DRC Madness #42

[sadchild]

Wolf’s playlist is what happens when you grow up on a steady diet of Mountain Dew, wrestling intros, and the belief that guitar solos are a personality trait.

LOL'd

If the 90s were a journal, Madison wrote in it with gel pens.

LOL'd

scotch would be the barista judging your order while recommending an album recorded in a basement on a four track.

LOL'd

enough adult contemporary syrup to drown a Hallmark store. His idea of “rock” is Hootie

LOL'd

As for mine

“I write poetry in a dimly lit room”
Yeah and...

“I once got kicked out of Hot Topic for loitering”
Yeah and...

“I swear Crash Test Dummies is actually brilliant.”
Yeah and...

J/K, pretty funny feedback actually

 

[Channel98]

If the Crash Test Dummies were all that brilliant, they would have made lots of money by licensing Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm for use in a Campbell's Soup "Mmm mmm good" commercial.

 

[Aaron]

Okay, here's some more ChatGPT observations:


Songs that seem overvalued relative to the usual 90s canon

Not "bad"—just songs where this particular list is giving them considerably more love than the normal cultural hierarchy would.

1. Tubthumping — #7

This remains the funniest one.

But I'm increasingly convinced the placement makes sense for this group. It's an extraordinarily effective pop song: weird verses, huge chorus, unusual vocal textures, repetition, and that accordion/piano combination.

It's gone from "novelty one-hit wonder" to "wait, this song is actually fantastic."

2. Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm — #8

This might be the clearest 90s nostalgia reappraisal on the whole list.

It's an odd little song that shouldn't have become a gigantic radio hit, and yet it did. The list is basically saying its weirdness has aged well.

3. Runaround — #12

This one is especially interesting because Blues Traveler doesn't usually occupy the same critical space as R.E.M., Nirvana, Depeche Mode, etc.

But Runaround is an absolutely killer piece of 90s radio songwriting. The harmonica is instantly identifiable, the groove is infectious, and the chorus is huge.

4. Right Here Right Now — #23

This is one of the biggest "cult classic" elevations.

It has five votes, but its relatively modest score per vote tells you something: lots of people included it, but didn't necessarily put it extremely high.

 

[Aaron]

The most undervalued songs

This is where the list gets really fun.

Wonderwall — #537
I still can't get over this one.
Whatever you think of Oasis, Wonderwall at #537 is an enormous departure from the conventional cultural status of the song.

And this isn't simply "the list doesn't like Oasis." Supersonic is down at #732 too.
It seems like Oasis just doesn't connect with this particular group.

Scar Tissue — #637
This is another huge one.
The Chili Peppers have eight songs in the dataset, but Scar Tissue is way down there.

Meanwhile the list is much more receptive to some of their less universally canonical material.

That suggests the group isn't just rewarding "most famous RHCP song."

Give It Away — #561
Same story.
You'd expect this to be one of the group's defining 90s songs. Instead, it's buried.

Closing Time — #735
This is one of those "how is this even down here?" songs.
Not necessarily because it's one of the greatest songs of the decade, but because it is almost a perfect encapsulation of late-90s alternative radio.

The list has a strong affection for that type of music, yet Closing Time gets almost no traction.

 

[Aaron]

Some of biggest 90s songs we completely omitted. Some thankfully.
It noticed that we're not big fans of R&B.

I Will Always Love You — Whitney Houston
My Heart Will Go On — Celine Dion
Wannabe — Spice Girls
Fantasy — Mariah Carey
California Love — 2Pac
Juicy — The Notorious B.I.G.
Killing Me Softly — Fugees
This Is How We Do It — Montell Jordan
The Boy Is Mine — Brandy & Monica
Macarena — Los del Río
Regulate — Warren G feat. Nate Dogg
Un-Break My Heart — Toni Braxton

 

[scotchandcigar]

Some of biggest 90s songs we completely omitted. Some thankfully.
It noticed that we're not big fans of R&B.

I Will Always Love You — Whitney Houston
My Heart Will Go On — Celine Dion
Wannabe — Spice Girls
Fantasy — Mariah Carey
California Love — 2Pac
Juicy — The Notorious B.I.G.
Killing Me Softly — Fugees
This Is How We Do It — Montell Jordan
The Boy Is Mine — Brandy & Monica
Macarena — Los del Río
Regulate — Warren G feat. Nate Dogg
Un-Break My Heart — Toni Braxton

I don't regret any of those omissions.

The most undervalued songs

This is where the list gets really fun.

Wonderwall — #537
I still can't get over this one.
Whatever you think of Oasis, Wonderwall at #537 is an enormous departure from the conventional cultural status of the song.

And this isn't simply "the list doesn't like Oasis." Supersonic is down at #732 too.
It seems like Oasis just doesn't connect with this particular group.

Scar Tissue — #637
This is another huge one.
The Chili Peppers have eight songs in the dataset, but Scar Tissue is way down there.

Meanwhile the list is much more receptive to some of their less universally canonical material.

That suggests the group isn't just rewarding "most famous RHCP song."

Give It Away — #561
Same story.
You'd expect this to be one of the group's defining 90s songs. Instead, it's buried.

Closing Time — #735
This is one of those "how is this even down here?" songs.
Not necessarily because it's one of the greatest songs of the decade, but because it is almost a perfect encapsulation of late-90s alternative radio.

The list has a strong affection for that type of music, yet Closing Time gets almost no traction.

The common thread is they're all good songs that have been played to death, and we're all sick of them.

 

[Madison]

I did hear "Wonderwall" this summer (the entire song) at the park bingo and found myself humming it for a few days after.

 

[Wolf]

The countdown is complete. The votes have been counted. R.E.M.’s “Losing My Religion” finished at #1 but now the rankings get thrown into the Madness.

It’s time to determine the DRC Madness #42: #1 Song of the ’90s!

130 songs are entering the tournament. The matchups are not being randomized. Songs are being seeded based on where they finished in our countdown, with the bracket starting #1 vs. #128, #2 vs. #127, #3 vs. #126, and so on.

There are also two special additions. Since Aaron’s and my personal #1 songs didn't make the Top 128, they’re getting a ticket into the Madness:

Neil Young — “Harvest Moon”
Rob Zombie — “Superbeast”

That gives us 130 songs fighting for one title.

Some songs that dominated the countdown could be gone in the first round. Lower-ranked favorites could pull off an upset. And, as we’ve learned from previous Madness tournaments, the rankings don't mean a damn thing once the head-to-head voting begins.

Vote for the song you want to advance in each matchup.

Voting for this round closes Saturday, October 10.

Which songs survive? Which favorites get knocked out early? And which song will ultimately be crowned... Let the madness begin!


If you plan on passing on a vote, please notate it!


REM "Losing My Religion"
Primitive Radio Gods "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand"
Rob Zombie "Superbeast"

Nirvana "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
U2 "One"
Neil Young "Harvest Moon"

Beck "Loser"
Train "Meet Virginia"

Depeche Mode "Enjoy the Silence"
Harvey Danger "Flagpole Sitta"

Sheryl Crow "All I Wanna Do"
Primus "My Name Is Mud"

REM "Man on the Moon"
Hootie & The Blowfish "I Go Blind"

Chumbawamba "Tubthumping"
TLC "Waterfalls"

Crash Test Dummies "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm"
Pearl Jam "Even Flow"

New Radicals "You Get What You Give"
Pulp "Common People"

Natalie Imbruglia "Torn"
Peter Gabriel "Digging In The Dirt"

Smashing Pumpkins "1979"
Billy Joel "The River of Dreams"

Blues Traveler "Runaround"
Guns N Roses "You Could Be Mine"

Cure "Friday I'm In Love"
Smashing Pumpkins "Bullet With Butterfly Wings"

Garbage "Stupid Girl"
Garbage "I Think I'm Paranoid"

U2 "Mysterious Ways"
Wallflowers "6th Avenue Heartache"

Blind Melon "No Rain"
Breeders "Cannonball"

Green Day "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"
Sheryl Crow "Everyday Is a Winding Road"

Beatles "Real Love"
Blur "Song 2"

Sixpence None The Richer "Kiss Me"
U2 "Even Better Than the Real Thing"

Cher "Believe"
Beck "Where It’s At"

Garbage "Only Happy When It Rains"
Helmet "Unsung"

Tool "Forty-six & 2"
Rob Zombie "Dragula"

Jesus Jones "Right Here Right Now"
Powerman 5000 "When Worlds Collide"

Beatles "Free as a Bird"
Roxette "It Must Have Been Love"

Ozzy Osbourne "Mama, I'm Coming Home"
Our Lady Peace "Starseed"

Marc Cohn "Walking In Memphis"
White Zombie "More Human than Human"

Stone Temple Pilots "Interstate Love Song"
Bloodhound Gang "Fire Water Burn"

Green Day "When I Come Around"
Crash Test Dummies "Superman's Song"

Sinead O’Connor "Nothing Compares 2 U"
Wilson Phillips "Hold On"

Depeche Mode "Personal Jesus"
Smash Mouth "All-Star"

Deee-Lite "Groove Is In The Heart"
Goo Goo Dolls "Slide"

Counting Crows "Mr Jones"
Matchbox Twenty "3AM"

Goo Goo Dolls "Name"
Offspring "Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)"

Eric Clapton "Tears In Heaven"
AC/DC "Thunderstruck"

Soundgarden "Black Hole Sun"
Cranberries "Linger"

Extreme "More Than Words"
Seal "Crazy"

Goo Goo Dolls "Iris"
Natalie Merchant "Jealousy"

Cranberries "Dreams"
Elton John "The Last Song"

Cranberries "Zombie"
Counting Crows "Round Here"

Radiohead "Creep"
Cracker "Get Off This"

Natalie Merchant "Carnival"
Butthole Surfers "Pepper"

Michael Penn "No Myth"
Veruca Salt "Seether"

Fatboy Slim "The Rockafeller Skank"
Live "Lightning Crashes"

Barenaked Ladies "One Week"
Verve "Bittersweet Symphony"

EMF "Unbelievable"
Lenny Kravitz "Are You Gonna Go My Way"

Stone Temple Pilots "Vasoline"
Alanis Morissette "Head Over Feet"

Spin Doctors "Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong"
Liz Phair "Supernova"

Alice In Chains "Rooster"
Madonna "Ray of Light"

Tool "Prison Sex"
Michael Jackson "Black Or White"

Alanis Morissette "You Oughta Know"
Elastica "Connection"

Bonnie Raitt "Something to Talk About"
Brooks & Dunn "My Maria"

Third Eye Blind "Semi-Charmed Life"
Savage Garden "I Want You"

Alanis Morissette "Hand In My Pocket"
Nine Inch Nails "Hurt"

Green Day "Basket Case"
James "Laid"

Cardigans "Lovefool"
Billy Idol "Cradle of Love"

Soul Asylum "Runaway Train"
Metallica "The Unforgiven"

Lenny Kravitz "Fly Away"
Gin Blossoms "Hey Jealousy"

Hanson "MMMBop"
Collective Soul "Shine"

Big Audio Dynamite "Rush"
Bryan Adams "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"

Depeche Mode "Policy Of Truth"
Natalie Merchant "Wonder"

REM "Nightswimming"
Tool "Sober"

Republica "Ready to Go"
Weezer "Buddy Holly"

Sheryl Crow "My Favorite Mistake"
Cure "Pictures Of You"

PJ Harvey "Down by the Water"
Matthew Sweet "Girlfriend"

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

REM "Losing My Religion"
Primitive Radio Gods "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand"
Rob Zombie "Superbeast"

Nirvana "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
U2 "One"
Neil Young "Harvest Moon"

Beck "Loser"
Train "Meet Virginia"

Depeche Mode "Enjoy the Silence"
Harvey Danger "Flagpole Sitta"

Sheryl Crow "All I Wanna Do"
Primus "My Name Is Mud"

REM "Man on the Moon"
Hootie & The Blowfish "I Go Blind"

Chumbawamba "Tubthumping"
TLC "Waterfalls"

Crash Test Dummies "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm"
Pearl Jam "Even Flow"

New Radicals "You Get What You Give"
Pulp "Common People"

Natalie Imbruglia "Torn"
Peter Gabriel "Digging In The Dirt"

Smashing Pumpkins "1979"
Billy Joel "The River of Dreams"

Blues Traveler "Runaround"
Guns N Roses "You Could Be Mine"

Cure "Friday I'm In Love"
Smashing Pumpkins "Bullet With Butterfly Wings"

Garbage "Stupid Girl"
Garbage "I Think I'm Paranoid"
^this pick is Garbage

U2 "Mysterious Ways"
Wallflowers "6th Avenue Heartache"

Blind Melon "No Rain"
Breeders "Cannonball"

Green Day "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"
Sheryl Crow "Everyday Is a Winding Road"

Beatles "Real Love"
Blur "Song 2"

Sixpence None The Richer "Kiss Me"
U2 "Even Better Than the Real Thing"

Cher "Believe"
Beck "Where It’s At"

Garbage "Only Happy When It Rains"
Helmet "Unsung"

Tool "Forty-six & 2"
Rob Zombie "Dragula"

Jesus Jones "Right Here Right Now"
Powerman 5000 "When Worlds Collide"

Beatles "Free as a Bird"
Roxette "It Must Have Been Love"

Ozzy Osbourne "Mama, I'm Coming Home"
Our Lady Peace "Starseed"

Marc Cohn "Walking In Memphis"
White Zombie "More Human than Human"

Stone Temple Pilots "Interstate Love Song"
Bloodhound Gang "Fire Water Burn"

Green Day "When I Come Around"
Crash Test Dummies "Superman's Song"

Sinead O’Connor "Nothing Compares 2 U"
Wilson Phillips "Hold On"

Depeche Mode "Personal Jesus"
Smash Mouth "All-Star"

Deee-Lite "Groove Is In The Heart"
Goo Goo Dolls "Slide"

Counting Crows "Mr Jones"
Matchbox Twenty "3AM"

Goo Goo Dolls "Name"
Offspring "Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)"

Eric Clapton "Tears In Heaven"
AC/DC "Thunderstruck"

Soundgarden "Black Hole Sun"
Cranberries "Linger"

Extreme "More Than Words"
Seal "Crazy"

Goo Goo Dolls "Iris"
Natalie Merchant "Jealousy"

Cranberries "Dreams"
Elton John "The Last Song"

Cranberries "Zombie"
Counting Crows "Round Here"

Radiohead "Creep"
Cracker "Get Off This"

Natalie Merchant "Carnival"
Butthole Surfers "Pepper"

Michael Penn "No Myth"
Veruca Salt "Seether"

Fatboy Slim "The Rockafeller Skank"
Live "Lightning Crashes"

Barenaked Ladies "One Week"
Verve "Bittersweet Symphony"

EMF "Unbelievable"
Lenny Kravitz "Are You Gonna Go My Way"

Stone Temple Pilots "Vasoline"
Alanis Morissette "Head Over Feet"

Spin Doctors "Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong"
Liz Phair "Supernova"

Alice In Chains "Rooster"
Madonna "Ray of Light"

Tool "Prison Sex"
Michael Jackson "Black Or White"

Alanis Morissette "You Oughta Know"
Elastica "Connection"

Bonnie Raitt "Something to Talk About"
Brooks & Dunn "My Maria"

Third Eye Blind "Semi-Charmed Life"
Savage Garden "I Want You"

Alanis Morissette "Hand In My Pocket"
Nine Inch Nails "Hurt"

Green Day "Basket Case"
James "Laid"

Cardigans "Lovefool"
Billy Idol "Cradle of Love"

Soul Asylum "Runaway Train"
Metallica "The Unforgiven"

Lenny Kravitz "Fly Away"
Gin Blossoms "Hey Jealousy"

Hanson "MMMBop"
Collective Soul "Shine"

Big Audio Dynamite "Rush"
Bryan Adams "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"

Depeche Mode "Policy Of Truth"
Natalie Merchant "Wonder"

REM "Nightswimming"
Tool "Sober"

Republica "Ready to Go"
Weezer "Buddy Holly"

Sheryl Crow "My Favorite Mistake"
Cure "Pictures Of You"

PJ Harvey "Down by the Water"
Matthew Sweet "Girlfriend"

 

[Channel98]

In many of these matchups, I don't know either song. In a few matchups, I don't like either song. I am voting for these:

REM "Losing My Religion"

Train "Meet Virginia"

Depeche Mode "Enjoy the Silence"

Sheryl Crow "All I Wanna Do"

REM "Man on the Moon"

Chumbawamba "Tubthumping"

Crash Test Dummies "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm"

Natalie Imbruglia "Torn"

Billy Joel "The River of Dreams"

Blues Traveler "Runaround""

Cure "Friday I'm In Love"

Wallflowers "6th Avenue Heartache"

Blind Melon "No Rain"

Sheryl Crow "Everyday Is a Winding Road"

Beatles "Real Love"

Sixpence None The Richer "Kiss Me"

Cher "Believe"

Jesus Jones "Right Here Right Now"

Beatles "Free as a Bird"

Green Day "When I Come Around"

Wilson Phillips "Hold On"

Smash Mouth "All-Star"

Matchbox Twenty "3AM"

Eric Clapton "Tears In Heaven"

Cranberries "Linger"

Extreme "More Than Words"

Natalie Merchant "Jealousy"

Cranberries "Dreams"

Natalie Merchant "Carnival"

Verve "Bittersweet Symphony"

EMF "Unbelievable"

Alanis Morissette "Head Over Feet"

Spin Doctors "Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong"

Madonna "Ray of Light"

Michael Jackson "Black Or White"

Alanis Morissette "You Oughta Know"

Brooks & Dunn "My Maria"

Third Eye Blind "Semi-Charmed Life"

Alanis Morissette "Hand In My Pocket"

Cardigans "Lovefool"

Soul Asylum "Runaway Train"

Gin Blossoms "Hey Jealousy"

Hanson "MMMBop"

Natalie Merchant "Wonder"

Weezer "Buddy Holly"

Sheryl Crow "My Favorite Mistake"

 

[HecticArt]

Let's do this. DON'T BE OFFENDED. Humor.

These are just as good as the ass-kissing reviews. I got a laugh at all of them.

Hectic
Hectic’s taste is exactly what you’d expect from someone who probably soldered their own subwoofer in 1998

Well..........
I got this 1/2 stack 4x10 cabinet (four 10 inch speakers) when I was in high school. Someone had stripped the vinyl covering off it and stained the sides. I finished restoring it. I painted the face, put new grill cloth on it, loaded (and soldered....) new 10" speakers, and put a new back panel on it. I used to lug that thing to band practice every Friday for years. It weighs a freaking ton. (That's tonne to you IRBS.)
So yeah.....I was that guy, but this soldering was around 1985.

Their playlist is 90% “songs that make your mom nervous” and 10% “songs that make you nervous.” If it wasn’t loud, aggressive, or capable of summoning demons, Hectic didn’t want it. They are the reason Best Buy had to put the industrial CDs behind glass.

The funny thing is, is that I also listened to a lot of jazz and ambient stuff too. That stuff wasn't really chart or madness material.
I guess everyone needs a diversion from the demons.

 

[Listener]

REM "Losing My Religion"

Nirvana "Smells Like Teen Spirit"

Beck "Loser"

Depeche Mode "Enjoy the Silence"

Sheryl Crow "All I Wanna Do"

REM "Man on the Moon"

Chumbawamba "Tubthumping"

Crash Test Dummies "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm"

New Radicals "You Get What You Give"

Natalie Imbruglia "Torn"

Smashing Pumpkins "1979"

Blues Traveler "Runaround"

Cure "Friday I'm In Love

Garbage "StupidGirll

Wallflowers "6th Avenue Heartache"

Blind Melon "No Rain"

Green Day "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"

Beatles "Real Love"

Sixpence None The Richer "Kiss Me"

Cher "Believe"

Garbage "Only Happy When It Rains"

Tool "Forty-six & 2"

Jesus Jones "Right Here Right Now"

Beatles "Free as a Bird"

Our Lady Peace "Starseed"

Marc Cohn "Walking In Memphis"

Stone Temple Pilots "Interstate Love Song"

Green Day "When I Come Around"

Sinead O’Connor "Nothing Compares 2 U"

Depeche Mode "Personal Jesus"

Goo Goo Dolls "Slide"

Counting Crows "Mr Jones"

Goo Goo Dolls "Name"

Eric Clapton "Tears In Heaven"

Soundgarden "Black Hole Sun"

Seal "Crazy"

Goo Goo Dolls "Iris"

Cranberries "Dreams"

Counting Crows "Round Here"

Radiohead "Creep"

Natalie Merchant "Carnival"

Veruca Salt "Seether"

Live "Lightning Crashes"

Verve "Bittersweet Symphony"

EMF "Unbelievable"

Stone Temple Pilots "Vasoline"

Spin Doctors "Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong"

Madonna "Ray of Light"

Michael Jackson "Black Or White"

Alanis Morissette "You Oughta Know"

Bonnie Raitt "Something to Talk About"

Third Eye Blind "Semi-Charmed Life"

Alanis Morissette "Hand In My Pocket"

Green Day "Basket Case"

Cardigans "Lovefool"

Soul Asylum "Runaway Train"

Gin Blossoms "Hey Jealousy"

Collective Soul "Shine"

Big Audio Dynamite "Rush"

Depeche Mode "Policy Of Truth"

REM "Nightswimming"

Weezer "Buddy Holly"

Cure "Pictures Of You"

PJ Harvey "Down by the Water"

 

[Aaron]

REM "Losing My Religion"

Neil Young "Harvest Moon"

Beck "Loser"

Depeche Mode "Enjoy the Silence"

Sheryl Crow "All I Wanna Do"

REM "Man on the Moon"

TLC "Waterfalls"

Pearl Jam "Even Flow"

New Radicals "You Get What You Give"

Natalie Imbruglia "Torn"

Smashing Pumpkins "1979"

Blues Traveler "Runaround"

Cure "Friday I'm In Love"

Garbage "Stupid Girl"

Wallflowers "6th Avenue Heartache"

Blind Melon "No Rain"

Green Day "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"

Beatles "Real Love"

Sixpence None The Richer "Kiss Me"

Beck "Where It’s At"

Garbage "Only Happy When It Rains"

Tool "Forty-six & 2"

Jesus Jones "Right Here Right Now"

Roxette "It Must Have Been Love"

Ozzy Osbourne "Mama, I'm Coming Home"

Marc Cohn "Walking In Memphis"

Stone Temple Pilots "Interstate Love Song"

Green Day "When I Come Around"

Sinead O’Connor "Nothing Compares 2 U"

Depeche Mode "Personal Jesus"

Deee-Lite "Groove Is In The Heart"

Counting Crows "Mr Jones"

Goo Goo Dolls "Name"

Eric Clapton "Tears In Heaven"

Soundgarden "Black Hole Sun"

Extreme "More Than Words"

Goo Goo Dolls "Iris"

Cranberries "Dreams"

Cranberries "Zombie"

Radiohead "Creep"

Natalie Merchant "Carnival"

Michael Penn "No Myth"

Live "Lightning Crashes"

Verve "Bittersweet Symphony"

Lenny Kravitz "Are You Gonna Go My Way"

Alanis Morissette "Head Over Feet"

Spin Doctors "Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong"

Alice In Chains "Rooster"

Michael Jackson "Black Or White"

Alanis Morissette "You Oughta Know"

Bonnie Raitt "Something to Talk About"

Third Eye Blind "Semi-Charmed Life"

Alanis Morissette "Hand In My Pocket"

Green Day "Basket Case"

Billy Idol "Cradle of Love"

Soul Asylum "Runaway Train"

Lenny Kravitz "Fly Away"

Collective Soul "Shine"

Bryan Adams "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"

Depeche Mode "Policy Of Truth"

REM "Nightswimming"

Weezer "Buddy Holly"

Cure "Pictures Of You"

PJ Harvey "Down by the Water"

 

[Channel98]

There are many song titles besides Weezer's Buddy Holly that are the name of a famous person. Here are a few:

Andy Warhol – David Bowie
Barbra Streisand – Duck Sauce
Brian Wilson – Barenaked Ladies
Clint Eastwood – Gorillaz
David Duchovny – Bree Sharp
Donald Trump – Mac Miller
Forest Whitaker – Bad Books
Frank Sinatra – Cake
Fred Astaire – Lucky Boys Confusion
George Jackson – Bob Dylan
Grace Kelly – Mika
Hurricane [boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter] – Bob Dylan
Jane Fonda – Mickey Avalon
Mister Garfield [President James Garfield] – Johnny Cash
Paul McCartney – Scissor Sisters
Paul Revere – Beastie Boys
Paul Simon – Russian Futurists
Pete Davidson – Ariana Grande
Pete Ham [Badfinger guitarist; suicide] – Crash Into June
Rosa Parks – OutKast
Stanley Kubrick – Mogwai
Tim McGraw – Taylor Swift
Wayne Gretzky – Goldfinger
Willie Nelson – Clutch
,

 

[HecticArt]

There are some tough choices right off the bat.
If I'm stuck trying to decide which song to vote for, I'll go with the one that I'd play louder.

REM "Losing My Religion"
Primitive Radio Gods "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand"
Rob Zombie "Superbeast"

Nirvana "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
U2 "One"
Neil Young "Harvest Moon"

Beck "Loser"
Train "Meet Virginia"

Depeche Mode "Enjoy the Silence"
Harvey Danger "Flagpole Sitta" - Fuck!

Sheryl Crow "All I Wanna Do"
Primus "My Name Is Mud"

REM "Man on the Moon"
Hootie & The Blowfish "I Go Blind"

Chumbawamba "Tubthumping"
TLC "Waterfalls"

Crash Test Dummies "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm"
Pearl Jam "Even Flow"

New Radicals "You Get What You Give"
Pulp "Common People"

Natalie Imbruglia "Torn"
Peter Gabriel "Digging In The Dirt"

Smashing Pumpkins "1979"
Billy Joel "The River of Dreams"

Blues Traveler "Runaround"
Guns N Roses "You Could Be Mine"

Cure "Friday I'm In Love"
Smashing Pumpkins "Bullet With Butterfly Wings"

Garbage "Stupid Girl"
Garbage "I Think I'm Paranoid"

U2 "Mysterious Ways"
Wallflowers "6th Avenue Heartache"

Blind Melon "No Rain"
Breeders "Cannonball"

Green Day "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"
Sheryl Crow "Everyday Is a Winding Road"

Beatles "Real Love"
Blur "Song 2"

Sixpence None The Richer "Kiss Me"
U2 "Even Better Than the Real Thing"

Cher "Believe"
Beck "Where It’s At"

Garbage "Only Happy When It Rains"
Helmet "Unsung" - Damn!

Tool "Forty-six & 2"
Rob Zombie "Dragula" - Damn! - Damn! - Damn!

Jesus Jones "Right Here Right Now"
Powerman 5000 "When Worlds Collide"

Beatles "Free as a Bird"
Roxette "It Must Have Been Love"

Ozzy Osbourne "Mama, I'm Coming Home"
Our Lady Peace "Starseed"

Marc Cohn "Walking In Memphis"
White Zombie "More Human than Human"

Stone Temple Pilots "Interstate Love Song"
Bloodhound Gang "Fire Water Burn"

Green Day "When I Come Around"
Crash Test Dummies "Superman's Song"

Sinead O’Connor "Nothing Compares 2 U"
Wilson Phillips "Hold On"

Depeche Mode "Personal Jesus"
Smash Mouth "All-Star"

Deee-Lite "Groove Is In The Heart"
Goo Goo Dolls "Slide"

Counting Crows "Mr Jones"
Matchbox Twenty "3AM"

Goo Goo Dolls "Name"
Offspring "Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)"

Eric Clapton "Tears In Heaven"
AC/DC "Thunderstruck"

Soundgarden "Black Hole Sun"
Cranberries "Linger"

Extreme "More Than Words"
Seal "Crazy" - Tough!

Goo Goo Dolls "Iris"
Natalie Merchant "Jealousy"

Cranberries "Dreams"
Elton John "The Last Song"

Cranberries "Zombie"
Counting Crows "Round Here"

Radiohead "Creep"
Cracker "Get Off This" - Torn.....

Natalie Merchant "Carnival"
Butthole Surfers "Pepper"

Michael Penn "No Myth"
Veruca Salt "Seether"

Fatboy Slim "The Rockafeller Skank"
Live "Lightning Crashes"

Barenaked Ladies "One Week"
Verve "Bittersweet Symphony"

EMF "Unbelievable"
Lenny Kravitz "Are You Gonna Go My Way" - Damn!

Stone Temple Pilots "Vasoline"
Alanis Morissette "Head Over Feet"

Spin Doctors "Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong"
Liz Phair "Supernova"

Alice In Chains "Rooster"
Madonna "Ray of Light"

Tool "Prison Sex" - Super easy choice!
Michael Jackson "Black Or White"

Alanis Morissette "You Oughta Know"
Elastica "Connection"

Bonnie Raitt "Something to Talk About"
Brooks & Dunn "My Maria"

Third Eye Blind "Semi-Charmed Life"
Savage Garden "I Want You"

Alanis Morissette "Hand In My Pocket"
Nine Inch Nails "Hurt"

Green Day "Basket Case"
James "Laid"

Cardigans "Lovefool" - Damn!
Billy Idol "Cradle of Love"

Soul Asylum "Runaway Train"
Metallica "The Unforgiven"

Lenny Kravitz "Fly Away" - Damn! - Damn!
Gin Blossoms "Hey Jealousy"

Hanson "MMMBop"
Collective Soul "Shine"

Big Audio Dynamite "Rush"
Bryan Adams "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"

Depeche Mode "Policy Of Truth"
Natalie Merchant "Wonder"

REM "Nightswimming"
Tool "Sober"

Republica "Ready to Go"
Weezer "Buddy Holly"

Sheryl Crow "My Favorite Mistake"
Cure "Pictures Of You"

PJ Harvey "Down by the Water" - Damn!
Matthew Sweet "Girlfriend"

 

[Madison]

REM "Losing My Religion"
Primitive Radio Gods "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand"
Rob Zombie "Superbeast"

Nirvana "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
U2 "One"
Neil Young "Harvest Moon"

Beck "Loser"
Train "Meet Virginia"

Depeche Mode "Enjoy the Silence"
Harvey Danger "Flagpole Sitta"

Sheryl Crow "All I Wanna Do"
Primus "My Name Is Mud"

REM "Man on the Moon"
Hootie & The Blowfish "I Go Blind"

Chumbawamba "Tubthumping"
TLC "Waterfalls"

Crash Test Dummies "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm"
Pearl Jam "Even Flow"

New Radicals "You Get What You Give"
Pulp "Common People"

Natalie Imbruglia "Torn"
Peter Gabriel "Digging In The Dirt"

Smashing Pumpkins "1979"
Billy Joel "The River of Dreams"

Blues Traveler "Runaround"
Guns N Roses "You Could Be Mine"

Cure "Friday I'm In Love"
Smashing Pumpkins "Bullet With Butterfly Wings"

Garbage "Stupid Girl"
Garbage "I Think I'm Paranoid"

U2 "Mysterious Ways"
Wallflowers "6th Avenue Heartache"

Blind Melon "No Rain"
Breeders "Cannonball"

Green Day "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"
Sheryl Crow "Everyday Is a Winding Road"

Beatles "Real Love"
Blur "Song 2"

Sixpence None The Richer "Kiss Me"
U2 "Even Better Than the Real Thing"

Cher "Believe"
Beck "Where It’s At"

Garbage "Only Happy When It Rains"
Helmet "Unsung"

Tool "Forty-six & 2"
Rob Zombie "Dragula"

Jesus Jones "Right Here Right Now"
Powerman 5000 "When Worlds Collide"

Beatles "Free as a Bird"
Roxette "It Must Have Been Love"

Ozzy Osbourne "Mama, I'm Coming Home"
Our Lady Peace "Starseed"

Marc Cohn "Walking In Memphis"
White Zombie "More Human than Human"

Stone Temple Pilots "Interstate Love Song"
Bloodhound Gang "Fire Water Burn"

Green Day "When I Come Around"
Crash Test Dummies "Superman's Song"

Sinead O’Connor "Nothing Compares 2 U"
Wilson Phillips "Hold On"

Depeche Mode "Personal Jesus"
Smash Mouth "All-Star"

Deee-Lite "Groove Is In The Heart"
Goo Goo Dolls "Slide"

Counting Crows "Mr Jones"
Matchbox Twenty "3AM"

Goo Goo Dolls "Name"
Offspring "Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)"

Eric Clapton "Tears In Heaven"
AC/DC "Thunderstruck"

Soundgarden "Black Hole Sun"
Cranberries "Linger"

Extreme "More Than Words"
Seal "Crazy"

Goo Goo Dolls "Iris"
Natalie Merchant "Jealousy"

Cranberries "Dreams"
Elton John "The Last Song"

Cranberries "Zombie"
Counting Crows "Round Here"

Radiohead "Creep" (pass)
Cracker "Get Off This" (pass)

Natalie Merchant "Carnival"
Butthole Surfers "Pepper"

Michael Penn "No Myth"
Veruca Salt "Seether"

Fatboy Slim "The Rockafeller Skank"
Live "Lightning Crashes"

Barenaked Ladies "One Week"
Verve "Bittersweet Symphony"

EMF "Unbelievable" (pass)
Lenny Kravitz "Are You Gonna Go My Way" (pass)

Stone Temple Pilots "Vasoline"
Alanis Morissette "Head Over Feet"

Spin Doctors "Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong"
Liz Phair "Supernova"


Alice in Chains
Madonna "Ray of Light"

Tool "Prison Sex"
Michael Jackson "Black Or White"

Alanis Morissette "You Oughta Know"
Elastica "Connection"

Bonnie Raitt "Something to Talk About"
Brooks & Dunn "My Maria"

Third Eye Blind "Semi-Charmed Life"
Savage Garden "I Want You"

Alanis Morissette "Hand In My Pocket"
Nine Inch Nails "Hurt"

Green Day "Basket Case"
James "Laid"

Cardigans "Lovefool"
Billy Idol "Cradle of Love"

Soul Asylum "Runaway Train"
Metallica "The Unforgiven"

Lenny Kravitz "Fly Away"
Gin Blossoms "Hey Jealousy"

Hanson "MMMBop"
Collective Soul "Shine"

Big Audio Dynamite "Rush"
Bryan Adams "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"


Depeche Mode "Policy in Truth"
Natalie Merchant "Wonder"

REM "Nightswimming"
Tool "Sober"

Republica "Ready to Go"
Weezer "Buddy Holly"

Sheryl Crow "My Favorite Mistake"
Cure "Pictures Of You"

Skip PJ Harvey and Matthew Sweet

 

[sadchild]

Wonderwall — #537

hate this song

Scar Tissue — #637

def don't like it, but not hate

Give It Away — #561

it's pretty good but damn is it repetitive

Wannabe — Spice Girls

hate this song

 

[sadchild]

REM "Losing My Religion"
Primitive Radio Gods "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand"
Rob Zombie "Superbeast"

Nirvana "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
U2 "One"
Neil Young "Harvest Moon"

Beck "Loser"
Train "Meet Virginia"

Depeche Mode "Enjoy the Silence"
Harvey Danger "Flagpole Sitta"

Sheryl Crow "All I Wanna Do"
Primus "My Name Is Mud"

REM "Man on the Moon"
Hootie & The Blowfish "I Go Blind"

Chumbawamba "Tubthumping"
TLC "Waterfalls"

Crash Test Dummies "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm"
Pearl Jam "Even Flow"

New Radicals "You Get What You Give"
Pulp "Common People"

Natalie Imbruglia "Torn"
Peter Gabriel "Digging In The Dirt"

Smashing Pumpkins "1979"
Billy Joel "The River of Dreams"

Blues Traveler "Runaround"
Guns N Roses "You Could Be Mine"
DAMN! BOTH ARE TOP 200 SONGS OF ALL TIME FOR ME

Cure "Friday I'm In Love"
Smashing Pumpkins "Bullet With Butterfly Wings"

Garbage "Stupid Girl"
Garbage "I Think I'm Paranoid"

U2 "Mysterious Ways"
Wallflowers "6th Avenue Heartache"

Blind Melon "No Rain"
Breeders "Cannonball"

Green Day "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"
Sheryl Crow "Everyday Is a Winding Road"

Beatles "Real Love"
Blur "Song 2"

Sixpence None The Richer "Kiss Me"
U2 "Even Better Than the Real Thing"

Cher "Believe"
Beck "Where It’s At"

Garbage "Only Happy When It Rains"
Helmet "Unsung"

Tool "Forty-six & 2"
Rob Zombie "Dragula"

Jesus Jones "Right Here Right Now"
Powerman 5000 "When Worlds Collide"

Beatles "Free as a Bird"
Roxette "It Must Have Been Love"

Ozzy Osbourne "Mama, I'm Coming Home"
Our Lady Peace "Starseed"
DAMN BOTH ARE TOP 250 SONGS FOR ME!

Marc Cohn "Walking In Memphis"
White Zombie "More Human than Human"

Stone Temple Pilots "Interstate Love Song"
Bloodhound Gang "Fire Water Burn"

Green Day "When I Come Around"
Crash Test Dummies "Superman's Song"

Sinead O’Connor "Nothing Compares 2 U"
Wilson Phillips "Hold On"

Depeche Mode "Personal Jesus"
Smash Mouth "All-Star"

Deee-Lite "Groove Is In The Heart"
Goo Goo Dolls "Slide"

Counting Crows "Mr Jones"
Matchbox Twenty "3AM"

Goo Goo Dolls "Name"
Offspring "Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)"

Eric Clapton "Tears In Heaven"
AC/DC "Thunderstruck"

Soundgarden "Black Hole Sun"
Cranberries "Linger"

Extreme "More Than Words"
Seal "Crazy"

Goo Goo Dolls "Iris"
Natalie Merchant "Jealousy"

Cranberries "Dreams"
Elton John "The Last Song"

Cranberries "Zombie"
Counting Crows "Round Here"

Radiohead "Creep"
Cracker "Get Off This"

Natalie Merchant "Carnival"
Butthole Surfers "Pepper"

Michael Penn "No Myth"
Veruca Salt "Seether"

Fatboy Slim "The Rockafeller Skank"
Live "Lightning Crashes"

Barenaked Ladies "One Week"
Verve "Bittersweet Symphony"

EMF "Unbelievable"
Lenny Kravitz "Are You Gonna Go My Way"

Stone Temple Pilots "Vasoline"
Alanis Morissette "Head Over Feet"

Spin Doctors "Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong"
Liz Phair "Supernova"
DAMN BOTH ARE IN MY 700 CLUB (FAV SONGS OF ALL TIME)

Alice In Chains "Rooster"
Madonna "Ray of Light"

Tool "Prison Sex"
Michael Jackson "Black Or White"

Alanis Morissette "You Oughta Know"
Elastica "Connection"

Bonnie Raitt "Something to Talk About"
Brooks & Dunn "My Maria"

Third Eye Blind "Semi-Charmed Life"
Savage Garden "I Want You"

Alanis Morissette "Hand In My Pocket"
Nine Inch Nails "Hurt"

Green Day "Basket Case"
James "Laid"

Cardigans "Lovefool"
Billy Idol "Cradle of Love"

Soul Asylum "Runaway Train"
Metallica "The Unforgiven"

Lenny Kravitz "Fly Away"
Gin Blossoms "Hey Jealousy"

Hanson "MMMBop"
Collective Soul "Shine"

Big Audio Dynamite "Rush"
Bryan Adams "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"

Depeche Mode "Policy Of Truth"
Natalie Merchant "Wonder"

REM "Nightswimming"
Tool "Sober"

Republica "Ready to Go"
Weezer "Buddy Holly"

Sheryl Crow "My Favorite Mistake"
Cure "Pictures Of You"

PJ Harvey "Down by the Water"
Matthew Sweet "Girlfriend"

 

[Wolf]

REM "Losing My Religion"
Primitive Radio Gods "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand"
Rob Zombie "Superbeast"

There was one match you missed.

 

[Wolf]

I'm not going to use my top favorite 90's songs and vote which I feel which song is better.


REM "Losing My Religion"
Primitive Radio Gods "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand"
Rob Zombie "Superbeast"

Nirvana "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
U2 "One"
Neil Young "Harvest Moon"

Beck "Loser"
Train "Meet Virginia"

Depeche Mode "Enjoy the Silence"
Harvey Danger "Flagpole Sitta"

Sheryl Crow "All I Wanna Do"
Primus "My Name Is Mud"

REM "Man on the Moon"
Hootie & The Blowfish "I Go Blind"

Chumbawamba "Tubthumping"
TLC "Waterfalls"

Crash Test Dummies "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm"
Pearl Jam "Even Flow"
* How the hell this Crash Test Dummies song rank so high?

New Radicals "You Get What You Give"
Pulp "Common People"

Natalie Imbruglia "Torn"
Peter Gabriel "Digging In The Dirt"

Smashing Pumpkins "1979"
Billy Joel "The River of Dreams"

Blues Traveler "Runaround"
Guns N Roses "You Could Be Mine"

Cure "Friday I'm In Love"
Smashing Pumpkins "Bullet With Butterfly Wings"

Garbage "Stupid Girl"
Garbage "I Think I'm Paranoid"

U2 "Mysterious Ways"
Wallflowers "6th Avenue Heartache"

Blind Melon "No Rain"
Breeders "Cannonball"

Green Day "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"
Sheryl Crow "Everyday Is a Winding Road"

Beatles "Real Love"
Blur "Song 2"

Sixpence None The Richer "Kiss Me"
U2 "Even Better Than the Real Thing"

Cher "Believe"
Beck "Where It’s At"

Garbage "Only Happy When It Rains"
Helmet "Unsung"

Tool "Forty-six & 2"
Rob Zombie "Dragula"

Jesus Jones "Right Here Right Now"
Powerman 5000 "When Worlds Collide"

Beatles "Free as a Bird"
Roxette "It Must Have Been Love"

Ozzy Osbourne "Mama, I'm Coming Home"
Our Lady Peace "Starseed"

Marc Cohn "Walking In Memphis"
White Zombie "More Human than Human"
* I still feel "More Human Than Human" is better

Stone Temple Pilots "Interstate Love Song"
Bloodhound Gang "Fire Water Burn"

Green Day "When I Come Around"
Crash Test Dummies "Superman's Song"

Sinead O’Connor "Nothing Compares 2 U"
Wilson Phillips "Hold On"

Depeche Mode "Personal Jesus"
Smash Mouth "All-Star"

Deee-Lite "Groove Is In The Heart"
Goo Goo Dolls "Slide"

Counting Crows "Mr Jones"
Matchbox Twenty "3AM"

Goo Goo Dolls "Name"
Offspring "Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)"

Eric Clapton "Tears In Heaven"
AC/DC "Thunderstruck"

Soundgarden "Black Hole Sun"
Cranberries "Linger"

Extreme "More Than Words"
Seal "Crazy"

Goo Goo Dolls "Iris"
Natalie Merchant "Jealousy"

Cranberries "Dreams"
Elton John "The Last Song"

Cranberries "Zombie"
Counting Crows "Round Here"

Radiohead "Creep"
Cracker "Get Off This"

Natalie Merchant "Carnival"
Butthole Surfers "Pepper"

Michael Penn "No Myth"
Veruca Salt "Seether"

Fatboy Slim "The Rockafeller Skank"
Live "Lightning Crashes"

Barenaked Ladies "One Week"
Verve "Bittersweet Symphony"

EMF "Unbelievable"
Lenny Kravitz "Are You Gonna Go My Way"

Stone Temple Pilots "Vasoline"
Alanis Morissette "Head Over Feet"
* I saw STP like a month ago and hearing "Vasoline" in person was great

Spin Doctors "Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong"
Liz Phair "Supernova"

Alice In Chains "Rooster"
Madonna "Ray of Light"
* "Ray of Light" a good song but Madonna is a bitch!

Tool "Prison Sex"
Michael Jackson "Black Or White"
* It doesn't matter if it "Black or White" it still "Prison Sex"

Alanis Morissette "You Oughta Know"
Elastica "Connection"

Bonnie Raitt "Something to Talk About"
Brooks & Dunn "My Maria"

Third Eye Blind "Semi-Charmed Life"
Savage Garden "I Want You"
* Touch Choice

Alanis Morissette "Hand In My Pocket"
Nine Inch Nails "Hurt"

Green Day "Basket Case"
James "Laid"

Cardigans "Lovefool"
Billy Idol "Cradle of Love"

Soul Asylum "Runaway Train"
Metallica "The Unforgiven"

Lenny Kravitz "Fly Away"
Gin Blossoms "Hey Jealousy"

Hanson "MMMBop"
Collective Soul "Shine"

Big Audio Dynamite "Rush"
Bryan Adams "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"

Depeche Mode "Policy Of Truth"
Natalie Merchant "Wonder"

REM "Nightswimming"
Tool "Sober"

Republica "Ready to Go"
Weezer "Buddy Holly"

Sheryl Crow "My Favorite Mistake"
Cure "Pictures Of You"

PJ Harvey "Down by the Water"
Matthew Sweet "Girlfriend"
* Skip - Both songs sucks! They should be replaced with Aaron and I #1 songs.