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 (fourteen years ago)
is "Good Life" forgotten? that would be outrageus!
― gospodin simmel, Monday, 7 May 2012 16:32 (fourteen years ago)
^this
― (REAL NAME) (m coleman), Monday, 7 May 2012 16:48 (fourteen years ago)
good life isn't forgotten. even big pig are remembered by some.
― scott seward, Monday, 7 May 2012 16:51 (fourteen years ago)
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 (fourteen years ago)
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 (fourteen years ago)
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 (fourteen years ago)
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 (fourteen years ago)
Maxi Priest, "Close to You"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSR3YgUcyU4
― sockless in moccasins (jaymc), Monday, 7 May 2012 17:20 (fourteen years ago)
Terrence Trent D'Arby lite:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4KQnM5ogtw
― caro's johnson (Eazy), Monday, 7 May 2012 17:28 (fourteen years ago)
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 (fourteen years ago)
Jaymc's posts itt are speaking to me.
― Trip Maker, Monday, 7 May 2012 18:18 (fourteen years ago)
I would post that song "no myth," maybe, but everyone remembers that.
― Trip Maker, Monday, 7 May 2012 18:24 (fourteen years ago)
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 (fourteen years ago)
"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 (fourteen years ago)
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 (fourteen years ago)
Cathy Dennis, "Touch Me (All Night Long)":https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9ddhTH7Rjc
― sockless in moccasins (jaymc), Monday, 7 May 2012 18:50 (fourteen years ago)
Tracie Spencer, "This House"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIaFmiIyPcg&ob=av2n
― sockless in moccasins (jaymc), Monday, 7 May 2012 18:53 (fourteen years ago)
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 (fourteen years ago)
Jon Secada, "Just Another Day"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSqPbZnVjXQ
― sockless in moccasins (jaymc), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:08 (fourteen years ago)
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 (fourteen years ago)
rozalla "everybody's free"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI42hQHfbi8
― (REAL NAME) (m coleman), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:11 (fourteen years ago)
des'ree "you gotta be"
― (REAL NAME) (m coleman), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:13 (fourteen years ago)
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 (fourteen years ago)
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 (fourteen years ago)
video, please
jaymac on a roll!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhpZfltbnAQ
― (REAL NAME) (m coleman), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:15 (fourteen years ago)
Pebbles, "Mercedes Boy"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPZwbWZpyho
― sockless in moccasins (jaymc), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:16 (fourteen years ago)
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 (fourteen years ago)
Whistle, "Barbara's Bedroom"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92_Pxy4m12s
― Euler, Monday, 7 May 2012 19:17 (fourteen years ago)
allanah myles "black velvet"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uS870zCCAwM
― (REAL NAME) (m coleman), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:17 (fourteen years ago)
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 (fourteen years ago)
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 (fourteen years ago)
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 (fourteen years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NGkbjIxk68
― MarkoP, Monday, 7 May 2012 19:23 (fourteen years ago)
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 (fourteen years ago)
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 (fourteen years ago)
Natural Selection - Do Anythinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNl3fegO4Os
― MarkoP, Monday, 7 May 2012 19:25 (fourteen years ago)
(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 (fourteen years ago)
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 (fourteen years ago)
(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 (fourteen years ago)
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 (fourteen years ago)
"This House" is awesome.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:36 (fourteen years ago)
Peace Choir - "Give Peace A Chance"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyzSk8HVZTc
East Coast Family - "All 4 One, One 4 All"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlZv2cpLReM
― You Don't Throw Oranges On An Escalator (Deric W. Haircare), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:36 (fourteen years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZh9JvMHj_g
― MarkoP, Monday, 7 May 2012 19:40 (fourteen years ago)
some overlap with this thread from a year ago:
80s "omg I loved that one" one hit wonders mix tape thread
― andrew m., Monday, 7 May 2012 19:45 (fourteen years ago)
reaches further back, but the late 80s is well-represented. probably speaks to the ages of many of the contributors.
― andrew m., Monday, 7 May 2012 19:48 (fourteen years ago)
lots of Freddy-related hip-hop tracks back then, but no one seemed to be rapping abt Jason or Michael Myers.
― fishermen are coveted by whores & stoners (Pillbox), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:51 (fourteen years ago)
C+C Music Factory - "Things That Make You Go Hmmmm..."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF2ayWcJfxo
Terrance Trent D'Arby - "She Kissed Me"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2xgvE2UL-Q
L'Trimm - "Cars With The Boom"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIRVDJzqD64
JJ Fad - "Supersonic"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3nPLoODtGU
― You Don't Throw Oranges On An Escalator (Deric W. Haircare), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:51 (fourteen years ago)
xpost
Freddy was at the peak of his popularity around this time, while the others were a little old hat.
― You Don't Throw Oranges On An Escalator (Deric W. Haircare), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:53 (fourteen years ago)
have people really forgotten that sybil song?
It's one of my all time favorites! I am enjoying this thread though.
― Respectfully, Tyrese Gibson (Nicole), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:55 (fourteen years ago)
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 (twelve years ago)
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 (twelve years ago)
Rythm Syndicate - "P.A.S.S.I.O.N."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IW1pPhaqgZ0
― naus, Monday, 21 October 2013 05:31 (twelve years ago)
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 (twelve years ago)
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 (twelve years ago)
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 (twelve years ago)
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 (ten years ago)
Spotify playlist of all these songs, plz.
― Mr. Snrub, Monday, 10 August 2015 15:59 (ten years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4yOa3tBrB8
― Those Jorts Are Upsetting (Old Lunch), Monday, 10 August 2015 16:06 (ten years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iU_Azsue_mQ
― Those Jorts Are Upsetting (Old Lunch), Monday, 10 August 2015 19:29 (ten years ago)
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 (ten years ago)
This is '86/87 so stretching it a little perhaps.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EydUM5g2Ms8
― MaresNest, Tuesday, 11 August 2015 09:23 (ten years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDzmJuXAgD8
Tasmin Archer - Sleeping Satelitte
― brotherlovesdub, Wednesday, 12 August 2015 05:02 (ten years ago)
this thread!
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Wednesday, 12 August 2015 06:32 (ten years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB6FAQbVJbw
― Do you have or use horses? (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 19 August 2015 16:03 (ten years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ox85dGD79K0
― Do you have or use horses? (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 19 August 2015 17:44 (ten years ago)
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 (ten years ago)