Deathless

Phoebe · Post by **Phoebe** » Thu Apr 22, 2021 5:47 am

I feel like they took the Macarena and gussied it up a bit while removing the element of fun. Was I even on the planet during the 90s? 1997 I'm at least going to bars and might have overheard stuff like this? But I was going to see KFMDM and such, so maybe avoided all pop music? But no because TLC, Aaliyah, Missy etc? It's baffling.

poorpete · Post by **poorpete** » Thu Apr 22, 2021 6:13 am

My guess is no Missy until 2002ish. TLC was last year I think and will for sure be back in a year or two.

Tahlvin · Post by **Tahlvin** » Thu Apr 22, 2021 6:56 am

1997 #23:

Post by **Mike** » Thu Apr 22, 2021 7:24 am

The hookiest of hooks!

Tahlvin · Post by **Tahlvin** » Thu Apr 22, 2021 7:33 am

1997 #24:

poorpete · Post by **poorpete** » Thu Apr 22, 2021 7:36 am

No digggity... Haven't heard this in maybe 20 years... It's great!

Also didn't notice until now the sample

Kyle · Post by **Kyle** » Thu Apr 22, 2021 7:51 am

No diggity! I forgot about this song! We need to bring it back in commercials!

Tahlvin · Post by **Tahlvin** » Thu Apr 22, 2021 9:12 am

1997 #25:

Post by **Mike** » Thu Apr 22, 2021 9:14 am

Kyle wrote: ↑Thu Apr 22, 2021 7:51 am No diggity! I forgot about this song! We need to bring it back in commercials!

No doubt.

poorpete · Post by **poorpete** » Thu Apr 22, 2021 9:21 am

Been finally listening to the Biggie and Tupac season of the Slow Burn podcast, so good.

Tahlvin · Post by **Tahlvin** » Thu Apr 22, 2021 9:50 am

1997 #26:

Phoebe · Post by **Phoebe** » Thu Apr 22, 2021 10:16 am

poorpete wrote: ↑Thu Apr 22, 2021 7:36 am No digggity... Haven't heard this in maybe 20 years... It's great!

Also didn't notice until now the sample

Yes! They have already been bringing back Bill Withers for commercials but they need to just continue on in that path, whoever they are. Ad people.

One also likes to see the essential samples credited and money paid out to artists accordingly - I know it's not always artist but sometimes it is.

Tahlvin · Post by **Tahlvin** » Thu Apr 22, 2021 10:18 am

1997 #27:

poorpete · Post by **poorpete** » Thu Apr 22, 2021 10:54 am

Sorry if you told me this was a parody I'd believe it.

Tahlvin · Post by **Tahlvin** » Thu Apr 22, 2021 12:07 pm

1997 #28:

poorpete · Post by **poorpete** » Thu Apr 22, 2021 12:40 pm

Fake Name AS Fake Name
Why did videos back then
Start so quietly?

Kyle · Post by **Kyle** » Thu Apr 22, 2021 12:59 pm

Wow. What did they have against beakers? They were destroying them the whole video.

But again- I'm obsessed with how Posh doesn't sing or really dance. What does she contribute to the band? That's she's the necessary fifth?

Tahlvin · Post by **Tahlvin** » Thu Apr 22, 2021 1:17 pm

1997 #29:

poorpete · Post by **poorpete** » Thu Apr 22, 2021 1:56 pm

Hey it's young Robyn
Having fun with composites
Better stuff to come

Tahlvin · Post by **Tahlvin** » Thu Apr 22, 2021 1:59 pm

1997 #30:

poorpete · Post by **poorpete** » Thu Apr 22, 2021 3:26 pm

Is it the same time
As when it's the twenty se-
cond of Loneliness?

Tahlvin · Post by **Tahlvin** » Thu Apr 22, 2021 3:48 pm

1998 #1:

Post by **Mike** » Thu Apr 22, 2021 5:48 pm

Aidan was born in 1998. I expect to not know a lot of these. I don't even know the #1 song of the year.

Phoebe · Post by **Phoebe** » Thu Apr 22, 2021 7:06 pm

Kyle wrote: ↑Thu Apr 22, 2021 12:59 pm But again- I'm obsessed with how Posh doesn't sing or really dance. What does she contribute to the band?

She does actually sing, and dances as much as you could expect from that bunch. They have various songs and sometimes she has solo lines, and she has a nice voice. I believe she was one of the first members? Earliest? However, not saying she sings wonderfully because I believe they brought in Mel C for the necessary singing support. Between Mel C and Mel B you have singing, and apparently each of the other three is meant to be a hottie of the appropriate hair color and type? They usually dress Posh to cater to the desire for submissive leather clad petite vixen. I don't understand this but there it is. I hate this group 110%. One of their big songs has casually racist lyrics. Etc. Boo. They suck.

Post by **Mike** » Thu Apr 22, 2021 7:26 pm

Phoebe wrote: ↑Thu Apr 22, 2021 7:06 pm One of their big songs has casually racist lyrics.

Not anymore.

Phoebe · Post by **Phoebe** » Thu Apr 22, 2021 8:53 pm

Heyyy good for them for changing it! That's a plus. Bad music but I will no longer have to say they suck.

Post by **Mike** » Thu Apr 22, 2021 9:30 pm

Right? I appreciate Wannabe, but other than that, I can't think of another song of theirs that ever did anything for me.

Tahlvin · Post by **Tahlvin** » Fri Apr 23, 2021 5:05 am

1998 #2:

poorpete · Post by **poorpete** » Fri Apr 23, 2021 5:57 am

#1 only vaguely remember
#2 was rightly huge, surprised it's not #1. I love the funky and weird music behind their solid vocals. I associate it with Timbaland but obv it was more prevalent.

Tahlvin · Post by **Tahlvin** » Fri Apr 23, 2021 6:51 am

1998 #3:

poorpete · Post by **poorpete** » Fri Apr 23, 2021 7:41 am

Trying to fresh ears this, instead of my biases and there's a lot to like. I think this is the best of the three monster hits off this album. Those Mutt Lange-produced background harmonies are good and are held-back from his usual Def Leppard-style ones he throws in.

Tahlvin · Post by **Tahlvin** » Fri Apr 23, 2021 8:20 am

1998 #4:

Phoebe · Post by **Phoebe** » Fri Apr 23, 2021 8:25 am

Still a stranger in a strange land here.

poorpete · Post by **poorpete** » Fri Apr 23, 2021 8:41 am

Not me, this is ubiquity.

Tahlvin · Post by **Tahlvin** » Fri Apr 23, 2021 8:55 am

1998 #5 (there seems to be a decent bit of country crossover this year):

poorpete · Post by **poorpete** » Fri Apr 23, 2021 8:59 am

Ubiquittttyyyy

Tahlvin · Post by **Tahlvin** » Fri Apr 23, 2021 9:28 am

1998 #6:

Kyle · Post by **Kyle** » Fri Apr 23, 2021 10:04 am

This is so weird. I forgot that Savage Garden was a thing, much less a group that was everywhere for about six months. Then they winked out of existence.

poorpete · Post by **poorpete** » Fri Apr 23, 2021 11:09 am

Janet! Not my favorite chorus but dang the music. That Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and Janet started with the Prince template and got to here in just over a decade is so impressive.

Tahlvin · Post by **Tahlvin** » Fri Apr 23, 2021 11:56 am

1998 #7:

Post by **Mike** » Fri Apr 23, 2021 12:03 pm

Kyle wrote: ↑Fri Apr 23, 2021 10:04 am This is so weird. I forgot that Savage Garden was a thing, much less a group that was everywhere for about six months. Then they winked out of existence.

Truly.

poorpete · Post by **poorpete** » Fri Apr 23, 2021 12:06 pm

Wow still getting fade outs in 98

Kyle · Post by **Kyle** » Fri Apr 23, 2021 12:11 pm

Mike wrote: ↑Fri Apr 23, 2021 12:03 pm
Kyle wrote: ↑Fri Apr 23, 2021 10:04 am This is so weird. I forgot that Savage Garden was a thing, much less a group that was everywhere for about six months. Then they winked out of existence.
Truly.

Just like that chica cherry cola fad.

Tahlvin · Post by **Tahlvin** » Fri Apr 23, 2021 1:11 pm

1998 #8 (a repeat from last year's #1):

poorpete · Post by **poorpete** » Fri Apr 23, 2021 3:40 pm

I was wondering if this would happen!!! Sometimes songs appear on two years' lists but rare to get to the top 30 for each. Has this happened before this one?

I know this happens for albums in the 2010s with Adele's 21, which was #1 for two years.

Tahlvin · Post by **Tahlvin** » Fri Apr 23, 2021 3:49 pm

I do believe this is the first time this is happened that a song has populated up in the top 30 for two years in a row.
1998 #9:

poorpete · Post by **poorpete** » Fri Apr 23, 2021 5:59 pm

Oh yeah, it was like up there with White Christmas in sales, right? I'm kinda surprised though that it was a lower mark in the second year, cause usually songs slowly work there way up to #1 and then oversaturate and fall off. In this case it goes up quickly and slowly fades. Eeenteresting.

Tahlvin · Post by **Tahlvin** » Sat Apr 24, 2021 4:58 am

1998 #10:

Kyle · Post by **Kyle** » Sat Apr 24, 2021 5:15 am

Dawson!

Tahlvin · Post by **Tahlvin** » Sat Apr 24, 2021 9:45 am

1998 #11: