Mixtape Friday! : My top 10 hits from 1995

Ahh yes, 1995.

T’was a year that I remember… Vaguely.

A young Jerry Yang and David Filo incorporated a new web start-up called Yahoo!, Jacques Chirac is elected president of France and the final original “Calvin and Hobbes” comic strip is published. I on the other hand was still in high school considering the pursuit of a pharmaceutical career as chemicals really seemed to rock at the time.

It was also a year of awesome music with Tina Arena topping the charts with her album “Don’t Ask” and Scatman John was considered a musician. It was also the year when Daniel John from Silverchair called me a “fucked up cunt”.

Below is a list of what I considered the greatest songs ever to hit the charts that year. Love it or hate the music, I’m sure you’ll be able to sing along with at least half of these tracks.

Do you have any faves from 1995 that you’d like to share?

10.  Sophie B Hawkins - As I Lay Me Down

Purely for the awesomeness that is Sophie B Hawkins’ hair. I mean honestly, that hair was beyond awesome.

[Listen to it on Blip.fm]

9.  Greenday -When I come around

The band that started my love for California Punk. Bands like NOFX and Rancid probably won’t ever exist again.

[Listen to it on Blip.fm]

8.  The Offspring – Self Esteem

My top 10 for 1995. #8 – Back when The Offspring were good. No really, they were good once. Honest.

[Listen to it on Blip.fm]

7. East 17 – Stay Another Day

I’m Not ashamed to say that I saw East 17 in concert with Peter Andre. I’m ashamed to say I wore a Peter Andre tour shirt.

[Listen to it on Blip.fm]

6.  Nicki French – Total Eclipse of the Heart

Brings me back fond memories of being thrown out of James St Nightclub for being underaged. Whoopsie.

[Listen to it on Blip.fm]

5.  Outhere Brothers – Boom Boom Boom

My top 10 for 1995. #5 – This song just sums up how awesome my year 11 ball was. Just to clarify – it was pretty fucking awesome.

[Listen to it on Blip.fm]

4.  Take That – Back For Good

It disturbs me that I know every single word to a Take That song… Although it doesn’t surprise me.

[Listen to it on Blip.fm]

3.  The Cranberries – Zombie

Gotta love the Irish. This song also had a kickass Drum & Bass remix that I massacred my parent’s car speakers with.

[Listen to it on Blip.fm]

2.  Merril Bainbridge – Mouth

Oh I had such a HUGE crush on Merril Bainbridge. I really wanted to do bad things to her mouth.

[Listen to it on Blip.fm]

1.  Coolio – Gangsta’s Paradise

Not only does this top my chart, it also topped every major music chart in the world. Must of been Coolio’s hair.

[Listen to it on Blip.fm]

May 29th, 2009 // Blog, Music