Comments on: Jesus of Cool: The Worst Number One Songs of the ’90s http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-the-worst-number-one-songs-of-the-%e2%80%9990s/ your daily dose of pop culture Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:04:17 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Mookie http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-the-worst-number-one-songs-of-the-%e2%80%9990s/comment-page-1/#comment-40399 Mookie Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:11:35 +0000 http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-the-worst-number-one-songs-of-the-%e2%80%9990s/#comment-40399 I beg to differ with bagman (but also side with him in a way), and agree with JC....and I have the facts to back it up.<br><br>I worked at a "Modern A/C" radio station in 1996...for those not familiar with the industry jargon, that meant playlist of "currents" included Alanis, Oasis, the Wallflowers, Fiona Apple, and pretty much anything playing on the Lilithfair tour that year.<br><br>However, our "currents" were interwoven with "retro" 80s hits....we even had a Saturday night, all-80s show called the "Tainted 80s". Now granted, our 80s were commensurate with the "currents" we were playing at the time (i.e. alternative)...so our 80s playlist consisted of New Order, Eurythmics, R.E.M., Echo & the Bunnymen, The Cure, etc.<br><br>So yes, while the 80s schlock like Starship, Huey Lewis, Mr. Mister, et al remained "uncool"...there definitely was a craving for SOME 80s nostalgia.<br><br>Conversely, I now work at a "classic rock" station that is mostly 80s-based (i.e. Def Lep, GnR, Aerosmith, AC/DC, etc.)...and whenever we try to dip our toe into the 90s (Pearl Jam, Nirvana, STP, Collective Soul, etc.), a lot of our listeners tend to balk.<br><br>I realize a lot of this is generationally-based (i.e. what you grew up with), but I definitely don't hear any "90s nostalgia" going on around the radio dial. Whereas, I heard plenty of 80s "retro" programming happening from the mid-to-late-90s all the way up to present day.<br><br>I also realize that I'm responding to people who posted a year ago, and they probably won't even see this. But I'm sitting home sick on a Tuesday with little else to do but post on random blogs, and I thought it was worth stating. I beg to differ with bagman (but also side with him in a way), and agree with JC….and I have the facts to back it up.

I worked at a “Modern A/C” radio station in 1996…for those not familiar with the industry jargon, that meant playlist of “currents” included Alanis, Oasis, the Wallflowers, Fiona Apple, and pretty much anything playing on the Lilithfair tour that year.

However, our “currents” were interwoven with “retro” 80s hits….we even had a Saturday night, all-80s show called the “Tainted 80s”. Now granted, our 80s were commensurate with the “currents” we were playing at the time (i.e. alternative)…so our 80s playlist consisted of New Order, Eurythmics, R.E.M., Echo & the Bunnymen, The Cure, etc.

So yes, while the 80s schlock like Starship, Huey Lewis, Mr. Mister, et al remained “uncool”…there definitely was a craving for SOME 80s nostalgia.

Conversely, I now work at a “classic rock” station that is mostly 80s-based (i.e. Def Lep, GnR, Aerosmith, AC/DC, etc.)…and whenever we try to dip our toe into the 90s (Pearl Jam, Nirvana, STP, Collective Soul, etc.), a lot of our listeners tend to balk.

I realize a lot of this is generationally-based (i.e. what you grew up with), but I definitely don't hear any “90s nostalgia” going on around the radio dial. Whereas, I heard plenty of 80s “retro” programming happening from the mid-to-late-90s all the way up to present day.

I also realize that I'm responding to people who posted a year ago, and they probably won't even see this. But I'm sitting home sick on a Tuesday with little else to do but post on random blogs, and I thought it was worth stating.

]]> By: Mookie http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-the-worst-number-one-songs-of-the-%e2%80%9990s/comment-page-1/#comment-37102 Mookie Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:11:35 +0000 http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-the-worst-number-one-songs-of-the-%e2%80%9990s/#comment-37102 I beg to differ with bagman (but also side with him in a way), and agree with JC....and I have the facts to back it up.<br><br>I worked at a "Modern A/C" radio station in 1996...for those not familiar with the industry jargon, that meant playlist of "currents" included Alanis, Oasis, the Wallflowers, Fiona Apple, and pretty much anything playing on the Lilithfair tour that year.<br><br>However, our "currents" were interwoven with "retro" 80s hits....we even had a Saturday night, all-80s show called the "Tainted 80s". Now granted, our 80s were commensurate with the "currents" we were playing at the time (i.e. alternative)...so our 80s playlist consisted of New Order, Eurythmics, R.E.M., Echo & the Bunnymen, The Cure, etc.<br><br>So yes, while the 80s schlock like Starship, Huey Lewis, Mr. Mister, et al remained "uncool"...there definitely was a craving for SOME 80s nostalgia.<br><br>Conversely, I now work at a "classic rock" station that is mostly 80s-based (i.e. Def Lep, GnR, Aerosmith, AC/DC, etc.)...and whenever we try to dip our toe into the 90s (Pearl Jam, Nirvana, STP, Collective Soul, etc.), a lot of our listeners tend to balk.<br><br>I realize a lot of this is generationally-based (i.e. what you grew up with), but I definitely don't hear any "90s nostalgia" going on around the radio dial. Whereas, I heard plenty of 80s "retro" programming happening from the mid-to-late-90s all the way up to present day.<br><br>I also realize that I'm responding to people who posted a year ago, and they probably won't even see this. But I'm sitting home sick on a Tuesday with little else to do but post on random blogs, and I thought it was worth stating. I beg to differ with bagman (but also side with him in a way), and agree with JC….and I have the facts to back it up.

I worked at a “Modern A/C” radio station in 1996…for those not familiar with the industry jargon, that meant playlist of “currents” included Alanis, Oasis, the Wallflowers, Fiona Apple, and pretty much anything playing on the Lilithfair tour that year.

However, our “currents” were interwoven with “retro” 80s hits….we even had a Saturday night, all-80s show called the “Tainted 80s”. Now granted, our 80s were commensurate with the “currents” we were playing at the time (i.e. alternative)…so our 80s playlist consisted of New Order, Eurythmics, R.E.M., Echo & the Bunnymen, The Cure, etc.

So yes, while the 80s schlock like Starship, Huey Lewis, Mr. Mister, et al remained “uncool”…there definitely was a craving for SOME 80s nostalgia.

Conversely, I now work at a “classic rock” station that is mostly 80s-based (i.e. Def Lep, GnR, Aerosmith, AC/DC, etc.)…and whenever we try to dip our toe into the 90s (Pearl Jam, Nirvana, STP, Collective Soul, etc.), a lot of our listeners tend to balk.

I realize a lot of this is generationally-based (i.e. what you grew up with), but I definitely don't hear any “90s nostalgia” going on around the radio dial. Whereas, I heard plenty of 80s “retro” programming happening from the mid-to-late-90s all the way up to present day.

I also realize that I'm responding to people who posted a year ago, and they probably won't even see this. But I'm sitting home sick on a Tuesday with little else to do but post on random blogs, and I thought it was worth stating.

]]> By: bagman27 http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-the-worst-number-one-songs-of-the-%e2%80%9990s/comment-page-1/#comment-36560 bagman27 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:27:44 +0000 http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-the-worst-number-one-songs-of-the-%e2%80%9990s/#comment-36560 "Speaking of “too soon,” it’s worthwhile to note that while ’80s nostalgia was already rampant by the mid-’90s, no such yearning for the halcyon days of Showgirls and 90210 has yet emerged nearly a decade post-millennium" - JC<br><br>Boy did you get that wrong. By the mid 90s, anything remotely resembling the 80s was incredibly uncool. TV changed, music changed, politics changed and almost all for the better. I dont remember anyone wishing we could go back to the days of Bette Midler, Cheers or the Cold War. <br><br>And you claim theres no nostalgic love for the 90s? News flash: They just brought back 90210 and Melrose Place with a cast that includes the original characters. Hillary Clinton have 20+ million votes from a lot of people hoping to return to the glorious economic, happy-times of the 90s. Green Day, Pearl Jam and Radio Head are probably still the biggest bands out there. It seems the majority of the public would rather live on forever in the 90s if they could. <br><br>Im sure YOU had a lot of nostalgia for the 80s since thats the era in whih you went to college etc. But for everyone else, the 90s represents a golden era of happiness. “Speaking of “too soon,” it’s worthwhile to note that while ’80s nostalgia was already rampant by the mid-’90s, no such yearning for the halcyon days of Showgirls and 90210 has yet emerged nearly a decade post-millennium” – JC

Boy did you get that wrong. By the mid 90s, anything remotely resembling the 80s was incredibly uncool. TV changed, music changed, politics changed and almost all for the better. I dont remember anyone wishing we could go back to the days of Bette Midler, Cheers or the Cold War.

And you claim theres no nostalgic love for the 90s? News flash: They just brought back 90210 and Melrose Place with a cast that includes the original characters. Hillary Clinton have 20+ million votes from a lot of people hoping to return to the glorious economic, happy-times of the 90s. Green Day, Pearl Jam and Radio Head are probably still the biggest bands out there. It seems the majority of the public would rather live on forever in the 90s if they could.

Im sure YOU had a lot of nostalgia for the 80s since thats the era in whih you went to college etc. But for everyone else, the 90s represents a golden era of happiness.

]]> By: 90년대 아까운 #2 곡들 « Slow Step http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-the-worst-number-one-songs-of-the-%e2%80%9990s/comment-page-1/#comment-35105 90년대 아까운 #2 곡들 « Slow Step Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:24:19 +0000 http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-the-worst-number-one-songs-of-the-%e2%80%9990s/#comment-35105 [...] The Worst Number One Songs of the ’90s [...] [...] The Worst Number One Songs of the ’90s [...]

]]> By: Jesus of Cool: We Wuz Robbed! Great #2 Hits of the ’90s | Popdose http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-the-worst-number-one-songs-of-the-%e2%80%9990s/comment-page-1/#comment-34423 Jesus of Cool: We Wuz Robbed! Great #2 Hits of the ’90s | Popdose Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:32:37 +0000 http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-the-worst-number-one-songs-of-the-%e2%80%9990s/#comment-34423 [...] & Boyz II Men’s “One Sweet Day,” which I honored last summer in this space with the title “Worst #1 Song of the ’90s.”) I never thought I’d see Tracey and a bevy of go-go dancers on the same stage, but I guess [...] [...] & Boyz II Men’s “One Sweet Day,” which I honored last summer in this space with the title “Worst #1 Song of the ’90s.”) I never thought I’d see Tracey and a bevy of go-go dancers on the same stage, but I guess [...]

]]> By: Chartburn: 7/18/08 | Popdose http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-the-worst-number-one-songs-of-the-%e2%80%9990s/comment-page-1/#comment-8682 Chartburn: 7/18/08 | Popdose Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:42:42 +0000 http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-the-worst-number-one-songs-of-the-%e2%80%9990s/#comment-8682 [...] Considering that this song tied for #10 on my “Worst Number One Singles of the ’90s” countdown, my feelings should be clear. It’s a good thing there’s so much echo on Stevie’s [...] [...] Considering that this song tied for #10 on my “Worst Number One Singles of the ’90s” countdown, my feelings should be clear. It’s a good thing there’s so much echo on Stevie’s [...]

]]> By: Sara G http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-the-worst-number-one-songs-of-the-%e2%80%9990s/comment-page-1/#comment-10230 Sara G Sun, 22 Jun 2008 23:38:03 +0000 http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-the-worst-number-one-songs-of-the-%e2%80%9990s/#comment-10230 It's a shame people have treated Michael Bolton so badly. I just wanted to clarify if these really were bad they would peak under 100. It's a shame people have treated Michael Bolton so badly. I just wanted to clarify if these really were bad they would peak under 100.

]]> By: Jesus of Cool: The Worst Number One Songs of the ’00s | Popdose http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-the-worst-number-one-songs-of-the-%e2%80%9990s/comment-page-1/#comment-8066 Jesus of Cool: The Worst Number One Songs of the ’00s | Popdose Mon, 19 May 2008 15:31:14 +0000 http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-the-worst-number-one-songs-of-the-%e2%80%9990s/#comment-8066 [...] the ’70s and ’80s with my current, more jaundiced view – a view that dominated my thoughts on ’90s [...] [...] the ’70s and ’80s with my current, more jaundiced view – a view that dominated my thoughts on ’90s [...]

]]> By: JonCummings http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-the-worst-number-one-songs-of-the-%e2%80%9990s/comment-page-1/#comment-10229 JonCummings Tue, 06 May 2008 22:14:41 +0000 http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-the-worst-number-one-songs-of-the-%e2%80%9990s/#comment-10229 Deep Blue Something got its due 10 days ago in Popdose's Chartburn column: <a href="http://popdose.com/chartburn-41808/" rel="nofollow">http://popdose.com/chartburn-41808/</a>, in which I wrote something very similar to your comment.<br><br>You've got the details backward on Mariah--she just topped Elvis with 18 #1s, and she'll probably overtake the Beatles by the time they stop pulling singles off her new album. It is a sorry state of affairs...but considering how plastic-fantastic she is these days, maybe music history will consider her as Barry Bonds to the Beatles' Hank Aaron...<br><br>I keep thinking to myself, "At least we can take some comfort in the fact that she's had nothing like the cultural impact that Elvis or the Beatles had"--but then I think of what I called in this column the "caterwauling that permeates American Idol" and I think, yeah, she's at least had a big impact on what the young folks these days think of as good singing. At least I've never seen a Mariah lunch box... Deep Blue Something got its due 10 days ago in Popdose's Chartburn column: http://popdose.com/chartburn-41808/, in which I wrote something very similar to your comment.

You've got the details backward on Mariah–she just topped Elvis with 18 #1s, and she'll probably overtake the Beatles by the time they stop pulling singles off her new album. It is a sorry state of affairs…but considering how plastic-fantastic she is these days, maybe music history will consider her as Barry Bonds to the Beatles' Hank Aaron…

I keep thinking to myself, “At least we can take some comfort in the fact that she's had nothing like the cultural impact that Elvis or the Beatles had”–but then I think of what I called in this column the “caterwauling that permeates American Idol” and I think, yeah, she's at least had a big impact on what the young folks these days think of as good singing. At least I've never seen a Mariah lunch box…

]]> By: Pete http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-the-worst-number-one-songs-of-the-%e2%80%9990s/comment-page-1/#comment-10228 Pete Tue, 06 May 2008 21:32:48 +0000 http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-the-worst-number-one-songs-of-the-%e2%80%9990s/#comment-10228 Even though it wasn't a #1 song I'd like to add "Breakfast at Tiffany's" by Deep Blue Something to the list of hated 90s songs, since I still find the idea that two people should stick together because they "both kinda liked" a film incredibily stupid.<br><br>And I whole heartedly endorse your choices in the top 5. (I think the worst Bolton song is "Can I Touch You There"-ewww!) I really can't stand how Mariah has broken chart records by the Beatles and soon to top Elvis... Even though it wasn't a #1 song I'd like to add “Breakfast at Tiffany's” by Deep Blue Something to the list of hated 90s songs, since I still find the idea that two people should stick together because they “both kinda liked” a film incredibily stupid.

And I whole heartedly endorse your choices in the top 5. (I think the worst Bolton song is “Can I Touch You There”-ewww!) I really can't stand how Mariah has broken chart records by the Beatles and soon to top Elvis…

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