by Barenaked Ladies
Nicotine & Gravy by Beck
Novacane by Beck
Do Me by Bell Biv Devoe
You and Me and The Bottle Makes Three by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Still Not a Player by Big Punisher feat. Joe
No Diggity by Blackstreet feat. Dr. Dre
Dammit by Blink 182
Blaze of Glory by Jon Bon Jovi
Abortion Monday by Cervical Implosion
The Humpty Dance by Digital Underground
Party Up by DMX
Epic by Faith No More
Out of My Head by Fastball
Everlong by Foo Fighters
New Way Home by Foo Fighters
Celebrity Skin by Hole
Hold My Hand by Hootie & The Blowfish
This Is How We Do It by Montell Jordan
Pretend We're Dead by L7
Don't Tread on Me by Metallica
That Was a Crazy Game of Poker by O.A.R.
Alive by Pearl Jam
Rearview Mirror by Pearl Jam
Killing in the Name Of by Rage Against the Machine
Fly to the Angels by Slaughter
Gin and Juice by Snoop Doggy Dogg
Santeria by Sublime
It Hurts So Bad by Susan Tedeschi
Hunger Strike by Temple of the Dog
Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice
Regulate by Warren G. and Nate Dogg
Buddy Holly by Weezer
The World Has Turned and Left Me Here by Weezer
Tired of Sex by Weezer
Jimmy the Exploder by The White Stripes
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3 comments:
"Barbie Girl"? That was a joke, right? You were just testing us to make sure we were reading, not skimming?
I can only assume that Rich Hardesty & Plush being on the first team is part of the same sick joke, right?
"Barbie Girl" brings up good memories of sophomore year at IU. Deal with it.
"Plush" is my favorite song of the '90s. Deal with it.
"Never Wanna Fuckin' See You Again" is simply a great song, which brings up good memories of my entire college experience, but which was unfortunately not available on Mixwit. Deal with it.
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