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Tahlvin wrote: ↑Fri Mar 19, 2021 10:18 am 1990 #13:

Recently had a wonderful experience where my teenager (who is wonderful when she's not arguing with me about wearing the n95 mask) was disgusted by the radio options in the car and demanded to be able to play songs off her phone. The very first one she played was this one - she was shocked that I knew it. Where do you think these songs come from and how old do you think I am child?

Solid completion of a great music trilogy
GoGos' "Vacation" -> Madonna's "Holiday" -> Janet's "Escapade"

1990 #16:

Does fear exist in this dojo?

1990 #17:

Pump up the Jam was incredibly important to my senior year of high school, which was largely spent in clubs in the Roppongi district in Tokyo.

Two "just want to" songs in a row. The latter, which has Sade vibes, is the better of the two. Like early Heart better...

Alive this thread remains!

1990 #18:

Good one!

1990 #19:

boop

1990 #20:

Duet with one of the greatest voices of the 20th century popular music, and it's Aaron Neville who steels the show.

No motivation yet. Give me time

1990 #21:

Forgot it existed! I see why people liked it. I also see why I forgot it.

1990 #22:

Wow. You can really hear that Milli Vanilli influence.

Good afternoon!

Sure is! Good to see you, Kyle.

Hashtag not my Calloway

1990 #23:

Is he wearing an outfit made out of Glad trash bags?

According to Wikipedia, "According to Billboard, the song is about sex"

1990 #24:

He's now a school principal.

poorpete wrote: ↑Mon Mar 22, 2021 9:29 am He's now a school principal.

God, that's so great. Best principal ever.

1990 #25:

it's fine

1990 #26:

I would have put money on that being a C&C Music Factory.

Regardless, still a classic.

Good call. The internet seems equally confused which is understandable. I wonder if Napster is too to blame, because that site was full of mislabels that have continued confusion today.

1990 #27 (Ricky Nelson's sons!):

More like grandchildren of Ozzy and HAIRiet!

BTW, listening to a bit of Ricky Nelson for a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame project I'm a part of and--- for the first major broadcast-age teen idol -- he's very good!

1990 #28:

Gotta always post a Tig vid whever Taylor Dayne comes up

1990 #29:

The song is very ordinary but the hair and the face chain were very very punk at the time.

1990 #30:

Samples/Interpolates "It Takes Two" by Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=wPUQv ... ture=share
Which Samples "Think (About it)" by Lyn Collins (with James Brown)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRyqXTq ... ture=share
Which Interpolates "Think" by The "5" Royals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSo3chu ... ture=share

Some 1990 honorable (or dishonorable) mentions, before we move on to 1991:

#35, a history lesson:


#40, college rock:


#45, white rap and plagiarism!


#55, parachute pants!

I can't believe that U Can't Touch This only ranked 55 for the year. That floors me.

Hammer did not, in fact, hurt them as much as had been feared.

That Aaron Neville Linda Ronstadt duet is and this is the type of content that sells the subscriptions:

poorpete wrote: ↑Mon Mar 22, 2021 3:56 pm Samples/Interpolates "It Takes Two" by Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=wPUQv ... ture=share
Which Samples "Think (About it)" by Lyn Collins (with James Brown)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRyqXTq ... ture=share
Which Interpolates "Think" by The "5" Royals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSo3chu ... ture=share

Mike wrote: ↑Mon Mar 22, 2021 8:21 pm I can't believe that U Can't Touch This only ranked 55 for the year. That floors me.

Via wikipedia

Because the song was not initially released as a single, listeners had to purchase the album, which as a result, went on to sell more than 18 million copies,[7] gaining multi-platinum certifications from the RIAA, as well as in other countries.

This is a strategy they will use to great effect in the 90s. We may see more examples. By trying to kill off the single, profits went through the roof. But then, customers found Napster and rebelled and now albums haven't been this unpopular since the 50s.

Trying to kill the single may have killed the album.

This was, for pop and R&B, a great list.
The top three were right next to each other

Nothing Compares 2U
Poison
Vogue

That's awesome, Pete. Thank you for the education.

86 to 94 were probably my peak years for album buying. Never occurred to me that singles vs albums made such a difference.

1991 #1:

I'm over it.

1991 #2:

Going back to Bryan Adams for a second...

It was probably 1993, and I was on the bus as it drove down Coon Hill Road. I had a long bus ride, a long solitary time, which I spent mostly listening to music. I had a cheepo portable audio player and was listening to the pop radio station. This song came on.

I was a very nice kid and very virtuous and innocent. Saintly. I never said a swear word. Never. Just like all saints. And I wouldn't swear for another few years.

I was also a fan of Weird Al. He sang funny parodies about food and falling down and stuff like that. Look him up, he's good! I'd sometimes make up funny lyrics of my own. I did well being an amateur lyric writer, though some would disagree, but I won't write serious stuff until high school moods set in years later. Anyways, would write funny lyrics though, like remember "Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel. I wrote a parody called "Fluoride" -- "Fluoride, it cleans your teeth, Fluoride...." that's all I remember.

Anywho, I was listening to this song and my brain, just in my brain, I went "everything I do, I do shit fuck you" -- and I panicked, worried I had committed a great sin.

This was, indeed, the end of innocence.

Wait that was Don Henley. Almost stuck the landing. Shit.