The 90’s brought to us the lyrics of Donovan sung by celebrities and emaciated models dressed in GAP gear. “They call me Mellow Yellow…” resonated with the group that GAP was trying to connect with to buy their clothes, those pre-hipsters, anti-establishment, yet still had mom and dad’s money to purchase clothes. Suddenly, everyone was…
Tag: 1990s
Dazed and Confused
Aerosmith summoning Sweet Emotion at the beginning on this film sets the tone for the country’s bicentennial. Just like the country, some characters are standing up for their freedoms and others striving for their independence. This film about friends, Fridays, and rites of passage was on repeat during my high school years. Enjoy it here: https://amzn.to/2zpjEi3.
Reality Bites
Oh, Winona! This grounded, yet enterprising film spoke of 90’s culture in ways no other film could. It connected with the MTV Generation while at the same to making fun of them and their culture being usurped by that entity itself. Generation X resounds with trying to make it on their own while disavowing their…
Graduating With Honors
Remember that moment when you realized that school wasn’t as important as living a good, balanced life was? Remember when you realized that caring for others was the ultimate gift that you can give another person? With Honors shows that compassion, understanding, and humility are the key ingredients to building connections. Brendan Frazer finds love,…
Urban Legend: The Film
Ending the week on a “freaky” note is a great way to go into the weekend. Take some time tonight to re-watch this classic 90’s horror film. What happens when a killer starts basing all their killings on urban legends. Well, let’s just say that Tara Reid doesn’t last long. Enjoy the original ending and…
Daria is Damn Honest
Growing up through the Beavis and Butthead generation and seeing this character morph into her own TV show was so cool in retrospect. I actually identified more with her than Beavis and his friend. Daria’s honesty about her high school experience echoed what folks were living through during this time in the 90s. Long live…
Eye of the Tiger!
This was the anthem for my high school when we had sports competitions and since I’m getting close to a reunion year, I thought I would post this here as nice piece of retropop. nothing gets you amped like this…in the 90s…but its from the 80s….still its a great anthem! Purchase the CD here: https://amzn.to/2C0qKNd
It’s Coolio to Love Coolio
Man, I love me some throwback 90’s rap/hip hop. Take a minute today to listen to some Coolio on Spotify, it will do you some good. https://open.spotify.com/embed/album/3ugr537NspySQRHKTIrBQE Grab his classic CD right here: https://amzn.to/2PhgPEJ
Hey, Dude! Watch this TV Show!
When I was younger, my favorite TV show was about a group of kids that lived and worked together on a dude ranch. My love, Melody, was my favorite, but we all had a little Danny, Ted, Buddy, Brad, Lucy, Jake, Kyle, and Mr. Ernst in all of us. Listen to the theme song here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AaiQVAG0gQ…
Do Drop Dead, But Just for Tonight
Drop Dead Fred, an oldie but a goodie! Watch this dark comedy tonight and laugh again in these dark times. Click on the picture above and it will take you to where you can stream it. Enjoy!
90s TV Show Theme Songs!
http://www.youtube.com/watch Take some time to relive some memories and the joy you felt when your favorite theme song came on. Should we start a petition to bring theme songs back? In fact, have an office trivia contest to see who can identify these the fastest!
Reba!
Oprah, her own pop culture phenomenon, interviews Reba, country’s biggest pop culture female! itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/oprahs-master-class-the-podcast/id1401057414
Retro Pop 