{"id":14112,"date":"2019-03-04T02:52:39","date_gmt":"2019-03-04T08:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=14112"},"modified":"2019-01-12T11:11:26","modified_gmt":"2019-01-12T17:11:26","slug":"another-mix-tape-monday-volume-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/another-mix-tape-monday-volume-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Another Mix Tape Monday \u2013 Volume 8"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>20 years ago, during my sophomore year of high school, I put together the first of what would become 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.\u00a0 We last looked back at all 20 volumes three years ago<\/a> to see which of my “favorite” songs still resonated in today’s digital world.\u00a0 Today, we revisit those mix tapes and see how, or if, things have changed in the past 3 years.<\/p>\n

Volume 8 covers the\u00a0winter and spring\u00a0of 1993 and the\u00a0second semester of my freshman year of college. The alternative influence starts to become more noticable, as both Pearl Jam and Nirvana make their belated first appearances alongside old mainstays like Poison, Bon Jovi, and Def Leppard. Besides that, we are treated to a lot of hip-hop and hair metal, with a small sampling of pop, as always.<\/p>\n

Side A<\/h3>\n

Bell Biv Devoe – Gangsta<\/em><\/p>\n

The intended first single from the second Bell Biv Devoe record, which flopped, it was\u00a0dropped from the album and now is lost to history.<\/p>\n

Pearl Jam – Jeremy<\/em><\/p>\n

The belated first appearance on these tapes by\u00a0Pearl Jam, the song, which VH1 ranked as the 11th greatest song of the 90s, saw a modest 3 listen increase over the past 3 years, with nothing for nearly 2 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n

Wreckx-N-Effect – Rump Shaker<\/em><\/p>\n

Charting as the 9th biggest hit of 1993, the biggest song for butts since Sir Mix-A-Lot had a healthy 15 play increase.<\/p>\n

iTunes Stats<\/b><\/caption>\n
2012<\/span><\/th>\n2015<\/span><\/th>\n2019<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
6 plays<\/span><\/td>\n9 plays<\/span><\/td>\n12 plays, most recently on 4\/21\/2017\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
\n\n\n\n\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n

Boyz II Men – In The Still Of The Night<\/em><\/p>\n

The cover of the old doo-wop classic, recorded for the miniseries The Jacksons: An American Dream<\/em>, added 5 plays in the last 3 years.<\/p>\n

iTunes Stats<\/b><\/caption>\n
2012<\/span><\/th>\n2015<\/span><\/th>\n2019<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
3 plays<\/span><\/td>\n8 plays<\/span><\/td>\n23 plays, most recently on 8\/6\/2018\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
\n\n\n\n\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n

Arrested Development – People Everyday<\/em><\/p>\n

Peaking at #8 on the Billboard charts, the second single for the Atlanta-based group added an additional 7 plays over the past 3 years.<\/p>\n

iTunes Stats<\/b><\/caption>\n
2012<\/span><\/th>\n2015<\/span><\/th>\n2019<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
4 plays<\/span><\/td>\n9 plays<\/span><\/td>\n14 plays, most recently on 12\/4\/2018\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
\n\n\n\n\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n

Nirvana – In Bloom<\/em><\/p>\n

The belated first appearance of Nirvana on these tapes, the song, winner of the\u00a0Best Alternative Video VMA in 1993. picked up a mere 5 new plays in the last 3 years.<\/p>\n

iTunes Stats<\/b><\/caption>\n
2012<\/span><\/th>\n2015<\/span><\/th>\n2019<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
7 plays<\/span><\/td>\n14 plays<\/span><\/td>\n21 plays, most recently on 10\/18\/2018\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
\n\n\n\n\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n

TLC – What About Your Friends<\/em><\/p>\n

The third straight top 10 hit from TLC’s debut album added 11 new listens to its total over the past 3 years.<\/p>\n

iTunes Stats<\/b><\/caption>\n
2012<\/span><\/th>\n2015<\/span><\/th>\n2019<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
6 plays<\/span><\/td>\n13 plays<\/span><\/td>\n18 plays, most recently on 4\/30\/2018\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
\n\n\n\n\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n

Side B<\/h3>\n

Toad The Wet Sprocket – Walk On The Ocean<\/em><\/p>\n

Peaking at #18 on the Billboard charts, the tune, last heard while literally sitting at the ocean before flying home from LA in January, added 14 new listens over the last 3 years.<\/p>\n

iTunes Stats<\/b><\/caption>\n
2012<\/span><\/th>\n2015<\/span><\/th>\n2019<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
3 plays<\/span><\/td>\n6 plays<\/span><\/td>\n17 plays, most recently on 11\/30\/2018\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
\n\n\n\n\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n

Bon Jovi – Bed Of Roses<\/em><\/p>\n

Ranked as the 57th biggest hit of 1993, the Bon Jovi hit picked up 5 listens in the last 3 years.<\/p>\n

iTunes Stats<\/b><\/caption>\n
2012<\/span><\/th>\n2015<\/span><\/th>\n2019<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
13 plays<\/span><\/td>\n21 plays<\/span><\/td>\n35 plays, most recently on 1\/2\/2019\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
\n\n\n\n\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n

Def Leppard – Stand Up (Kick Love Into Motion)<\/em><\/p>\n

The song, originally written for Hysteria<\/em>, saw a four-fold increase over the past 3 years.<\/p>\n

iTunes Stats<\/b><\/caption>\n
2012<\/span><\/th>\n2015<\/span><\/th>\n2019<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
2 plays<\/span><\/td>\n7 plays<\/span><\/td>\n12 plays, most recently on 10\/2\/2018\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
\n\n\n\n\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n

Metallica – Sad But True<\/em><\/p>\n

The fifth and final single from the Black album, which managed to hit #15 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, tripled its small number of plays.<\/p>\n

iTunes Stats<\/b><\/caption>\n
2012<\/span><\/th>\n2015<\/span><\/th>\n2019<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1 play<\/span><\/td>\n2 plays<\/span><\/td>\n8 plays, most recently on 12\/4\/2018\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
\n\n\n\n\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n

Poison – Stand<\/em><\/p>\n

Originally written by new guitarist Richie Kotzen before he joined the band to replace the fired CC DeVille, the track, featuring backing vocals by the Los Angeles First A.M.E. Church\u00a0choir, nearly quintupled its listens over the past 3 years.<\/p>\n

iTunes Stats<\/b><\/caption>\n
2012<\/span><\/th>\n2015<\/span><\/th>\n2019<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
2 plays<\/span><\/td>\n4 plays<\/span><\/td>\n12 plays, most recently on 12\/6\/2018\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
\n\n\n\n\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n

Shanice – Saving Forever For You<\/em><\/p>\n

A mere 3 play increase for the hit from the 90210<\/em> soundtrack.<\/p>\n

iTunes Stats<\/b><\/caption>\n
2012<\/span><\/th>\n2015<\/span><\/th>\n2019<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1 play<\/span><\/td>\n3 plays<\/span><\/td>\n14 plays, most recently on 12\/16\/2018\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
\n\n\n\n\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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iTunes Stats<\/b><\/caption>\n
2012<\/span><\/th>\n2015<\/span><\/th>\n2019<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
0 plays<\/span><\/td>\n2 plays<\/span><\/td>\n5 plays, most recently on 12\/18\/2018\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n