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 12 covers the summer of 1993 and into the fall and my sophomore year of college. Alternative has mostly taken over, although there’s still a small smattering of pop and hair metal, or whatever we were calling Def Leppard and Guns ‘N Roses back then.
Side A
10,000 Maniacs – Because The Night
The unplugged hit was taped off the radio from Chicago’s new rock alternative, Q101.
iTunes stats: 9 plays, most recently on 8/26/2011
Cracker – Low
The first hit from Cracker’s sophomore effort was also taped from Q101.
iTunes stats: 13 plays, most recently on 5/1/2012
Def Leppard – Miss You In A Heartbeat
The ballad was taped off the CD.
iTunes stats: 2 plays, most recently on 8/18/2011
Cher w/ Beavis & Butthead – I Got You Babe
The remake from the animated duos hit film was taped off Lafayette’s hit music station, 96.5 WAZY.
iTunes stats: 17 plays, most recently on 10/10/2011
Guns N’ Roses – Estranged
The GnR opus was taped off the CD.
iTunes stats: 2 plays, most recently on 8/1/2011
Lemonheads – Into Your Arms
The big hit for Evan Dando and the boys must have been taped off of a cassingle.
iTunes stats: 4 plays, most recently on 7/22/2011