Breaker High. One of the three amazing "late-night" (and by that I mean from 8-10 pm, it was a different time back in grade 3. These days I'd kill to go to bed before 1 am) shows that were on YTV back in the day (the other two being RadioActive and Student Bodies). Looking back, the plot of this show made no sense. A school on a cruise ship that travels the world (if this was a real thing, how high the tuition would be? at least 100 grand a year?) and goes from Chile to Turkey in between episodes? It made no difference though as most of my weeknights ended with me watching the gang and their adventures. This was a great show back in the 90's and in my opinion is better than every single show on TV now that is tailored for similar audiences. Also, Ryan Gosling starred in this show playing the exact opposite role of the one he played in Drive. Back then if I had to pick one actor who I thought was going to make it big, it would have definitely been the guys who played Alex and Max. I didn't even have to Google that. I don't know if this is a good or bad thing but to avoid thinking about it, here are this week's songs.
Luka:
Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg - Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang
One, two, three, and to the fo'. This line starts one of the best rap songs of all time. If you're a rap fan and don't like this song then you're not a rap fan. Off of Dre's classic album, The Chronic, 'G' Thang is a fairly simple and easy-listening song that hasn't gotten even a little bit old or played out since 1993. Another thing I think that's being forgotten but shouldn't be (and this is caused by Snoop as well, did you really have to do a verse for Katy Perry?), is how great Snoop used to be. Listening to this or any other old Snoop song makes you realize how easy Snoop made rapping seem. Just great to listen to. This song is also what I would play if I was ever driving through a west coast hood (if this did happen, i would be feverishly dialing 911, not listening to music but still). The video is also great to watch and is exactly what I expect each West coast party to look like.
N*Sync - Bye Bye Bye
If I had to pick one song to describe the boy band craze of the 90's, this would be it. The simplistic lyrics, catchy beat, over-the-top video, and an insanely fun to sing hook all capture the good (or bad) characteristics of the 90's boy bands. This was the lead single from the ridiculously successful album No Strings Attached which sold 2.4 million records in the first week (I had this album, Space Cowboy was the shit)! This still holds the record for most records sold in the opening week. Haters gonna hate but this song is good to listen to and once played no one's having a bad time.
Bobby (Boris) Pickett - Monster Mash
Putting this up because it's Halloween and I'm too lazy to write something for another song. Besides, the monster mash was a graveyard smash.
Jovan:
Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal
Luka posted Beat It last week, so I thought I’d post one of
my favourite MJ songs. There is a version by Alien Ant Farm (you probably heard
this version in American Pie 2, when Jim glues his hand to his dick, good times
, btw did you know they’re making a 4th movie with the original
actors?). I don’t know how some people can like that version more than MJ’s.
Listen to both and decide for yourself. It’s one of MJ’s catchiest songs,
though not lyrically genius (Annie are you ok, so are you ok, are you ok
Annie….x infinite). And the video is pretty cool. I’m not a fan of his
45-minute Ghosts music video (it’s basically a movie), but at 9 minutes, this
one is just long enough to keep me from losing interest.
Jay-Z & Linkin Park - Numb (encore)
The first time I heard this song was during the trailer for
Miami Vice. I mistakenly asked my friends if they had heard the song rather
than ask them if they knew of the song. By asking them if they had heard the
song, apparently – to them – it implied that I thought it was a new and recent
song. Good logic. Anyways, the Linkin Park version is a good song by itself, and even
though I’m not a huge fan of Jay-Z, he makes the song better (and it’s one of
the only songs in which I know Jay-Z’s verses).
3 Doors Down - Kryptonite
When I was younger, my brother used to listen to this song
all the time and for some reason, I hated it. But of course, your taste in
music changes over time, as does the music. Anyways, a few years later, I heard
it on the radio, and I realized how stupid I was to not consider this song
awesome. It’s a song I can listen to when I feel like getting pumped up (though
I really wouldn’t classify this as a pump up song) or getting me in a better
mood. It also helps that this song was released in 2000, so there’s a nostalgia
factor there (even though I didn’t start listening to it more until about
2004). I consider it to be 3 Doors Down’s best song, and I don’t see a point in
arguing it. I’d tell you to check it out if you haven’t already,
but I know the odds of that are practically zero.
Have a good Halloween! More next week!
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