Music MeMe: Now and Then

Good afternoon, everyone!

I thought this would be a fun way to spend my lunch break today! I found this MeMe over at Carrie Lofty's blog, Salome's Corner, and it's the fun one.

How to participate:
Visit this Web site to find out what songs were on the Billboard Top 100 during the five calendar years you were in high school. Then, choose three things:
a)Favorite song then
b)Favorite song now
c)Worst song overall

Ready? Let's go!

1995: Going into 9th Grade
Favorite Song Then

• Cotton Eye Joe, by Rednex (This was the fav song to dance to as a group at school dances. UGH!)


• Back for Good, by Take That (Catchy. Very, very catchy.)


• Roll to Me, by Del Amitri (For a VERY short song, this one was fun.)


• Only Wanna Be With You, by Hootie and the Blowfish (I LOVED Hootie. LOVED. Once made my mom follow a car down the Garden State Parkway in New Jersey because it had the license plate HOOTIE.)


• Let Her Cry, by Hootie and the Blowfish (Have I mentioned LOVED.)


• Hold my Hand, by Hootie and the Blowfish (Yeah. Still on it.)

Favorite Song Now

• Take a Bow, by Madonna (Something about this song just gets to me.)


• Kiss From a Rose, by Seal (Mmm.)


• Hootie. 'Nuff said.

Worst Song Overall

• Boombastic, by Shaggy (There's actually a few Shaggy songs I like...this ain't one.)


• You Gotta Be, by Des'ree (No, I don't gotta be anything)


• 1st of the Month, by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony (I have no respect for anything with the word "thug" in it.)

1996: 9th and 10th Grades
Favorite Song Then

• One Sweet Day, by Mariah Carey/Boyz II Men (The mix that was made after TWA800 went down with the kids from Montoursville still makes me weep.)


• Because You Loved Me, by Celine Dion (I loved singing this song, even though it is COMPLETELY not in my range.)


• I Love You Always Forever, by Donna Lewis (Ok, catchy, couldn't stop singing/listening. Hated it after awhile)


• Ironic, by Alanis Morissette (Oh lord. The memories. Not good ones.)


• Follow You Down, by Gin Blossoms (The highlight of my sophomore year was introducing this song on the Hot Nine at Nine on 98.5 KRZ. HIGHLIGHT. I have it on tape. And make my husband listen to it. Regularly. I keep it with my tapes of my own broadcasts when I was a DJ in college. I'm sick.)

Favorite Song Now

• Breakfast at Tiffany's, by Deep Blue Something (Oh lord. The memories. All good ones.)


• Count on Me, by Whitney Houston and CeCe Winans (Love the vocals.)


• Anything Hootie. Yeah, still on that.

Worst Song Overall

• Macarena, by Los Del Rio (My mom could Macarena better than me. Does that not give you nightmares?)


• Give Me One Reason, by Tracy Chapman (Can't stand her. At all.)


• Tha Crossroads, by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony (See above. Damn thugs.)


• Wonderwall, by Oasis (I can't stand Oasis. They annoy me.)

1997: 10th and 11th Grades
Favorite Song Then

• Candle in the Wind (Princess Di version), by Elton John (Ok, I considered Princess Di both to be my fairy godmother and who I wanted to be when I grew up. I've never cried so hard in my life as when I found out she died. The weekend of the funeral, I literally taped EVERY television broadcast I could find, had multiple VCRs going, everything. And CRIED the entire time. Still cry when I hear this version of the song.)


• How Do I Live, by LeeAnn Rimes (Once I got over the fact of how young she was...I still actually prefer the Trisha Yearwood version of the song.)


• Wannabe, by the Spice Girls (I'm so ashamed. So very, very ashamed. But I have the single AND the CD.)


• Quit Playing Games, by the Backstreet Boys (Ditto the ashamed. I only have the tape single. Started hated the 'Boys after that.)


• MMMBop, by Hansen (Does my shame never end?)


• Evita ANYTHING, by Madonna (Ok, slight story crush.)

Favorite Song Now

• Semi-Charmed Life, by Third Eye Blind (This was THE song of the summer for 1997.)


• The Freshmen, by the Verve Pipe (The lyrics say a LOT.)


• All For You, by Sister Hazel (Correction. This was THE song of the summer for 1997.)

Worst Song Overall

• No Diggity, by Blackstreet (Ugh. Shudder.)


• It's All Coming Back..., by Celine Dion (She stole Meatloaf's writer AND style. Bitch.)


• Anything Sheryl Crow. I can't stand her.

1998: 11th and 12th Grades
Favorite Song Then

• You're Still the One, by Shania Twain (Ok, so this *might* have been "our" song when I was dating Mark, my high school sweetheart.)


• This Kiss, by Faith Hill (Hmph. Mark again. Dang.)

Favorite Song Now

• I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing, by Aerosmith (Really, it's Aerosmith. Gotta love it. Plus it's Bruuuuuuuuuce Willis and Ben Affleck and like one of the best movies ever.)


• One Week, by Barenaked Ladies (Fun.)

Worst Song Overall

• My Heart Will Go On, by Celine Dion (Let's get this straight. The ONLY reason I saw the Titanic is because I know the man who edited it. And he's a great guy. But the movie itself? Blech.)

1999: 12th Grade, Graduation and BEYOND!
Favorite Song Then

• All Star, by Smash Mouth (GREAT beat.)


• Save Tonight, by Eagle-Eye Cherry (This was apparently the "song" of our Prom. Whatever.)

Favorite Song Now

• Amazed, by Lonestar (I hadn't even HEARD of Lonestar in high school. I wasn't really into country...only a few singers, so it wasn't even on my radar. Now I love this song. And Chris sings it to me sometimes. Awww.)

Worst Song Overall

• ...Baby One More Time, by Britney Spears (Need I say more?)


• Genie in a Bottle, by Christina Aguilera (Again...)

Now it's YOUR turn. Comment on my songs. Then go make your own list. Let me know about it. I'll come visit. We'll schmooz. K?