Fireball's Fantastic 500 (2024 Edition) -- Early 1990s, Part 1
Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2024 7:19 am
2024 Compendium: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=62552
After taking off last Tuesday to recharge my batteries, I'm back to resume my musical countdown. We're looking at the music of 1990-94 now, and I really took a buzzsaw to this era. Fifteen songs from my 2018 list have been knocked out.
#68. Cradle of Love, Billy Idol (1990)
#66. Woman in Chains, Tears for Fears f/ Oleta Adams (1990)
#65. Set the Night to Music, Roberta Flack f/ Maxi Priest (1991)
#63. She's Playing Hard to Get, Hi-Five (1992)
#62. (Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection, Nelson (1990)
#60. Rhythm of the Rain, Dan Fogelberg (1990)
#59. Love Is All Around, Wet Wet Wet (1994)
#57. Live and Learn, Joe Public (1992)
#55. Something to Believe In, Poison (1990)
#53. Everything, Jody Watley (1990)
#51. Because I Love You (The Postman Song), Stevie B (1990)
#45. Do Anything, Natural Selection (1991)
#42. I've Been Thinking About You, Londonbeat (1991)
#39. Can't Stop, After 7 (1990)
#38. Tennessee, Arrested Development (1992)
As mentioned in previous posts, two other songs were reclassified as 1989 songs. You would think that, after all of that shakeup, this would be a shorter list than the one in my 2018 series. On the contrary, the in is similar to the out. I have fourteen songs joining my favorites and two songs that were previously listed as 1995 songs, so the overall count goes from 68 to 67. On with the tunes!
#67. I'll Be Your Everything, Tommy Page (1990) -- #47 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNX55r_r2IA
#66. Can't Stop Falling Into Love, Cheap Trick (1990) -- #44 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfS0TA4MGuo
#65. Close to You, Maxi Priest (1990) -- #29 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlFK2MpKnJU
#64. Even a Fool Can See, Peter Cetera (1992) -- #54 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCvuAdNkPM0
#63. When She Cries, Restless Heart (1993) -- #48 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOGP6hoHgHA
#62. Cry for Help, Rick Astley (1991) -- #58 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2xel6q0yao
#61. No Mistakes, Patty Smyth (1992) -- #61 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKvhX2Z5ubc
#60. More Where That Came From, Dolly Parton (1993) -- NEW!
After nearly twenty of recording pop-friendly hits, Dolly returned to her country roots with this fun song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnfzLQyXdLs
#59. All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You, Heart (1990) -- #49 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAfxs0IDeMs
#58. Show Me the Way, Styx (1990) -- #33 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXf2PbEPQ-Y
#57. Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough, Patty Smyth & Don Henley (1992) -- #46 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mc4yWN1A7Zs
#56. Just Kickin' It, Xscape (1993) -- #64 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_BTEFAVwjU
#55. Everyday, Phil Collins (1994) -- #67 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQpsXA36uq4
#54. Walking in Memphis, Marc Cohn (1991) -- #31 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFEB9xLeLmY
#53. The Heart of the Matter, Don Henley (1990) -- NEW!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRrT37ruAtE
#52. Place in This World, Michael W. Smith (1991) -- #25 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpXMnY_t03M
#51. You Don't Know How It Feels, Tom Petty (1994) -- #34 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TlBTPITo1I
There's more where that came from... next Tuesday!
After taking off last Tuesday to recharge my batteries, I'm back to resume my musical countdown. We're looking at the music of 1990-94 now, and I really took a buzzsaw to this era. Fifteen songs from my 2018 list have been knocked out.
#68. Cradle of Love, Billy Idol (1990)
#66. Woman in Chains, Tears for Fears f/ Oleta Adams (1990)
#65. Set the Night to Music, Roberta Flack f/ Maxi Priest (1991)
#63. She's Playing Hard to Get, Hi-Five (1992)
#62. (Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection, Nelson (1990)
#60. Rhythm of the Rain, Dan Fogelberg (1990)
#59. Love Is All Around, Wet Wet Wet (1994)
#57. Live and Learn, Joe Public (1992)
#55. Something to Believe In, Poison (1990)
#53. Everything, Jody Watley (1990)
#51. Because I Love You (The Postman Song), Stevie B (1990)
#45. Do Anything, Natural Selection (1991)
#42. I've Been Thinking About You, Londonbeat (1991)
#39. Can't Stop, After 7 (1990)
#38. Tennessee, Arrested Development (1992)
As mentioned in previous posts, two other songs were reclassified as 1989 songs. You would think that, after all of that shakeup, this would be a shorter list than the one in my 2018 series. On the contrary, the in is similar to the out. I have fourteen songs joining my favorites and two songs that were previously listed as 1995 songs, so the overall count goes from 68 to 67. On with the tunes!
#67. I'll Be Your Everything, Tommy Page (1990) -- #47 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNX55r_r2IA
#66. Can't Stop Falling Into Love, Cheap Trick (1990) -- #44 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfS0TA4MGuo
#65. Close to You, Maxi Priest (1990) -- #29 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlFK2MpKnJU
#64. Even a Fool Can See, Peter Cetera (1992) -- #54 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCvuAdNkPM0
#63. When She Cries, Restless Heart (1993) -- #48 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOGP6hoHgHA
#62. Cry for Help, Rick Astley (1991) -- #58 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2xel6q0yao
#61. No Mistakes, Patty Smyth (1992) -- #61 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKvhX2Z5ubc
#60. More Where That Came From, Dolly Parton (1993) -- NEW!
After nearly twenty of recording pop-friendly hits, Dolly returned to her country roots with this fun song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnfzLQyXdLs
#59. All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You, Heart (1990) -- #49 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAfxs0IDeMs
#58. Show Me the Way, Styx (1990) -- #33 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXf2PbEPQ-Y
#57. Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough, Patty Smyth & Don Henley (1992) -- #46 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mc4yWN1A7Zs
#56. Just Kickin' It, Xscape (1993) -- #64 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_BTEFAVwjU
#55. Everyday, Phil Collins (1994) -- #67 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQpsXA36uq4
#54. Walking in Memphis, Marc Cohn (1991) -- #31 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFEB9xLeLmY
#53. The Heart of the Matter, Don Henley (1990) -- NEW!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRrT37ruAtE
#52. Place in This World, Michael W. Smith (1991) -- #25 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpXMnY_t03M
#51. You Don't Know How It Feels, Tom Petty (1994) -- #34 in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TlBTPITo1I
There's more where that came from... next Tuesday!