Good evening, except for you Megyn Kelly, you sick f**k. Haven't been very active on this here blog lately. That isn't because I've had nothing to talk about, but I haven't felt like doing much writing lately. Like I've said in previous entries, I've been a bit too depressed to write anything. This time it's a combination of what's been going on in the news, which is depressing enough to begin with, and not being able to see my love interest for almost a month. I hate it. Plus, the holidays are coming, which aren't what they used to be now that there's just the two sisters and I left...for now. I did have a somewhat good evening, minus one detail. Five of the teams that I root for won, and while the autumn chill has descended upon the Tampa Bay area, the weather hasn't been bad (except for last week, when it was colder than a well digger's a$$), so I thought I would submit this entry.
Tonight, I'm going to give you my Top 100 songs of 1994 based on data compiled by both Radio & Records Magazine and Billboard Magazine. So, without further ado, away we go.
100. Anything by SWV
99. Loser by Beck
98. At Your Best (You Are Love) by Aaliyah
97. Mr. Vain by Culture Beat
96. Dreams by Gabrielle
95. I Wanna Be Down by Brandy
94. The Way She Loves Me by Richard Marx
93. Stroke You Up by Changing Faces
92. I Miss You by Aaron Hall
91. Something's Always Wrong by Toad the Wet Sprocket
A few things of note here, both 100 and 95 appeared on Billboard, but not R&R during 1994 (although Brandy did appear briefly on there the next year), the only two songs in this list that accomplished that feat. Also, Stroke You Up was backed by R. Kelly, who controversially was seeing Aaliyah at the time, who was only 14. But according to Megyn Kelly, it shouldn't be a big deal. Megyn...
89. Never Keeping Secrets by Babyface
88. Misled by Celine Dion
87. Circle Of Life by Elton John
86. Beautiful In My Eyes by Joshua Kadison
85. Basket Case by Green Day
84. Interstate Love Song by Stone Temple Pilots
83. Far Behind by Candlebox
82. Rock & Roll Dreams Come Through by Meat Loaf
81. You Better Wait by Steve Perry
In this group of ten, we have the breakout hit by Green Day, a song that my former roommate had a fixation for (Far Behind), and Steve Perry with a comeback hit of sorts that kinda ties into recent headlines, and someone I mentioned before on this entry.
80. Sukiyaki by 4PM
79. Understanding by Xscape
78. Allison Road by Gin Blossoms
77. Black Hole Sun by Soundgarden
76. Lucky One by Amy Grant
75. Groove Thang by Zhane
74. Mary Jane's Last Dance by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
73. Love Sneakin' Up On You by Bonnie Raitt
72. Regulate by Warren G. & Nate Dogg
71. You Gotta Be by Des'ree
Among this group is a fantastic hip-hop track that could've been the song of that summer, Last Dance, which featured Kim Basinger in the video (and I didn't know Mary Jane was code at the time, I was 20), and You Gotta Be, which lasted on the charts about as long as the Energizer Bunny did.
70. Round Here by Counting Crows
69. Turn The Beat Around by Gloria Estefan
68. You Want This by Janet Jackson
67. Stay by Eternal
66. Everyday by Phil Collins
65. I Can See Clearly Now by Jimmy Cliff
64. Living In Danger by Ace of Base
63. What's The Frequency, Kenneth? by R.E.M.
62. Fantastic Voyage by Coolio
61. Linger by The Cranberries
Every time I see the song "What's the frequency, Kenneth?" I'm reminded of a former shipmate onboard the Eisenhower that had the first name of Ken, although I never got to use that line when asking what the frequency of the generators on our ship were (it was always set at a certain frequency).
60. Can We Talk by Tevin Campbell
59. Amazing by Aerosmith
58. Choose by Color Me Badd
57. Again by Janet Jackson
56. I'll Take You There by General Public
55. Here Comes The Hotstepper by Ini Kamoze
54. Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia) by Us3
53. Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm by Crash Test Dummies
52. All That She Wants by Ace of Base
51. Said I Loved You...But I Lied by Michael Bolton
Numbers 55-53 were noteworthy because they were from artists that were genuinely one-hit wonders. Neither of those three were really heard from again after their respective songs.
50. Streets Of Philadelphia by Bruce Springsteen
49. Until I Fall Away by Gin Blossoms
48. Prayer For The Dying by Seal
47. I'll Stand By You by Pretenders
46. Always by Erasure
45. Endless Love by Luther Vandross & Mariah Carey
44. Bump N' Grind by R. Kelly
43. I'm Ready by Tevin Campbell
42. Back & Forth by Aaliyah
41. Because The Night by 10,000 Maniacs
I had mentioned earlier about the controversy between R. Kelly and Aaliyah. Well if it weren't for Tevin Campbell, they would actually be together on this list. Eww.
40. I'm The Only One by Melissa Etheridge
39. December 1963 (Oh What A Night) by The Four Seasons
38. Crazy by Aerosmith
37. Found Out About You by Gin Blossoms
36. On Bended Knee by Boyz II Men
35. Shoop by Salt-N-Pepa
34. Always by Bon Jovi
33. Please Forgive Me by Bryan Adams
32. 100% Pure Love by Crystal Waters
31. Return To Innocence by Enigma
December 1963 wasn't actually the track that first appeared in the mid-70's; it was a remix by Ben Liebrand that got significant airplay thanks in part to John Garabedian's "Open House Party" back in the day. I don't know if that program exists anymore, last I checked it was being run by the former evening DJ at WFLZ radio in Tampa. Yuck.
30. All For Love by Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, & Sting
29. Anytime You Need A Friend by Mariah Carey
28. So Much In Love by All-4-One
27. Anytime, Anyplace by Janet Jackson
26. Now And Forever by Richard Marx
25. Because Of Love by Janet Jackson
24. Secret by Madonna
23. Come To My Window by Melissa Etheridge
22. Hero by Mariah Carey
21. Whatta Man by Salt-N-Pepa w/En Vogue
"Secret" by Madonna was off her CD Bedtime Stories, which is noteworthy because a female shipmate (who I had one of my first...uh, relations with while driving around Norfolk) played the cassette in the car I had at the time, a 1985 grey Mercury Grand Marquis. Oh, by the way, she was a redhead.
20. Shine by Collective Soul
19. Breathe Again by Toni Braxton
18. Another Night by Real McCoy
17. The Most Beautiful Girl In The World by Prince
16. Can You Feel The Love Tonight by Elton John
15. When Can I See You by Babyface
14. You Mean The World To Me by Toni Braxton
13. If You Go by Jon Secada
12. Without You by Mariah Carey
11. The Power Of Love by Celine Dion
songs 17-11 seem like a list of songs that would be played during one of those Long-Distance Dedications that the late Casey Kasem used to do on his countdown shows way back when. Speaking of which, here is the most beautiful girl (woman) in the world to me:
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