Best song of the 90s

[InsideNumberNine]

DH and I had a few wines last night and fell down a YouTube rabbit hole listening to 90s music. We then got into a heated debate about what the best song of the 90s was.

My vote - Set You Free by NTrance

His vote - Live Forever by Oasis

For clarity, we were both mid teens during this decade.

What's your stand out song of the 90s?

Ooooh....so many good ones. Common People is definitely up there. Along with a few Oasis and Manics tracks. But one of my all time favourites is Nancy Boy by Placebo.

@saltandpepperchickenandchips - it was me and my best friends 16th birthday party that this song reminds me of. Such a great night! Takes me back to that night whenever it comes in the radio.

Venus as a boy by Bjork

The time is now - Moloko

But now people are mentioning Smells like Teen Spirit and Firestarter?!?! So many good tunes.....how to pick just one?

SWV - Right here. Love it

There's Nothing I Won't Do - JX

Loving the 90's nostalgia, they were playing the charts from 1992 on radio two earlier, took me back! Loved crowded house, weather with you 😄

For me:
N-trance set you free was one of my favourites
TLC- Waterfalls
Manic Street Preachers- Motorcycle Emptiness
Green Day- Basket Case
But there are so many!

I was going to mention Tubthumping myself. I think it’s a classic.

Few more

Culture Beat Mr Vain - this is still on my playlist for running!
Film Star by Suede
Chasing Rainbows Shed Seven
Prodigy Start the Dance

The best thing about Friday nights are the 90s Top of the pops on Iplayer.

@rainbowninja

Loving the 90's nostalgia, they were playing the charts from 1992 on radio two earlier, took me back! Loved crowded house, weather with you 😄

@rainbowninja I love that Crowded House song

Right Beside You Sophie B Hawkins
Now That We Found Love Heavy D and the Boyz
Shoop Salt n Pepa
Whatta Man Salt n Pepa

Sooooo many!

Funny, I’ve never heard of a lot of these. I’m American and didn’t move to the U.K. till 2000 so that must be why so many of the popular ones on this thread have escaped me. We certainly got our share of Oasis but there wasn’t much else in the way of British pop in the 90s. The 80s were an entirely different matter.

Oohhhh, my two:

Loaded Primal Scream
Little Britain Dreadzone

Faith No More - Epic
Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Suck My Kiss
Pearl Jam - Jeremy
Guns n Roses - Live and Let Die or Civil War or Mammakin
Metallica - Enter Sandman

So many greats!

m.youtube.com/watch?v=yFKhgF_vkgs

Dario G. Sunchyme. Both the song and video never fail to cheer me up.

Ooh and Blur - Parklife or Song 2

Too many to choose... paranoid Android by Radiohead. On and On by Longpigs. Secret Smile by Semisonic. Justified and Ancient by KLF. Oh and Joyride by Roxette

Too many to choose..
Dario G -Sunchyme
Things can only get betterrrrr
Simply red -stars
Sixpence none the richer - kiss me

@mommybunny

Funny, I’ve never heard of a lot of these. I’m American and didn’t move to the U.K. till 2000 so that must be why so many of the popular ones on this thread have escaped me. We certainly got our share of Oasis but there wasn’t much else in the way of British pop in the 90s. The 80s were an entirely different matter.

The BritPop scene was huge if you lived here, particularly if you were a teen. Even if you weren't into it (I didn't really have a preference between Blur and Oasis, and didn't like Pulp), you couldn't escape it.

You should definitely ask Alexa to play 90s pop and look up the songs mentioned. It'll be worth it.

Gosh. Hard question.
Sweet harmony by the beloved

Sash! – Encore Une Fois, this song just reminds me of my early clubbing days and just having so much fun

No Good for Me (Start the Dance) by the Prodigy

Began my lifetime love of them