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Fifty Years Of Music – 1999

Fifty years ago, I made my first appeared on the Earth.  In celebration, we are going to take a look at the year-end Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for each year of my life and see what songs resonated with me at the time and if they continue to do so to this day.

We continue our look back at the music of my lifetime with 1999, the year I turned 25 and Angelina was born.  At 33 songs, we see a slight rebound in the Hot 100 that remain familiar to me today for the first time, with 17 of them appearing in my collection in one way or another.

#94: Goo Goo Dolls – Iris
iTunes stats: 19 plays

Featured on the soundtrack to City of Angels, the track debuted, and peaked, at #9 in December of 1998 following the change to allow songs with no commercial single release to chart.

#89: Jay-Z – Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)
iTunes stats: 35 plays

Featuring samples and the chorus from the Annie song, it reached #15.

#78: Len – Steal My Sunshine
iTunes stats: 18 plays

The group’s only charting single in the US, it went to #9

#77: Shania Twain – Man, I Feel Like a Woman
iTunes stats: 12 plays

The Grammy winner for Best Female Country Vocal Performance in 2000, it topped out at #4 on the Hot Country Singles chart and #23 on the Hot 100.

#70: Sarah McLachlan – I Will Remember You
iTunes stats: 0 plays

Originally released in 1995, this live version peaked at #14 and earned McLachlan her second Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

#57: Shania Twain – From This Moment On
iTunes stats: N/A

The song reached #4 on the Hot 100, #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart, and #6 on the Hot Country Songs chart.

#54: Jewel – Hands
iTunes stats: 20 plays

The lead single from the singer’s sophomore effort, it went to #6.

#53: Will Smith – Miami
iTunes stats: 1 play

Topping out at #17, the song garnered Smith a VMA for Best Male Video.

#51: Tal Bachman – She’s So High
iTunes stats: 28 plays

The debut single from the Canadian singer-songwriter peaked at #14.

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Tax Prep Soundtrack

After work tonight, I headed off to get my taxes done.  Here are the tunes that got me from the office to the, well, office.

 

Come On Eileen Dexys Midnight Runner Too-Rye-Ay 2/12/2016 3:51 PM
Molly Sponge Rotting Pinata 2/12/2016 3:55 PM
Cat Scratch Fever Ted Nugent Private Parts: The Album 2/12/2016 3:59 PM
Sk8er Boi Avril Lavigne Live Acoustic EP 2/12/2016 4:02 PM
Feels Good Tony! Toni! Toné! Tony! Toni! Toné! Hits 2/12/2016 4:07 PM
The Long And Winding Road The Beatles Let It Be… Naked 2/12/2016 4:11 PM
Shut Your Mouth Garbage One Mile High…Live 2/12/2016 4:16 PM
Hit The Road Jack Ray Charles Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection 2/12/2016 4:18 PM
Cherub Rock Smashing Pumpkins Siamese Dream 2/12/2016 4:23 PM
Superfloss Mexican Cheerleader Mexican Cheerleader 2/12/2016 4:26 PM
The Limits of Dancing Patton Oswalt Finest Hour 2/12/2016 4:27 PM
Stairway To Heaven Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IV 2/12/2016 4:35 PM
Iris Goo Goo Dolls City Of Angels 2/12/2016 6:37 PM
Fly To The Angels Slaughter Stick It To Ya 2/12/2016 6:43 PM
Don’t Let Me Down The Beatles (With Billy Preston) Past Masters, Vol. 2 [2009 Stereo Remaster] 2/12/2016 6:46 PM
Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat) Digable Planets Reachin’ (A New Refutation of Time and Space) 2/12/2016 6:50 PM
“We’re Here, We’re Queer…!” Patton Oswalt Feelin’ Kinda Patton 2/12/2016 6:51 PM
I Love You Always Forever Donna Lewis The Absolute Hits 2/12/2016 6:55 PM
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Mix Tape Mon…er, Tuesday – Female Alt Rock

After my tape deck crapped out in 1997, I was stuck listening to either the radio or full albums in whatever order the artist intended. That all changed in 2001, when the new-fangled MP3 technology got combined with my new CD burner.

In addition to the occasional series of CDs I had burned in order to keep abreast of new music, I had created a bunch of genre-specific mixes that could be used both in the car and at the gym. This week we will take a look at the first disc covering the world of alternative music created by females, or at least female fronted bands.  The 1990s were a great time for alternative music on the radio, especially that created by women.  As the decade came to an end, so did the welcoming arms of radio, as the trends moved towards nu-metal and its ilk.  So, without further ado, I bring you Female Alt Rock, volume 1.

Belly – Feed The Tree

The song ranked #24 on VH1’s 40 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the 90s, much to the chagrin of their follow-up single Gepetto.

iTunes stats: 11 plays, most recently on 9/7/2011

Republica – Ready To Go

4 different versions of this song were released and charted in the UK from 1996 to 2010.

iTunes stats: 9 plays, most recently on 4/1/2013

Garbage – #1 Crush

Originally the B-side to the Vow single, the song was re-mixed for the William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet soundtrack and spent 4 weeks atop the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart.

iTunes stats: 3 plays, most recently on 8/15/2011

Goops – Build Me Up Buttercup

After being featured on the soundtrack to Mallrats, the video features Jay and Silent Bob.

iTunes stats: 16 plays, most recently on 7/30/2012

Frente! – Labour Of Love

The Australian alt-folk group peaked at #9 on the Modern Rock charts with their second, and final, US hit.

iTunes stats: 10 plays, most recently on 4/20/2012

10,000 Maniacs – Because The Night

This cover of the Patti Smith hit from the groups MTV Unplugged appearance gave them their first Top 40 hit, reaching #11.

iTunes stats: 15 plays, most recently on 3/26/2013

K’s Choice – Not An Addict

The third single from the Belgian band’s second album.

iTunes stats: 11 plays, most recently on 3/31/2012

Garbage – Alien Sex Fiend

This song was the B-side to Stupid Girl.

iTunes stats: Never played

Veruca Salt – My Sharona

This cover of The Knacks greatest hit was the B-side to the Victrola single.

iTunes stats: 10 plays, most recently on 9/23/2012

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