Boys and girls want to hear a true story---here are some super catchy songs with super heavy lyrics. So either ignore the words and jam out or take a serious listen to the lyrics... Just enjoy. Disclaimer: Sorry this week is Chanukkah and I do not have that much time so I only have two songs this week but they are special songs!
City High - What Would You Do: ..If your son was at home...hold up, what would you do, get up off my feet... I am singing along--realizing I know too many words for such a serious song for how not old I was then... for me this is what I call life mm-mmm.
Black Eyed Peas - Where is the Love: If you only have love for your own race then you only leave space to discriminate--this just got real. Remember how legit their lyrics were...and then they sang My Humps. Where is the love ya'll? Apparently it got lost in my humps.
I don't know where I'm going from here, but I know it won't be boring. - David Bowie
Now this is a post all about how my Tuesday got me dancing all around, so I'd like you to take a minute and just sit right there and watch some videos from a time called the 90s..... Just a random sampling of tunes, I hope you enjoy!
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Parents Just Don't Understand: This past week was my cousin's birthday and he LOVES The Fresh Prince. So I wanted to give him a shout-out in a way he'd appreciate like bell-bottomed Brady Bunch trousers.
Shawn Mullins - Lullaby: You know it is going to be a good song when he starts it off by talking...he doesn't actually sing until a whole minute into the song. The chorus is so good his talking makes it such a waste of a good song. I promise you'll recognize the chorus (assuming you listened to the radio in the 1990's).
OMC - How Bizarre: This song is horrible, I don't even like it a little and because of that I was apprehensive to include this song. BUT I just found out the word they say in this song is "bizarre" and now you know.
Eve 6 - Inside Out: Want to put my tender heart in a blender. This music video kind of makes me crave fast foods and want to go roller skating. The band name supposedly references an episode of the X-Files, thanks Wikipedia.
And that shows that there are three hundred and sixty-four days when you might get un-birthday presents. - Through the Looking Glass
So between Sandy and Athena (the storm, not my friend) I have fallen behind on my posts. I tried to write a post on my phone while we had no power for the week but that clearly failed. Anyways let's try to forget this mess-by listening to songs about storms? Okay I may not have thought this out too well but here it goes...
Something Corporate - Hurricane: "So pull me under your weather patterns your cold fronts and the rain don't matter because a sunburns what I needed." I clearly am not making a glorious 90's post...this is just a few rando songs that seem stormy.
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Snow (Hey Oh): I was going to do Storm in a Teacup but then I wouldn't have any songs for Athena (the blizzard, not my friend)! Heyooo..
The Kooks - Stormy Weather: I keep singing You Don't Love Me instead of this song. I can never remember which of their songs are which.
Counting Crows - Rain King: Okay so this is definitely a stretch but I just love this song so much. I belong anywhere but in between...these stormz.
I actually have all of these songs on my iTunes, which isn't usually the case. This also isn't a usual post.
I can sketch up a storm, and I'm very involved in how clothes are constructed, but I have a short attention span. - Michael Kors
So many songs from the 90s that I never knew who sung them-obviously anyone older than me likely knows who sings all of these songs. But here is some classic Old Music Tuesday.
Robbie Williams - Angels: And through it allllll she offers me protection a lot of love and affection whether I'm right or wronggg. I will stop singing for you now, see below for my audio recording. -Calm down, I was kidding. Apparently he was HUGE in the UK but this song is huge in my heart...
Samantha Mumba - Gotta Tell You: This song is also moving, but in a different way-in the shake that on the dance floor kind of way. Gotta love a good chair dance that leads to floor humping.
Pearl Jam - Last Kiss: I guess I'm going back to this heaven theme by accident. I had no idea this song was by Pearl Jam...probably because it isn't...it was written by Wayne Cochran but covered by my 11th grade English teacher's favorite band. He would put quotes from Eddie Vedder on the top of all our major assignments. Anyways here is a a picture of clouds with the song's audio...
It's an art to live with pain..mix the light into gray. - Eddie Vedder
Okay so I am a tad too distracted by The Voice the debates to spend the time Old Music Tuesday deserves. So I wanted to leave you with all the garbage these presidential candidates be bringing (that is a joke based on the two songs I have selected). Anyways I just really wanted to post these two songs and that was all I had time for...
Presidents of the United States - Peaches: Movin to the country gonna eat a lot of peaches.... Yeah. This is what the presidential debates should focus on: whether or not peaches should be free..
Garbage - I Think I'm Paranoid: Such a good grunge, maybe I will put her in my binders full of women. Just playing, I'm too paranoid..
Sorry for the weaksauce post tonight. I didn't want to leave you without some old music Tuesday and it is getting down to the wire.
I don't find any presidents all that sexy. They're not very rock'n'roll. - Carmen Electra
All my single ladies (and gents) put your hands up! It feels like the right time to look back to the 90s (and early 2000s) for some classic and/or ridiculous breakup songs. So fasten your seatbelts and let us fast forward to the end of a relationship (or rewind to the 90s).
2ge+her - The Hardest Part of Breaking Up: ..is getting back your stuff. One of the best 90s boy bands wasn't even real--created for a MTV movie then a TV show and had some of the greatest slash cheesiest songs. So check out one of the best of their songs (don't worry I promise to return to them in another post and talk about the adorable QT).
Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know: Where else can you go but Alanis for the best breakup shouting. Aww Joey from Full House...well he thinks the song is about him but Alanis may never tell.
Hilary Duff - So Yesterday: Not the angriest of songs but leave it to Lizzie McGuire to tell it like it is. If you're over me I'm already over you. No shame, I am singing along right now.
Ben Folds Five - Song for the Dumped: Give me money back you bitch... this one really hits home for a friend of mine... So anyways Ben Folds always knows how to capture a moment. He is also a judge on the Sing-Off --just like Shawn Stockman who was on last Tuesday's post.
Blu Cantrell - Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops): I wanted to start and end with THE BEST SONGS EVER. Kay so at least the best songs for this post--you may have forgotten about this greatness but please take a listen. You will remember it and get up and sing along.
Hope you enjoyed getting your breakup on.
There is one thing I would break up over, and that is if she caught me with another woman. I won't stand for that. - Steve Martin
This week is so 90s alt rock you'll whip out your flannel. I found a new radio station on my little corner (armpit) of the world (New Jersey) that plays the best combo of 90s alt rock and current indie rock AKA heaven. Which is why this Thursday Radio Roundup actually has good tunes.
The Verve Pipe - The Freshmen: We were merely freshmen, such a downer. Starting off sad because it can only get happier. Well I can't think of too many happy and exciting 90s alt rocks so I guess it'll have to stay at this level.
Blind Melon - No Rain: The bumble bee. I was a bumble bee for Halloween once...it did not look like that. Such a classic song slightly overrated and underrated all at the same time.
Marcy Playground - Sex & Candy: Best descriptions ever: disco superfly. This music video surely is a dream--it is literally a nightmare but definitely a favorite song. It is really putting me in the mood....for some candy... smarties anyone?
I don't need a bedroom to prove my womanliness. I can convey just as much sex appeal, picking apples off a tree or standing in the rain. - Audrey Hepburn
I know you've been desperately checking this blog the past few Tuesdays...and now Thursdays and I am very sorry to have disappointed you! To make it up to you I was going to give you double the music but I'm lazy so instead I will give you twice the artists. So let us DO IT (DU-ET...DUET...get it yet??).
Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men - One Sweet Day: Too many Mariah Carey duets to choose from. I miss the days when she sang incredibly poweful songs. And hellooo Shawn Stockman one of the great judges on The Sing-Off, which I obviously love (see old posts).
Salt-N-Pepa & En Vogue - Whatta Man: This is more like a groupet then a duet but I couldn't leave it out. I think I'm obsessed with SnP When asking my friend if she could think of a mighty good man, she suggested Colbert & Lincoln... So if you know any good men that dig 90s music...we apparently need help.
Whitney Houston & Mariah Carey - When You Believe: Sorry but Mariah just kills it in so many duets--you can't fight it! This song was in the Prince of Egypt but most importantly two of the greatest voices ever came together to just shut the place down (not sure what place..my room maybe?).
Brandy & Monica - The Boy is Mine: Saved the best for last of course! I did a lip sync to this song back in middle school with a good friend (who also took part in the Spice Girls dance cause you were obviously wondering). Can you guess if I was Brandy or Monica?
Also fun fact: one of the former members of Dream Street auditioned for The Voice..check out an Old Music Tuesday post with Dream Street here.
So I kind of slacked off this week with Labor Day and all. BUT I didn't want to let you down! So here is the FIRST EVER Thursday Radio Roundup (TRR). Which has a sampling of the songs I heard on the radio this week that I was not expecting to hear. For obvious reasons: ie they are old and random and old.
Avril Lavigne - Complicated: Unfortunately this happened. In middle school I thought I was cool because I listened to this song before it was all over the radio. Why would ANYONE ever think they were cool for listening to Avril Lavigne is beyond me.
Savage Garden - Truly Madly Deeply: I love Savage Garden. I wanna stand with you on a mountain, yeah it is that song. I didn't know what it was called either. And they are from the land down under!
Britney Spears - Toxic: I know I just did a post on the pop superstar. But I did not include this song which I heard on the radio this week, obviously, and I was reminded of its greatness. I saw this on Making the Video back in the day and the only part I remember was the diamond body suit of course.
Smash Mouth - All Star: THIS IS THE WEIRDEST MUSIC VIDEO EVER and this was clearly my first time watching it. Also I love Ben Stiller (have you seen Burning Love??) Somebody once told me the world's made of bologna...wait those aren't the real words?
I think most politicians could take a dodgeball in the face. - Ben Stiller
Unfortunately I only have 3 songs for this week BUT check out the bonus YouTube videos I threw in there. And I'm starting off with one of the best alt rock songs of the 90s.
Lit - My Own Worst Enemy: Can we forget about the things I said when I was drunk? How can you not be obsessed with this song? This had to be the college anthem of the late 90s. Kinda jealous but I guess Asher Roth's I Love College wasn't so bad.
Des'ree - You Gotta Be: You gotta be something, you gotta be something else and something else. It is a super cute tune and not much else but enjoy it.
B2K & P. Diddy - Bump, Bump, Bump: Well hello there Omarion, looking fine as always. I think you should be the one going bump, bump, bump. I remember you way back when you were diggin those Corn Pops. Oh and that guy..Sean Combs or Puff Daddy or P. Diddy...one of those.
It feels like I could go outside with a bikini thong on right now. - P. Diddy
Don't worry if you scroll down there IS a picture of Tyson Beckford and it is okay if all you do is look at his picture. BUT, you should probs give a listen to these oldies but mostly goodies (The Corrs song isn't really a fave but the others absolutely are).
Blessid Union of Souls - Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me For Me): Not because I look like Tyson Beckford... I think I knew all of the words but had no clue the name of the song or the band name... BUT ISN'T THIS SONG THE GREATEST??
Samantha Mumba - Baby Come On Over: Not to be confused with Christina's Come On Over featured in my Battle of the Pop Princesses post, not as good but almost there. I like how someone commented on youtube under this video that music today is crap, I wouldn't exactly consider early 2000 as the age of good music....more like a guilty pleasure machine.
The Corrs - Breathless: So this is not Shania? Apparently they are sisters and a brother from the same mother. So go on, go on and watch the video.
Next - Too Close: Skip to 39 seconds in for the actual song and you'll absolutely recognize it. Their second album was called "Welcome II Nextasy" which may be the best album title ever, just saying. And finally can R&B boy groups have a come back PLEASE, if pop boy bands can then the dreamy R&B groups should be next (mini pun. ..ish). I could def go for a new young version of Boyz II Men.
...she probs only likes you BECAUSE you look like Tyson Beckford...
I was obviously inspired by the Olympics closing ceremony appearance by the Spice Girls to start off this Old Music Tuesday post. The rest of the songs are completely irrelevant 90s (or early 2000s) tunes, ya dig?
Spice Girls - Say You'll Be There: Clearly the Spice Girls were my 90s heroes and here they are as strange sexy superheroes. I saw them when I was a young thing (see below) Yes that does say VIP, jealous? It is hard to look at Victoria Beckham now compared to Midnight Miss Suki --I mean Posh Spice but anyways I still thought they were awesome at the closing ceremony...GIRL POWER!
Joe featuring Mystical - Stutter: Where were you late last night??? Remember this one? I'll know you're lying when you stutter. PS Mystical ruins this song for me...
Meredith Brooks - Bitch: Hopefully you already know that this is NOT by Alanis Morissette. I think this is the best song to come out of the 90s. I'm gonna put on my combat boots and rock out now (I obviously do not own combat boots).
Filter - Take A Picture: Cause I won't remember. Def want to swim with fishies now.... Thought I would leave this on a chill note.
but--here is the picture of my Spice Girls ticket:
Old Music Tuesday: Britney versus Christina: the better pop star versus the better voice..
Competing for attention on both the Mickey Mouse Club and Star Search..
Battle of the Blondes..
Britney's first singles have ellipses while Christina's are way too sexual for ten year old me (Britney's are too but not nearly as obvious)..
Anyways, I am continuing the most overplayed pointless rivalry of the 90s,
-deal with it.
Seriously though, playing these songs while watching the Olympics makes swimming and gymnastics so much more exciting.
Britney Spears - Sometimes: Sometimes I run, sometimes I hide but I ALWAYS love this song. This was my favorite BSpears song for the longest time and I absolutely hung up the poster that came with the CD on my wall.
Christina Aguilera - Come On Over (All I Want is You): My sister and I obviously made up a routine to this song for our make believe dance class (TMI, sorry). Just think of how great the world was when we could wear stick on rhinestones... Thank you Claire's.
Britney Spears - Lucky: This is a story about a girl named Lucky... I totally saw Making the Video, my favorite MTV show (second was Cribs when they actually had someone I heard of) for Lucky. Between this video/song and Everytime, how could we not have expected her to have such an insane breakdown. Also CHECK OUT THAT CELL PHONE.
Christina Aguilera - I Turn to You: This song and Reflection (from my favorite Disney princess Mulan) were likely my most played and most sung as a young thing. (I was obsessed with the bridge from Reflection-you were obviously wondering).
Britney Spears - (You Drive Me) Crazy: Oh hello there Adrian Grenier. So before Entourage he was in this horribly great movie with Melissa Joan Hart called Drive Me Crazy and this music video!
Christina Aguilera - What a Girl Wants: Yup, I still know ALL the words to this song. Such a good one (and an awesome Amanda Bynes movie of the same name..) . I would definitely enjoy music like this now, I won't take it personally if you lose all respect for me immediately.
So who won?
I think everybody should have a great Wonderbra. There's so many ways to enhance them, everybody does it. - Christina Aguilera
By now you should know if I'm posting on Tuesday...it is an Old Music Tuesday post because you obviously are a loyal fan who creeps on my blog every Tuesday and cries when I don't have time to post (I see the blog views and have accepted this is not the case).
Fastball - The Way: I was looking for a CD for a concert I am seeing and found a blank CD that I was hoping would be it. It wasn't but had an assortment of FABULOUS guilty pleasures. Including this 90s favorite (These songs are usually always 90s favorites).
Monica - Angel of Mine: The Boy is Mine is the best song ever and I may have performed a lip sync to it in middle school (I was obviously Brandy). BUT since it was on Glee I feel like people remember it too well so here is another GREAT Monica song I'm hoping you forgot about...until now.
Tal Bachman - She's So High: This song is great. That is all I know. Apparently he made a guest appearance at a Taylor Swift concert last year. OK, now that is all I have.
I am an over-achiever, and I want to be known for the good things in my life. - Taylor Swift
Here is a post inspired by Empire Girls and some of my old CDs I embarrassingly own:
3LW - No More (Baby I'ma Do Right): "Blowin up my pager"....yeahhh the good old days. 3LW star Adrienne Bailon was also in the Cheetah Girls, dated Rob Kardashian AND now has a show on the Style Network.
Savage Garden - Crash and Burn: One of the many great CDs I own, along with Hanson and the Rugrats Movie Soundtrack (see next song). Can this music video be any weirder though..I would like to go back to before I watched this video so I can enjoy this song again--because I LOVE THIS SONG.
Mya featuring Blackstreet - Take Me There: This was on the Rugrats Movie Soundtrack and IT IS SO GOOD. I want to play with a giant xylophone and blocks. I totally watched Nickelodeon when I was way old.
All Saints - Never Ever: I'm starting to think I thought this song was by the Spice Girls, I can't be the only one. The problem growing up was that I knew all of these songs but I had NO CLUE what group sang it so finding these songs again to share with you is not easy.
This place gives me the juice bumps - Chuckie in The Rugrats Movie
Found this gem on Jezebel who found it on Buzz Feed and I am passing it on to you:
Because I am so ambitious...I will go above and beyond and give you even more 90s a Capella medleys:
Kinda horrible but good, I think, 90s rap medley:
Extremely talented, a little strange (see bottom middle) dance hits:
There are a lot more of mostly college groups but the quality was so bad it hurt...sorrry!
We didn't realize there were that many boy bands until we started touring in Europe. I don't think we were ever affected by it since a lot of the groups in Europe didn't really sing live, but we did and would perform a Capella as well. - A.J. McLean
Here is a special Old Music Tuesday with the fabulous Jenny from the block (the American Idol block? the Bennifer block? the Gigli block?)
As a youngin I thought that JLo was a singer who tried to make a movie (The Wedding Planner) or three and was meh. Until I saw her in Selena in Spanish class (and on Lifetime like every year since then) only to realize she was an actress first... Selena is my second favorite movie I watched in school with She's Too Young obviously in first.
So here are some of my favorite JLo classics...
If You Had My Love: was on the radio this morning hence why I had to focus the whole post on Ms. Lopez.
Waiting For Tonight: Oh ohoh...I think there are constipated ladies and dudes with nose rings in her music video...awk. Apparently they survived Y2K by going to the jungle.
I'm Real: Featuring the one and only Ja Rule who gets in trouble for guns and pot and likes to start fights with other rappers.
All I Have: To keep it going with the duets I figure I would go with this one featuring the lovely NCIS:LA star LL. At least when Ludacris acts he goes by Chris "Ludacris" Bridges (I know this because I have a poster for Crash in my room...). But I really like LL so no offense you are still cool, J.
I could serve coffee using my rear as a ledge. - Jennifer Lopez
Here are some super awesome randoms. Just keeping it real....ly bad!
In order by year...(by accident):
No Mercy - Where Do You Go: (Cover of the equally awful La Bouche song) I am trying to picture what it would be like to go to bars and hear this kind of music, seriously wishing I was older in the 90s....
Jennifer Paige - Crush: When I tried to explain my blog to a friend who clearly doesn't read this (AKA all my friends) she suggested this song...she couldn't have been more right.
Craig David - Fill Me In: All of his music videos don't actually start the song until AT LEAST 30 seconds in. Fun fact: he is British and Jewish...oh and good looking heyyyy.
Cassie - Me & U: I likely thought this song was by Ashanti...it isn't. Apparently Cassie has a new song...who knew! If you feel so inclined, check it out HERE.
When I was a child I had a crush on Abraham Lincoln. Why I would choose to reveal this, I know not. -Julia Roberts
Just a few guilty pleasures..AKA the usual OMT post.
LeAnn Rimes - Can't Fight the Moonlight: Coyote Ugly is the best chick flick ever...there I said it. Biggest guilty pleasure--the movie and the song.
Evan & Jaron - Crazy for this Girl: Beautiful identical twins that can sing? Perfection.
Janet Jackson - Someone to Call my Lover: I had a friend who thought it was "beep beep we'll meet at a bar..." I think this was the only Janet Jackson song I really knew or liked back in the day. May or may not still know all the words...
Lil' Romeo - My Baby: Oh Romeo you're the cutest boy I know....I totally watched his TV show on Nickelodeon. PS The Jackson 5.
Did you ever wake up sober after a one night stand, and the person you're next to is layin' on your arm, and they're so ugly, you'd rather chew off your arm then risk waking 'em? That's coyote ugly. -Coyote Ugly
2 Unlimited - Get Ready For This: I think I thought these songs were just made for sports games but apparently these people think they are real artists...GET READY FOR THIS POST. Also did anyone know that the second half of this song sounded like this or that there are no verses to this song or a chorus really..
Salt n Pepa - Push it: Not the first thing that comes to mind when you think Jock Jams but so good. I used to pretend I was salt and pepper with a friend...I didn't actually know any of their songs OBVIOUSLY.
Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock - It Takes Two: I would like track suits to come back in style, i think, maybe.
Technotronic - Pump Up the Jam: Whose idea was it to put a fanny pack in a music video? Made my day! Sorry I left out some classic jock jams, I wanted to spice it up a little. Fact: all of these songs were on one of the Jock Jams albums but so was the Cotton Eye Joe (one of these things is not like the other).
Hip hop can be limiting and I refuse to accept limits. - LL Cool J
I know you've missed it so here I am getting back to basics, just like Glee promised it would (still waiting for it). AKA really random music from the '90s...dig it.
En Vogue - Don't Let Go: I had a hard time picking between this and "My Lovin (You're Never Gonna Get It)." For both songs the choruses really stick in my mind but the the verses not as much. ANYWAYS, just enjoy it.
All-4-One - I Swear: I definitely thought this was some other boy band...fail. Speaking of fail...sorry for the worst video ever I can't find a legit one. And to continue on the subject of fail, they also made an album in 2009.
S Club 7 - Bring it all Back: I absolutely watched this show and the movie, no shame. Ain't no party like an S Club party! PS two of them dated in real life and 3 of them tried to come back as S Club 3, get it?
Donna Lewis - I Love You Always Forever: This past weekend I saw Jukebox the Ghost (yes I actually listen to good music sometimes) and they were playing some song that I knew all the words to but I knew it wasn't one of the songs off their albums either. Well it was this song, sorry to remind you this song happened.
I feel sorry for the '90s because it was never able to be anything much more than the hangover to the party that was the '80s. - Simon LeBon of Duran Duran
I hate doing this (cause I obviously didn't do it for Glee, twice, or The Sing-Off) but after watching The Voice I need to share some of these interesting talented superstars. Correction: female superstars...not on purpose...I swear.
Charlotte Sometimes singing Apologize by One Republic: Super different, a little strange, extremely awesome. I think if I could sing like someone it would be her. Don't worry I won't try or sing for you..unless we play rock band (anyone wanna play rock band?).
Juliet Simms singing Oh! Darling by The Beatles: This is what I wanted Ke$ha to be like. She is a gritty true rock star that just doesn't exist any more and is hardly ever female.
Mathai singing Rumour Has It by Adele: One of my favorite songs of 2011 is now my favorite song of 2012 with Mathai making it a whole new awesomeness.
Erin Martin singing Hey There Delilah by Plain White T's: Keeping up with the strange and interesting voices. But her voice might be more weird than talented. And this song needs to go away.
Based on when Adam's chair turned around we seem to have the same taste in female vocalists. AKA we were meant to be together.
I have a certain positive vibe that I carry with me wherever I go. I try and put it out there, to invite people around me to jump on in, and be positive as well. Because I am a big believer in the theory that you get back...what you put out - Cee Lo Green
