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.
