This Week In The 90s

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John Motson has died, which immediately brings back happy memories of playing Fifa 99 on the original Playstation

#JohnMotson #RIP #PS1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCsV8j6e65M

FIFA 99

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#90s song of the day

🎵 Metallica—"Sad But True"
Number 21 in the charts on February 17, 1993

Hyeurgh! Metallica's black album is the gift that keeps giving, as "Sad But True" becomes the fifth single, a full 18 months after "Enter Sandman" came out.

🎧 LISTEN: https://youtu.be/A8MO7fkZc5o

#music #history #onthisday #artist #genre

Metallica: Sad But True (Official Music Video)

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Worst. DJ. Name. Ever.

#90s song of the day

🎵 R.E.M.—"The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite"
Number 22 in the charts on February 16, 1993

A 2009 survey found that this is the most misheard lyric of all time. Stipe is singing "Call me when you try to wake her up", but most people hear something like "Colin tried Jamaica's rump".

🎧 LISTEN: https://youtu.be/mgiCechWNCo

#music #history #onthisday #rem #alternativerock

R.E.M. - The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite (Official HD Music Video)

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#90s song of the day

🎵Lenny Kravits—"Are You Gonna Go My Way?"
Number 11 in the charts on February 15, 1993

Lenny Kravitz makes a bid to become the new Jimi Hendrix, resulting in one of his biggest singles.

🎧 LISTEN: https://youtu.be/8LhCd1W2V0Q

#music #history #onthisday #90srock #lennykravitz

Lenny Kravitz - Are You Gonna Go My Way (Official Music Video)

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Enya has been cool af among younger people for quite a while now. The only people who don’t adore #Enya are the ones who remember when she was in the charts.

https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2023/feb/14/enyacore-the-1990s-revival-absolutely-no-one-saw-coming

Enyacore: the 1990s revival absolutely no one saw coming

Grab your chainmail bra and get whimsigothic. The modern medieval look is back – inspired by the castle-dwelling icon Enya

The Guardian

#90s song of the day
🎵 Annie Lennox—"Love Song For A Vampire"
Number 3 in the charts on February 14, 1993

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🎧 LISTEN: https://youtu.be/vhG8zC4npsE

#music #history #onthisday #AnnieLennox #valentinesday

Love Song For A Vampire

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#90s song of the day
🎵 Whitney Houston—"I'm Every Woman"
Number 5 in the charts on February 13, 1993

Whitney covers Chaka Khan in her second single off the sound track of The Bodyguard.

🎧 LISTEN: https://youtu.be/H7_sqdkaAfo

#music #history #onthisday #whitneyhouston #rnb

De La Soul’s Trugoy Dead at 54

Trugoy, who is one third of De La Soul, has died. Reports say the Native Tongues member passed away at the age of 54. Trugoy was remembered by fans and peers.

Complex

What would John Lennon have been like if he'd lived long enough to be on Twitter in 2017?

#JohnLennon #QOTD

Staunchly pro-Brexit
0%
Staunchly pro-Corbyn
29.4%
Centrist Dad
29.4%
Not on Twitter/PR posting bland gig announcements
41.2%
Poll ended at .