It reminded me that several years back I had made a mix that kicked off with that track, but also celebrated some of my favorite one-hit wonders from the 90s. I'm not talking about any of the now-classic grunge era hits, but most of the big radio & MTV hit singles in a post-Nirvana world.
I couldn't resist also using a few tunes in the same vibe from the early 2000's, including a few tracks from the Spider-Man soundtracks, and so instead of naming it something 90s-centric, I went with "Turn Of The Decade!" I guarantee there will be a few of these you haven't heard or thought of in years!
1. In The Meantime by Spacehog
2. Sex & Candy by Marcy Playground
3. Down Baby by Loud Lucy
4. Monster Slide by Addict
5. Laid by James
6. Believe by Dig
7. One Headlight by The Wallflowers
8. No Rain by Blind Melon
9. Groove In The Heart by Deee-lite
10. Superman (It's Not Easy) by Five For Fighting
11. Save Me by Remy Zero
12. Flagpole Sitta by Harvey Danger
13. The Distance by Cake
14. Torn by Natalie Imbruglia
15. What It's Like by Everlast
16. Save Tonight by Eagle-Eye Cherry
17. Semi-Charmed Life by Third Eye Blind
18. Out Of My Head by Fastball
19. Breakfast At Tiffany's by Deep Blue Something
20. Closing Time by Semisonic
21. Your Woman by White Town
22. Bitter Sweet Symphony by The Verve
23. The Freshman by The Verve Pipe
24. Hero by Chad Kroger featuring Josey Scott
25. Learn To Crawl by Black Lab
26. Vindicated by Dashboard Confessional
27. Float On by Modest Mouse
28. Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol
29. Natural One by Folk Implosion
30. Low by Cracker
31. Maps by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Quite a lot of these bring back fond memories. (And melodies!) The Addict track "Monster Slide" comes from the movie DISTURBING BEHAVIOR. Couldn't resist the one-two Superman themed punch of the Five For Fighting song with Remy Zero. (The theme for SMALLVILLE!) I was actually at Woodstock 94 (an awful experience I'll save for another blog) and I have a distinct memory of getting there early in the evening of the first night, setting up our tent and hearing in the distant James performing "Laid" and later slowly drifting to sleep as Deee-lite performed their big single "Groove Is In The Heart."
Fastball, Third Eye Blind, Snow Patrol, Marcy Playground, Eagle-Eye Cherry! Remember these names?! Kick back and let's go on that ride....
