Modern Rock #1 Hits of 1999

Lit was my vote too. It's been kind of tarnished by cheap, easy needledrops in bad movies, but so have the Isley Brothers.

"All The Small Things" is totally awful, come on

guys stop misspelling the titleo f "All The Small Theengs"

hahaha

idk. I have a soft spot for most Blink singles.

'My Own Worst Enemy'... although, I'd rather not hear any of these again anytime soon.

It's not awful! It's . . . catchy?

Blink seems like a band that would be fun to hang out with for controlled amounts of time but I would consider jumping into traffic if they made me listen to too much of their music

the idea that you can't find ten singles she released during that time period that aren't better than "Beautiful Stranger" is laughable

It's not, DJP--not if you think it's as incredible as I do, and it did finish fourth in P&J that year. (Being John Fogerty's birthday yesterday, it's a perfect time to mention how CCR-like "Beautiful Stranger"'s musical track is.)

i'm okay with this list -- "learn to fly" is one of the best modern rock songs either, and i loved that lit song when i was 11 and heard it this weekend for some bizarre reason and still loved it! "every morning" and "all the small things" aren't nearly my favorite singles by either sugar ray or blink, but still pretty dope -- and hey, i like "scar tissue". i was in middle school once, too

1. learn to fly
2. my own worst enemy
3. every morning
4. all the small things
5. scar tissue

either = ever*

I just can't stand the vocals on My Own Worst Enemy. he sounds like he has a good voice but he is going all out Alanis with the weird vowel pronunciations.

Some notable, nearly-there #2 hits from 1999 include Fatboy Slim's "Praise You," Smash Mouth's "All Star," and Pearl Jam's "Last Kiss."

Close call.

also this list is waaaaaaay better than 98, and maybe even with 97

This list does make me crazy nostalgic, despite not having liked the songs at all then and not having warmed up to them since.

his syllable emphasis is also atrocious - cig-a-RETTE, SLEEPing WITH my CLOTHES on, CAME in THROUGH the WINdow. And that sleazy riff.

I was arguably happiest in my whole life so far in 1999.

This list does make me crazy nostalgic, despite not having liked the songs at all then and not having warmed up to them since.

LOL

"and i loved that lit song when i was 11"

brb, ending it all now

Some notable, nearly-there #2 hits from 1999 include Fatboy Slim's "Praise You," Smash Mouth's "All Star," and Pearl Jam's "Last Kiss."

These would have been my top 3 if they were in the poll, with "Last Kiss" taking it.

The chorus of All the Small Things is pretty huge, but the verses grate.

the problem for me with these songs is that they never went away. I heard them, especially the punky stuff, all through college. Horrible

If What's My Age Again had been on here, I might've voted for that.

these are all pretty terrible but i have a soft spot for every morning b/c there was an "undeclared" episode in which this girl drove her roommate bonkers by playing it constantly

"what's my age again" is one of the best songs

"What's My Age Again" and "I Miss You" are the only Blink songs that don't make me want to jump out of a window, and "I Miss You" still has that horrible "DON'T WASTE YOUR TOIME ON MEEE HEE HAW HEE HAW" part

I don't really like What's My Age Again. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I like "Adam's Song" a lot.

these are all pretty terrible but i have a soft spot for every morning b/c there was an "undeclared" episode in which this girl drove her roommate bonkers by playing it constantly

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haha wasn't that OMC's "How Bizarre"? they do have kind of similar guitar riffs, now that i think of it. "How Bizarre" >>>>>>> "Every Morning" though

his syllable emphasis is also atrocious - cig-a-RETTE, SLEEPing WITH my CLOTHES on, CAME in THROUGH the WINdow.

yeah, as someone alluded to upthread, i think it's just that stephan jenkins school of vox.

"What's My Age Again" is good, kinda weirded me out that i totally didn't recognize the "Dammit" band when it first came out, though, even though those songs had the same lead singer

oh god this is worse than I remembered

YORAL READY THE VOICE INSIDE MYEAD

some dude that is funny b/c when i first watched the episode i assumed it was how bizarre.... but then for some reason i convinced myself tha it was in fact every morning

<3 Dammit.

all this time i thought Sugar Ray was trying to blatantly rewrite "Fly" when they were actually trying to blatantly rewrite "How Bizarre"!

I thought he was trying to blatantly rewrite "Are You Jimmy Ray."

Okay, didn't recognize the Lit song until I listened to it just now. I guess it would have to take this poll by default, but calling it the best anything of 1999 just underscores what a pathetic year for music this was. I really need to crack the archives and confirm that it wasn't all so terribly meh.

(t)he(y)

I really liked "M&Ms" and owned that CD...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZs88WWGDoo&ob=av2e

Also, had no recollection of Creed emerging from the depths of heaven this early.

haha

great 1999 albums (some of which I only got into retroactively):

Underworld - Beaucoup Fish
Basement Jaxx - Remedy
The Roots - Things Fall Apart
TLC - Fanmail
Moby - Play

creed had an album/song before that one that got some radio play too! "my own prison" iirc

Swap Moby for the Chems' album that year, and you've pretty much got my playlist.

God, I'm not going to get out of this day without making a Spotify playlist, am I?

I should retry Surrender but every time I've tried to listen to it, I've really really REALLY hated it aside from "Hey Boy Hey Girl" and "Out of Control"

god i can even summon up the chorus of that one in my head still

destroy me with bombs

Yes, most of these songs never went away. You could probably turn on any alternative radio station right now and here 4 of these back-to-back without a second thought.

you know I still love Surrender ("Out of Control" made my singles list).