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Starting with a little tribut to a reunited band. Ladies and gentlemen, the GIN BLOSSOMS!

Hey Jealousy

Found Out About You

Till I Hear It From You

Follow You Down

― Ricardo (jaxxalude), Thursday, 13 July 2006 21:27 (seventeen years ago) link

This thread just hurt me in the heart.

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 13 July 2006 22:17 (seventeen years ago) link

Joan Osborne - One of Us

K's Choice - Not an Addict

Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life

Train - Meet Virginia

Matchbox 20 - Push

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Thursday, 13 July 2006 22:28 (seventeen years ago) link

(sorry, that's K's Choice thing appears to be strictly audio)

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Thursday, 13 July 2006 22:31 (seventeen years ago) link

Hootie & The Blowfish-Hold My Hand

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q23ZS12lK-s&search=Hootie%20%26%20the%20blowfish

― (Ex-)Chairman Doinel (Charles McCain), Thursday, 13 July 2006 22:35 (seventeen years ago) link

Isn't Train, like, 2003? x-post

― joseph cotten (joseph cotten), Thursday, 13 July 2006 22:37 (seventeen years ago) link

Marcy Playground - Sex and Candy:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=knJdFs0CqYc&search=sex%20and%20candy

― joseph cotten (joseph cotten), Thursday, 13 July 2006 22:39 (seventeen years ago) link

That's 90s Train ('98 to be exact). Yes, they've been around THAT long.

― (Ex-)Chairman Doinel (Charles McCain), Thursday, 13 July 2006 22:40 (seventeen years ago) link

Wow. I happily missed the first phase.

[watches ten seconds of video]

Ugh, that leathery fucker.

― joseph cotten (joseph cotten), Thursday, 13 July 2006 22:41 (seventeen years ago) link

Yeah, they do suck. I remember hearing it on regular ol' Alternative radio when it was new(same w/Matchbox 20).

anyhoo, there are 50 gazillion fan edits of this song, but here's an actual live performance of:

No Doubt-Don't Speak

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuaRKagdrVw&search=no%20doubt%20don%27t%20speak

― (Ex-)Chairman Doinel (Charles McCain), Thursday, 13 July 2006 22:44 (seventeen years ago) link

New Radicals-You Get What You Give (video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm4VPZS_seI&search=new%20radicals

― (Ex-)Chairman Doinel (Charles McCain), Thursday, 13 July 2006 22:47 (seventeen years ago) link

Smashing Pumpkins - 1979

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2snP7rGP6g&search=1979

― Gerard (Gerard), Thursday, 13 July 2006 23:00 (seventeen years ago) link

wow Hindu-chic Gwen Stefani

― milo z (mlp), Thursday, 13 July 2006 23:05 (seventeen years ago) link

Soul Asylum - Runaway Train

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wljjTpJHVNg

― Gerard (Gerard), Thursday, 13 July 2006 23:06 (seventeen years ago) link

Ben Folds Five- Battle of Who Could Care Less: http://youtube.com/watch?v=H-M0VFk9CtE&search=ben%20folds%20five%20battle

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 13 July 2006 23:07 (seventeen years ago) link

The alpha and omega of this thread:

Joshua Kadison- Jessie: http://youtube.com/watch?v=q2MgxckYd1k&search=joshua%20kadison

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 13 July 2006 23:08 (seventeen years ago) link

Battle of Who Could Care Less

― lf (lfam), Thursday, 13 July 2006 23:10 (seventeen years ago) link

Haha Dom, yes, in my best Butt-Head voice: "There is none higher!"

― Gerard (Gerard), Thursday, 13 July 2006 23:11 (seventeen years ago) link

Belly - Super-Connected

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twEBst4T0Zc

― Gerard (Gerard), Thursday, 13 July 2006 23:12 (seventeen years ago) link

Fool's Garden- Lemon Tree: http://youtube.com/watch?v=0Jqvmp5s3hY&search=garden%20lemon%20tree

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 13 July 2006 23:17 (seventeen years ago) link

Pavement - Cut Your Hair

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCsEBEO-guw

(although I'm derailing somewhat here, what with 'adult alternative' and all...)

― Gerard (Gerard), Thursday, 13 July 2006 23:18 (seventeen years ago) link

Inevitably:

The Connels- '74-'75: http://youtube.com/watch?v=LUZNv-2Dggg&search=74%2075

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 13 July 2006 23:19 (seventeen years ago) link

(and yet again, I know, 'msowwy)

Whale - Hobo Humpin' Slobo Babe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMN9yKQIk2w

― Gerard (Gerard), Thursday, 13 July 2006 23:20 (seventeen years ago) link

Damnit, Hootie and The Blowfish' Only Want To Be With You isn't on there

― Gerard (Gerard), Thursday, 13 July 2006 23:22 (seventeen years ago) link

Sophie B. Hawkins - Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-4DBApElzQ

― Gerard (Gerard), Thursday, 13 July 2006 23:24 (seventeen years ago) link

Len - Steal My Sunshine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwtTOxouD5Q

― Gerard (Gerard), Thursday, 13 July 2006 23:25 (seventeen years ago) link

Sixpence None the Richer - Kiss Me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykT8ngMRJCE

― Gerard (Gerard), Thursday, 13 July 2006 23:30 (seventeen years ago) link

Deep Blue Something - Breakfast at Tiffany's

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kp2DXJDYW4o

― Gerard (Gerard), Thursday, 13 July 2006 23:31 (seventeen years ago) link

Spin Doctors - Two Princes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUqU5yB3yZg

― Gerard (Gerard), Thursday, 13 July 2006 23:34 (seventeen years ago) link

Natalie Imbruglia - Torn

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1r8JLMJHfA

― Gerard (Gerard), Thursday, 13 July 2006 23:35 (seventeen years ago) link

Lisa Loeb - Stay

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBPp79JLBRs

― Gerard (Gerard), Thursday, 13 July 2006 23:37 (seventeen years ago) link

(rowwrrr)

― Gerard (Gerard), Thursday, 13 July 2006 23:38 (seventeen years ago) link

Silverchair - Tomorrow (hehe, ouch)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heQi0AZBH-0

― Gerard (Gerard), Thursday, 13 July 2006 23:39 (seventeen years ago) link

Paula Cole - I Don't Want To Wait
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TL20qGp0Y0E

Cardigans - Lovefool
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTfId4xZ-zw

― milo z (mlp), Thursday, 13 July 2006 23:42 (seventeen years ago) link

Alannah Myles - Black Velvet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-cs-ig75_g

― Gerard (Gerard), Thursday, 13 July 2006 23:43 (seventeen years ago) link

xpost, Yes! Lovefool!

― Gerard (Gerard), Thursday, 13 July 2006 23:43 (seventeen years ago) link

Adam Golberg stars in Sixpence None The Richer's "There She Goes"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voBgdQ10SMA

― milo z (mlp), Thursday, 13 July 2006 23:44 (seventeen years ago) link

The Cranberries - Linger
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7yZxPubdGI

― milo z (mlp), Thursday, 13 July 2006 23:45 (seventeen years ago) link

Dishwalla - "Counting Blue Cars"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsuptOYuSxE&search=dishwalla

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Thursday, 13 July 2006 23:47 (seventeen years ago) link

The Breeders - Cannonball
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iK30kW6JssI

― milo z (mlp), Thursday, 13 July 2006 23:49 (seventeen years ago) link

Better Than Ezra-Good

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnpxAUEG5Xs&search=BETTER%20THAN%20EZRA

― (Ex-)Chairman Doinel (Charles McCain), Thursday, 13 July 2006 23:52 (seventeen years ago) link

Amanda Marshall - Beautiful Goodbye

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLyAdUwznwA

Blondie - Maria

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCLj9eD7U30

Grant Lee Buffalo - Mockingbirds

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj-wuoA07dk

Heather Nova - Maybe An Angel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14s2gi9rPXo

― Gerard (Gerard), Thursday, 13 July 2006 23:54 (seventeen years ago) link

Mathew Sweet-I've Been Waiting

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ0cvtHVXTM&search=mathew%20sweet

― (Ex-)Chairman Doinel (Charles McCain), Thursday, 13 July 2006 23:54 (seventeen years ago) link

I can't believe you're forgetting one of the patron saints of the format/sub-genre!!!

Mr. Jones

Round Here

Angels Of The Silences

A Long December

Hangin' Around

― Ricardo (jaxxalude), Thursday, 13 July 2006 23:55 (seventeen years ago) link

Garbage-Special (their big A.A. move)

Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_yH6vR2zMk&search=garbage%20special

live on SNL (intro by Drew Barrymore)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uvQXBtdrsk&search=garbage%20special

― (Ex-)Chairman Doinel (Charles McCain), Thursday, 13 July 2006 23:58 (seventeen years ago) link

Jewel - Foolish Games

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjPHlxRlNzk

(xpost, Ricardo, probably a severe case of repression ;-) )

― Gerard (Gerard), Thursday, 13 July 2006 23:59 (seventeen years ago) link

Jill Sobule - I Kissed A Girl

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpI7znS8Fuc

― Gerard (Gerard), Friday, 14 July 2006 00:00 (seventeen years ago) link

Poe - Trigger Happy Jack

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxXJewib1C0

― Gerard (Gerard), Friday, 14 July 2006 00:01 (seventeen years ago) link

Tripping Daisy - I Got A Girl

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouhvNj8QLRg

― Gerard (Gerard), Friday, 14 July 2006 00:02 (seventeen years ago) link

Lemonheads-Big Gay Heart

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbPUewqqvvc&search=lemonheads

― (Ex-)Chairman Doinel (Charles McCain), Friday, 14 July 2006 00:05 (seventeen years ago) link

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how does this thread exist without 4 Non Blondes?

What's Up

― zaxxon25 (zaxxon25), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 19:33 (seventeen years ago) link

The song that spawned a catchphrase, by The Murmurs

You Suck

― zaxxon25 (zaxxon25), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 19:38 (seventeen years ago) link

The Refreshments-Down Together

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxniF0sF8c8

― Orgy of Pragmatism (Charles McCain), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 19:42 (seventeen years ago) link

Artificial Joy Club-Sick & Beautiful

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRTWHzQ3M4E

― Orgy of Pragmatism (Charles McCain), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 19:44 (seventeen years ago) link

Eagle-Eye Cherry terrorizes your romantic memories of dorm living

Save Tonight

Falling In Love Again

― zaxxon25 (zaxxon25), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 20:00 (seventeen years ago) link

three letters ... R.E.M.

three words ... Shiny Happy People

and as a bonus - Radio Song

― zaxxon25 (zaxxon25), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 20:04 (seventeen years ago) link

Hootie-Let Her Cry

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6sUZo6ecV0

― Orgy of Pragmatism (Charles McCain), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 20:06 (seventeen years ago) link

More Hootie: Only Want To be With You (live @The MTV Awards in '95)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AgqUEMy8aI

― Orgy of Pragmatism (Charles McCain), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 20:08 (seventeen years ago) link

because I love Anna Waronker more than Spike Jonze ...

that dog - Old Timer

― zaxxon25 (zaxxon25), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 20:11 (seventeen years ago) link

first there were the Lightning Seeds, then the Magnetic Fields, it all inevitably led to:

White Town - Your Woman

― zaxxon25 (zaxxon25), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 20:26 (seventeen years ago) link

LOL @ "Radio Song"

― polar bear flashback episode (nickalicious), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 20:37 (seventeen years ago) link

Candlebox - Far Behind

― fauxhemian (fauxhemian), Thursday, 26 October 2006 02:34 (seventeen years ago) link

The Ocean Blue are head and shoulders above everything else in this thread

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Thursday, 26 October 2006 04:14 (seventeen years ago) link

Garbage:

Milk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfsQEpQyxvA

You Look So Fine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7Quog_jaXU

― Orgy of Pragmatism (Charles McCain), Friday, 27 October 2006 01:30 (seventeen years ago) link

ACHTUNG BABY!

"The Fly"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAR1yphMJa4

"Mysterious Ways"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8o7s7GlB20

"One"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uU4JakHBpeU

and "One"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ou0wEIOGTlk

and, uh, "One"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jag_CtwE-v8

"Even Better Than The Real Thing"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auNBl2tTHRw

"Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses?"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lfWSpS5ij4

"Even Better Than The Real Thing" (STARRING PLASTIC JESUS!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOSCxjVoci8&=

― turkey (turkey), Friday, 27 October 2006 05:17 (seventeen years ago) link

"We'll be singing...
when we're winning..."

CHUMBAWAMBA "Tubthumping"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfbneDm4miY

― turkey (turkey), Friday, 27 October 2006 05:35 (seventeen years ago) link

Beth Orton

"She Cries Your Name"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_6CEKvcdQo&

"Central Reservation"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJM93u_zi-4

― turkey (turkey), Friday, 27 October 2006 05:45 (seventeen years ago) link

White Town "Undressed"
I had no idea this was even a single. Always loved the song...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eojNszZM_M&

― turkey (turkey), Friday, 27 October 2006 05:48 (seventeen years ago) link

Everything But The Girl "Missing"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEJVIDmmzGg

― turkey (turkey), Friday, 27 October 2006 05:58 (seventeen years ago) link

I'm obviously strung out on this shit.

Adam Ant "Wonderful"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6pzzMNZQQE

― turkey (turkey), Friday, 27 October 2006 05:59 (seventeen years ago) link

Adult Alternative TECHNO
Sneaker Pimps, "6 Underground"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnzMT0O5Kqo

next up: the Moby song that samples a woman singing gospel or blues

― milo z (mlp), Friday, 27 October 2006 06:00 (seventeen years ago) link

Pornos For Pyros "Pets"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY2xA4xrry8

― turkey (turkey), Friday, 27 October 2006 06:01 (seventeen years ago) link

Okay, last one and then I'll let this thread fade back into the archives.

More Adult Alternative TECHNO

Robert Miles "Children"

― turkey (turkey), Friday, 27 October 2006 07:33 (seventeen years ago) link

U2-Numb

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2lbiS1fris

― Orgy of Pragmatism (Charles McCain), Friday, 27 October 2006 15:01 (seventeen years ago) link

Lou Reed-What's Good

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dH1cfuMBgG8

― Orgy of Pragmatism (Charles McCain), Friday, 27 October 2006 15:08 (seventeen years ago) link

Concrete Blonde:

Joey

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwQFHTIiHgQ

Bloodletting

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFMhexHGfBc&mode=related&search=

Everybody Knows (live on 120 minutes)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XY84hBVzVA&mode=related&search=

Ghost of A Texas Ladies Man

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9OY0SxLdYE&mode=related&search=

I never really thought about it before, but Evanescence owe pretty much everything to Johnette & Co.

― Orgy of Pragmatism (Charles McCain), Friday, 27 October 2006 15:15 (seventeen years ago) link

holy shit, this thread just reminded me of Scapegoat Wax's existence!

― lookin' in my mirror, not a Jagger in sight (sixteen sergeants), Friday, 27 October 2006 15:15 (seventeen years ago) link

Ben Harper-Steal My Kisses (live)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeN23ioEhT8

― Orgy of Pragmatism (Charles McCain), Friday, 27 October 2006 15:22 (seventeen years ago) link

XTC-Books Are Burning (live on TV)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCjvd_BwP0E

Sadly no sign of the Peter Pumpkinhead video (a take-off on JFK) other than a cover band's version.

― Orgy of Pragmatism (Charles McCain), Friday, 27 October 2006 15:30 (seventeen years ago) link

Bare Naked Ladies - One Week

http://youtube.com/watch?v=5fGTzEuk6-8

311 - Come Original

http://youtube.com/watch?v=BceO0QAaYvA

Bush - Machinehead
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Fft3IKabnCg

Counting Crowes- Mr. Jones
http://youtube.com/watch?v=47mOon9QzuQ

― Period period period (Period period period), Friday, 27 October 2006 18:58 (seventeen years ago) link

More U2:

Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1mzAXQi_44

Discothèque

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVP1tkuV-EY

Staring At The Sun

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co09R_l6hGA&mode=related&search=

Last Night On Earth

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cubbl_Hps94

― Orgy of Pragmatism (Charles McCain), Saturday, 28 October 2006 14:33 (seventeen years ago) link

Sundays-Summertime

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcN5Vaqd9sg

― Orgy of Pragmatism (Charles McCain), Saturday, 28 October 2006 15:14 (seventeen years ago) link

Jayhawks-Blue

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aP8Jao0b-0

― Orgy of Pragmatism (Charles McCain), Saturday, 28 October 2006 15:38 (seventeen years ago) link

Wilco-Can't Stand It (live on Later)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq3ekeAQ_pA

― Orgy of Pragmatism (Charles McCain), Saturday, 28 October 2006 15:40 (seventeen years ago) link

The Divinyls-I Touch Myself

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kg7yh4GqOn8

― Orgy of Pragmatism (Charles McCain), Friday, 3 November 2006 17:08 (seventeen years ago) link

eight months pass...

MUST. REVIVE because Transister - Look Who's Perfect Now has been uploaded. I don't anyone anywhere listened to this song between '98 and the upload last week.

― C. Grisso/McCain, Friday, 20 July 2007 00:45 (sixteen years ago) link

A couple more things I cloudn't find earlier

Shawn Colvin-Get Out Of This House

XTC - The Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead

― C. Grisso/McCain, Friday, 20 July 2007 00:53 (sixteen years ago) link

Wow. This thread is some type of achievement!

― roxymuzak, Friday, 20 July 2007 02:02 (sixteen years ago) link

Dog's Eye View - Everything Falls Apart
, 1995

― roxymuzak, Friday, 20 July 2007 02:08 (sixteen years ago) link

Psychedelic Furs - Until She Comes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjJQVnpFLRE

Kitchens Of Distinctions - Quick As Rainbows

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YONJ-yp8Xi0

I wanted Drive That Fast, but it isn't available at the moment.

― Display Name, Friday, 20 July 2007 02:45 (sixteen years ago) link

Cornershop-Brimful of Asha

― C. Grisso/McCain, Friday, 20 July 2007 15:47 (sixteen years ago) link

Citizen King - Better Days (And The Bottom Drops Out)

Love Spit Love-Long Long Time

Seahorses-Love Is The Law

Jane Jenson-More Than I Can Give

― C. Grisso/McCain, Friday, 20 July 2007 18:19 (sixteen years ago) link

Scarlett - Independent Love Song

Heart - Will You Be There

― Not the real Village People, Friday, 20 July 2007 23:31 (sixteen years ago) link

Travis: Why Does It Always Rain On Me

― Geir Hongro, Saturday, 21 July 2007 00:47 (sixteen years ago) link

Blind Melon-No Rain

― C. Grisso/McCain, Wednesday, 25 July 2007 18:46 (sixteen years ago) link

one year passes...

Catatonia, Mulder & Scully

Blessid Union of Souls, Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me For Me) (not so much AA but since "Story of A Girl" is disqualified this was the next thing that came to my mind)

― Doctor Casino, Sunday, 27 July 2008 04:29 (fifteen years ago) link

six months pass...

― •--• --- --- •--• (Pleasant Plains), Friday, 13 February 2009 19:51 (fifteen years ago) link

one year passes...

"Inspired" by I run it up the flagPOLL: American Pie soundtrack

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4I6q-KE8x8

― Roomful of Moogs (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 12 May 2010 22:39 (fourteen years ago) link

old link to this is dead so here we go

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0QBxwRhAmA&feature=fvw

― hobbes, Wednesday, 12 May 2010 22:43 (fourteen years ago) link

Tracy Bonham - Mother Mother

― bmus, Thursday, 13 May 2010 20:37 (thirteen years ago) link

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