SBD '94: Prolly Craig Mack
HSR '94: Surprisingly few I didn't know, of the Hole choices, I sort of remember "Doll Parts" from around that time but don't think I remember "Miss World" so much, hard to say. I didn't click with Hole until "Violet." Also Veruca Salt, Ini Kamoze, Des'Ree, Crystal Waters.
I remember this summer very distinctly because we went to the beach. Soundtrack was Babyface, Coolio, and Wild Night" cover by John Mellencamp and Meshell Ndegeocello [OMG THE NEW MUPPETS!] which was the song they played on the GRAVITRON machine, probably drove the operator (stationed in the middle watching everyone spin around) nuts. There was also a big big big big Boyz II Men song at the time, "I'll Make Love to You." And everybody loved Lisa Loeb because she was so great and you figured she must be smart AND sexy because of the glasses. Oh and Bruce Springsteen looked cold in the "Streets of Philadelphia" video (hey, I can see my house from there!).
Most important/best songs for me at the time roughly in order:
Warren G - "Regulate" (completely unstoppable), Offspring - "Come Out and Play" (first album I ever bought myself was Smash, shouting "Drivers are rude/ Such attitude...etc. was always fun), Snoop - "Gin and Juice," Coolio - "Fantastic Voyage." Oh, and "Black Hole Sun" has a special place here somewhere. Not much else to say about '94 except that it was the beginning of my WEIRD AL phase, and also the beginning of my OFFSPRING phase. And the beginning and end of my G-FUNK PHASE, which meant I listened to "Regulate" a lot and wore a baseball cap backwards.
Very tough choices this round, '94 might be the most important/memorable year (musically) of pre/early adolescence, i.e. before high school.
It's nice to see that your listening choices (namely Paris Hilton) have evolved since 1994 ;)
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