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: Music
Gotta Get Down on Friday!
All, here is a link to one of pop culture’s greatest gifts: Rebecca Black’s song, Friday, the anthem made famous on YouTube. Funny enough, it is really catchy and has stood the test of time for the last few years. Here is the video for your viewing pleasure: Recently, the singer showed up on The…
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…
80’s TV Theme Songs Challenge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLcpkol0SKQ On this Monday back at work make sure you take time to bond with/challenge your coworkers to a theme-off. How many of these theme songs from the 80’s can you name? You know you want to beat, Karen, from four cubicles over. I’m coming for you, Karen.
Hold a Laugh-In this Week!
A nightly variety show for me in the early 80s, Nick at Night’ Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In entertained those that tuned in to see how the 60s informed the 70s and how the 80s where so far from the 60s, yet so close to Laugh-Ins core metaphor. Suddenly, the laughter helped the country move through…
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
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
Miseducation of an Icon
The icon of the nineties was deconstructed and reconstituted in a way that re-forms our knowledge of her. I see her in a whole new light. Listen to this podcast yesterday. itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/still-processing/id1151436460
Retro Pop 