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101 Best Songs of 1994 - #1 - Notorious BIG - Juicy (3 Viewers)

scorchy said:
#76 - Smashing Pumpkins - Landslide

Initially appearing as a B-side for another track farther down the list, most fans first heard the cover when it was included on Pisces Iscariot, Smashing Pumpkins' first collection of bonus tracks and outtakes.  Stevie Nicks loves it, so that's good enough for me.

Landslide
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A candidate for the worst cover song of all time.

 
scorchy said:
#77 - Nine Inch Nails - March of the Pigs

At 11 a.m. on March 8, 1994, I was standing in front of Schoolkids' Records on University Ave. waiting for the doors to open so I could buy a copy of The Downward Spiral the second it went on sale.  It was likely going to be my most-listened to album of the year regardless, but going through a nasty breakup just made it all the more so.  In retrospect, I'm not sure a lot Trent's lyrics have held up much better than the angry NIN-inspired poetry I wrote that spring/summer*; the music on the other is still amazing.  

March of the Pigs is first of a few entries from TDS.  It's video was a vehicle for one of my favorite Beavis and Butthead moments: I do shine my pants.

March of the Pigs

* Though nothing will ever top "Grey would be the color, if I had a heart" from Pretty Hate Machine in the "lyrics I once thought were genius but now make me cringe" department.  Though maybe The Trees by Rush comes close.
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NIN won best new artist in my school newspaper that year.  Not sure what kind of poseurs they had writing that rag 

 
Despite all indications otherwise, it does appear that I'm still alive.  Hey Seth

 
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#75 - Tori Amos - Cornflake Girl

I'll let Tori tell it: 

There's the cornflake girls and the raisin girls, and they represent two different ways of thinking: narrow-mindedness and open-mindedness. It's about the disillusionment that comes from the realization that someone has gone from one way of thinking to another...What we as women haven't really owned is how we withhold from each other -- we'll cut each other out of our lives so fast if we feel our position's being threatened. We don't look at how vicious we can be toward each other. You can blame men for eternity, but the blame is not going to give us self empowerment.
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So much about the song is great - the rolling intro, the piano fills, the vocal stutters.  And she's from Baltimore!

Cornflake Girl

 
scorchy said:
Wow.  Where the hell you been, Max? A 5-year ban or something?
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I wish.  At least I'd have an interesting story to tell.  I just got burned out on it all.  Happy to see some familiar faces after sticking my toe back into the water. 

fatguyinalittlecoat said:
Hey,

A few months ago I gave your alias to @krista4's mom.  That sounds dirty but it's just what happened.  Good to see you around, hope you're doing well.
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lol, I don't even remember which aliases I had.  I know one of us got Ray Stevens a perma-ban years ago.  So it's all good.  But next time, I'd prefer the dirty version, even we both know it's a lie.

Anyway, I won't crap in Scorchy's thread anymore.  Good to see both of you!  Hope things are going well

 
FatMax said:
I wish.  At least I'd have an interesting story to tell.  I just got burned out on it all.  Happy to see some familiar faces after sticking my toe back into the water. 
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Welcome back, post away, and whatever you do, avoid the Political Sub-Forum at all costs.

 
scorchy said:
Welcome back, post away, and whatever you do, avoid the Political Sub-Forum at all costs.
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It couldn't be any worse than the old FSW Politics, could it?  Though I suppose that's like asking which breed's dog#### smells the worst ... a debate best left for others.

 
#74 - Craig Mack - Flava in Ya Ear

The debut single from Craig Mack is the first song in the countdown to show up in Rolling Stone’s Top 500 of All Time list.  The Long Island rapper had a wild career trajectory, from working as a roadie for EPMD to being the first act signed to Bad Boy records, then scoring a #1 rap/top 10 pop single before leaving the biz to become a minister in a South Carolna church/cult.  He died from heart failure in 2018 at just 48.

Take your pick from the original version or the remix featuring LL, Busta, and Biggie.

Flava In Ya Ear (Original)

Flava In Ya Ear (Remix)

 
scorchy said:
#74 - Craig Mack - Flava in Ya Ear

The debut single from Craig Mack is the first song in the countdown to show up in Rolling Stone’s Top 500 of All Time list.  The Long Island rapper had a wild career trajectory, from working as a roadie for EPMD to being the first act signed to Bad Boy records, then scoring a #1 rap/top 10 pop single before leaving the biz to become a minister in a South Carolna church/cult.  He died from heart failure in 2018 at just 48.

Take your pick from the original version or the remix featuring LL, Busta, and Biggie.

Flava In Ya Ear (Original)

Flava In Ya Ear (Remix)
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The remix was the first of its kind to have big guest stars rap over the original. It's generally considered the jumping off point for that sort of thing. 

Bad Boys
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rockaction said:
The remix was the first of its kind to have big guest stars rap over the original. It's generally considered the jumping off point for that sort of thing. 

Bad Boys
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I could have sworn it was Dionne Warwick & Friends.  Gladys Knight dropped the mic on that one.

 
#73 - Frank Black - Headache

The only single from Frank Black’s second album, Teenager of the Year.  Dude sure knows how to write a hook - Headache is great ear candy.  Still, I always thought his solo stuff noticeably misses all that other things Kim Deal added to Pixies records.

Headache

 
#72 - Beck - Beercan

Just shake your boots and let it all get loose

Beercan instantly puts me in a good mood.  That other single from Mellow Gold is infinitely bigger, but this one was always my favorite.  Plus, it samples from the Care Bears.

Beercan

 
scorchy said:
When I started the 101 Best Songs of 1988 thread, I wrote that I hoped to eventually hit all the years covering HS/College/Grad School (1987-1996).  I've been waiting for a lull, but as some cranky person posted a while back, there's pretty much never a lull from music threads in the FFA.  So with the labor of love that is the Beatles thread ending and Zepp almost wound down, I'll try to fit this in before @rockactionstarts his long-awaited punk countdown and the tribute to the Allman Brothers kicks in.  Obviously Tim's 1972 thread is rolling along, but I can virtually guarantee no overlap there.

Originally, I had 1992 all set to get to but I just wasn't feeling it - just a little too grungy to bring me joy.  So I threw together 1994, which still has it's share of flannel, but the emergence of "alternative" radio really brought a bunch of other sounds to the masses that help balance things out.

As with 1988, in trying to reflect the sounds of a year, I'm using the single release date as the primary criterion, with album release date being secondary if the song wasn't released as a single.  

#101 - G Love & Special Sauce - Cold Beverage

#100 - Sponge - Plowed

#99 - Sheryl Crow - All I Wanna Do

#98 - Method Man - Bring The Pain

#97 - John Cougar Mellencamp and Me'Shell Ndegeocello - Wild Night

#96 - Whale - Hobo Humpin’ Slobo Babe

#95 - Johnny Cash - Delia's Gone

#94 - Coolio - Fantastic Voyage 

#93 - Bush - Everything Zen

#92 - Gin Blossoms - Allison Road

#91 - Jawbox - Savory

#90 - Live - I Alone

#89 - Jesus and Mary Chain w/ Hope Sandoval - Sometimes Always

#88 - Prince - The Most Beautiful Girl in the World

#87 - Stone Roses - Love Spreads

#86 - Guided By Voices - I Am A Scientist

#85 - Hootie & the Blowfish - Hold My Hand

#84 - The Offspring - Self Esteem

#83 - Rancid - Salvation

#82 - Common – I Used to Love H.E.R.

#81 - Bad Religion - 21st Century Digital Boy

#80 - Ini Kamoze - Here Comes the Hotstepper

#79 - Superchunk - Driveway to Driveway

#78 - The Cure - Burn

#77 - Nine Inch Nails - March of the Pigs

#76 - Smashing Pumpkins - Landslide

#75 - Tori Amos - Cornflake Girl

#74 - Craig Mack - Flava in Ya Ear

#73 - Frank Black - Headache

#72 - Beck - Beercan
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i actually think this list might be eactly right so far.  never seen anything like this before.  

 
scorchy said:
#72 - Beck - Beercan

Just shake your boots and let it all get loose

Beercan instantly puts me in a good mood.  That other single from Mellow Gold is infinitely bigger, but this one was always my favorite.  Plus, it samples from the Care Bears.

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this album really has a lot of cool #### on it.

 
I said I was in grad school at the time- so I know I was head down for a year or three...but I'm just realizing I didn't listen to any of this.

 
scorchy said:
#72 - Beck - Beercan

Just shake your boots and let it all get loose

Beercan instantly puts me in a good mood.  That other single from Mellow Gold is infinitely bigger, but this one was always my favorite.  Plus, it samples from the Care Bears.

Beercan
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Somehow I never knew of this song.  Oh yeah, it could be because I was not particularly hip in 1994 (or ever, really).  @scorchy, I love your countdowns so hard for the variety of music represented.  Some are old favorites for me and some are songs I wish I'd known before (and I suppose there are a few I'd have preferred not to).  Not just a trip down memory lane for me but an opportunity to add to my collection.  :thanks:  

 
#71 - Weezer - Undone (The Sweater Song)

Undone was catchy, quirky, and it didn't sound like much else on the radio in 1994. My friends and I all thought we were too cool for Weezer, but we were dumb (at least when it comes to the first two albums).

Rivers Cuomo said he was trying to write a Velvet Underground song but ended up ripping off Metallica's Welcome Home (Sanitarium) instead.  I really don't see it.

Undone (The Sweater Song)

 
krista4 said:
Somehow I never knew of this song.  Oh yeah, it could be because I was not particularly hip in 1994 (or ever, really).  @scorchy, I love your countdowns so hard for the variety of music represented.  Some are old favorites for me and some are songs I wish I'd known before (and I suppose there are a few I'd have preferred not to).  Not just a trip down memory lane for me but an opportunity to add to my collection.  :thanks:  
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Wow, thanks @krista4. Means a ton, especially coming from someone who is Zeus on the Mt. Olympus of music threads.  Glad I could provide a little joy.

 
scorchy said:
#71 - Weezer - Undone (The Sweater Song)

Undone was catchy, quirky, and it didn't sound like much else on the radio in 1994. My friends and I all thought we were too cool for Weezer, but we were dumb (at least when it comes to the first two albums).

Rivers Cuomo said he was trying to write a Velvet Underground song but ended up ripping off Metallica's Welcome Home (Sanitarium) instead.  I really don't see it.

Undone (The Sweater Song)
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Remember what I said about Offspring dude? Rivers Cuomo is that x10 for me.

 
scorchy said:
#72 - Beck - Beercan

Just shake your boots and let it all get loose

Beercan instantly puts me in a good mood.  That other single from Mellow Gold is infinitely bigger, but this one was always my favorite.  Plus, it samples from the Care Bears.

Beercan
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Loser and to a lesser extent Mellow Gold felt like a big deal.  Maybe just another step in the evolution of white boy boogie.  Good choice!

 
Weezer was a real rock/power pop band for those of us that enjoyed the genre. It was indie/power pop at the time, which was a breath of fresh air, given that indie was veering towards the abstruse and jammy (Pavement) to the avant-garde and noise rock (Sonic Youth). It was pop music cloaked in the irony of the age. 

It was well-executed, and some of the songs on the Blue Album absolutely destroyed everything in their wake (My Name Is Jonas, Only In Dreams). A fine effort. 

 
I don’t know what all these artists are doing today, but Weezer and Beck are the first two of these bands listed that I’m aware of having put out decent music in the past decade.  Great artists and song choices for the countdown.

 
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rockaction said:
Weezer was a real rock/power pop band for those of us that enjoyed the genre. It was indie/power pop at the time, which was a breath of fresh air, given that indie was veering towards the abstruse and jammy (Pavement) to the avant-garde and noise rock (Sonic Youth). It was pop music cloaked in the irony of the age. 

It was well-executed, and some of the songs on the Blue Album absolutely destroyed everything in their wake (My Name Is Jonas, Only In Dreams). A fine effort. 
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I know a bunch of folks that talk of early Weezer the same way you do.  It's sounds weird to say, but I feel like I was just a year or two too old for it (same with Green Day).  I had just started grad school and certain bands were starting to get this huge following among the "younger" crowd and my friends and I just weren't on to it.  

 
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fatguyinalittlecoat said:
I don’t know what all these artists are doing today, but Weezer and Beck are the first two of these bands listed that I’m aware of having put out decent music in the past decade.  Great artists and song choices for the countdown.
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Interesting.  Something I hadn't really thought about.  I wouldn't ignore Reznor's soundtrack work with Atticus Ross, and GBV is still really plugging along (5 records in last 2 years, same as always) - maybe I would substitute "popular" or at least "mainstream" for "decent."  I dunno?  Funny that Beck seemed like a novelty act in 1994 and he's one of the few still doing great work.

 
I've been reworking the middle part of my list a little bit - not sure if that means it's more or less biased than before.  This weekend, I'm going to be focusing on R&B and Pop stuff that deserves a spot in any reckoning of 1994 but just wasn't in my wheelhouse.  Today is devoted to songs featuring indie guitar legends that would earn a place in my personal top 25 but didn't make much of a dent on modern rock radio, much less the mainstream.  

#70 - Sonic Youth - Bull in the Heather

I guess I'm already contradicting myself a little, because Bull in the Heather did reach the top 20 of the alternative rock charts, but I don't think it made anyone who wasn't already a fan of Sonic Youth go out and buy their new record.  It was the kind of song that would make all of the Nirvana/STP lovers who I worked with in the kitchen change the station when it came on the radio.  They didn't care that Kurt Cobain always talked about how much he was influenced by Thurston Moore. 

The official video features Bikini Kill's Kathleen Hanna (why the pigtails?) dancing around with the band.  I linked the Letterman video just because Kim Gordon is so damn cool - find me another bass player/singer that can rock a Knicks jersey like she can.

Bull in the Heather (official video)

Bull in the Heather (Live on Letterman) 

 
scorchy said:
I know a bunch of folks that talk of early Weezer the same way you do.  It's sounds weird to say, but I feel like I was just a year or two too old for it (same with


Green


Day).  I had just started grad school and certain bands were starting to get this huge following among the "younger" crowd and my and friends and I just weren't on to it.  
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I really liked their first two albums, Weezer made some good music, but I didn't really know anyone who was really into them. It's like everyone agreed that the debut and Pinkerton were great albums, but there really weren't too many sharp corners with this band (aside: you were trying to write a Velvet Underground song, Rivers? mmmm, I don't think so)

I would listen to Weezer back then, but I would rather listen to grunge, the Britpop, whatever you call what Beck was doing, and all the cool girl rocker stuff out there at the time.

 
massraider said:
I really liked their first two albums, Weezer made some good music, but I didn't really know anyone who was really into them. It's like everyone agreed that the debut and Pinkerton were great albums, but there really weren't too many sharp corners with this band (aside: you were trying to write a Velvet Underground song, Rivers? mmmm, I don't think so)

I would listen to Weezer back then, but I would rather listen to grunge, the Britpop, whatever you call what Beck was doing, and all the cool girl rocker stuff out there at the time.
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The boyfriend of a close friend of mine was in a pretty good hardcore band.  He and most of his friends were gutterpunks (probably why my friend broke up with him) but they all worshiped Pinkerton like it was Sgt. Peppers.  Another younger coworker was president of some Weezer fan club when he was a freshman in college (but disavows any of their later stuff).  Personally, I like the Blue album fine and some of the later stuff is OK, but Pinkerton is the only thing I would listen to from start to finish.

 
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scorchy said:
The official video features Bikini Kill's Kathleen Hanna (why the pigtails?) dancing around with the band.  I linked the Letterman video just because Kim Gordon is so damn cool - find me another bass player/singer that can rock a Knicks jersey like she can.

Bull in the Heather (official video)
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Hanna in that video turns soooooo many of my cranks... :wub:

I've done no research of what else came out this year to see what might be above it, but Hanna in that video makes me absolutely love this song.. as well as drummer using a maraca as a drum stick for a super-boogy beat and Gordon just slaying it. Wihtout even knowing what else was released this year, I feel pretty confident this is a top 10 for me.

 
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