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She Likes Me for Meeeee! (2 Viewers)

Sabertooth

Sabertooth

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Or Hey Leonardo! Heard this song yesterday for the first time in years. This has to be the worst song of the 1990's (ever????maybe) right? Just a terrible mix of 90s angst and emasculation. Such a perfect storm of ####ification. Anyone have a worse song that was actually popular? It's like they took all the self loathing of grunge, mixed it with celebrity deification and then crapped this song out the other side. Just horrible. I actually felt me balls shrink listening to this song. I love this verse.

"She likes me for me

Not because I look like Tyson Beckford
With the charm of Robert Redford
Oozing out my ears
But what she sees
Are my faults and indecisions
My insecure conditions
And the tears upon the pillow that I shed "

I'm thinking she dumped him shortly afterwards. And he cried himself to sleep on his huge pillow.

 
Sabertooth said:
Or Hey Leonardo! Heard this song yesterday for the first time in years. This has to be the worst song of the 1990's (ever????maybe) right? Just a terrible mix of 90s angst and emasculation. Such a perfect storm of ####ification. Anyone have a worse song that was actually popular? It's like they took all the self loathing of grunge, mixed it with celebrity deification and then crapped this song out the other side. Just horrible. I actually felt me balls shrink listening to this song. I love this verse.

"She likes me for me

Not because I look like Tyson Beckford

With the charm of Robert Redford

Oozing out my ears

But what she sees

Are my faults and indecisions

My insecure conditions

And the tears upon the pillow that I shed "

I'm thinking she dumped him shortly afterwards. And he cried himself to sleep on his huge pillow.
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Pretty astute call on the self-esteem lyrics. I'm going with this simply because he remembers that corny movie better than her. But he at least puts words in her mouth during the narration, so he's not a complete wimp. I'll bet he ordered her an omelette in the video. And did it for her, that crazy masculist.

Deep Blue Something

Then there was the pandering one about the girl crying and stuff. Which one was that?

Oh, I'll nominate this one for the most pandering. I'm going to nominate this one over yours for ####ification.

Absolutely (Story Of A Girl)

eta* I've changed my mind about Deep Blue Something after finally watching that the whole way through. Looks like they had a video budget to blow and decided to spit champagne everywhere. They're probably almost the Johnny Rottens of this entire group. Freaking rebels. I screwed that one up. Never made it through the whole video in the '90s. Can you blame me?

My second nomination stands.

 
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Vertical Horizon?

I am everything you want

I am everything you need

I am everything inside of you

That you wish you could be

I say all the right things

At exactly the right time

But I mean nothing to you and I don't know why

And I don't know why

Why

I don't know

 
The problem is you guys are listening to the lyrics. If you're listening to the lyrics during a 90s radio hit, you're doing it wrong.

 
bigbottom said:
Vertical Horizon?

I am everything you want

I am everything you need

I am everything inside of you

That you wish you could be

I say all the right things

At exactly the right time

But I mean nothing to you and I don't know why

And I don't know why

Why

I don't know
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Brutal

 
Sabertooth said:
Or Hey Leonardo! Heard this song yesterday for the first time in years. This has to be the worst song of the 1990's (ever????maybe) right? Just a terrible mix of 90s angst and emasculation. Such a perfect storm of ####ification. Anyone have a worse song that was actually popular? It's like they took all the self loathing of grunge, mixed it with celebrity deification and then crapped this song out the other side. Just horrible. I actually felt me balls shrink listening to this song. I love this verse.

"She likes me for me

Not because I look like Tyson Beckford

With the charm of Robert Redford

Oozing out my ears

But what she sees

Are my faults and indecisions

My insecure conditions

And the tears upon the pillow that I shed "

I'm thinking she dumped him shortly afterwards. And he cried himself to sleep on his huge pillow.
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Fastball - Out of my Head

Sometimes I feel like I am drunk behind the wheel
The wheel of possibility, however it may roll
Give it a spin, see if you can somehow factor in
You know there's always more than one way
To say exactly what you mean to say

Was I out of my head? Was I out of my mind?
How could I have ever been so blind?
I was waiting for an indication, it was hard to find

 
Peyton Marino said:
I like every song that's been mentioned so far. No shtick.
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:thumbup: My personal favorite is Aztec trip - beautiful. That was my and the girl I crushed on hard in high school's song. I was squarely in her friend zone.

 
Zow said:
Peyton Marino said:
I like every song that's been mentioned so far. No shtick.
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:thumbup: My personal favorite is Aztec trip - beautiful. That was my and the girl I crushed on hard in high school's song. I was squarely in her friend zone.
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Brutal. Just listened to that song and I want to say it's the perfect song for that situation, but in reality like 80% of the songs from that time are perfect for that situation.

 
From memory...

Please, excuse me while I dream of you.

With your thought on my mind,

I feel alive.

So alive I'm feeling fine

Your eyes stand out in my mind.

So beautiful

The stars, they fall around

When I think of you.

The seasons change,

Like I would for you.

 
I'm pretty sure everything The Cure did falls into this category. Maybe I'm wrong, because I haven't paid that much attention to them because I'm not a chick.

Probably Depeche Mode too.

 
psychobillies said:
I'm pretty sure everything The Cure did falls into this category. Maybe I'm wrong, because I haven't paid that much attention to them

because I'm not a chick.

Probably Depeche Mode too.
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Eh, a lot of the bigger whinier hits have been listed. Wouldn't really put those two there. Vertical horizon, ever clear (especially for daddy issues), and some of the one hit wonders really cornered that market. Trust me, I was a sappy high school kid living an incredibly clean, jesusy life all while pining in secret for girls who I actually thought may come around and like me. Basically I'm an expert on this genre.

Another favorite of mine is wheatus - teenage dirtbag.

 
rockaction said:
Oh, I'll nominate this one for the most pandering. I'm going to nominate this one over yours for ####ification.

Absolutely (Story Of A Girl)

eta* I've changed my mind about Deep Blue Something after finally watching that the whole way through. Looks like they had a video budget to blow and decided to spit champagne everywhere. They're probably almost the Johnny Rottens of this entire group. Freaking rebels. I screwed that one up. Never made it through the whole video in the '90s. Can you blame me?

My second nomination stands.
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That song is about being in a relationship with a girl who's depressed.

"I absolutely love her...when she smiles"

 
cstu said:
rockaction said:
Oh, I'll nominate this one for the most pandering. I'm going to nominate this one over yours for ####ification.

Absolutely (Story Of A Girl)

eta* I've changed my mind about Deep Blue Something after finally watching that the whole way through. Looks like they had a video budget to blow and decided to spit champagne everywhere. They're probably almost the Johnny Rottens of this entire group. Freaking rebels. I screwed that one up. Never made it through the whole video in the '90s. Can you blame me?

My second nomination stands.
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That song is about being in a relationship with a girl who's depressed.

"I absolutely love her...when she smiles"
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Ooh, not sure. But remember Elizabeth Wurtzel? Was the girl in the song really depressed, or was it just normative angst? I'm going with angst.

 
Stroke 9 - Little Black Back Pack

Well I know it, it's a shame

A shame I can't show it,
I see it, I can see
It now but I'm so far below it

Don't want to, don't want to talk about it,
I say why not,
Don't want to think about it,
I say there's got to be some good reason
For your little black backpack up,
Smack, turnaround he's on his back and

Don't want to tango with you,
I'd rather tangle with him,
I think I'm gonna bash his head in,
And this shouldn't concern
You except that just don't expect to get
Your bloody black backpack back

I can feel you, yes I can what about that
Don't you understand,
And I sense you,
Its something sensual but its less than I
Planned

Don't want to, don't want to talk about it,
I say why not,
Don't want to think about it,
I say there's got to be some good reason
For your little black backpack up,
Smack, turnaround he's on his back and

Don't want to tango with you,
I'd rather tangle with him,
I think I'm gonna bash his head in,
And this shouldn't concern
You except just don't expect to get
Your bloody black backpack back

You're trying to find a reason for the way you feel tonight,
You're mind is lined with layers of lead,
Have you heard one thing that I've said

Don't want to talk about it,
I say why not,
Don't want to think about it,
I say there's got to be some good reason
For your little black backpack up,
Smack, turnaround he's on his back and

Don't want to tango with you,
I'd rather tangle with him,
I think I'm gonna bash his head in,
And this shouldn't concern
You except just don't expect to get
Your bloody black backpack back (twice)

 
This was the first song I thought of:

Seems the road less traveled
Show's happiness unraveled
And you got to take a little dirt
To keep what you love
That's what you gotta do
Sayin' you love but you don't
You give your love but you won't
You're stretching out your arms to something that's just not there
Sayin' you love where you stand
Give your heart when you can
If you could only see the way she loves me

Tonic - If you could only see

 
bigbottom said:
Vertical Horizon?

I am everything you want

I am everything you need

I am everything inside of you

That you wish you could be

I say all the right things

At exactly the right time

But I mean nothing to you and I don't know why

And I don't know why

Why

I don't know
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Oh, my god I'm getting flashbacks. My law school roomate in 1999/2000 had gotten broken up with, and played that song overandoverandoverandoverandover. And Over again. The song was the only thing that came out of my roomates room. Jesus.

 
rockaction said:
cstu said:
rockaction said:
Oh, I'll nominate this one for the most pandering. I'm going to nominate this one over yours for ####ification.

Absolutely (Story Of A Girl)

eta* I've changed my mind about Deep Blue Something after finally watching that the whole way through. Looks like they had a video budget to blow and decided to spit champagne everywhere. They're probably almost the Johnny Rottens of this entire group. Freaking rebels. I screwed that one up. Never made it through the whole video in the '90s. Can you blame me?

My second nomination stands.
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That song is about being in a relationship with a girl who's depressed.

"I absolutely love her...when she smiles"
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Ooh, not sure. But remember Elizabeth Wurtzel? Was the girl in the song really depressed, or was it just normative angst? I'm going with angst.
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Don't confuse the tone of a song or the video with the song's meaning.

Semi-Charmed Life sounds happy but it's about meth addiction.

 
Peyton Marino said:
Zow said:
Peyton Marino said:
I like every song that's been mentioned so far. No shtick.
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:thumbup: My personal favorite is Aztec trip - beautiful. That was my and the girl I crushed on hard in high school's song. I was squarely in her friend zone.
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Brutal. Just listened to that song and I want to say it's the perfect song for that situation, but in reality like 80% of the songs from that time are perfect for that situation.
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I just googled this band and discovered that members of the band actually attended the same high school as the girl I "shared" this song with did (ahead of her/us by a few years).

Woah

/Keanu

 
cstu said:
rockaction said:
cstu said:
rockaction said:
Oh, I'll nominate this one for the most pandering. I'm going to nominate this one over yours for ####ification.

Absolutely (Story Of A Girl)

eta* I've changed my mind about Deep Blue Something after finally watching that the whole way through. Looks like they had a video budget to blow and decided to spit champagne everywhere. They're probably almost the Johnny Rottens of this entire group. Freaking rebels. I screwed that one up. Never made it through the whole video in the '90s. Can you blame me?

My second nomination stands.
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That song is about being in a relationship with a girl who's depressed.

"I absolutely love her...when she smiles"
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Ooh, not sure. But remember Elizabeth Wurtzel? Was the girl in the song really depressed, or was it just normative angst? I'm going with angst.
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Don't confuse the tone of a song or the video with the song's meaning.

Semi-Charmed Life sounds happy but it's about meth addiction.
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They get a pass though. The rest of that album was fan-friggin-tastic.

 
Sweet J said:
bigbottom said:
Vertical Horizon?

I am everything you want

I am everything you need

I am everything inside of you

That you wish you could be

I say all the right things

At exactly the right time

But I mean nothing to you and I don't know why

And I don't know why

Why

I don't know
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Oh, my god I'm getting flashbacks. My law school roomate in 1999/2000 had gotten broken up with, and played that song overandoverandoverandoverandover. And Over again. The song was the only thing that came out of my roomates room. Jesus.
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This is what Matt Scannell (lead singer) said it is about:

Well, the long shot of it is I was basically in love with this beautifully complex and crazy person who could see everything around her except for the thing that could actually help her. And I just thought of a tormented glass-is-half-empty person who was in pain about a bunch of things that had happened to her in her life, and always wound up looking to the wrong places to find solace and to find help. And then when that was over, she would just be emptier than she was before. And I could just see her kind of sinking. It was written out of frustration, it was written out of sadness from my perspective, a sense of wishing that she would turn to me, and to realize that I wanted to help her. Maybe she couldn’t see it being what she really needed, and she never did. So the last chorus is really that chance that I had to say, “Hey, look — enough. I love you. I can help you, but I don’t mean anything to you at all.” A lot of people have said that they think it might be about God, and it might be about religion, and I’ve always tried to steer clear of nailing it too far on the head. But if you’re asking me directly, that’s really where it came from.
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Zow said:
John Bender said:
My entry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Maz6jFdvn2Q
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Little upbeat, but definitely in the genre.
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Nothing I have ever seen represents the 90s better than this video. This. This is the 90s every bit as much as a Cyndi Lauper video is the 80s. Maybe it loses a point for not having Pearl Jam in it. But still. This is the 90s.

Edit:

Ironically buzzed hair: Check.

A big ol' gold looped earling in each ear: Check

Oversized flannel: Check

Playing in empty warehouse: Check

Goofy, smily, yet weirdly depressed persona: Check

Art house girlfriend: Check

Vague insertion of transgender person for no apparent reason: Check

All the earnestness in the world: Checkcheckcheckcheckcheck.

 
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Zow said:
whiskey7 said:
Summer Girls
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No. This song is just simply terrible. It's not nearly whiny enough. Plus he at least got the girl during some fun summers. True 1990's whiny didn't get girls in fun summers.
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I don't know man, I dig it. I like the nonsensical lyrics.

You love hip hop and rock and roll

Dad took off when you were 4 years old

There was a good man named Paul Revere

I feel much better baby when you're near

 
Sweet J said:
Zow said:
John Bender said:
My entry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Maz6jFdvn2Q
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Little upbeat, but definitely in the genre.
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Nothing I have ever seen represents the 90s better than this video. This. This is the 90s every bit as much as a Cyndi Lauper video is the 80s. Maybe it loses a point for not having Pearl Jam in it. But still. This is the 90s.

Edit:

Ironically buzzed hair: Check.

A big ol' gold looped earling in each ear: Check

Oversized flannel: Check

Playing in empty warehouse: Check

Goofy, smily, yet weirdly depressed persona: Check

Art house girlfriend: Check

Vague insertion of transgender person for no apparent reason: Check

All the earnestness in the world: Checkcheckcheckcheckcheck.
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Could have been straight off of the My So Called Life soundtrack.

 
ANything GooGoo Dolls.

Living right across the border from Buffalo made this 100000x as excrutiating, as they were the "pride of the city"

No, your wings are... Not GooGoo Dolls.

 
rockaction said:
Sabertooth said:
Or Hey Leonardo! Heard this song yesterday for the first time in years. This has to be the worst song of the 1990's (ever????maybe) right? Just a terrible mix of 90s angst and emasculation. Such a perfect storm of ####ification. Anyone have a worse song that was actually popular? It's like they took all the self loathing of grunge, mixed it with celebrity deification and then crapped this song out the other side. Just horrible. I actually felt me balls shrink listening to this song. I love this verse.

"She likes me for me

Not because I look like Tyson Beckford

With the charm of Robert Redford

Oozing out my ears

But what she sees

Are my faults and indecisions

My insecure conditions

And the tears upon the pillow that I shed "

I'm thinking she dumped him shortly afterwards. And he cried himself to sleep on his huge pillow.
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Pretty astute call on the self-esteem lyrics. I'm going with this simply because he remembers that corny movie better than her. But he at least puts words in her mouth during the narration, so he's not a complete wimp. I'll bet he ordered her an omelette in the video. And did it for her, that crazy masculist.

Deep Blue Something

Then there was the pandering one about the girl crying and stuff. Which one was that?
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I think you've already mentioned this, but I can't get enough of the Breakfast at Tiffany's song.

Part of my problem is that 1994-1998 were the absolute best years of my life. Any song that brings me back to this time get bonus points. Why I'll always have a soft spot for Alanis Morrisette and the soundtrack to Dumb and Dumber. And (shamefully) Matchbox 20. Screw you all, any time a Matchbox20 song comes on the radio, probably for the rest of my life, I turn that sum##### up.

 
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Sweet J said:
rockaction said:
Sabertooth said:
Or Hey Leonardo! Heard this song yesterday for the first time in years. This has to be the worst song of the 1990's (ever????maybe) right? Just a terrible mix of 90s angst and emasculation. Such a perfect storm of ####ification. Anyone have a worse song that was actually popular? It's like they took all the self loathing of grunge, mixed it with celebrity deification and then crapped this song out the other side. Just horrible. I actually felt me balls shrink listening to this song. I love this verse.

"She likes me for me

Not because I look like Tyson Beckford

With the charm of Robert Redford

Oozing out my ears

But what she sees

Are my faults and indecisions

My insecure conditions

And the tears upon the pillow that I shed "

I'm thinking she dumped him shortly afterwards. And he cried himself to sleep on his huge pillow.
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Pretty astute call on the self-esteem lyrics. I'm going with this simply because he remembers that corny movie better than her. But he at least puts words in her mouth during the narration, so he's not a complete wimp. I'll bet he ordered her an omelette in the video. And did it for her, that crazy masculist.

Deep Blue Something

Then there was the pandering one about the girl crying and stuff. Which one was that?
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I think you've already mentioned this, but I can't get enough of the Breakfast at Tiffany's song.

Part of my problem is that 1994-1998 were the absolute best years of my life. Any song that brings me back to this time get bonus points. Why I'll always have a soft spot for Alanis Morrisette and the soundtrack to Dumb and Dumber. And (hides face in shame) Matchbox 20. Screw you all, any time a Matchbox20 song comes on the radio, probably for the rest of my life, I turn that sum##### up.
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Folks, we got a live one! It's cool, man, it's cool.

:Not allowed to post in logic threads, but don't you stop the music:

 
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