Any one else with a favourite song from the nineties that no one else remembers?

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Mine is Operaa House by Malcolm McLaren. I spent many a happy hour being driven through New Zealand as a kid torturing my parents by singing along to this and Aria on Air but no one I’ve meet seems to know of it. Still absolutely adore it as an adult but sadly no better at singing it.

Do you know what I loved about the 90s that we just don’t seem to have anymore - strong female-led bands. Not pop acts, but proper bands. Like Skunk Anansie, Garbage, Elastica, The Cranberries, PJ Harvey, Sleeper, Catatonia, Echobelly, etc.

Does anybody remember the Shine albums? Like the ‘Now…’ series for indie kids.

I used to religiously buy and listen to the Now Albums in the 90s. All got so many good songs and eclectic with different styles of music.

Stars! What a song!

Gives me such nostalgia, love it

Funny How - Airhead

On the Bible by Deuce.

Does anyone remember this? I only rediscovered it by using Shazam during a very old episode of Classic Corrie. Genuinely hadn't heard it since it was released...

(I've never posted a YouTube link before so in case the video doesn't load, it's Jimmy Somerville - Heartbeat).

Don't forget Lush, and their massive hit Single Girl

They were a big part of the Britpop movement. I think it started to change though with the manufactured pop band, probably first with the Spice Girls and then Steps and Girls Aloud. Then with X Factor the solo singer took over.

I had a giant Flood poster on my wall as a student. Still have this and Istanbul on my playlist.

Shine (compilation series) - Wikipedia

They were all really good, pretty much Britpop albums.

Loved Semisonic back in the day, especially the lyrics to Singing in my Sleep.

@PrincessHoneysuckle Love a bit of KLF, last train to trancentral and 3am eternal get played weekly in our house.

4 Non Blondes

What's Up

(I'm having a YouTube night now!)

Haha Im convinced we lived the same life.

There was also Rocks Off
https://www.discogs.com/release/426036-Various-Rocks-Off

Though of all the songs mentioned here the one that is stuck in my head is Mcalmont and Butler - Yes

Mansun Wide Open Space, Eels Novacaine for the Soul

I Quit was by Hepburn

Can't remember what Alice Band did.

Tune

Change your mind by Upside Down, who randomly later changed their name to Orange Orange!

It's a great 90s pop song and the video is sheer cheese.

Having mentioned The Cranberries, when I’m bored I like to watch music reaction videos on YouTube and watching people have a visceral reaction to Zombie gives me goosebumps every time.

RIP Dolores.

People are quite right, I Quit was indeed Hepburn (and a banger).

Alice Band did Nothing On But the Radio - similar message, also a banger!

Be amazed if anyone remembers this (they did appear on TOTP)

Zombie is the Cranberries song I always have to skip. The childlike lyrics give me the cringe.

So many of these, but also:

Gloworm, Carry Me Home
Living Colour, Love Rears it's Ugly Head
Robert Miles, One and One

And obviously everyone knows Blur, but you rarely hear Twentieth Century Girl