Between 1989, my sophomore year of high school, and 1995, my fourth year of college, I put together a nearly 20 volume collection of mix tapes, containing my favorite songs that I had gathered either from the radio, a cassette tape, or (eventually) CD. I thought it would be a fun exercise to look back at all 20 volumes and which of my “favorite” songs I still listen to today.
Volume 10 covers the spring and summer of 1993, following my freshman year of college, and features the top rap and alternative hits of the summer, along with some pop and the last remnants of hair metal.
Side A
Pearl Jam – Black
The first song from Pear Jam’s post-video phase was taped from the CD.
iTunes stats: 5 plays, most recently on 3/11/2012
Def Leppard – Two Steps Behind
The big hit from Arnold Schwarzenegger’s bomb Last Action Hero was taped off the radio from 103.5 The Blaze during a nightly song battle where listeners would call up and vote as two songs “battled” against each other.
iTunes stats: 5 plays, most recently on 3/24/2011
UB40 – Can’t Help Falling In Love
The big hit from the Sliver soundtrack was taped off the radio from Lafayette’s hit music station, 96.5 WAZY.
iTunes stats: 8 plays, most recently on 5/1/2012
Aerosmith – Cryin’
The first installment of Alicia Silverstone’s video trilogy was taped from the CD.
iTunes stats: 4 plays, most recently on 6/7/2011
TLC – Get It Up
The “hit” from the Poetic Justice soundtrack was taped from the cassingle.
4 Non Blondes – What’s Up?
The ubiquitous hit was taped off the radio from Q101.
iTunes stats: 9 plays, most recently on 10/2/2011
Tag Team – Whoomp! (There It Is)
The unofficial theme to the Bulls third straight NBA championship was taped off the radio from what appears to be B96, as number 5 in the nightly countdown of most requested songs.
iTunes stats: 8 plays, most recently on 3/30/2012