Music Meme!
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tj_dragonbladeBorrowed from Steph.
Go to Music Outfitters and type the year you graduated high school in the search box in the upper left part of the page. The first result you get from the search will be the top 100 songs of that year. Click on that, and copy the list over here. Bold the ones you like a lot. Underline your favorites. Strike through the songs you loathe. Put an "??" after the ones you've never heard of...
(and of course, then, the ones left plain are those with which I'm familiar; and while they're not exactly favorites, neither do I find them particularly unappealing either)
1. Gangsta's Paradise, Coolio
2. Waterfalls, TLC
3. Creep, TLC
4. Kiss From A Rose, Seal
5. On Bended Knee, Boyz II Men
6. Another Night, Real McCoy
7. Fantasy, Mariah Carey
8. Take A Bow, Madonna
9. Don't Take It Personal (Just One Of Dem Days), Monica ??
10. This Is How We Do It, Montell Jordan
11. I Know, Dionne Farris ??
12. Water Runs Dry, Boyz II Men ??
13. Freak Like Me, Adina Howard ??
14. Run-Around, Blues Traveler
15. I Can Love You Like That, All-4-One
16. Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?, Bryan Adams
17. Always, Bon Jovi
18. Boombastic / In The Summertime, Shaggy
19. Total Eclipse Of The Heart, Nicki French Not as good as the original; but still
20. You Gotta Be, Des'ree
21. You Are Not Alone, Michael Jackson
22. Hold My Hand, Hootie and The Blowfish
23. One More Chance-Stay With Me, Notorious B.I.G. ??
24. Here Comes The Hotstepper, Ini Kamoze
25. Candy Rain, Soul For Real
26. Let Her Cry, Hootie and The Blowfish
27. I Believe, Blessid Union Of Souls
28. Red Light Special, TLC ??
29. Runaway, Janet Jackson ??
30. Strong Enough, Sheryl Crow ??
31. Colors Of The Wind, Vanessa Williams The song's not bad, but the Vanessa Williams version sets my teeth on edge
32. Someone To Love, Jon B. ??
33. Only Wanna Be With You, Hootie and The Blowfish
34. If You Love Me, Brownstone ??
35. In The House Of Stone And Light, Martin Page OMG I'd totally *forgotten* about this one! Now if only I could remember a bit more of how it went...
36. I Got 5 On It, Luniz ??
37. Baby, Brandy ??
38. Run Away, Real McCoy
39. As I Lay Me Down, Sophie B. Hawkins
40. He's Mine, Mokenstef ??
41. December, Collective Soul
42. I'll Be There For You-You're All I Need To Get By, Method Man-Mary J. Blige ??
43. Shy Guy, Diana King ??
44. I'm The Only One, Melissa Etheridge
45. Every Little Thing I Do, Soul For Real At least, it was a favorite at the time. I doubt it would be if I heard it again today
46. Before I Let You Go, BLACKstreet ??
47. Big Poppa / Warning, Notorious B.I.G. ??
48. Sukiyaki, 4 P.M.
49. I Wanna Be Down, Brandy ??
50. I'll Make Love To You, Boyz II Men
51. Dear Mama / Old School, 2Pac ??
52. Hold On, Jamie Walters ??
53. Keep Their Heads Ringin', Dr. Dre ??
54. The Rhythm Of The Night, Corona
55. Roll To Me, Del Amitri
56. Scream / Childhood, Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson
57. Freek'n You, Jodeci ??
58. I Wish, Skee-lo ??
59. Believe, Elton John ??
60. Carnival, Natalie Merchant
61. You Don't Know How It Feels, Tom Petty ??
62. Back For Good, Take That
63. Tootsee Roll, 69 Boyz ??
64. You Want This-70's Love Groove, Janet Jackson ??
65. Tell Me, Groove Theory ??
66. Can't You See, Total ??
67. All I Wanna Do, Sheryl Crow
68. This Lil' Game We Play, Subway ??
69. Come And Get Your Love, Real McCoy
70. This Ain't A Love Song, Bon Jovi
71. Secret, Madonna
72. Player's Anthem, Junior M.A.F.I.A. ??
73. Feel Me Flow, Naughty By Nature ??
74. Every Day Of The Week, Jade ??
75. The Sweetest Days, Vanessa Williams ??
76. Short Dick Man, 20 Fingers Featuring Gillette ??
77. Brokenhearted, Brandy ??
78. No More "I Love You's", Annie Lennox
79. You Used To Love Me, Faith Evans ??
80. Constantly, Immature ??
81. Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me, U2
82. 100% Pure Love, Crystal Waters
83. Ask Of You, Raphael Saadiq ??
84. Sugar Hill, Az ??
85. Good, Better Than Ezra ??
86. Brown Sugar, D'angelo ??
87. Turn The Beat Around, Gloria Estefan
88. 'Til You Do Me Right, After 7 ??
89. 1st Of Tha Month, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony ??
90. Like The Way I Do If I Wanted To, Melissa Etheridge ??
91. I Live My Life For You, Firehouse ??
92. Dream About You-Funky Melody, Stevie B ??
93. Cotton Eye Joe, Rednex (all nostalgic) Benjamin used to do the funniest sing-alongs with this one...
94. Thank You, Boyz II Men ??
95. I'll Stand By You, Pretenders
96. I Miss You, N II U ??
97. Give It 2 You, Da Brat ??
98. Best Friend, Brandy ??
99. Misery, Soul Asylum
100. Can't Stop Lovin' You, Van Halen Van Hagar always did sound better, to my ears (ducks any VH purists on the flist) ^_^;
Granted, a lot of those "??"s might just be a case of not recognizing the title for the song it goes with. (shrug) But yeah, all in all--there have been *much* better years musically. 1989 comes to mind. And 1991.
Right now, I'ma just go back to jammin' with my doa, thank you. ^_^
===Edit===
I'm so jealous. My husband has a much better year, which I did below.
1. Hold On, Wilson Phillips
2. It Must Have Been Love, Roxette
3. Nothing Compares 2 U, Sinead O'Connor
4. Poison, Bell Biv Devoe
5. Vogue, Madonna
6. Vision Of Love, Mariah Carey
7. Another Day In Paradise, Phil Collins
8. Hold On, En Vogue ??
9. Cradle Of Love, Billy Idol
10. Blaze Of Glory, Jon Bon Jovi
11. Do Me!, Bell Biv Devoe
12. How Am I Supposed To Live Without You, Michael Bolton >_< Yes, alright, I used to be a huge Michael Bolton fan. Embarrassing, yes; but true.
13. Pump Up The Jam, Technotronic
14. Opposites Attract, Paula Abdul
15. Escapade, Janet Jackson
16. All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You, Heart
17. Close To You, Maxi Priest ??
18. Black Velvet, Alannah Myles
19. Release Me, Wilson Phillips
20. Don't Know Much, Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville
21. All Around The World, Lisa Stansfield
22. l Wanna Be Rich, Calloway
23. I Remember You, Skid Row Sebastian Bach has the voice of a *GOD*!!
24. Rub You The Right Way, Johnny Gill ??
25. She Ain't Worth It, Glenn Medeiros Featuring Bobby Brown ??
26. If Wishes Came True, Sweet Sensation ??
27. The Power, Snap ??
28. (Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection, Nelson
29. Love Will Lead You Back, Taylor Dayne ??
30. Don't Wanna Fall In Love, Jane Child ??
31. Two To Make It Right, Seduction
32. Sending All My Love, Linear
33. Unskinny Bop, Poison (lmao but yes, I'm still a little bit of a Poison fan)
34. Step By Step, New Kids On The Block (lmao and die of embarrassment. Trust me, the appeal has faded since my junior high days. ^_^;)
35. Dangerous, Roxette
36. We Didn't Start The Fire, Billy Joel
37. I Don't Have The Heart, James Ingram
38. Downtown Train, Rod Stewart
39. Rhythm Nation, Janet Jackson
40. I'll Be Your Everything, Tommy Page ??
41. Roam, B-52's
42. Everything, Jody Watley ??
43. Back To Life, Soul II Soul
44. Here and Now, Luther Vandross
45. Alright, Janet Jackson ??
46. Ice Ice Baby, Vanilla Ice I'd much rather plead the fifthj; but...
47. Blame It On The Rain, Milli Vanilli
48. Have You Seen Her, M.C. Hammer ??
49. With Every Beat Of My Heart, Taylor Dayne ??
50. Come Back To Me, Janet Jackson ??
51. No More Lies, Michel'le ??
52. Praying For Time, George Michael ??
53. How Can We Be Lovers, Michael Bolton
54. Do You Remember, Phil Collins
55. Ready Or Not, After 7 ??
56. U Can't Touch This, M.C. Hammer
57. I Wish It Would Rain Down, Phil Collins
58. Just Between You and Me, Lou Gramm ??
59. Something Happened On The Way To Heaven, Phil Collins ??
60. Black Cat, Janet Jackson
61. Can't Stop, After 7 ??
62. Janie's Got A Gun, Aerosmith
63. The Humpty Dance, Digital Underground
64. I'll Be Your Shelter, Taylor Dayne ??
65. Free Fallin', Tom Petty
66. Giving You The Benefit, Pebbles ??
67. Enjoy The Silence, Depeche Mode
68. Love Song, Tesla
69. Price Of Love, Bad English ??
70. Girls Nite Out, Tyler Collins ??
71. King Of Wishful Thinking, Go West
72. What Kind Of Man Would I Be?, Chicago
73. Get Up! (Before The Night Is Over), Technotronic ??
74. Here We Are, Gloria Estefan
75. Epic, Faith No More
76. Love Takes Time, Mariah Carey
77. Just Like Jesse James, Cher ??
78. Love Shack, B-52's
79. All Or Nothing, Milli Vanilli ??
80. Romeo, Dino ??
81. Everybody Everybody, Black Box ??
82. I Go To Extremes, Billy Joel
83. Whip Appeal, Babyface ??
84. Oh Girl, Paul Young ??
85. C'mon and Get My Love, D-Mob With Cathy Dennis ??
85. (It's Just) The Way That You Love Me, Paula Abdul
87. We Can't Go Wrong, Cover Girls ??
88. When I'm Back On My Feet Again, Michael Bolton
89. Make You Sweat, Keith Sweat ??
90. This One's For The Children, New Kids On The Block
91. What It Takes, Aerosmith
92. Forever, Kiss
93. Jerk Out, Time ??
94. Just A Friend, Biz Markie ??
95. Whole Wide World, A'me Lorain ??
96. Without You, Motley Crue
97. Swing The Mood, Jive Bunny and The Mastermixers ??
98. Thieves In The Temple, Prince
99. Mentirosa, Mellow Man Ace ??
100. Tic-Tac-Toe, Kyper ??
Go to Music Outfitters and type the year you graduated high school in the search box in the upper left part of the page. The first result you get from the search will be the top 100 songs of that year. Click on that, and copy the list over here. Bold the ones you like a lot. Underline your favorites. Strike through the songs you loathe. Put an "??" after the ones you've never heard of...
(and of course, then, the ones left plain are those with which I'm familiar; and while they're not exactly favorites, neither do I find them particularly unappealing either)
1. Gangsta's Paradise, Coolio
3. Creep, TLC
4. Kiss From A Rose, Seal
6. Another Night, Real McCoy
8. Take A Bow, Madonna
9. Don't Take It Personal (Just One Of Dem Days), Monica ??
10. This Is How We Do It, Montell Jordan
11. I Know, Dionne Farris ??
12. Water Runs Dry, Boyz II Men ??
13. Freak Like Me, Adina Howard ??
16. Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?, Bryan Adams
17. Always, Bon Jovi
18. Boombastic / In The Summertime, Shaggy
19. Total Eclipse Of The Heart, Nicki French Not as good as the original; but still
20. You Gotta Be, Des'ree
21. You Are Not Alone, Michael Jackson
22. Hold My Hand, Hootie and The Blowfish
23. One More Chance-Stay With Me, Notorious B.I.G. ??
24. Here Comes The Hotstepper, Ini Kamoze
25. Candy Rain, Soul For Real
26. Let Her Cry, Hootie and The Blowfish
28. Red Light Special, TLC ??
29. Runaway, Janet Jackson ??
30. Strong Enough, Sheryl Crow ??
32. Someone To Love, Jon B. ??
33. Only Wanna Be With You, Hootie and The Blowfish
34. If You Love Me, Brownstone ??
35. In The House Of Stone And Light, Martin Page OMG I'd totally *forgotten* about this one! Now if only I could remember a bit more of how it went...
36. I Got 5 On It, Luniz ??
37. Baby, Brandy ??
38. Run Away, Real McCoy
39. As I Lay Me Down, Sophie B. Hawkins
40. He's Mine, Mokenstef ??
41. December, Collective Soul
42. I'll Be There For You-You're All I Need To Get By, Method Man-Mary J. Blige ??
43. Shy Guy, Diana King ??
44. I'm The Only One, Melissa Etheridge
45. Every Little Thing I Do, Soul For Real At least, it was a favorite at the time. I doubt it would be if I heard it again today
46. Before I Let You Go, BLACKstreet ??
47. Big Poppa / Warning, Notorious B.I.G. ??
48. Sukiyaki, 4 P.M.
49. I Wanna Be Down, Brandy ??
51. Dear Mama / Old School, 2Pac ??
52. Hold On, Jamie Walters ??
53. Keep Their Heads Ringin', Dr. Dre ??
54. The Rhythm Of The Night, Corona
56. Scream / Childhood, Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson
57. Freek'n You, Jodeci ??
58. I Wish, Skee-lo ??
59. Believe, Elton John ??
60. Carnival, Natalie Merchant
61. You Don't Know How It Feels, Tom Petty ??
62. Back For Good, Take That
63. Tootsee Roll, 69 Boyz ??
64. You Want This-70's Love Groove, Janet Jackson ??
65. Tell Me, Groove Theory ??
66. Can't You See, Total ??
68. This Lil' Game We Play, Subway ??
69. Come And Get Your Love, Real McCoy
70. This Ain't A Love Song, Bon Jovi
71. Secret, Madonna
72. Player's Anthem, Junior M.A.F.I.A. ??
73. Feel Me Flow, Naughty By Nature ??
74. Every Day Of The Week, Jade ??
75. The Sweetest Days, Vanessa Williams ??
76. Short Dick Man, 20 Fingers Featuring Gillette ??
77. Brokenhearted, Brandy ??
78. No More "I Love You's", Annie Lennox
79. You Used To Love Me, Faith Evans ??
80. Constantly, Immature ??
81. Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me, U2
82. 100% Pure Love, Crystal Waters
83. Ask Of You, Raphael Saadiq ??
84. Sugar Hill, Az ??
85. Good, Better Than Ezra ??
86. Brown Sugar, D'angelo ??
88. 'Til You Do Me Right, After 7 ??
89. 1st Of Tha Month, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony ??
90. Like The Way I Do If I Wanted To, Melissa Etheridge ??
91. I Live My Life For You, Firehouse ??
92. Dream About You-Funky Melody, Stevie B ??
93. Cotton Eye Joe, Rednex (all nostalgic) Benjamin used to do the funniest sing-alongs with this one...
94. Thank You, Boyz II Men ??
95. I'll Stand By You, Pretenders
96. I Miss You, N II U ??
97. Give It 2 You, Da Brat ??
98. Best Friend, Brandy ??
99. Misery, Soul Asylum
100. Can't Stop Lovin' You, Van Halen Van Hagar always did sound better, to my ears (ducks any VH purists on the flist) ^_^;
Granted, a lot of those "??"s might just be a case of not recognizing the title for the song it goes with. (shrug) But yeah, all in all--there have been *much* better years musically. 1989 comes to mind. And 1991.
Right now, I'ma just go back to jammin' with my doa, thank you. ^_^
===Edit===
I'm so jealous. My husband has a much better year, which I did below.
1. Hold On, Wilson Phillips
2. It Must Have Been Love, Roxette
3. Nothing Compares 2 U, Sinead O'Connor
4. Poison, Bell Biv Devoe
5. Vogue, Madonna
7. Another Day In Paradise, Phil Collins
8. Hold On, En Vogue ??
9. Cradle Of Love, Billy Idol
10. Blaze Of Glory, Jon Bon Jovi
11. Do Me!, Bell Biv Devoe
12. How Am I Supposed To Live Without You, Michael Bolton >_< Yes, alright, I used to be a huge Michael Bolton fan. Embarrassing, yes; but true.
13. Pump Up The Jam, Technotronic
14. Opposites Attract, Paula Abdul
15. Escapade, Janet Jackson
17. Close To You, Maxi Priest ??
18. Black Velvet, Alannah Myles
19. Release Me, Wilson Phillips
20. Don't Know Much, Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville
21. All Around The World, Lisa Stansfield
22. l Wanna Be Rich, Calloway
23. I Remember You, Skid Row Sebastian Bach has the voice of a *GOD*!!
24. Rub You The Right Way, Johnny Gill ??
25. She Ain't Worth It, Glenn Medeiros Featuring Bobby Brown ??
26. If Wishes Came True, Sweet Sensation ??
27. The Power, Snap ??
28. (Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection, Nelson
29. Love Will Lead You Back, Taylor Dayne ??
30. Don't Wanna Fall In Love, Jane Child ??
32. Sending All My Love, Linear
33. Unskinny Bop, Poison (lmao but yes, I'm still a little bit of a Poison fan)
34. Step By Step, New Kids On The Block (lmao and die of embarrassment. Trust me, the appeal has faded since my junior high days. ^_^;)
35. Dangerous, Roxette
36. We Didn't Start The Fire, Billy Joel
37. I Don't Have The Heart, James Ingram
38. Downtown Train, Rod Stewart
39. Rhythm Nation, Janet Jackson
40. I'll Be Your Everything, Tommy Page ??
41. Roam, B-52's
42. Everything, Jody Watley ??
43. Back To Life, Soul II Soul
45. Alright, Janet Jackson ??
46. Ice Ice Baby, Vanilla Ice I'd much rather plead the fifthj; but...
47. Blame It On The Rain, Milli Vanilli
48. Have You Seen Her, M.C. Hammer ??
49. With Every Beat Of My Heart, Taylor Dayne ??
50. Come Back To Me, Janet Jackson ??
51. No More Lies, Michel'le ??
52. Praying For Time, George Michael ??
53. How Can We Be Lovers, Michael Bolton
54. Do You Remember, Phil Collins
55. Ready Or Not, After 7 ??
56. U Can't Touch This, M.C. Hammer
57. I Wish It Would Rain Down, Phil Collins
58. Just Between You and Me, Lou Gramm ??
59. Something Happened On The Way To Heaven, Phil Collins ??
60. Black Cat, Janet Jackson
61. Can't Stop, After 7 ??
62. Janie's Got A Gun, Aerosmith
63. The Humpty Dance, Digital Underground
64. I'll Be Your Shelter, Taylor Dayne ??
65. Free Fallin', Tom Petty
66. Giving You The Benefit, Pebbles ??
67. Enjoy The Silence, Depeche Mode
68. Love Song, Tesla
69. Price Of Love, Bad English ??
70. Girls Nite Out, Tyler Collins ??
71. King Of Wishful Thinking, Go West
72. What Kind Of Man Would I Be?, Chicago
73. Get Up! (Before The Night Is Over), Technotronic ??
75. Epic, Faith No More
76. Love Takes Time, Mariah Carey
77. Just Like Jesse James, Cher ??
78. Love Shack, B-52's
79. All Or Nothing, Milli Vanilli ??
80. Romeo, Dino ??
81. Everybody Everybody, Black Box ??
82. I Go To Extremes, Billy Joel
83. Whip Appeal, Babyface ??
84. Oh Girl, Paul Young ??
85. C'mon and Get My Love, D-Mob With Cathy Dennis ??
85. (It's Just) The Way That You Love Me, Paula Abdul
87. We Can't Go Wrong, Cover Girls ??
88. When I'm Back On My Feet Again, Michael Bolton
89. Make You Sweat, Keith Sweat ??
90. This One's For The Children, New Kids On The Block
91. What It Takes, Aerosmith
92. Forever, Kiss
93. Jerk Out, Time ??
94. Just A Friend, Biz Markie ??
95. Whole Wide World, A'me Lorain ??
96. Without You, Motley Crue
97. Swing The Mood, Jive Bunny and The Mastermixers ??
98. Thieves In The Temple, Prince
99. Mentirosa, Mellow Man Ace ??
100. Tic-Tac-Toe, Kyper ??
