Scary?

Check out the Billboard top 10 from 1999.

1. Believe, Cher
2. No Scrubs, TLC
3. Angel Of Mine, Monica
4. Heartbreak Hotel, Whitney Houston
5. …Baby One More Time, Britney Spears
6. Kiss Me, Sixpence None The Richer
7. Genie In A Bottle, Christina Aguilera
8. Every Morning, Sugar Ray
9. Nobody’s Supposed To Be Here, Deborah Cox
10. Livin’ La Vida Loca, Ricky Martin

Ouch, thats a real kick in the pants.  I have to make a cd of these songs.  Will anyone ever listen to it?  It’s for a class reunion and I want it to be authentic but the authentic 1999 is too painful to look at, can’t I sugarcoat it a bit?  If I add the Flaming  Lips, Tom Waits, The Magnetic Fields or Sigur Ros to it will I be Jaredizing  the cd?   I’m just gonna get it over with, I’ll fill out the remaining songs with the rest of the top 20:

11. Where My Girls At?, 702
12. If You Had My Love, Jennifer Lopez
13. Slide, Goo Goo Dolls
14. Have You Ever?, Brandy
15. I Want It That Way, Backstreet Boys
16. I’m Your Angel, R. Kelly and Celine Dion
17. All Star, Smash Mouth
18. Angel, Sarah McLachlan
19. Smooth, Santana Featuring Rob Thomas
20. Unpretty, TLC

Oh!  The Humanity!!!

There’s more, I have to do this for 96, 97, and 98 also.   The Macarena people, the Maca-stinkin-rena.  My head is going to explode.*

*If you listened to these songs at the time, I understand, it’s ok.  I’m not judging you.  There are even some good songs thrown in there.  That being said, if you are still listening to your cassette single of the Macarena while trying out the dance moves in front of the mirror, you might want to seek counseling.

So, the discussion has begun over at the book club forum, exciting stuff.  Thanks to those who are contributing to the discussion.  You still have plenty of time to read Life of PI, so pick up a copy.  Just get a library card, you can do this, I believe in you.
Have a great MLK/Civil Rights Day,