50 Memorable Songs Of The Late 1990s That Apparently Only You Remember, Even Though They Were Totally On The Radio And Stuff

Public Announcement - Body Bumpin' (Yippie-Yi-Yo)

^^^best song title of the decade

I am so pissed off to be reminded of "Mungo City"

― da croupier, Thursday, September 13, 2007 4:58 PM Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

I feel like this video is some kind of time capsule that could perfectly represent, but remain totally incomprehensible to future generations, the state of the late 90s in rock as far as I was concerned. Oh, for the days when I really could consume over-the-topness like this without a single note of irony! This shit seemed so cool.

Everything, "Hooch," or possibly "Who Got The Hooch?" (Link to not the real video.) A very pleasant tune. It'd be nice to hear it without the gratuitous 90s-isms: fake telephone filter over background interjections... purty guitar mixed unfortunately high Uncle Kracker/Everlast style... ill-advised "funkiness"...and well, the phrase "Who got the <blank>," which has a "Got Milk?" quality that's really hard to get past.

Oh god that was bad. A friend of mine from college was their tour manager so went to see them at Bowery Ballroom for free around 1997 ish. I had completely forgotten about them until just now.

wow i don't recognize a single song (and most of the groups) discussed on this thread.

They're all pretty good!

702 - steelo

i'm sad i don't remember more of these (i probably do but i'm at the library and can't listen to clips on youtube)

uh except for "hooch" which i'm pretty sure i never want to hear again

mr. president - coco jambo (dutch i think? got mild US radio play, LOVED it at the time)

ok i will go back to writing my paper after this post honest:

merril bainbridge - mouth
qkumba zoo - the child inside
loreena mckennitt - the mummer's dance
changing faces - g.h.e.t.t.o.u.t.

damn the only song I know on this thread is soulDecision

Tin Star - "Head" (not the original video) (1999)

I guess these guys were..."trip hop" or "electronica" or something. Great huge sound on this though.

And, I can't find a video or anything, but "Handslide" by Pushmonkey.

Hey, this Body Bumpin' Yippie Yi Yo has a pretty great hook. Not sure if it's enough to build a song around but it sure is smooth.

"bitter" by jill sobule

ace song, much better than her stupid hit

This band's career really didn't require them to get a social-consciousness thing going on

that thing had been going on from the beginning

Something For The People, "My Love Is the Shhh"

Sylk E Fyne, "Romeo & Juliet"

bomb..ass...puNANI

ha, "That's Right" by DJ Taz has shown up on the tubes

anybody remember an anti-lesbian r&b song called 'twistin' or something like that chorus: 'twistin the love of a man'
not the keith sweat song although iirc the singer sounded like him.

doesn't sound familiar

xp all i can find on the net is a smattering of people trying to find the song. had to be 95 or 96. oh well

speaking of Keith Sweat...

...Keith Sweat, "Nobody"

dude that's top 5 ks no way people it's forgotten (lol we old)

I have no idea what you just said other than "lol we old". Is that your special, archaic, old-folks language?

HOOCH@!!!

My brother and I have a lot of involved in-jokes re: this song, one involving some (real) Christmas special that had a zamboni driver named Schooch.

Forest for the Trees, too, and that follow-up single to the big Chumbawumba song ("do you suffer from long-term memory loss?")(this may be a US thing, who knows?)

"Hey Now Now," by Swirl 360 – memorable for being catchy in a Hanson-esque way. MOST memorable because after it was played on the local 'alternative' radio station, the DJ requested everyone call her station manager & tell him that they shouldn't have to play such stupid shit on their station.

xp haha top 5 keith sweat... gotcha

Why are Cleopatra no longer coming atch me, btw?

"Amnesia" by Chumbawamba is pretty great - the tropicaliesque "oooh ooh" bridge is a snooze, but the "do you suffer from long term memory loss" part has an almost ABBA-esque slam of overdubs...

Also sounds weirdly like a happy version of "Hobo Humpin' Slobo Babe."

OK, the ABBA thing might be a little over the top.

Everclear - One Hit Wonder

Their best post-Santa Monica single that's not "Father Of Mine," a perfectly compacted slab of their shiny shiny late 90s sound, and managing to check both the "cynical look at the phonies of the music industry" and "comforting advice for struggling teen" boxes. It's a good song!

Local H's "All the Kids are Right"

― kiss out the jams, Sunday, September 16, 2007 4:23 PM (1 year ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

You're a fucking cunt for reminding me of this song...

Allow me to retort...

Also, there's a 1990's grunge-pop thred floating around that swimming with this shit.

Is this what you wanted
Sammy Hagar
Sammy Hagar,
Is this what you wanted, man?
Dave lost his hairline
But you lost your cool, buddy
"Can't Drive 55"?
I'll never buy your lousy records again

Pop Grunge Pop
sub- grunge crap S&D
Rethinking the Grunge era
Post grunge mix

Rahzel - All I Know

Liquido - Narcotic

This one was a a huge hit in my city, I have no idea if it was as big on the whole country or anywhere else but this one kept being requested on the radio for more than a year. Nowadays few people remember it by name until I play it and they immediatly recognize the opening piano melody.

Someone finally posted a full video of the afore-discussed "Fix," so here it is:

"All right y'all!"

Moka - never heard, or heard of, that before... nice hook! The guy's "Gavin Rossdale with a keytar" thing doesn't really draw me in though...I can believe in this as a local hit.

I actually had no idea what the guys looked like because I had never seen the video before posting it here.
Shortly afterwards they released another hit single called 'play some rock' tho it never garnered the same sort of attention over here. Also has a very catchy keyboard melody:

More also-ran trip-hop: "Failure" by Skinny

Chopper One - Punk Named Josh

MxPx - Chick Magnet

also both good candidates for Punk-pop of the late 1990s was a good genre

Presidents of the United States of America - "Volcano" and "Mach 5":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXwzSPc0FoA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z02Y54Ce3U&feature=channel

Like most of the source album II these are pleasant and reasonably hooky, not quite up to the snuff of "Peaches" or "Lump" but not bad either.

Semisonic - If I Run

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2y4PibJUQdc

Album before "Closing Time," good use of the guy's voice and a much more distinctive sound than they'd have on their later hits...there are traces of the Beatles pastiche on "All About Chemistry" but here they sound almost Elephant Six-y with the watery guitars and all. One of the best post-grunge choruses, IMO.

9. LL Cool J, "Deepest Bluest" - Soundtrack contribution, LL Cool J rapping about how scary he would be if he was actually a mutant shark-man. "My hat is like a shark's fin!" Also written about at the page I linked above, and I'm having no luck at all tracking down the video, although I assure you it was a staple on The Box.

― Doctor Casino, Sunday, 9 September 2007 17:57 (2 years ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

9. LL Cool J, "Deepest Bluest" - Soundtrack contribution, LL Cool J rapping about how scary he would be if he was actually a mutant shark-man. "My hat is like a shark's fin!" Also written about at the page I linked above, and I'm having no luck at all tracking down the video, although I assure you it was a staple on The Box.

― Doctor Casino, Sunday, 9 September 2007 17:57 (2 years ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

9. LL Cool J, "Deepest Bluest" - Soundtrack contribution, LL Cool J rapping about how scary he would be if he was actually a mutant shark-man. "My hat is like a shark's fin!" Also written about at the page I linked above, and I'm having no luck at all tracking down the video, although I assure you it was a staple on The Box.

― Doctor Casino, Sunday, 9 September 2007 17:57 (2 years ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

9. LL Cool J, "Deepest Bluest" - Soundtrack contribution, LL Cool J rapping about how scary he would be if he was actually a mutant shark-man. "My hat is like a shark's fin!" Also written about at the page I linked above, and I'm having no luck at all tracking down the video, although I assure you it was a staple on The Box.

― Doctor Casino, Sunday, 9 September 2007 17:57 (2 years ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Here is a link to the Deepest Bluest video: http://www.clip4e.com/play_ll_cool_j_deepest_bluest.htm

It is truly as amazing as Dr. Casino said. Plus, there's MORPHING in the video.

Carnival Art

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCCdZtrvf50&feature=related

When I saw Carnival Art in London they were giving out unused VHS tapes with this video on. About 20 people at the gig as I recall...