23 Years of Music History

[Common-Sense Politics]

In honor of my birthday, I thought it would be fun to compile a list of a few on my favorite hit songs from each year I've been alive. Hope you enjoy checking it out as much as I enjoyed putting it together. Add you own favorites!

1989

Faith No More - Epic
My Perogative - Bobby Brown
Smooth Criminal - Michael Jackson
Every Rose Has It's Thorn - Poison
Patience - Guns & Roses
Like A Prayer - Madonna

1990

The Power - Snap!
Love Shack - B52's
Groove Is In The Heart = Dee Lite
U Can't Touch This - MC Hammer
Pump Up The Jam - Technotronic
Roam - B52's
We Didn't Start The Fire - Billy Joel
How Am I Supposed To Live Without You - Michael Bolton
Vogue - Madonna
Nothing Compare 2U - Sinead O'Connor

1991

Good Vibrations - Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch
Give It Away - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Gonna' Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) - C+C Music Factory
(Everything I Do) I Do It For You - Bryan Adams
Unbelievable - EMF
More Than Words - Extreme
Black Or White - Michael Jackson
Losing My Religion - REM

1992

Friday I'm In Love - The Cure
Rythm Is A Dancer - Snap!
I'm Too Sexy - Right Said Fred
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
To Be With You - Mr. Big
Come As You Are - Nirvana
November Rain - Guns N' Roses
Mysterious Ways - U2
Tears In Heaven - Eric Clapton
Under The Bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana

1993

Plush - Stone Temple Pilots
Man On The Moon - REM
Fields Of Gold - Sting
Insane In The Membrane - Cypress Hill
Two Princes - Spin Doctors
The River of Dreams - Billy Joel
Informer - Snow
No Rain - Blind Melon
Creep - Radiohead
What's Up - 4 Non Blondes
I'm Gonna' Be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers

1994

Because The Night - Patti Smith
Crazy - Aerosmith
Linger - The Cranberries
Come To My Window - Melissa Etheridge
Basket Case - Green Day
Stay (I Miss You) - Lisa Loeb
Dreams - The Cranberries
I Swear - All 4 One
Loser - Beck
Mr. Jones - Counting Crows
Amazing - Aerosmith
What Is Love - Haddaway
Zombie - The Cranberries
The Sign - Ace Of Base

1995

Champagne Supernova - Oasis
Till I Hear It From You = Gin Blossoms
Another Night - Real McCoy
I'll Stand By You - The Pretenders
I'll Be There For You - The Rembrandts
Secret Garden - Bruce Springsteen
I Can Love You Like That - All 4 One
Waterfalls - TLC
Gangster's Paradise - Coolio
When I Come Around - Green Day
Kiss From A Rose - Seal
You Oughta Know - Alanis Morissette

1996

The World I Know - Collective Soul
Name - Goo Goo Dolls
Blackstreet - No Diggity ft. Dr. Dre, Queen Pen
Who WIll Save Your Soul - Jewel
Head Over Feet - Alanis Morissette
Always Be My Baby - Mariah Carey
What I Got - Sublime
Give Me One Reason - Tracy Chapman
You Learn - Alanis Morissette
1979 - Smashing Pumpkins
Ironic - Alanis Morisette
Be My Lover - La Bouche
Wonderwall - Oasis
Killing Me Softly - Fugees

1997

Return Of The Mack - Mark Morrison

I'll continue later. This shit is exhausting.

 

[Gustavus Adolphus Rex]

Cool! Maybe we can get everybody to do this kind of thing in Soundstage!

 

[Skizzy Grey]

This list didn't waste any time making me feel old -- saw Faith No More live in 1992.

 

[Swakistek]

23 is really old, CSP. When do we get to put you in a dodgy home?

Kidding, kidding. It'd be a nice home.

(Yes, I'm still joking.)

But wow! Cool stuff! I don't know lots of these songs, but I love Bohemian Rhapsody, Everything I do and Black or White. Also Can't Touch This and We Didn't Start the Fire.

Almost all of the songs I like are older than me, heh heh.

 

[Skizzy Grey]

"Bohemian Rhapsody" is from the '70s; Wayne's World gave it a new lease on life. Freddie Mercury was dead by '92.

 

[Lethen]

I recognize a lot of these songs...and I always forget we're the same age, CSP (though I'm older by a few months).

 

[r3naissanc3r]

Nice list, I recognize and appreciate the majority of these songs. Based on the current list, I expect 1997 will have a few Radiohead entries from OK Computer.

"Bohemian Rhapsody" is from the '70s; Wayne's World gave it a new lease on life. Freddie Mercury was dead by '92.

Queen with Freddie Mercury (which, arguably, is a superfluous statement) probably top my list of bands I wish I was able to watch perform live.

 

[Lethen]

I was (obviously) too young to have that chance, but anytime I've listened to Queen, watched anything about them, etc. it seems like seeing Freddie Mercury live would have been absolutely awesome. The man was an entertainer *and* a disgustingly-talented individual. Its impossible to duplicate his songs exactly; people just can't do Freddie Mercury's voice.

 

[Common-Sense Politics]

"Bohemian Rhapsody" is from the '70s; Wayne's World gave it a new lease on life. Freddie Mercury was dead by '92.

I fucking knew it. I trusted YouTube. Never again. h43r:

 

[Lethen]

"Bohemian Rhapsody" is from the '70s; Wayne's World gave it a new lease on life. Freddie Mercury was dead by '92.

I fucking knew it. I trusted YouTube. Never again. h43r:

I didn't even notice that when I read the list, don't feel bad. :emb: