90s Music @ MindSay

Lately I've been having wedding-related nightmares -- all boiling down to me finding myself with things half done or not done at all on the day before the wedding. In last night's dream I had forgotten, or neglected, to book hair and makeup appointments. Sadly, given my tendency to procrastinate, these sleepy imaginings aren't so far-fetched. :) Ack!

I learned tonight that the music of 1999, at least according to MuchMoreRetro (a Canadian music video channel), already qualifies as "retro." Watching 90s videos is always a little disconcerting since despite my being in their target demographic, I missed many of them the first time around (combine two parts sheltered childhood, one part depressive oblivion, one part geekish detachment from popular culture, throw in a little miscellany...you get the picture). You hear of people trying to recapture youth by throwing themselves into current youth culture -- but here I am, almost 29, channeling 1996, a year I refuse to accept as A Long Time Ago...because I still haven't put it to rest, and acknowledging the long ago-ness of a time that in some ways feels so recent means admitting that I could be Getting Old, which is turn makes me feel even older for using old-people platitudes about time flying faster the older you get. And yes, I do realize that old is relative and 30 isn't 80...but I do have a bittersweet, behind-the-times, stranger-in-a-strange-land sensation of having lived forty lifetimes but having fallen asleep through the good parts.

And lest anyone jump to such a conclusion, I am not stoned, drunk, or coffee-buzzed. ;)

On a 90s-music related note -- what the heck kind of excuse for a lyric is "missing you like candy"? Oh, Mandy.

Heyyyy guys!

 

Lets exchange "good" music:

Your Gaurdian Angel-Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

Unbelievable-EMF

Where'd you Go-Fort Minor

Dear Mr. President-P!nk

Maps-Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Walkie Talkie Man-Steriogram

Take On Me-Aha

Around the World-ATC

Download This Song-MC Lars

Summer of '69-Bryan Adams

I Caught Fire-The Used

Cherry Lips(Go Baby Go)-Garbage

Brighter Than Sunshine-Aqualung

Beautiful Day-U2

Closing Time-Semisonic

The Space Between-The Dave Matthews Band

Bleeding Love-Leona Lewis

The Bartender-Rehab

Don't Stop Believing-Journey

Bittersweet Symphony-The Verve

Outer Space-Freezepop

Fat Lip-Sum 41

You Gte What You Give-New Radicals

Easy,Lucky,Free-Bright Eyes

Dirty Glass-Dropkick Murphys

How Far We've Come-Matchbox Twenty

Stolen-Dashboard Confessional

Vindicated-Dashboard Confessional

Almost Lover-A Fine Frenzy

Earthquake-Family Force 5

Love Addict-Family Force 5

Fat Bottomed Girls-Queen

Grace Kelly-Mika

The Middle-Jimmy Eat World

 

etc etc, oh yea, by the way, this isn't considered "Good" music to some of you I know, but these are just favorites of mine.  There is more that I will add eventually.Post some of your own favorites to share with me and other bloggers (:

 

Or lemme' know what you think of my music selection!