I got started with this group of songs when my favorite bar started playing a series of 90s songs along with the standard mix of bar classics and modern pop hits. The problem was that these 90s songs absolutely sucked. From Britney Spears to the Backstreet Boys my ears were literally bleeding when I turned to a friend and asked, "were the 90s this bad?" Sure, I grew up in the 90s but the problem is that the nostalgia for crappy boy bands like 'N Sync and mega pop stars like (it's) Britney (bitch!) completely overshadow the great pop music that came out in the 90s. In particular, the great pop hits of the 90s that weren't by boy bands or the Spice Girls. So... these songs go out to the children of 90s who hopefully didn't forget the pure joy the good music brought them... this is my childhood right here.
The La's -- "There She Goes"
Duncan Sheik -- "Barely Breathing"
Gin Blossoms -- "Hey Jealousy"
The Verve -- "Bittersweet Symphony"
The Smashing Pumpkins -- "1979"
The Proclaimers -- "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)"
Alanis Morissette -- "You Oughta Know"
Matchbox Twenty -- "3 A.M."
The Presidents of the United States of America -- "Peaches"
The Cranberries -- "Linger"
.... and of course...
Hootie and The Blowfish -- "Only Wanna Be With You"
... and you thought I was gonna forget that one
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