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September 28, 2007
Song Meme
MotherReader tagged me for this meme approximately five hundred million years ago, but it’s better late than never and all that. When I got down to it, I was surprised by how many songs I dislike or can’t remember, but the whole thing was fun to mull over. I think I may have spent a lot of my senior year listening to Led Zepplin.
Loved It!
Liked It
HATED IT!
Don't Remember It
Top 100 Hits of 1991
1. (Everything I Do) I Do It For You, Bryan Adams - THIS was the top song of 1991? Seriously? For real, for real?
2. I Wanna Sex You Up, Color Me Badd
3. Gonna Make You Sweat, C+C Music Factory
4. Rush Rush, Paula Abdul
5. One More Try, Timmy T
6. Unbelievable, EMF
7. More Than Words, Extreme
8. I Like The Way (The Kissing Game), Hi-Five
9. The First Time, Surface
10. Baby, Baby, Amy Grant
11. Motownphilly, Boyz II Men
12. Because I Love You (The Postman Song), Stevie B
13. Someday, Mariah Carey
14. High Enough, Damn Yankees
15. From A Distance, Bette Midler
16. All The Man That I Need, Whitney Houston
17. Right Here, Right Now, Jesus Jones
18. I Adore Mi Amor, Color Me Badd
19. Love Will Never Do (Without You), Janet Jackson
20. Good Vibrations, Marky Mark and The Funky Bunch Featuring Loleatta Holloway
21. Justify My Love, Madonna
22. Emotions, Mariah Carey
23. Joyride, Roxette
24. Romantic, Karyn White
25. I Don't Wanna Cry, Mariah Carey
26. Hold You Tight, Tara Kemp
27. You're In Love, Wilson Phillips
28. Every Heartbeat, Amy Grant
29. Sensitivity, Ralph Tresvant
30. Touch Me (All Night Long), Cathy Dennis
31. I've Been Thinking About You, Londonbeat
32. Do Anything, Natural Selection
33. Losing My Religion, R.E.M.
34. Coming Out Of The Dark. Gloria Estefan
35. Here We Go. C+C Music Factory
36. It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over, Lenny Kravitz
37. Where Does My Heart Beat Now, Celine Dion
38. Summertime, D.J. Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince
39. Wind Of Change, Scorpions
40. P.A.S.S.I.O.N., Rhythm Syndicate
41. The Promise Of A New Day, Paula Abdul
42. I'm Your Baby Tonight, Whitney Houston
43. Love Of A Lifetime, Firehouse
44. Fading Like A Flower (Every Time You Leave), Roxette
45. This House, Tracie Spencer
46. Hole Hearted, Extreme
47. Power Of Love-Love Power, Luther Vandross
48. Impulsive, Wilson Phillips
49. Love Is A Wonderful Thing, Michael Bolton
50. Rhythm Of My Heart, Rod Stewart
51. Things That Make You Go Hmmmm..., C+C Music Factory
52. I Touch Myself, Divinyls
53. Tom's Diner, DMA
54. Iesha, Another Bad Creation
55. Something To Talk About, Bonnie Raitt
56. After The Rain, Nelson
57. Play That Funky Music, Vanilla Ice
58. Temptation, Corina
59. Can't Stop This Thing We Started, Bryan Adams
60. I Can't Wait Another Minute, Hi-Five
61. 3 A.M. Eternal, The KLF
62. Time, Love and Tenderness, Michael Bolton
63. Saideness Part I, Enigrna
64. Around The Way Girl, LL Cool J
65. I'll Be There, Escape Club
66. Cream, Prince and The N.P.G.
67. Now That We Found Love, Heavy D. and The Boyz
68. Show Me The Way, Styx
69. Love Takes Time, Mariah Carey
70. Cry For Help, Rick Astley
71. The Way You Do The Things You Do, UB40
72. Here I Am (Come and Take Me), UB40
73. Signs, Tesla
74. Too Many Walls, Cathy Dennis
75. Crazy, Seal
76. I'll Give All My Love To You, Keith Sweat
77. Place In This World, Michael W. Smith
78. Something To Believe In, Poison
79. Wicked Game, Chris Issak
80. Get Here, Oleta Adams
81. Round and Round, Tevin Campbell
82. Silent Lucidity, Queensryche
83. I'm Not In Love, Will To Power
84. Piece Of My Heart, Tara Kemp
85. Real Real Real, Jesus Jones
87. Just Another Dream, Cathy Dennis
88. Everybody Plays The Fool, Aaron Neville
88. Strike It Up, Black Box
89. Rico Suave, Gerardo - For sentimental reasons. Tammy will understand.
90. Disappear, INXS
91. Groove Is In The Heart, Deee-Lite
92. All This Time, Sting
93. The One and Only, Chesney Hawkes
94. O.P.P., Naughty By Nature
95. Freedom 90, George Michael
96. I Saw Red, Warrent
97. Miles Away, Winger
98. Do You Want Me, Salt-N-Pepa
99. The Motown Song, Rod Stewart
100. Shiny Happy People, R.E.M.
Find your graduation year here.
Posted by adrienne at September 28, 2007 09:48 PM
Comments
Hi Adrienne!
I love your list. I can totally see the number 1 song, given that everyone I know was crazy for the Robin Hood movie that Kevin Costner was in. The art teacher at my school even had a Robin Hood party where we dressed up as the characters. (I went as the Sheriff of Nottingham, owing to my longtime love for Alan Rickman.) And sadly, this song and the rest of the soundtrack were the music for the evening!
On another note, looking forward to seeing you next week.
Tricia
Posted by: Tricia at September 29, 2007 07:40 AM
Should I be frightened that I remember and know roughly 90% of these songs? And, um, liked many of them? Boston was certainly a good place to hear a lot of music. #54, Iesha, by Another Bad Creation (ABC) - was all the rage in Boston for a while. They had another hit with the song Playground. It was a bunch of children rapping. Before Kriss Kross came along (jump, jump!). Ick.
Posted by: Olivia at September 29, 2007 10:49 AM
My what a sad year for music that was.
Posted by: Jeffrey Lee at September 29, 2007 03:48 PM
Tricia, I loved that movie ("But, cousin, why a spoon?" "Because it's dull, you twit. It will hurt more."), but not so much the song. I'm way looking forward to Chicago. I leave e-a-r-l-y Wednesday morning. :)!
Olivia, Of course you're right. Please don't hurt me. ;)
Jeffrey, Thank goodness for the Zepplin, although, seriously, "I Touch Myself" is still a really fun song.
Posted by: adrienne at September 29, 2007 10:16 PM
The hell....?? Did you not get radio stations in Kendall?? I'm boggling. See? >> boggle, boggle
Posted by: Sabrina at September 29, 2007 11:46 PM
Oh my! "I Touch Myself" is kind of a dirty song. And here I am thinking that you are such a wholesome girl. I'm shocked! (Just kidding.)
Eeewwww, you like Poison, Tesla, and Scorpions??? (Not kidding)
I have to agree with Jeffrey. 1991 was a terrible year for music, but the year I graduated from HS, 1976, was worse. However, there were a few gems in both of those years.
In 1991:
33. Losing My Religion, R.E.M.
55. Something To Talk About, Bonnie Raitt
82. Silent Lucidity, Queensryche
In 1976:
5. Play That Funky Music, Wild Cherry
30. Love Rollercoaster, Ohio Players
59. Sing A Song, Earth, Wind and Fire
77. Rhiannon, Fleetwood Mac
80. Getaway, Earth, Wind and Fire
93. Tear The Roof Off The Sucker, Parliament
Well maybe '76 was a good year for funk.
Posted by: Carl at September 30, 2007 08:43 AM
OK, this is a bad time to admit that I graduated in the year of the British Invasion, with the Beatles et al...
Posted by: Larry at September 30, 2007 04:59 PM
I'm too old to have heard of most of your songs, however my year's list is very heavily weighted with the Bee Gees to admit to liking much of it, but at least it is familiar. (And there is the wonderful Sweet song...Love is like Oxygen). Oh I am old, but my kids are listening to these songs now ;). There are a few redeeming songs on the list, and just 4 years later (my college grad year) there are even more songs to cheer about.
Posted by: wplmom at September 30, 2007 05:37 PM
Sabrina, Like I say, I was listening to Zepplin and the Brockport college station and WBER. Plus I mostly just worked a lot in 1991. Busy year for me.
Carl, It's true that I used to like those bands. Not so much now, though, except for nostalgia. These memes always encourage one to admit mortifying things. :)
Larry, You're one of the coolest people I know. It doesn't matter when you graduated.
Mary Ann, I kind of like the Bee Gees. I don't have them on my iPod or anything, but I don't change the station when they pop up on the radio.
Posted by: adrienne at September 30, 2007 07:19 PM
[ Carl, It's true that I used to like those bands. Not so much now, though, except for nostalgia. These memes always encourage one to admit mortifying things. :) ]
Oh yeah! Isn't that the truth.
I got a cringe factor for ya.
Uh, eh hem... I once owned not one, but two pairs of plaid, wide bell-bottom pants with cuffs, and several pairs of those clunky-heeled clog shoe. I'm not even going to mention the shirts. Man, what was I thinking back then? What were we all thinking?
Posted by: Carl at September 30, 2007 09:52 PM
It's a great trip down memory lane, huh? (Or if not, an incredible time waster.)
Posted by: MotherReader at October 2, 2007 10:10 PM