Greetings everyone. It's Friday, you know what that means. It's time for my somewhat weekly flashback feature on this blog. Today, we're going back to a one of my favorite years in music, 2005. Hard to believe that 2005 was already eighteen years ago. Dubya was entering a second term, we were fighting a forever war in Afghanistan in our wild goose chase to hunt down OBL, but we did capture Saddam Hussein in Iraq, so there's that. The Devil Rays still wore green, and still sucked, and Florida was still licking her wounds from four hurricanes that nailed our state. So, here were the Top 40 songs for this week according to Radio & Records Magazine from 2005.
40. Pimpin' All Over The World by Ludacris. There is a reason 2005 was a favorite year for me musically; it had a little bit of everything in it. Hip-hop, ballads, hard rock, emo punk, alternative, even a little country. WFLZ radio was actually listenable for once!
39. Ohio (Come Back To Texas) by Bowling For Soup. Never really was a big fan of theirs, other than "1985" of course.
38. Haven't Found by Pras Michel f/Sharli McQueen. Well, as Rob Thomas sang in 1999, "man it's a hot one." Even worse than ever before across some sectors of the nation.
37. Lonely by Akon. According to The Express, 111 million Americans, mainly in California, Texas, and Arizona are under heat advisories.
36. Summer Nights by Lil' Rob. According to the article, which includes video from CBS This Morning, Death Valley National Park could set a GLOBAL heat record. Although the actuall worldwide record is up for debate. Just last week, the Earth had several days of record-setting heat. Bottom line though: stay indoors!
35. Just The Girl by Click Five
34. Let Me Hold You by Bow Wow f/Omarion. Another consequence of all this heat is that our oceans are turning green. When I was deployed in the waters of the Middle East, I noticed that the waters of the Persian Gulf were of a pea-green hue. At first it was because of how the geography of that region (hot and sandy) was, but I didn't think at the time it was because of how hot that region of the world got.
33. Energy by Natalie. I guess Plankton from SpongeBob SquarePants will get his wish after all; to achieve global domination.
32. These Boots Were Made For Walking by Jessica Simpson. Yes, Jessica did try to remake the Nancy Sinatra classic from the 1960's, and somehow it charted.
31. Hate It Or Love It by The Game f/50 Cent. G-g-g-g-G u-NIT!!
30. Beverly Hills by Weezer. That's where I want to be, although I've never been to California. Don't think if I go I'll be rolling like a celebrity though.
29. Lose Control by Missy Elliott. Speaking of Beverly Hills, or the greater Los Angeles area in general, the SAG has joined their compatriots in the writing field in going on strike, so effectively all of Hollywood is shut down.
28. Speed Of Sound by Coldplay. I don't watch too many scripted television shows nowadays, but this obviously a serious blow to anyone who enjoys watching their favorite programs and movies. I don't know the exact workings of Hollywood, but I assume that unless AMPTP hires non-union writers, no project is going to go forward.
27. Mr. Brightside by The Killers. I bet you've already sung the lyrics to this song in your head. You're welcome.
26. Collide by Howie Day. I'm not really one to have a wedding song if I were to get hitched, which I've never been close to being. But if, for some reason, I had to choose a wedding song, this would be one of my choices.
25. Cool by Gwen Stefani
24. Incomplete by The Backstreet Boys. That's how I sometimes feel being single to be honest.
23. Cold by Crossfade. A personal favorite of mine, probably because of the relationship my late father had with his kids, including myself. Despite that, he did have his heart in the right place.
22. Chariot by Gavin DeGraw
21. How To Deal by Frankie J
20. Grind With Me by Pretty Ricky. This is the kind of slow jam that I loved back in the day. Unfortunately, I didn't have someone to slow grind with at that time.
19. These Words by Natasha Beddingfield. This just in, apparently Margot Robbie is "mid." Of course, people are in an uproar over it and rightfully so.
18. Sugar (Gimme Some) by Trick Daddy. This was the Twitter post that created all the fuss. Look at her though, do you honestly think Margot Robbie is "mid?" Nick, I suggest you crawl back into the hole you came from.
oh wait, does your Twitter bio say that you're from the "Free State" of Florida? I guess that would explain your misogyny.
17. Holiday by Green Day. An all-time favorite of mine, and probably my all-time favorite goal song (The Vancouver Canucks used this as theirs for a while around a decade ago).
16. Untitled by Simple Plan. How could this HAPPEN to MEEEE! A favorite amongst users of YTMND.
15. Get It Poppin' by Fat Joe f/ Nelly
14. Baby I'm Back by Baby Bash
13. Just A Little Bit by 50 Cent
12. You And Me by Lifehouse. See #26. Another one I could possibly use if that day comes.
11. Oh by Ciara f/Ludacris
10. Let Me Go by Three Doors Down
9. Listen To Your Heart by DHT. This outfit actually released two versions of this song. This one and a stripped-down "Candlelight" version of the Roxette classic from 1989. Question, why didn't Jennifer Lopez do the same thing with "Ain't It Funny?" just a couple of years before??
8. Pon de Replay by Rihanna
7. Scars by Papa Roach. Though probably not their signature song (that would be "Last Resort"), it did get the most airplay amongst their songs, at least on mainstream radio.
6. Don't Cha by The Pussycat Dolls. Actually, don't YOU wish you all were as hot as her?
5. Switch by Will Smith
4. Hollaback Girl by Gwen Stefani. "This s*** is bananas" according to the song. Speaking of which, All Elite Wrestling just yesterday announced some changes to the way their performers have to do their spots. Reaction to this among the IWC (internet wrestling community) has been split, with some saying such changes are necessary while others are decrying it for becoming another clone of WWE.
3. Don't (Mess) With My Heart by Black Eyed Peas. My opinion is that AEW decided to make these changes as a result of an absolutely insane spot that Sting (who's 63 years old, mind you) performed on Sammy Guevara during an episode of "Dynamite" a couple of weeks ago. Seeing this live, I thought Sting did more damage to himself than just the busted mouth he received. In any event, I think it caused Tony Khan and company to do some soul searching, because tha could have ended VERY badly.
2. Behind These Hazel Eyes by Kelly Clarkson
...and the number one song this week eighteen years ago was...
1. We Belong Together by Mariah Carey. Sorry Mariah, I have someone else in mind.
Well that's your flashback for this week. Hope to be back here again later today or sometime this weekend. In the meantime, take care and please, stay hydrated!
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