4 Jan 2008--1997!

[RGMike]

Bonus: Mighty Mighty Bosstones! this woulda got a big BOS from me.

[urth]

But I'm jealous of Urth, who managed to get thru 1997 (and indeed the next 10 years) without having heard Barbie Girl until now.

It totally got by me, something for which I feel very fortunate. But it's indeed as bad as everyone says.

And I imagine Mattel sued because if they hadn't, it could have been construed as not defending their trademark, which in today's courts is tantamount to abandoning it altogether.

[Gazoo]

Where have all the proxy-of-Gaz's gone?

My Paula Cole love is pretty much limited to her Amen album (though "Cowboys" was a cute novelty at first, and I do still like "Saturn Girl" from the disc that preceded this.

[Gazoo]

WTF is this Barbie Girl thing? Sounds like a Madonna sendup.

This was a HUGE hit.

Trivia: It marked the first time an artist debuted in the Top 10 with its first charting single.  It happened again soon afterward with Shawn Colvin's "Sunny Came Home" and then became a bit more commonplace in the American Idol age.

[Gazoo]

WTF is this Barbie Girl thing? Sounds like a Madonna sendup.

This was a HUGE hit.

It was huge enough that Mattel sued them!

Can anyone tell me what country they're from?  I think this might be worth 5 frink points.

I believe they were Swedish.

I've posted this in the past, but some songs from memory that would be great in the next visit to 1997:
Space, "Female of the Species"
Squirrel Nut Zippers, "Hell"
No Doubt, "Don't Speak" or "Sunday Morning" or "Spiderwebs"
OMD, "Walking on the Milky Way"
Poe, "Angry Johnny" (this might have been late '96)
R.E.M. w/ Patti Smith, "E-Bow the Letter"
White Town, "Your Woman"
U2, "Discotheque"
Chemical Brothers, "Setting Sun"
Portishead, "Sour Times (Nobody Loves Me)"

[RGMike]

It marked the first time an artist debuted in the Top 10 with its first charting single.  It happened again soon afterward with Shawn Colvin's "Sunny Came Home"

Ah, the Soundscan era begins!

The Colvin was one I'd've bet money we'd hear in this set. Next time for sure. And (I hope) White Town's "Your Woman".

[RGMike]

WTF is this Barbie Girl thing? Sounds like a Madonna sendup.

This was a HUGE hit.

It was huge enough that Mattel sued them!

Can anyone tell me what country they're from?  I think this might be worth 5 frink points.

I believe they were Swedish.

I've posted this in the past, but some songs from memory that would be great in the next visit to 1997:
Space, "Female of the Species"
Squirrel Nut Zippers, "Hell"
No Doubt, "Don't Speak" or "Sunday Morning" or "Spiderwebs"
OMD, "Walking on the Milky Way"
Poe, "Angry Johnny" (this might have been late '96)
R.E.M. w/ Patti Smith, "E-Bow the Letter"
White Town, "Your Woman"
U2, "Discotheque"
Chemical Brothers, "Setting Sun"
Portishead, "Sour Times (Nobody Loves Me)"

White Town JINX!  My '97 mixtape included "Hell" and "Spiderwebs" as well as the M-M Bosstones and Reel Big Fish.  more tonight when i find the tape.

and Aqua were Danish-Norwegian, I think.

[Lightnin' Rod]

But I'm jealous of Urth, who managed to get thru 1997 (and indeed the next 10 years) without having heard Barbie Girl until now.

It totally got by me, something for which I feel very fortunate. But it's indeed as bad as everyone says.

A first for me also.  Hope not to hear it ever again.

[mshray]

Aqua were Danish-Norwegian, I think.

Yep, formed in Denmark, the female singer is Norwegian, the rest Danish.

[ggould]

power just came back on.  What a way to spend my last day of winter break.  The radio started up playing "Rehab."  What a mess all over town today.

[urth]

power just came back on.  What a way to spend my last day of winter break.  The radio started up playing "Rehab."  What a mess all over town today.

From what I gather it's still out at our house, although PG&E promised it restored by 2:30. Hoping they get to it by the time I get home. Sarah said she's hunting for candles.

[RGMike]

I've posted this in the past, but some songs from memory that would be great in the next visit to 1997:
Space, "Female of the Species"
Squirrel Nut Zippers, "Hell"
No Doubt, "Don't Speak" or "Sunday Morning" or "Spiderwebs"
OMD, "Walking on the Milky Way"
Poe, "Angry Johnny" (this might have been late '96)
R.E.M. w/ Patti Smith, "E-Bow the Letter"
White Town, "Your Woman"
U2, "Discotheque"
Chemical Brothers, "Setting Sun"
Portishead, "Sour Times (Nobody Loves Me)"

White Town JINX!  My '97 mixtape included "Hell" and "Spiderwebs" as well as the M-M Bosstones and Reel Big Fish.  more tonight when i find the tape.

in addition to the songs mentioned above, some other '97 possibilities:

Cardigans, "Lovefool"
Cornershop, "Brimful of Asha"
Ben Folds Five, "Battle of Who-Could-Care-Less" and "Brick"
Green Day, "Time of Your Life"
Blur, "Song 2"
Big Blue Hearts, "Nobody Wants Her"
John Fogerty, "Southern Streamline"
Steve Earle, "Telephone Road"

I also had a bunch of country on the tape, including (OMFG!) Toby Keith in his pre-asshole days, doing a duet with Sting (!) on "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying".

[urth]

And here's what we *did* hear today:

01/04/2008 - FRIDAY!!! A "Brand New" Year....1997!!!
 
1.  Chumbawamba - Tub Thumping   
2.  Paula Cole - Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?   
3.  Bruce Springsteen - Secret Garden   
4.  Verve - Bittersweet Symphony   
5.  Hanson - Mmm Bop   (BEST O' SET)
6.  Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life   
7.  Sheryl Crow - If it Makes You Happy   
8.  Sister Hazel - All For You   
9.  Aqua - Barbie Girl   
10.  Duncan Shiek - Barely Breathing   
 
BONUS TRACK:  Mighty Mighty Bosstones - The Impression That I Get

[SFGuy]

And here's what we *did* hear today:

01/04/2008 - FRIDAY!!! A "Brand New" Year....1997!!!
 
1.  Chumbawamba - Tub Thumping   
2.  Paula Cole - Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?   
3.  Bruce Springsteen - Secret Garden   
4.  Verve - Bittersweet Symphony   
5.  Hanson - Mmm Bop   (BEST O' SET)
6.  Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life   
7.  Sheryl Crow - If it Makes You Happy   
8.  Sister Hazel - All For You   
9.  Aqua - Barbie Girl   
10.  Duncan Shiek - Barely Breathing   
 
BONUS TRACK:  Mighty Mighty Bosstones - The Impression That I Get

I'm sorry. This is a terrible set from a terrible year in music. It gets worse if Dave plays 1998. I'll say this though, I respect Hanson over the other "Teen pop music" (i.e. Backstreet Boys, N Sync, Britney) because they actually play their own instruments.

[princessofcairo]

Dave plays one of Ginger's favorite '97 tracks, Sister Hazel "All For You"

Ginger just dropped a notch in my esteem

but it's such a FUN song! glad i ducked out after hanson. geesh - what a painful set.