February 11, 20205 yr Moloko is definitely my pick from that bunch, Roísín is just heavenly :wub: I can see the merit in the other tracks but none are things I'd listen to today, although I did like and buy the Eminem one at the time.
February 11, 20205 yr Author Let's see how many I'll like from this section, "Livin La Vida Loca" is amazing, one of best latin songs in my opinion. Glad to see "My Name Is" there too, as the start of Eminem's career. Hey there Sergej :hi: Glad that there's a big favourite for you here in 'Livin La Vida Loca'! Definitely one of the most memorable Latin hits of all-time. Yes I just had to find some room for 'My Name Is'! A strong start to his career, I think 1999 - 2002 were his peak years for me. Thank you for commenting <3 Moloko is definitely my pick from that bunch, Roísín is just heavenly :wub: I can see the merit in the other tracks but none are things I'd listen to today, although I did like and buy the Eminem one at the time. I thought that Moloko could potentially be a popular choice *.* Roísín has a great voice, I don't know that much of her solo stuff but 'You Know Me Better' is a gem! Fair enough! Hopefully there'll be more that you still appreciate nowadays in the next section. Thank you for commenting <3
February 11, 20205 yr We used to sing Bring It All Back in primary school so very fond memories of that one, I still know most of the lyrics *.* Livin La Vida Loca is another brilliant track from Ricky although not my absolute favourite I have to admit!
February 11, 20205 yr Author We used to sing Bring It All Back in primary school so very fond memories of that one, I still know most of the lyrics *.* Livin La Vida Loca is another brilliant track from Ricky although not my absolute favourite I have to admit! Yesss 'Bring It All Back' really reminds me of primary school too! As does 'Reach' - one of the ultimate school disco anthems. Ooh what is your favourite Ricky song? I feel like I don't know much of his music aside from the really obvious ones :o
February 11, 20205 yr Yesss 'Bring It All Back' really reminds me of primary school too! As does 'Reach' - one of the ultimate school disco anthems. Ooh what is your favourite Ricky song? I feel like I don't know much of his music aside from the really obvious ones :o I owned two of his albums at one point! (courtesy of charity shops), 'The Cup of Life' was always my favourite but there are a few good songs on Sound Loaded as well, I think I liked If You Ever Saw Her and One Night Man as well. And we also sang Reach, my primary school must have been big S Club 7 fans :kink:
February 11, 20205 yr Author I owned two of his albums at one point! (courtesy of charity shops), 'The Cup of Life' was always my favourite but there are a few good songs on Sound Loaded as well, I think I liked If You Ever Saw Her and One Night Man as well. And we also sang Reach, my primary school must have been big S Club 7 fans :kink: I see! :lol: I was definitely partial to a charity shop trawl for CDs too, but never quite picked up a Ricky album, so I'm afraid that my knowledge is pretty bad for anything that wasn't one of his top 10 hits oops. I'll have to check out 'The Cup of Life' at the very least anyway! Amazing, I had to sing 'Never Had A Dream Come True' for my leaver's assembly so maybe all schools tried to push S Club 7 on us :lol:
February 11, 20205 yr Love to see 'My Name Is' here. Possibly still my favourite Eminem song, it's certainly one of the first songs I knew every lyric to which probably isn't a good thing :kink: There's so many versions of that song though that I never know which version to sing until half way through the song, :lol: Even the video labelled "Dirty Version" on YouTube is still heavily censored. Most of which are understandable but I do wonder why they still change 'Violence' to 'Primus' when most of the f-bombs remain. Livin' La Vida Loca is a bit of a guilty-jam too :D
February 11, 20205 yr Author Love to see 'My Name Is' here. Possibly still my favourite Eminem song, it's certainly one of the first songs I knew every lyric to which probably isn't a good thing :kink: There's so many versions of that song though that I never know which version to sing until half way through the song, :lol: Even the video labelled "Dirty Version" on YouTube is still heavily censored. Most of which are understandable but I do wonder why they still change 'Violence' to 'Primus' when most of the f-bombs remain. Livin' La Vida Loca is a bit of a guilty-jam too :D Ooh that would be a good pick of favourite Eminem song! Mine is still to come for a future year but this is definitely up there. Lmao, I'm still trying to get my head around the lyrics due to all of the different versions that you mention :rofl: I love that all of the top comments on that censored music video (that I revisited for this countdown) are "listening to Eminem censored is like _________" memes :kink: Yessss I am here for 'Livin' La Vida Loca' getting so much love in this thread :cheer:
February 11, 20205 yr Sing It Back is probably at least in my top 20 for that year, easily their best song. My Name Is also one of Eminem's best efforts of his early career. As for Livin La Vida Loca fun song but funnily enough I heard the Shrek version of that before the original. Was quite the discovery to learn it was a 'real' song and not one they made up for the film.
February 11, 20205 yr Author Sing It Back is probably at least in my top 20 for that year, easily their best song. My Name Is also one of Eminem's best efforts of his early career. As for Livin La Vida Loca fun song but funnily enough I heard the Shrek version of that before the original. Was quite the discovery to learn it was a 'real' song and not one they made up for the film. Ooh glad to hear that you hold 'Sing It Back' in such high regard! There's a lot more dance to come :dance: Good to see more positive words about 'My Name Is'! Moloko praise was expected, but on BuzzJack I wasn't expecting so much praise about Eminem and Ricky over the likes of Britney and Shania :lol: pop hoes where you hiding! Omg the Shrek version of 'Living La Vida Loca' was a distant memory so thanks for reminding me of that !! I think I would've heard the original first, just because I was only 3 when I first went to Spain and continually went back there every year for well over a decade - I imagine I must've heard that there as a little kid at least.
February 17, 20205 yr Author 30. Jamiroquai - Canned Heat (chart-run: 4-10-14-21-28-41-45-53-65-68) 29. Eiffel 65 - Blue (Da Ba Dee) (chart-run: 1-1-1-3-4-6-8-12-18-21-21-30-30-36-28-29-34-41-51-68-72) 28. DJ Luck & MC Neat - A Little Bit of Luck (chart-run: 18-17-14-11-12-9-9-10-10-16-21-35-46-53-61) 27. Paul Johnson - Get Get Down (chart-run: 5-9-15-24-34-47-60-67) 26. TLC - No Scrubs (chart-run: 7-13-8-6-9-3-5-5-9-12-12-16-22-29-38-37-44-60-69) FrLequ6dUdM Time to get deeper into 1999 courtesy of Jamiroquai! This is their second appearance of the 90s, following the #28 position for 'Deeper Underground' in my 1998 countdown. So 'Canned Heat' finishes a little lower than that did in its respective year, but still, this position is nothing to be sniffed at as 1999 is the strongest year I've faced so far. 'Canned Heat' is a disco song that feels as timeless as some of its predecessors from the same genre back in the 70s. The pulsating production is incredibly funky and every bit as intricate as 'Deeper Underground'. The whole package is euphoric and infectious, from the aforementioned production to lyrics such as "nothing left for me to do but dance off these bad times I'm going through" and finally Jay Kay dancing through walls in the video. I do like the song a lot but I cannot confirm a reaction quite that strong! I've known of 'Canned Heat' for many years, but I fell in love with it all over again when watching Dancing On Ice winner Jake Quickenden skating to it during the 2018 series. Perhaps the song reaches its absolute potential when being danced to. I suppose that makes sense when the chorus mentions the word dance quite a bit. 'Canned Heat' peaked at #4, giving Jamiroquai their third top 5 hit to date. Next, it's 1999, so of course this countdown contains some euro-dance! The biggest euro-dance hit of the year in fact. 'Blue (Da Ba Dee)' was the second best selling song of 1999 in the United Kingdom, only eclipsed by a certain Britney song that may be coming up later... Eiffel 65 are an Italian music group who had this song up their sleeve in 1998, but it would not take off until the following year. It actually didn't reach its #6 peak in the United States until as late as January 2000! But yes, when it did take off, it was quite clearly a phenomenon. It became only the third single to date to chart in the U.K. top 40 purely based on import sales. So, what was all the fuss about? Well, an autotuned nonsensical hook pretty much. But a ridiculously catchy one at that! It's guaranteed to be stuck in my head for the rest of the night. Or week. Or year. Or decade. The song came about after the introductory piano hook was born. The other components then worked around that. The inspiration for the subject matter was apparently how a person chooses their lifestyle. The word blue was just picked at random. But they took that colour and ran with it, even down to blue aliens in the video who are being chased by members of Eiffel 65. The 90s truly was a wild time. What can I say, this song is super joyful, fun, well-produced with its trance elements and piano hook and... way too catchy for its own good. It's a shame that the magic wasn't quite replicated with the follow-up 'Move Your Body'. Next up it's more dance but instead quite a different flavour, as we dive into the amazing world of UK garage! 'A Little Bit of Luck' was the debut hit for Kisstory favourites DJ Luck & MC Neat. They squeezed this out just before the millennium and it would eventually climb to a peak of #9. The garage legends provided us with this gloriously repetitive tune that is suitable for any dance floor. Especially when the main hook is "with a little bit of luck, we can make it through the night" - an ode to any messy night out. The bassline, with its dark edge, is such a draw and I also love the drum rhythms too. The often choppy vocals are so standout, especially when they speed up for the "holler with the rinsin' sound, holler with the mixin' sound" part. Class! Not fed up of dance music yet? Well, good! As I have a fabulous house tune for you now. This is one hit wonder Paul Johnson with 'Get Get Down'! Perhaps a song that a lot of people could recognise but not necessarily name the artist that is behind it. Well, Johnson is the mastermind, first DJing at the young age of 13. He actually appears in the video for 'Get Get Down' where he is wheelchair bound. Elsewhere in the video, set on a beach, a girl can continuously be seen dancing which compliments the feel-good vibes of the song. I also appreciate the fun touch of stones being made into a person and dancing in a stop-motion fashion. The song is 6 minutes of loopy glory - one could say that the lyrics are easy to follow. The production sounds massive also, all-in-all it's such a glowing representation of the house genre and is guaranteed to give you a good time. I'm happy that Johnson was able to share his gift with the world despite such massive set-backs earlier in life. What a tune! Finally, we move away from dance for the final song. Instead it's an R&B classic from girl-group TLC! 'No Scrubs' was big in the U.K. with its #3 peak, however, it was truly HUGE in the United States. It ranked as the 2nd biggest song of 1999 according to Billboard's EOY chart that year, only behind the juggernaut 'Believe' by Cher. 'No Scrubs' was band member Chilli's time to shine, as this was the first time that she took sole lead vocals on a TLC single. The song is of course spliced with signature luscious harmonies from the band members elsewhere. Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes (RIP) also contributed a self-written rap for the song. This often gets omitted in radio edits. 'No Scrubs' is another 90s girl-group anthem about lousy men, much like 'Bills Bills Bills' which appeared earlier in the countdown. The line "hanging out the passenger's side of his best friend's ride, trying to holler at me" is particularly iconic and vents their frustration about the "scrub" in question perfectly. 'No Scrubs' is an ideal mix of both smooth and sassy and has held up incredibly well over the years. The video... not so much, despite being marketed as futuristic at the time. It is still watchable and stylistically mirrors Michael & Janet's legendary 'Scream' video - but everything really does scream quintessentially 90s! There's a dodgy dance routine, shiny outfits, dated back-drops... the list goes on. But yeah, it's a fantastic timeless R&B record that has certainly cemented itself as one of TLC's signature songs.
February 17, 20205 yr Down, down, down, down, down Get, get down, down, down, down, down Get, get down, down, down, down, down Get, get down, down, down, down, down Get, get down, down, down, down, down Get, get down, down, down, down, down Get, get down, down, down, down, down Get, get down, down, down, down Down, down, down, down Down, down, down, down Down, down, down, down Down, down, down, down Down, down, down, down Down, down, down, down Down, down, down, down Down, down, down, down Down, down, down, down Down...down...down...down...down Down, down, down, down Down, down, down, down Down, down, down, down Down, down, down, down Down, down, down, down Down, down, down, down Down, down, down, down Down, down, down, down Down, down, down, down Down, down, down, down Down, down, down, down Down, down, down, down Down...down...down...down...down (woo) Down, down, down, down Down, down, down, down Down, down, down, down Down, down, down, down Down, down, down, down Down, down, down, down Down, down, down, down Down, down, down, down Down, down, down, down Down, down, down, down Down, down, down, down Down, down, down, down Down...down...down...down...down (woo) Down, down, down, down Down, down, down, down Down, down, down, down Down, down, down, down Down, down, down, down Down, down, down, down Down, down, down, down Down, down, down, down Down, down, down, down Down, down, down, down Down, down, down, down Down, down, down, down Down...down...down...down...down Easily the best lyrics to a song in 1999. :D A great tune too, possibly my favourite song from that section, it's between that and Eiffel 65's infectiously catchy smash! Sing It Back, Livin' La Vida Loca and My Name Is are all good from the last section as well, crazy to think Eminem's been relevant for such a long time now and still showing no signs of stopping!
February 17, 20205 yr Canned Heat's probably one of their best songs although the least essential in that section Get Get Down is a bit of a tune even with the ridiculous number of 'down's there are in the lyrics! A Little Bit Of Luck is one of the best from that era of garage too Blue and No Scrubs are easily two of the most iconic songs of that year and both also great
February 18, 20205 yr Author Down, down, down, down, down [insert a lot of down's] Easily the best lyrics to a song in 1999. :D A great tune too, possibly my favourite song from that section, it's between that and Eiffel 65's infectiously catchy smash! Sing It Back, Livin' La Vida Loca and My Name Is are all good from the last section as well, crazy to think Eminem's been relevant for such a long time now and still showing no signs of stopping! Those lyrics *.* such beautiful poetry :heart: in fact this section in general features lyrical quality, not forgetting: I'm blue da ba dee da ba daa Da ba dee da ba daa, da ba dee da ba daa, da ba dee da ba daa Da ba dee da ba daa, da ba dee da ba daa, da ba dee da ba daa :kink: I'm glad that you're a fan of both and also picked out a few highlights from the previous section. Eminem's longevity is so impressive, hats off to him for being relevant for over 20 years now, will be interesting to see how long he can keep up scoring hits in the future too. Thank you for commenting <3 Canned Heat's probably one of their best songs although the least essential in that section Get Get Down is a bit of a tune even with the ridiculous number of 'down's there are in the lyrics! A Little Bit Of Luck is one of the best from that era of garage too Blue and No Scrubs are easily two of the most iconic songs of that year and both also great Yess 'Canned Heat' has always been such a standout in the Jamiroquai discography *.* I thought you'd approve of this section more, knowing that there was a few dance songs in the line-up - it's pleasing to see that you've highlighted them all, plus 'No Scrubs' too :heart: Thank you for commenting <3
February 18, 20205 yr A Little Bit Of Luck is one of my all-time favourite songs. It's so atmospheric and brooding; I've always thought it would be perfect mood music to soundtrack a montage in a heist film. At least it does in the idea for a movie I've had :lol: Blue (Da Ba Dee) & No Scrubs are two song I always enjoy too. Although, they're not ones of which I go out of my way to listen.
February 18, 20205 yr Author A Little Bit Of Luck is one of my all-time favourite songs. It's so atmospheric and brooding; I've always thought it would be perfect mood music to soundtrack a montage in a heist film. At least it does in the idea for a movie I've had :lol: Blue (Da Ba Dee) & No Scrubs are two song I always enjoy too. Although, they're not ones of which I go out of my way to listen. Ooh it's good to hear that you're such a big fan :wub: also I totally get what you're saying! I mentioned in the commentary that the production has a dark edge to it (and your choices of atmospheric and brooding as adjectives are definitely fitting) - it could potentially soundtrack that scenario very well, which feels weird to say about a UK garage song :lol: I'm pleased that 'Blue (Da Ba Dee)' and 'No Scrubs' are getting quite a bit of love in here already, classics :heart:
February 19, 20205 yr Love all 5 of those choices Jade - and bought them all too! Jamiroquai have some really good songs (admittedly amongst some dross) and Canned Heat is definitely a whole lot of fun. My favourites from them are Virtual Insanity and Too Young To Die though. No Scrubs is a classic, I really liked the follow ups also although I didn't really care for much else on the album. 1999 was a great year for dance and you've listed two songs there that I was so impatient to get that I actually paid for the import CD singles just to have them early - Eiffel 65 and Paul Johnson are the two! Get Down is often overlooked these days but it really was huge among clubbers back then - and of course Blue is just cheesetastic *.*
February 19, 20205 yr Get Get Down is a tune! A real grower for me and insanely catchy after a few listens. Blue (Da Ba Dee) is fantastic as well *.* I discovered it from a Gogos video on Youtube back in the day, I feel so old :cry:
February 19, 20205 yr Great to see this back! (going for a 2040 finish? :kink:) 1999 was a great year for cheesy pop and dance and it was the first year I really remember music from at the time. Have a lot of love for Livin' La Vida Loca. Blue (Da Ba Dee) has remained a real favourite, it is ever so infectious and I always loved getting the lyrics wrong, I think three year old me thought it was 'Apple Deer, Apple Dine' for a long time x
February 19, 20205 yr Author Love all 5 of those choices Jade - and bought them all too! Jamiroquai have some really good songs (admittedly amongst some dross) and Canned Heat is definitely a whole lot of fun. My favourites from them are Virtual Insanity and Too Young To Die though. No Scrubs is a classic, I really liked the follow ups also although I didn't really care for much else on the album. 1999 was a great year for dance and you've listed two songs there that I was so impatient to get that I actually paid for the import CD singles just to have them early - Eiffel 65 and Paul Johnson are the two! Get Down is often overlooked these days but it really was huge among clubbers back then - and of course Blue is just cheesetastic *.* Ooh a clean sweep! How pleasing to hear that, Dandy *.* I've never delved further into Jamiroquai's discography before but perhaps I shouldn't and just cherish the gems I do know from them :kink: such as... 'Virtual Insanity' - that's a great pick of favourite in particular from you. Girl-group albums have a good track record for me in general but I must admit that I've never listened to a TLC album in full before :o I've always wanted to but have not quite got around to it yet. Interesting to hear your thoughts anyway, I really liked 'Unpretty' from that era in addition to 'No Scrubs' :heart: Tell me about it - so much great dance on the way :dance: I love that you went to the length of getting the import singles! Worth it tbh, two absolute tunes right there. Aww, 'Get Get Down' should definitely be acknowledged more these days! At least 'Blue (Da Ba Dee)' still feels very well known, cheesetastic as you say - school disco classic :kink: thank you for commenting <3 Get Get Down is a tune! A real grower for me and insanely catchy after a few listens. Blue (Da Ba Dee) is fantastic as well *.* I discovered it from a Gogos video on Youtube back in the day, I feel so old :cry: Hooray for some more 'Get Get Down' and 'Blue (Da Ba Dee)' love *.* possibly two of the catchiest songs of the entire 1999 countdown. Aw haha, I love making unexpected musical discoveries from videos *.* and also PowerPoint presentations set to music, which I will be coming to much later in 1999... :o thank you for commenting <3 Great to see this back! (going for a 2040 finish? :kink:) 1999 was a great year for cheesy pop and dance and it was the first year I really remember music from at the time. Have a lot of love for Livin' La Vida Loca. Blue (Da Ba Dee) has remained a real favourite, it is ever so infectious and I always loved getting the lyrics wrong, I think three year old me thought it was 'Apple Deer, Apple Dine' for a long time x Thank you Chez! I'm ever so pleased that people are still interested in this, I know the gap was a silly length but I feel refreshed now and confident that I can keep up with this for real. Maybe. Alternatively... 2040 :kink: oh yes a year full of S Club 7, Steps and Vengaboys truly brought the cheese *.* and it has to be one of my favourite years ever for dance. Interesting to hear that it's the first year that you can properly remember music from! I have vague memories of some songs during 2000 to 2002, I think it was probably 2003 where I started actively paying proper attention to music around me. I'm glad that 'Blue (Da Ba Dee)' has held up so well for you :heart: lmao at 'Apple Deer, Apple Dine'!! "I'm blue, if I'm green I would die" etc. x thank you for commenting <3
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