now you're posting young Alfred's American Top 40 with Shadoe Stevens listening.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 7 May 2012 14:37 (twelve years ago) link
"Falling in Love" is late '85 or '86 though.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 7 May 2012 14:39 (twelve years ago) link
According to my data, it was still charting in '87. A stretch, but still fair game!
― You Don't Throw Oranges On An Escalator (Deric W. Haircare), Monday, 7 May 2012 14:42 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOyGOjM8xbc
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 7 May 2012 14:44 (twelve years ago) link
Betty Boo - "Doin' The Do"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM_9As_2VAg
Giant Steps - "(The World Don't Need) Another Lover"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGxwWA10jHA
Inner City - "Good Life"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=998P6HEzCdI
Jets - "I Do You"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMGsgA2_d4g
Chunky A - "Owww"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1Exv8_tbTY
― You Don't Throw Oranges On An Escalator (Deric W. Haircare), Monday, 7 May 2012 14:54 (twelve years ago) link
when people bring boxes of tapes to my store, these are the cassingles in the box. the height of cassingle-mania.
― scott seward, Monday, 7 May 2012 15:11 (twelve years ago) link
the Sybil cover was the first top 40 hit unavailable on 7-inch.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 7 May 2012 15:12 (twelve years ago) link
Absolutley. I have a "Good Life" cassingle, but I'm not giving it up.
― _Rudipherous_, Monday, 7 May 2012 15:19 (twelve years ago) link
I guess rap isn't really what this thread is asking for, but I want to put this here for some reason. I remember this primarily as its chorus hook, anyway. It's certainly very 1990.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3aRrokORjY
― _Rudipherous_, Monday, 7 May 2012 15:34 (twelve years ago) link
is "Good Life" forgotten? that would be outrageus!
― gospodin simmel, Monday, 7 May 2012 16:32 (twelve years ago) link
^this
― (REAL NAME) (m coleman), Monday, 7 May 2012 16:48 (twelve years ago) link
good life isn't forgotten. even big pig are remembered by some.
― scott seward, Monday, 7 May 2012 16:51 (twelve years ago) link
and have people really forgotten that sybil song? man, i remember when that was on the radio all the time in philly. great single.
― scott seward, Monday, 7 May 2012 16:52 (twelve years ago) link
good if not forgotten
londonbeat "ive been thinking about you"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eq6tW6792ss&ob=av2n
― (REAL NAME) (m coleman), Monday, 7 May 2012 16:53 (twelve years ago) link
The idea here is less about singles forgotten by you guys (as if the ILM hivemind would ever let a song fall through the cracks of history) and more about singles that had a brief moment of popularity but never really became latter-day radio staples or overused in commercials/movies or whatever. I'm way familiar with a lot of this stuff, but only because I've made the effort to remain familiar with it.
― You Don't Throw Oranges On An Escalator (Deric W. Haircare), Monday, 7 May 2012 17:10 (twelve years ago) link
dunno if '94 counts as early '90s but:
single gun theory - "fall"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvoEJqo5yjg
― madame boo berry (donna rouge), Monday, 7 May 2012 17:16 (twelve years ago) link
Maxi Priest, "Close to You"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSR3YgUcyU4
― sockless in moccasins (jaymc), Monday, 7 May 2012 17:20 (twelve years ago) link
Terrence Trent D'Arby lite:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4KQnM5ogtw
― caro's johnson (Eazy), Monday, 7 May 2012 17:28 (twelve years ago) link
Forgotten is right - - - I was born in 1981, started listening to the radio around '94, '95, and don't recognize anything that's been posted to the thread yet. Are all of these indeed lost treasure? Should I listen?
― Doctor Casino, Monday, 7 May 2012 18:16 (twelve years ago) link
Jaymc's posts itt are speaking to me.
― Trip Maker, Monday, 7 May 2012 18:18 (twelve years ago) link
I would post that song "no myth," maybe, but everyone remembers that.
― Trip Maker, Monday, 7 May 2012 18:24 (twelve years ago) link
he had a couple of other pretty good singles from that album iirc?
― former personal denim advisor to the mayor, (La Lechera), Monday, 7 May 2012 18:25 (twelve years ago) link
"this and that" was ok https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4yZf8rujrs
― former personal denim advisor to the mayor, (La Lechera), Monday, 7 May 2012 18:26 (twelve years ago) link
When Leonard Pitts was still a music critic his mission was to proselytize on behalf of the misunderstood genius of Grayson Hugh.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 7 May 2012 18:29 (twelve years ago) link
Cathy Dennis, "Touch Me (All Night Long)":https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9ddhTH7Rjc
― sockless in moccasins (jaymc), Monday, 7 May 2012 18:50 (twelve years ago) link
Tracie Spencer, "This House"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIaFmiIyPcg&ob=av2n
― sockless in moccasins (jaymc), Monday, 7 May 2012 18:53 (twelve years ago) link
seduction - (you're my one and only) true love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IBJlUWDy9c
― madame boo berry (donna rouge), Monday, 7 May 2012 18:58 (twelve years ago) link
Jon Secada, "Just Another Day"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSqPbZnVjXQ
― sockless in moccasins (jaymc), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:08 (twelve years ago) link
love that song
lisa stansfield "been around the world"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf9q0DN0dGw
― (REAL NAME) (m coleman), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:09 (twelve years ago) link
rozalla "everybody's free"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI42hQHfbi8
― (REAL NAME) (m coleman), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:11 (twelve years ago) link
des'ree "you gotta be"
― (REAL NAME) (m coleman), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:13 (twelve years ago) link
Feel like Jane Child isn't totally forgotten b/c of the nose-ear chain, but "Don't Wanna Fall in Love" rules:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWd__w5UWVc
― sockless in moccasins (jaymc), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:14 (twelve years ago) link
haha i sang that des'ree song at karaoke once and it was v inspiring for everyone present
― former personal denim advisor to the mayor, (La Lechera), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:14 (twelve years ago) link
video, please
jaymac on a roll!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhpZfltbnAQ
― (REAL NAME) (m coleman), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:15 (twelve years ago) link
Pebbles, "Mercedes Boy"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPZwbWZpyho
― sockless in moccasins (jaymc), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:16 (twelve years ago) link
totally forgot about this song! i loved it -- i think it's from mid 90s more than early but i haven't heard it yearshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5I2Hxb9-fA
― former personal denim advisor to the mayor, (La Lechera), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:17 (twelve years ago) link
Whistle, "Barbara's Bedroom"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92_Pxy4m12s
― Euler, Monday, 7 May 2012 19:17 (twelve years ago) link
allanah myles "black velvet"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uS870zCCAwM
― (REAL NAME) (m coleman), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:17 (twelve years ago) link
The Cathy Dennis I would've posted: "Too Many Walls"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEmpCvF3V4s
Sa-Fire - "Thinking Of You"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd5XgFvKfnk
Lisette Melendez - "Together Forever"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l2bDaTvow0
Jive Bunny and the Mixmasters - "Swing The Mood"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTA6I6hn-z4
― You Don't Throw Oranges On An Escalator (Deric W. Haircare), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:17 (twelve years ago) link
Brenda Russell - "Piano In The Dark"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7u5GtSIC5k&ob=av2n
― You Don't Throw Oranges On An Escalator (Deric W. Haircare), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:18 (twelve years ago) link
Are all of these indeed lost treasure? Should I listen?
There are some real gems in this thread, Doctor Casino. Although the extent to which you're likely to agree is roughly equivalent to your tolerance for synth stabs.
― You Don't Throw Oranges On An Escalator (Deric W. Haircare), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:19 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NGkbjIxk68
― MarkoP, Monday, 7 May 2012 19:23 (twelve years ago) link
Donna Summer - "This Time I Know It's For Real"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCtDAAPO-j4
I've come to realize lately that Donna Summer has one of my all-time favorite voices. And this song is just great, especially for a single this late in someone's career.
― You Don't Throw Oranges On An Escalator (Deric W. Haircare), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:25 (twelve years ago) link
The Cathy Dennis I would've posted: "Too Many Walls"
I actually heard this in a store last week, for the first time in YEARS.
― sockless in moccasins (jaymc), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:25 (twelve years ago) link
Natural Selection - Do Anythinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNl3fegO4Os
― MarkoP, Monday, 7 May 2012 19:25 (twelve years ago) link
(Unsurprisingly, I think this thread's about to kill my browser. Worth it.)
― You Don't Throw Oranges On An Escalator (Deric W. Haircare), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:26 (twelve years ago) link
Vanessa Williams - "The Right Stuff"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3Urr8J3RYQ
― You Don't Throw Oranges On An Escalator (Deric W. Haircare), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:27 (twelve years ago) link
(Donna Summer reminds me of Chaka Khan's "Love You All My Lifetime," which I may have posted on a recent thread dedicated to unsung early '90s R&B.)
― sockless in moccasins (jaymc), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:28 (twelve years ago) link
Living Colour - "Glamour Boys"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7FX6sAL0Zw&ob=av2e
Johnny Kemp - "Birthday Suit"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nG3t9V3TvfU
New Edition - "Can You Stand The Rain"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7flrKMGfwjw&ob=av2n
The Fat Boys - "Are You Ready For Freddy?"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDUl5Ke5jbM
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - "Nightmare On My Street"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMnbw-AM4VA
― You Don't Throw Oranges On An Escalator (Deric W. Haircare), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:34 (twelve years ago) link
"This House" is awesome.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:36 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYErxSsGO-8
― Master of Treacle, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 19:28 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVXR-5jWvFU&feature=related
― like Joe Pasquale and Gandhi (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 19:43 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pxSUdfRASs&feature=related
― like Joe Pasquale and Gandhi (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 19:45 (twelve years ago) link
nobody else but me.
one of my fave albums.
this was one of the singles :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lG5oYh4leLA
― mark e, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 21:13 (twelve years ago) link
another single :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYRRo9rBygY
lots of cooler than thou remixers involved - 808 state, j cauty, paul oakenfold etc
― mark e, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 21:18 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzKuEefxjaA
― MarkoP, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 13:15 (twelve years ago) link
Tevin Campbell's new-jack swing remake of "Strawberry Letter 23":https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwgprId0mQk
― Carrie Antwoord (jaymc), Thursday, 10 May 2012 15:39 (twelve years ago) link
Brent Bourgeois - "Dare To Fall In Love"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icagGXXN2R0
I don't know how I managed to completely forget this song's existence and yet still recall every note and word upon hearing it.
― Old Lunch, Wednesday, 3 October 2012 14:42 (eleven years ago) link
hears "This House" (Tracie Spencer) and Sybil's "Don't Make Me Over" on the adult R&B station this weekend.
― the objections to Drake from non-REAL HIPHOP people (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 21 October 2013 02:31 (ten years ago) link
was (not was) Shake Your Head
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nCJgsc_Bdk
Jesus Loves You / Generations Of Love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBBuU1duj5g
― piscesx, Monday, 21 October 2013 03:45 (ten years ago) link
Rythm Syndicate - "P.A.S.S.I.O.N."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IW1pPhaqgZ0
― naus, Monday, 21 October 2013 05:31 (ten years ago) link
The Wee Papa Girl Rappers - "Heat It Up". I used to own the 45 for this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZB5IJ_WnAO4
― LeRooLeRoo, Monday, 21 October 2013 05:52 (ten years ago) link
The Pursuit Of Happiness - "I'm An Adult Now". I had the 7" for this too. It went to #6 on Billboard's Modern Rock chart.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSDF8VvU13M
― LeRooLeRoo, Monday, 21 October 2013 06:04 (ten years ago) link
There was a real video for this, but I've never seen it:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqOSQvvj1ug
― PaulTMA, Monday, 21 October 2013 10:41 (ten years ago) link
Guys. Seriously. Whistle - 'Right Next To Me':
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJ88JCM9eT4
― Those Jorts Are Upsetting (Old Lunch), Monday, 10 August 2015 14:56 (eight years ago) link
Spotify playlist of all these songs, plz.
― Mr. Snrub, Monday, 10 August 2015 15:59 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4yOa3tBrB8
― Those Jorts Are Upsetting (Old Lunch), Monday, 10 August 2015 16:06 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iU_Azsue_mQ
― Those Jorts Are Upsetting (Old Lunch), Monday, 10 August 2015 19:29 (eight years ago) link
Last year I picked up an entire episode of Rick Dee's Weekly Top 40 from May of 1990 at a Record Fair. Had quite a bit of songs that I had never heard before, like this one:
Perfect Gentlemen - Ooh La Lahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAddModv-Kg
― MarkoP, Tuesday, 11 August 2015 08:03 (eight years ago) link
This is '86/87 so stretching it a little perhaps.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EydUM5g2Ms8
― MaresNest, Tuesday, 11 August 2015 09:23 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDzmJuXAgD8
Tasmin Archer - Sleeping Satelitte
― brotherlovesdub, Wednesday, 12 August 2015 05:02 (eight years ago) link
this thread!
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Wednesday, 12 August 2015 06:32 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB6FAQbVJbw
― Do you have or use horses? (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 19 August 2015 16:03 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ox85dGD79K0
― Do you have or use horses? (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 19 August 2015 17:44 (eight years ago) link
I will just keep on proselytizing about the A'me Lorain album until people hear the good word:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIU_XAgDlnE
― Do you have or use horses? (Old Lunch), Thursday, 20 August 2015 18:41 (eight years ago) link