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. Three years ago, we looked back at all 20 volumes and which of my “favorite” songs I still listened to. Today, we revisit those mix tapes and see how things have changed in the last 3 years.
Volume 9 places us squarely in the early months of 1993, overlapping with the second semester of my freshman year of college. The hip hop and pop are rounded out with some alternative and what passes for hair metal in the post-grunge era.
Side A
Dan Baird – I Love You Period
Despite not knowing if this song ever got radio play in the state of Illinois, I’ve somehow more than quadrupled its listens over the past 3 years..
2012 iTunes stats: 2 plays
2015 iTunes stats: 9 plays, most recently on 3/9/2015
Ugly Kid Joe – Cats In The Cradle
Only 2 additional listens for this cover of the Harry Chapin hit.
2012 iTunes stats: 4 plays
2015 iTunes stats: 6 plays, most recently on 5/21/2013
Arrested Development – Mr. Wendal
The story of a wise homeless man managed to more than double its number of plays over the past 3 years.
2012 iTunes stats: 5 plays
2015 iTunes stats: 12 plays, most recently on 10/14/2014
Naughty By Nature – Hip Hop Hooray
A slight increase for the hip hop anthem.
2012 iTunes stats: 8 plays
2015 iTunes stats: 12 plays, most recently on 4/15/2015
Positive K – I Got A Man
The one hit for Positive K garnered a slight increase in the last 3 years.
2012 iTunes stats: 6 plays
2015 iTunes stats: 10 plays, most recently on 8/14/2014
REM – Man On The Moon
A slight increase for this tribute to Andy Kaufman.
2012iTunes stats: 2 plays
2015 iTunes stats: 5 plays, most recently on 4/1/2015
Aerosmith – Livin’ On The Edge
The first hit from the first CD I bought at a midnight release, at the Musicland that would eventually become Kazoo’s, managed a slight increase over the past 3 years.
2012 iTunes stats: 2 plays
2015 iTunes stats: 5 plays, most recently on 8/4/2014
