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Post by 80sat40fan on Jan 29, 2016 17:53:55 GMT -5
Twenty-five years ago this month, the Gulf War ended. The images of that war shown on CNN and network TV can still be pictured by many people. Radio stations featured some different versions of songs such as Styx's "Show Me The Way" with additional messages from our military mentioned in the song. A B-side of a song on the Hot 100 was about war and the military, and it debuted on the 2/2/91 Hot 100 at #87 and would eventually peak at #46. George Michael already had his third hit from "Listen Without Predjudice, Vol. 1" with "Waiting For That Day" on the chart when some DJ's discovered the B-side. George Michael never released a video to accompany this song but some YouTube users have created their own, including the one below. Here is "Mother's Pride" by George Michael:
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Post by 80sat40fan on Feb 5, 2016 18:28:46 GMT -5
My pick for This Week's Lost 90s Classic comes from one of the most famous voices heard on classic rock stations, Mick Jagger. Mick's solo career on AT40 was spotty at best with his highest charting song peaking at #12 in 1985 with "Just Another Night" (excluding "Dancing In The Street" with David Bowie from the same year). On the 2/13/93 Hot 100, he debuted and peaked at #84 with this song, and he sings the verses in a falsetto voice. Here is Mick Jagger with "Sweet Thing":
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Post by 80sat40fan on Feb 13, 2016 17:56:11 GMT -5
My pick for This Week's Lost 90s Classic comes from Our Lady Peace. The Canadian band enjoyed success on Billboard's various rock charts but only had one Hot 100 hit with the 2002 song, "Somewhere Out There." On the 2/21/98 Modern Rock Tracks chart, the title track from their second album was spending the first of five consecutive weeks at #5. Here is Our Lady Peace with "Clumsy":
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Post by 80sat40fan on Feb 19, 2016 19:45:52 GMT -5
My pick for This Week's Lost 90s Classic is from R.E.M. Their album titled "New Adventures In Hi-Fi" hit #2 on the Billboard album chart but none of the songs from that album hit Billboard's Top 40. The third hit from that album debuted and peaked at #96 on the 2/22/97 chart. Here are Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Bill Berry of R.E.M. with "Electrolite":
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Post by 80sat40fan on Feb 26, 2016 19:50:20 GMT -5
My pick for This Week's Lost 90s Classic is from the Australian group Midnight Oil. The group had a Top 20 hit in 1988 with "Beds Are Burning". The first hit from their 1990 album, "Blue Sky Mining", was the title track. It was moving up 6 notches to #61 on the 3/3/90 Hot 100 on its way to a #47 peak. This song hit #1 on both the Mainstream and Modern Rock Tracks charts. Here is Peter Garrett singing lead with Midnight Oil with the song "Blue Sky Mine":
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Post by 80sat40fan on Mar 5, 2016 6:36:58 GMT -5
My pick for this week's Lost 90s Classic comes Semisonic, famous for the bar anthem, "Closing Time". This song was the third release from their album, "Feeling Strangely Fine", and it was peaking at #21 on the 3/13/99 Modern Rock Tracks chart. It also peaked at #21 on the Adult Pop Songs chart. Here is Semisonic with "Secret Smile":
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Post by 80sat40fan on Mar 11, 2016 18:37:23 GMT -5
My pick for This Week's Lost 90s Classic is from Stone Temple Pilots. This was the first hit from their 1996 album, "Tiny Music... Songs From The Vatican Gift Shop", and it debuted way up at #4 on both the 3/23/96 Modern Rock Tracks chart and the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. While the song peaked at #2 on the Modern Rock chart, it went to #1 in its 8th week on the Mainstream Rock chart. Here is Scott Weiland singing lead with Stone Temple Pilots on the hit "Big Bang Baby":
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Post by 80sat40fan on Mar 18, 2016 19:15:15 GMT -5
My pick for This Week's Lost 90s Classic comes from Concrete Blonde, the group that gave us the 1990 #19 hit, "Joey". Their first hit from their 1992 album, "Walking In London", was peaking at #2 on the 3/28/92 Modern Rock Tracks chart. This song has an absolutely wonderful ending... far different from the fades or simple endings featured in many songs. Here is Johnette Napolitano singing lead with Concrete Blonde on their hit, "Ghost Of A Texas Ladies Man":
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Post by 80sat40fan on Mar 25, 2016 17:19:25 GMT -5
My pick for This Week's Lost 90s Classic is by Billy Joel. This song was the third release from his album, "River Of Dreams". On the 4/2/94 Hot 100, this song was at #87 on its way up to a #77 peak. This song found better success on the Hot Adult Contemporary chart where it peaked at #18. This song was inspired by his daughter, Alexa Ray Joel. Here is Billy Joel with "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)":
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Post by 80sat40fan on Apr 1, 2016 14:12:16 GMT -5
My pick for This Week's Lost 90s Classic comes from an artist who never hit AT40 or CT40. Juliana Hatfield, a singer-songwriter and musician from Boston, had two songs crack the Hot 100: "Spin The Bottle", a #97 hit from late 1994, and this hit which was moving up 4 notches to #8 on the 4/8/95 Modern Rock Tracks chart. It would be another two weeks before the song would hit the Hot 100 with the song not getting any higher than #84. Here is Juliana Hatfield with "Universal Heart-Beat":
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Post by jlthorpe on Apr 2, 2016 21:50:07 GMT -5
I like the choice of "Universal Heart-Beat". Another song I remember of hers was "My Sister".
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Post by 80sat40fan on Apr 8, 2016 16:17:22 GMT -5
My pick for This Week's Lost 90s Classic is from Creed. The band enjoyed Top 10 success in 2000 with "Higher" and "With Arms Wide Open", and in 2002 with "My Sacrifice" and "One Last Breath". On the 4/18/98 Modern Rock Tracks chart, this hit moved up two notches to its peak position of #7. This song never hit Billboard's Hot 100 but it reached #50 on Radio & Records Top 50. Here is Creed with "My Own Prison":
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Post by 80sat40fan on Apr 16, 2016 7:04:39 GMT -5
My pick for This Week's Lost 90s Classic may not be a Lost 90s Classic in more ways than one. Sixpence None The Richer remade this song in 1999, peaking at #11 R&R/#32 Billboard. The original version, sung by The La's, was first recorded in 1988 but failed to chart in its initial release. The song was remixed by Steve Lillywhite, and that version would peak at #49 on the Hot 100 in the summer of 1991. On the 4/20/91 Modern Rock Tracks chart, it was up 10 notches to #11. Here are The La's with "There She Goes":
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Post by 80sat40fan on Apr 22, 2016 17:36:30 GMT -5
I had hoped to post a Lost 90s Classic from Prince this week but since most of his videos or songs are not available on YouTube, I couldn't select one. I also didn't want to post a karaoke version of one of his songs. Rest in peace, Prince! This week's Lost 90s Classic comes from World Party, the group that has the #27 hit on this weekend's 4/25/87 show, "Ship Of Fools (Save Me From Tomorrow". Their first hit from their 1993 album, Bang, was at #6 on the 5/1/93 Modern Rock Tracks chart, one week away from its #5 peak. When I first heard this song in 1993, I thought it might have been sung by The Kinks . When the harmony kicked in on the first verse, I wondered if Dan Fogelberg was singing harmony . When the station announced it was World Party, it made sense. By the way, if the drummer in the video looks familiar, his name is Chris Sharrock. He is the same drummer featured in last week's Lost 90s Classic pick, "There She Goes" by The La's. He really gets into his drumming! Here is World Party with "Is It Like Today?"
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Post by 80sat40fan on Apr 29, 2016 18:19:56 GMT -5
My pick for This Week's Lost 90s Classic is from Shawn Mullins. It's the follow-up to "Lullaby" which hit #1 on Casey's Top 40 in 1998. This hit was peaking at #41 on the 5/8/99 Radio & Records' Top 50, and at #27 on Billboard's Hot Adult Contemporary chart from the same week. Here is Shawn Mullins with "Shimmer":
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