I Love the 90's Month Song of the Day - Whatta Man - Salt N Pepa, with En Vogue

Here's a real cool throwback with the inimitable Salt N Pepa with the Funky Divas of Soul, En Vogue.  Hella classic!  Here's Whatta Man...

I Love the 90's Month Song of the Day - We've Got It Goin' On - Backstreet Boys

Every decade since the 80's has had its incarnations of boy bands.  New Kids On the Block, Boys II Men and New Edition ruled that decade, while One Direction, BTS and countless others have ruled airwaves in the 2000's.  In the 90's, bands such as NSYNC, 98 Degrees and of course, the Backstreet Boys topped the charts.  Here's that dancey boy band sound that made Backstreet so popular straight from their very first single in 95.  Here's We've Got It Goin' On...

I Love the 90's Song of the Day - When I Come Around - Green Day

One of the long-stays of the punk/alternative scene was born in the 80's, but thrived in the 90's.  Green Day, still around and going strong, had a string of hits throughout the decade that brought them one of the most devoted fan bases around.  Here's the 4th single off their monumental Dookie album.  Check out When I Come Around... 

I Love the 90's Month Song of the day - MMMBop - Hansen

Who could talk about 90's music without a little MMMBop?  Here's Hanson...

I Love the 90's Month Song of the Day - If You Could Only See - Tonic

Well the month is coming towards an end and I'm already getting sad that it's almost time to finish with this fun month of awesome 90's music.  One genre I really haven't touched on yet is one that was very popular early on in the decade, but eventually waned into what we now call alternative music.  I'm talking about the grunge movement, made popular by bands such as Nirvana, Stone Tempe Pilots, Pearl Jam, and so many more.  In 1996, this little known "post-grunge" alternative band out of LA put out this song that simply moved me.  Here's Tonic and If You Can Only See...

I Love the 90's Month Song of the Day - The Power - Snap

One of the biggest, and one of my favorite, genres to come out of the 90's was what I like to call rap/dance, a blending of, you guessed it, rap and dance music.  The genre produced a lot of great tunes in the earlier part of that decade and beyond, and here's one of the biggest.  It's Snap and The Power...

I Love the 90's Month Song of the Day - My Love Is Your Love (Remix) - Whitney Houston

If tomorrow is Judgement Day

And I'm standing on the front line

And the Lord asked me what I did with my life

I would say, I spent it with you

One of my all time favorite Whitney Houston songs has got beautiful words, an awesome message, and works awesomely as either a sultry ballad or a hot dance track.  Gosh, I've spent so much time in my life dancing to this one.  Here's Whitney... 

And here's the original, slower version, with the video to the song...

I Love the 90's Month Song of the Day - All That She Wants - Ace of Base

Sometime in the earlier part of the decade, it looked like we were having the se3cond coming of ABBA with this Swedish foursome known as Ace of Base.  With a string of major hits on the charts, it's virtually impossible to not have known one of their popular tunes like The Sign, Beautiful Life, and this, their first U.S. single.  Check out All That She Wants...

I Love the 90's Month Song of the Day - Spiderwebs - No Doubt

No Doubt was an 90's alternative band whose fun, ska sound put them in a league all their own.  Here's one of my favorites...

I Love the 90's Month Song of the Day - Walking On Broken Glass - Annie Lennox

In 1992, one half of superstar new wave duo Eurythmics became a superstar in her own right with a spectacular solo album.  Annie Lennox's stellar Diva record spawned several hit singles, of which this awesome tune was my favorite.  Here's Walking On Broken Glass...

I Love the 90's Month Song of the Day - Creep - TLC

In 1999, former old school rappers TLC changed direction musically to a more mature, rhythm and blues sound and it worked.  Their sophomore album CrazySexyCool and its lead single, the sultry Creep, propelled these gals into the stratosphere, which continued with their later smash, Waterfalls.  Here's Creep...  

I Love the 90's Month Song of the Day - Mambo No. 5 - Lou Bega

Back in the late 90's this German dude named Lou Bega came outta nowhere to bring us a song that would become a party song for the ages.  It was a remake of a 1949 song by Cuban artist Damaso Perez Prado and it was Bega's only hit.  Here's Mambo No. 5... 

I Love the 90's Month Song of the Day - Jump Around - House of Pain

Classic!

I Love the 90's Song of the Day - Praise you - Fatboy Slim

We've come a long long way together

Through the hard times and the good

I have to celebrate you baby

I have to praise you like I should

I Love the 90's Month Song of the Day - State of the World - Janet Jackson

The last single off of Janet Jackson's highly successful Rhythm Nation album was written about a different kind of strife than what we have today.  Though the lyrics reflect the darker, sadder sides of society, the overall theme of the song kinda holds true today, albeit in a different way.  Thusly, Ms. Janet's latest world tour beginning in 2017 was dubbed The State of the World Tour, and it fits.  Nuff said.  Here's Janet...

I Love the 90's Month Song of the Day - Poison - Bel Biv DeVoe

It was the very beginning of the 90's and three former members of 80's R&B boy band, New Edition, formed their own group and put out a hot record.  Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, and Ronnie DeVoe dubbed themselves Bel Biv DeVoe and the rest is history.  They brought a hard driving, fast-paced sound into the 90's with their debut song, Poison.  Check it out...

I Love the 90's Month Song of the Day - He Wasn't Man Enough - Toni Braxton

Dark Child

Toni Braxton

First time I ever heard the expression Dark Child was in this song.  One of my favorites of the decade and still just as catchy and dancey!  Enjoy He Wasn't Man Enough For Me...

I Love the 90's Song of the Day - Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand - Primitive Radio Gods

Just finished watching The Real World Miami this weekend and one of the songs that was featured was this little tune I swear I'd never heard nor heard of, which surprised both my bf and myself.  It's got that unmistakable 90's background beat made famous by Soul II Soul, yet this one's definitely more to the alternative side than dance/soul.  Pretty cool!  Check out Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand... 

I Love the 90's Month Song of the Day - Stay - Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories

Today's classic 90's tune from 1994 was originally featured on the soundtrack to the film Reality Bites and its' chart performance earned Loeb the distinction of being the first artist to ever hit the number one spot without being signed to a record label, a record she held onto until Macklemore & Lewis came along with Thrift Shop in 2013.  The song itself is irresistibly singalong and I'm sure if you were around back then you probably still know all the words.  Here's Stay...

I Love the 90's Month Song of the Day - Everything Is Everything - Lauryn Hill

The third and final single from Grammy Award-winning Lauryn Hill's 1998 debut album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, is a serious blend of styles, all coming together in one hella cool video.  Check out Everything Is Everything... 

I Love the 90's Month Song of the Day - What's Up? - 4 Non Blondes

Back in 1993, a rock band who called themselves 4 Non Blondes put out their debut record and the its second single was their biggest hit and one of the greatest tunes of the decade.  Written by Linda Perry, the band's lead singer and future mentor to mah girl P!nk, What's Up? ranks at #94 on VH1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders.  Enjoy... 

I Love the 90's Month Song of the Day - Hand In Pocket - Alanis Morissette

Awesomeness!

I'm broke but I'm happy, I'm poor but I'm kind

I'm short but I'm healthy, yeah

I'm high but I'm grounded, I'm sane but I'm overwhelmed

I'm lost but I'm hopeful, baby

What it all comes down to

Is that everything's gonna be fine, fine, fine

'Cause I've got one hand in my pocket

And the other one is giving a high five

I feel drunk but I'm sober, I'm young and I'm underpaid

I'm tired but I'm working, yeah

I care but I'm restless, I'm here but I'm really gone

I'm wrong and I'm sorry baby

What it all comes down to

Is that everything is going to be quite alright

'Cause I've got one hand in my pocket

And the other one is flicking a cigarette

What it all comes down to

Is that I haven't got it all figured out just yet

'Cause I've got one hand in my pocket

And the other one is giving a peace sign

I'm free but I'm focused, I'm green but I'm wise

I'm hard but I'm friendly, baby

I'm sad but I'm laughing, I'm brave but I'm chicken shit

I'm sick but I'm pretty baby

And what it all boils down to

Is that no one's really got it figured out just yet

I've got one hand in my pocket

And the other one is playing the piano

And what it all comes down to, my friends, yeah

Is that everything is just fine fine fine

I've got one hand in my pocket

And the other one is hailing a taxi cab

I Love the 90's Month Song of the Day - Don't Call Me Baby - Madison Avenue

Happy Hump Day everybody!  Here's a late 90's house smash from Aussie duo Madison Avenue.  Check out Don't Call Me Baby...

I Love the 90's Month Song of the Day - I See You Baby - Groove Armada

This is the house that funk built

Groove Armada style

Oh yeah, 90's dance music is among the best of all time, and this funky jam from Grandma Funk and her Groove Armada was, and still is, da bomb!  Here's I See You Baby...

I Love the 90's Month Song of the Day - Hey Mr. D.J. - Zhane

What we gonna do right here is go back...

Back in 1994, there was this musical duo from Philly with a sound that was, and still is, all that!  The songs from Zhane's debut, Pronounced Jah-Nay, were all groovilacious and all perfect for an intimate night with your love.  This, their debut single, is a classic R&B groove, so check out the delicious Hey Mr. D.J.... 

I Love the 90's Month Song of the Day - She's So High - Tal Bachman

One of the most notable genres to come out of the 80's was the alternative movement.  Though Canadian singer Tal Bachman might not be the first person you think of when you think of alternative music, his 1999 song She's So High surely fits the bill as one of the great alternative songs of the decade.  Check it out...

I Love the 90's Month Song of the Day - Secret - Madonna

The style of the first single off Madonna's 1994 Bedtime Stories picked up right where Erotica left off, complete with a melancholic sound, great lyrics, some pretty mesmerizing humming, and an equally artistic video shot in black and white.  It also happens to be one of my favorite Madonna songs of all time.  Here's Secret...  

I Love the 90's Month Song of the Day - It Feels So Good - Sonique

I'd mentioned here a couple of weeks ago that I have been spending a lot of time re-watching, re-enjoying MTV's The Real World.  In addition to enjoying all of the fun memories of the show, I've been hearing a lot of great music that I had forgotten about.

The 90's were a great time for music in all sorts of genres, from grunge to Euro dance to alternative, rap/dance and so much more.  The music of that time is so great I've decided to dedicate the entire month of February to it.  We start with a one hit wonder from 1998, coming from a British deejay/performing artist named Sonique.  The tune's got an inspirational feel to it and is one of my favorite songs of the 90's.  Here's It Feels So Good...