I know a lot of people really like their song "The Hook," though I never thought it was nearly as good. I never listened to much Hootie and the Blowfish, though I am particularly fond of "Let Her Cry" for whatever reason.


Yeah, this is definitely the late 90s changing sound, but man, it's a good song.


Yeah, I agree. I also like their "6th Avenue Heartache," but "One Headlight" is significantly better, in my opinion.


I had a similar experience insofar as I didn't care for the song when it came out, but I've sort of fallen in love with it since.


No joke, I legitimately thought this was a Spin Doctors song until two or three years ago. When, uh, some one I know downloaded this song in the very early days of Napster and such, this was mis-labelled as being by the Spin Doctors, and I just always assumed that was true. Then, a couple years ago, I went looking for a YouTube video of it, and couldn't find it by them. That's when I learned the internet had been wrong.


I mean, I know the 90s had a lot of different sounds, but of all the songs on my list here, this one just screams "90s!" to me.


I kind of hate them live, but I really like a number of their songs. "Mr. Jones," "Hard Candy," "Rain King," and "Long December" are all wonderfully lyrical, and honestly, even though it's not their usual sound, even "Accidentally in Love" is strangely infectious.


When I was first really getting into music, I would listen to the radio while falling asleep, and there were several songs by popular female artists at the time that always stick with me because of it. Looking at when the most memorable of them were released, it must have been late 1993-early 1994. "Stong Enough" was, no pun intended, the strongest of those memories, but ones I didn't name include "Come to My Window" by Melissa Etheridge, "As I Lay Me Down" by Sophie B. Hawkins, and "Stay" by Lisa Loeb. All very mid-90s to my mind.


I doubt this song is that memorable to most people, but I had a strong connection with it at the time, though I won't go into detail. And yeah, I would not have been surprised to find out this was very early 2000s rather than late 90s, as it was.


The only Savage Garden song I was into, and still quite like, is "Crash and Burn."


Ahh, yes, the time in history when nearly every major movie had to have that big song release attached to it. For some reason, "Kiss from a Rose" was tied to Batman Forever. Other songs I remember fondly as being tied to movie releases from the 90s include "Everything I Do" by Bryan Adams (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves), "All for Love," by Rod Stewart, Bryan Adams, and Sting (The Three Musketeers), "Will You Be There" by Michael Jackson (Free Willy), and of course "My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion (Titanic). Okay, so admittedly, that last one is not "fondly," as I don't actually care for either the song or the film, but still, all 90s.


My mind usually shuffles them into the 80s, but if we're talking specifically about the 90s, I will say I love the oddly surreal music video for "Losing My Religion."


I was never that into them personally, but that song was everywhere when it came out.


I could have sworn this was, like, mid-80s until about four or five years ago. This, to me, has a very 80s sound.


Oh, yeah, this is straight out of the 90s cynicism and teenaged angst that sold SOOOO much merchandise throughout the 90s. I would also point out that this is one of several songs that I heard Weird Al's parody of it before the original ("Smells like Nirvana" is a solid parody, for the record, if perhaps a little mean-spirited).


I never listened to much TLC, though I think my sister really liked "Chasing Waterfalls," if I remember correctly.


"I haven't heard anyone listen to Ace of Base since...1996!!!"[/South Park quote] I actually really like some of their stuff. "The Sign" was their big hit that seemed to be everywhere, but "It's a Beautiful Life" is a fun little dance number, and "All That She Wants" is catchy, if weird. While we're on the subject of 90s up-tempo dance music, I would be remiss to not mention Nicki French's cover of 80s sentimental classic "Total Eclipse of the Heart," originally by Bonnie Tyler. I hate to admit it, but I might actually like French's version a little better, though it would depend on my mood. Also, "Another Night" by Real McCoy is a personal favorite in that genre, as well. Odd (or perhaps not) that they both dropped in 95, apparently.

One song from the 90s that I failed to mention, which is odd because it is one of my favorite songs of all time, is "Gangsta's Paradise," by the recently deceased Coolio. I don't remember if this is another song for which I heard Weird Al's parody "Amish Paradise" first or not, but man, do I love the original. I really love both, honestly.

Tom Petty is one of my favorite musical artists ever, although I usually associate him with the 80s or even the 70s more than the 90s. Still, in the 90s he released such classics as "Mary Jane's Last Dance," "All the Wrong Reasons," "Walls," and "Learning to Fly," so he's got to be there, too.

Green Day also deserves a mention, and I could rattle off a lot of their songs, but I think "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" from '97 is quintessential, not just to 90s music fans, but to music fans.

Ye, Gods, I wish Orcish were here for this conversation. This is right up his alley.

I was never really into Beck, but "Loser" is pretty alternative-90s. I did enjoy "Where it's At," but that might have more to do with Futurama than anything else.

Speaking of 90s alternative scene, "Pepper" by the Butthole Surfers was always a favorite of mine.

Notice how I haven't mentioned any of the boy bands from the late 90s? Yeah, I'm not going to, either.

"Don't Speak" by No Doubt was another song I didn't pay much attention to at the time, but I quite like it now.


Odd how movies like Wayne's World and The Mighty Ducks put them back on the charts by using "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "We Are the Champions" respectively. Very strange, albeit welcome, circumstance there.

Truthfully, neither have I. It's the kind of band that I can identify, but nothing they've ever made has really spoken to me, yeah?


I mean, nothing wrong with that. There are a few bands that I'd probably lump in with that sound. Matchbox 20 and Smashmouth probably being pretty high up there as far as longevity goes for having contributed to the 00's zeitgeist. Heck, even if they are a bigger meme than Smashmouth these days, I'd toss Sugar Ray onto that too.

One Headlight is the kind of song that can live in your soul, if that makes any sense. Even if it isn't what you'd consider their best song, there's a universality to the sound and lyrics that make it very relatable.


I know, weirdly, a lot about the artist of the song because she had a LOT of press coverage when it was topping the charts. She's got a weird, if fascinating, career if I'm remembering correctly.

I know I've heard the Spin Doctors, but damn if I could name any song they did right at the moment.


I guess the one Sheryl Crow song that always is going to strike a chord with me, if out of everything, is "All I wanna do."
For my money, as far as such goes, Susanne Vega with "Tom's Diner" is probably among my strongest. That or something by Jewel or Alanis Morrisette. Though 4 Non-Blondes probably tops my charts for female lead that I still like to jam to from the 90's.


To be honest, there are still times when I get Savage Garden and Sound Garden mixed up, but since Savage Garden ended up having an outro to one of the seasons of Jojo, I pretty well remember it if nothing else.


I legitimately think "Everything I do" is one of the finest pieces of music to be written for a movie. The various works by Queen for Highlander or "Live and Let Die" by the Beatle's are probably the only ones I think are more lasting.


To my defense, that is the exact song I associate first with R.E.M.

Fair Enough. I've only recently started listening to them in any real way. The entire story behind Zombie is such a snapshot of the time that I was completely oblivious to though, and that's always been something to stick with me.

It was an 80's song when it originally released in the UK, but it wasn't until the 90's before it made its way to the US.


Ah, Weird Al. That's definitely a name I associate with the 90's even though he had been working way before that.


I think TLC is a band that has aged extremely well for their works, though I'm mostly just sad thinking about what went on behind the scenes and how it all ended.

No lie, I had to look up the South Park episode to remember which band I was thinking of. "All that she wants" is probably my favorite, but that's mostly because "The Sign" just feels overplayed.


As far as uptempo dance songs go, there are a few that rank high in mind immediately:
"Be My Lover"
"What is Love"
"Get Ready for This"
and, like them or hate them, some of the first kind of meme songs I can think of "Macarena" and "Cotton Eye Joe"

RIP Coolio. He's chilling with Larry King now.
But Coolio in general still scores big points with me.

"Running down a dream" is probably my favorite Tom Petty song, though there are a few that rank up there too, including "Mary Jane's Last Dance"

It will pretty much remain up there with "Free Bird" and "Sunscreen" for High School Senior Year songs, for better or worse.

We all do buddy.


"Sorry, that song doesn't usually last 3 hours, but we got into a serious thing. Then we forgot how it ended."

It's only been in the last year or so that I heard Pepper, but the Butthole Surfers had a couple others that I was surprised to have known without knowing I did.

For the most part, I wouldn't blame you. But a few Backstreet Boys tracks are kind of a guilty pleasure, though mostly by association with OTHER pieces of Media, such as "This is the End"



I loved the Mighty Ducks as a kid. Now, mostly I only associate the best part of that. The Cartoon starring anthopomorphic hocky playing alien ducks that fight a space dinosaur wizard voiced by Tim Curry.

The two Matchbox 20 songs I like/know are "Bent" and "If You're Gone." Obviously, Smashmouth's "Allstar" was big in the late 90s, and I do still like that song. This also reminded me of the Barenaked Ladies, with such songs as "One Week," "If I had $1,000,000," "It's All Been Done," and the song I think is a brilliant portrayal of depression, "Pinch Me."


"Two Princes" is the big one I know (which Kahr and Aamir were going to duet in the M:EM HS Talent Show ) and I think their other big song was "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong," which I never care for much, but which was played a lot, as I remember it.


I don't think I had ever sat down to listen to "Tom's Diner." That is...a weird frickin song. It's another one of my Weird Al-first songs, as we sped up the "do do do-do, do do do-do" thing in one of his polkas. I was never a big fan of Jewel, personally, though I do like her voice, if not necessarily her songs. I like Alanis Morrisette's "Ironic," maybe, once every seven or eight months, and then I'm good for a long time...


The only Soundgarden song I really know is "Black Hole Sun," and again, that's another Weird Al first songs. Another Polka, I believe (or the same one, maybe).


Agreed on all fronts. "Everything I Do" is a lovely song, Queen's Highlander stuff is gorgeous, and "Live and Let Die" is actually my favorite bond movie, despite Sean Connery being my favorite Bond.


Similarly, it blows my mind that "I'm Too Sexy" by Right Said Fred was released in the 90s. That song seems so crazily-80s to me.


Weird Al is timeless.


"What is Love" just always makes me think of SNL and the Night at the Roxbury guys, and while I watched SNL quite a bit around that time, that was not a favorite sketch of mine.

I hate to admit it, but I have danced the Macarena. I was forced to in gym class one year.

"Cotton Eye Joe" is a very old song, but I have to admit that the Rednex mix of it is freakishly catchy. The music video seems oddly insulting, though. Not to me personally, but to somebody, I'm sure.


I could go on for hours about Petty, but I'll limit myself. My favorite Petty song is "The Waiting," but "Free Fallin'" is a great song, too. I do like "Running Down a Dream," and "Even the Losers" is wonderfully evocative for me. I actually spend part of a day in one of the classes I teach on "American Girl."


"Basketcase" is quintessentially 90s, too. I'm also a big fan of "She," "When I Come Around," and "Longview," even if I didn't realize what it was actually about when I first listened to it.


Great episode, great quote.

"Fry cracked corn, and I don't care, Leela cracked corn, I still don't care, Bender cracked corn and he is great! Take that, you stupid corn."


To each their own, of course. I was just never a fan, and Jesus, their stuff was EVERYWHERE.


I never watched it, but that sounds pretty rad (90s slang, you know). I definitely never knew Tim Curry was involved, which automatically ups the awesome level.


This was my sister's favorite song for a while around the time. I've always liked it, as well.


Your mom's got good taste in music, as far as I'm concerned. I'm a big Meatloaf fan, from both distinct eras of his career. From his 90s stuff, I'm a big fan of "Rock and Roll Dreams," the music video of which features a young Angelina Jolie.


That is a classic music video. Sorry to hear about your album. A similar thing happened to a friend of mine with his copy of Spaceballs, and he's still kind of pissed about it to this day.


It's been a few years since I've rewatched it, but I think it still holds up, for the most part. Maybe that's what I'll do tomorrow...


Again, to each their own, though I am VERY much on the opposite side of that one. I LOVE "Under Pressure."


"Sweet Child of Mine" and "Patience" are my other two favorite songs by them, both of which are 80s, so that makes sense to me.


I was not familiar with this song, although the music does sound passingly familiar to me.


I think the only Everclear song I know is "Everything is Wonderful."


That's fair. I definitely admit that I never thought much of them, one way or another.


Oh, yeah, I am still very fond of both songs for the same reason. I watched a ton of Tiny Toons as a kid.

My go to Matchbox 20 song is "Real World" though "3AM" and "Push" both run pretty close. They were all from the same album, though, so that's not shocking.
Smashmouth's All Star album really never had me jam as much as their first album and that first big hit they had "Walkin on the Sun" though the lyrics initially really upset me when it first came out. They did a great rendition of "Why Can't We Be Friends" as a hidden track on that album, though "The Fonz" is probably my second favorite of the time.
I was a big fan of the Barenaked Ladies (obligatory joke here) though mostly for One Week and It's All Been Done.
In the same vein as them, there's Train with "Drops of Jupiter" though that just skirts out of the 90's at 2001, though I always associate it with the top 100 that the others were on.

Among the others that were popular at the time was "The Way" by Fastball, "Bittersweet Symphony" by the Verve, and "Closing Time" by Semisonic. That last one holds a special place for me for less than noble reasons, because that album landed me a fair share of ladies back in the day. Well.... technically WAY after it actually released, but that was an album to groove on, to be mildly crude.

Little Miss Can't Be Wrong is probably the one I could identify immediately when mentioned. And also would be the song Alessa would choose to perform in HS.

That is not an inaccurate description.
Though I like the original, I probably know it better as being sampled on a Fall Out Boy song "Centuries".

Yeah, I was not the target demo for Jewel, but Alanis Morrisette had that kind of soft canadian punk vibe. Which... are words that don't feel like they go together! "Ironic" is a song I like listening to, but get so annoyed about because so much of what she sings about in it doesn't actually qualify for irony.


A bit of a guilty admission, though I recognize Connery as the best Bond, hands down, my favorite Bond is Brosnan. Third favorite is Dalton, because I guess I'm a contrarian and I've never really cared for Roger Moore.
Queen's Highlander stuff is actually probably my favorite collection of songs they did. "Princes of the Universe" was fantastic, but "Who wants to live forever?" is my absolute favorite of theirs.


I think the mention of Disco Dancing in it is what feels completely out of place.


I wasn't very fond of that cast of SNL in general, or at least not as a group. Then again, my favorite was the Phil Hartman years (RIP) Or you may know him as Troy MacClure, star of such movies as:...

You danced it, as was the fashion of the time.

It's the kind of song that I love, but I kind of hate to love. You know?


There's legitimately so many good Tom Petty songs. Though, for better or worse, I almost immediately associate him as the character "Lucky" from King of the Hill once I get past maybe 2-3 songs, not that any other songs don't deserve the attention, just that the character was full of so many good lines.


I don't think I have as much experience with Green Day as I originally thought, apparently. Though truthfully, that's probably because of their later albums eclipsing a majority of what else I might think to find.


"Ah crap! It's a miracle!"

or also

"Put your hands together for Cylon and Garfunkel!"

and also also

"These beads will go great with my soul!"
"Thank you, I've been making fine jewelry for years. Apparently."



Disney used to fire on all cylinders making kids shows. I mean, given, it was no Gargoyles, but they did one episode that was a giant homage to Pulp Fiction.... it was called "Puck Fiction" and I hate that I love that.


When it comes to a young Angelina Jolie, I immediately go to her role in one of the most 90'sest movies of the time. "Hackers" which I unironically love.


The music video is one that I own on DVD, along with several other works by Spike Jonez, who was just so good. He also did the video for "Undone" by Weezer.
And when it comes to Weezer, there are a few more that I go to: "Jonas" and "Say it Ain't So" probably next in that list.
Also, such a tragedy to lose the cinematic tour de force that is Spaceballs. It would haunt me as well.


You know, weirdly, it came on last week when I got home from work, but it was already like an hour into it, so I didn't keep watching.

I mean, it's a great song. It just isn't MY song that I associate that beat with.

Pretty sure I'll almost immediately go to "Welcome to the Jungle" for them. Though I do really like the opening bars to "Sweet Child of Mine"

Yeah, they were right there kicking it off when the Ska craze hit. Which was immediately after the Swing craze had died out.

"I will buy you a new life" and "Father of mine" are probably the two from them I like best.

And while I'm thinking on it, there "Santeria" by Sublime that kind of hits some of those same notes in my brain, despite not sounding very alike.


Tiny Toons had a very fascinating production history, but I think Animaniacs has held up WAAAAY better. And then there's Freakazoid, which never got the shot it deserved for being as funny as it was.