My favorite songs of 1999

In late 1998 I met a woman who would become my girlfriend of over four years. It was at a bar in London called GT’s. She moved in with me relatively quickly, because circumstances (on her end) expedited things. We moved quickly in a lot of ways, but slowly in others, not the least of which was emotional attachment. No need to get into that, but she was a big part of my 1999. I got a dog in January, a husky I named Sable. We got the dog, actually. I paid for her, but after our breakup in 2003 I let my (ex) girlfriend have the dog for reasons I may explain in the 2003 segment if I feel it’s relevant to my life in music for that year.

So in ’99 I have a serious girlfriend. And a dog. And a cat (oh beloved Soldier, what a great cat – Maine Coone – highly recommend this breed!). I had a good friend move into the house I was in. I was 25 years old, enjoying the party lifestyle and still hitting the bars at least weekly. I’m a retail manager and hating the job, barely making enough to live but not enough to start paying down student loans. It was a time of friends, and drinking. Lots of Simpsons bingeing, video games. And I even tried my hand at guitar for a year or two, since my neighbors were crazy about playing.

In the retail store, the local rock station was playing and I was well into all the latest in Alternative Rock. I also got my music from whatever was playing at the bars.

Unlike most rankings, I haven’t been simply tossing these up in a numerical order. Because we can all agree that on some days, certain songs kick more ass than other songs – yet other days they do not. It all depends on mood and situation. A song that is ranked 14th today could very well rank 1st tomorrow – if it suddenly comes on the radio during the perfect moment and I start singing along. So I group them instead of presenting a hard-and-fast order:

Awesome
Great
Solid
Not Bad
…with some inter-group splitting.

 

14 Great Songs from 1999

Steal My Kisses – Ben Harper

Enemy – Days Of the New

 

Steal My Sunshine – Len

 

Around The World – Red Hot Chili Peppers

 

Last Kiss – Pearl Jam

 

One Man Army – Our Lady Peace

 

Is Anybody Home? – Our Lady Peace

 

Breathe – Moist

 

Goodbye Earl – Dixie Chicks

 

With Arms Wide Open – Creed

 

Heavy – Collective Soul

 

Thief – Our Lady Peace

 

The Dolphin’s Cry – Live

 

Praise You – Fatboy Slim

 

Lit Up – Buckcherry

 

 

9 Truly Awesome Songs from 1999

 

All The Small Things – blink-182

 

What’s My Age Again? – blink-182

 

Take A Picture – Filter

 

 

Call And Answer – Barenaked Ladies

 

The Bad Touch – Bloodhound Gang

I have no idea why I like this song. All I know is that I turn it up and sing along every time.

 

She Said – Collective Soul

I love both versions of this song. Here is the one from Dosage…

 

Breakout – Foo Fighters

 

Why Don’t You Get A Job? – The Offspring

 

Run – Collective Soul

This one brings me back to London, where I saw them in concert (birthday present from my girlfriend)

I put the above songs on a YouTube playlist that you can find here.

 

 

Here is the complete list:

Awesome – 1	All The Small Things	–	blink-182
Awesome – 1	What’s My Age Again?	–	blink-182
Awesome – 1	Take A Picture	–	Filter
Awesome – 1	Run	–	Collective Soul
Awesome – 5	Call and Answer	–	Barenaked Ladies
Awesome – 5	The Bad Touch	–	Bloodhound Gang
Awesome – 5	She Said	–	Collective Soul
Awesome – 5	Breakout	–	Foo Fighters
Awesome – 5	Why Don’t You Get a Job?	–	The Offspring
Great – 10	Lit Up	–	Buckcherry
Great – 10	Praise You	–	Fatboy Slim
Great – 10	The Dolphin’s Cry	–	Live
Great – 10	Thief	–	Our Lady Peace
Great – 14	Heavy	–	Collective Soul
Great – 14	With Arms Wide Open	–	Creed
Great – 14	Goodbye Earl	–	Dixie Chicks
Great – 14	Breathe	–	Moist
Great – 14	Is Anybody Home?	–	Our Lady Peace
Great – 14	One Man Army	–	Our Lady Peace
Great – 14	Last Kiss	–	Pearl Jam
Great – 14	Around The World	–	Red Hot Chili Peppers
Great – 14	Enemy	–	Days of the New
Great – 14	Steal My Sunshine	–	Len
Great – 14	Steal My Kisses	–	Ben Harper
Solid – 24	Whiskey In The Jar	–	Metallica
Solid – 24	Anthem For The Year 2000	–	Silverchair
Solid – 24	Someday	–	Sugar Ray
Solid – 24	Higher	–	Creed
Solid – 24	Learn to Fly	–	Foo Fighters
Solid – 24	I Try	–	Macy Gray
Solid – 24	No Leaf Clover	–	Metallica
Solid – 24	South Side	–	Moby
Solid – 24	Otherside	–	Red Hot Chili Peppers
Solid – 24	Smooth	–	Santana
Solid – 24	I Want It That Way	–	Backstreet Boys
Solid – 24	Butterfly	–	Crazy Town
Solid – 24	Thank You	–	Dido
Solid – 24	Cowboy Take Me Away	–	Dixie Chicks
Solid – 24	Porcelain	–	Moby
Solid – 24	Scar Tissue	–	Red Hot Chili Peppers
Solid – 24	Put Your Lights On	–	Santana
Solid – 24	All Star	–	Smash Mouth
Solid – 24	Heaven Coming Down	–	Tea Party
Solid – 24	Promises	–	The Cranberries
Solid – 24	Why I’m Here	–	Oleander
Solid – 24	Bawitdaba	–	Kid Rock
Solid – 24	Awful	–	Hole
Solid – 47	Better Days	–	Citizen King
Solid – 47	Every Morning	–	Sugar Ray
Solid – 47	Say My Name	–	Destiny’s Child
Solid – 47	Drive	–	Incubus
Solid – 47	Mambo No 5 (A Little Bit Of)	–	Lou Bega
Solid – 47	Sour Girl	–	Stone Temple Pilots
Solid – 47	Better Get Used to It	–	Big Sugar
Solid – 47	Maria	–	Blondie
Solid – 47	Hanginaround	–	Counting Crows
Solid – 47	Gone With The Sin	–	HIM
Solid – 47	Nookie	–	Limp Bizkit
Solid – 47	My Own Worst Enemy	–	Lit
Solid – 47	The Great Beyond	–	R.E.M.
Solid – 47	Then The Morning Comes	–	Smash Mouth
Solid – 47	Everything You Want	–	Vertical Horizon
Solid – 47	Down	–	Stone Temple Pilots
Not Bad – 63	Let Forever Be	–	The Chemical Brothers
Not Bad – 63	Ends	–	Everlast
Not Bad – 63	Unsent	–	Alanis Morissette
Not Bad – 63	It’s All Been Done	–	Barenaked Ladies
Not Bad – 63	Adam’s Song	–	blink-182
Not Bad – 63	No More No Less	–	Collective Soul
Not Bad – 63	Still D.R.E.	–	Dr. Dre
Not Bad – 63	Consequence Free	–	Great Big Sea
Not Bad – 63	Nice Guys Finish Last	–	Green Day
Not Bad – 63	Amazed	–	Lonestar
Not Bad – 63	Angel	–	Sarah McLachlan
Not Bad – 63	Joining You	–	Alanis Morissette
Not Bad – 63	Under a Violet Moon	–	Blackmore’s Night
Not Bad – 63	Before You	–	Chantal Kreviazuk
Not Bad – 63	Can’t Change Me	–	Chris Cornell
Not Bad – 63	Keep a Lid on Things	–	Crash Test Dummies
Not Bad – 63	My Name Is	–	Eminem
Not Bad – 63	Breathe	–	Faith Hill
Not Bad – 63	Maria Maria	–	Santana
Not Bad – 63	Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)	–	Vertical Horizon
Not Bad – 83	So Pure	–	Alanis Morissette
Not Bad – 83	Get in Line	–	Barenaked Ladies
Not Bad – 83	That’s The Way It Is	–	Celine Dion
Not Bad – 83	Sandstorm	–	Darude
Not Bad – 83	Blue (Da Ba Dee)	–	Eiffel 65
Not Bad – 83	Waiting For Tonight	–	Jennifer Lopez
Not Bad – 83	Adams Rib	–	Melanie Doane
Not Bad – 83	Got Your Money	–	Ol’ Dirty Bastard
Not Bad – 83	You’ll Be In My Heart	–	Phil Collins
Not Bad – 83	Guerrilla Radio	–	Rage Against the Machine
Not Bad – 83	Livin’ La Vida Loca	–	Ricky Martin
Not Bad – 83	The Cup Of Life	–	Ricky Martin
Not Bad – 83	I Knew I Loved You	–	Savage Garden
Not Bad – 83	Thong Song	–	Sisqó
Not Bad – 83	She’s So High	–	Tal Bachman
Not Bad – 83	Strong Enough	–	Tal Bachman
Not Bad – 83	Animal Instinct	–	The Cranberries
Not Bad – 83	No Scrubs	–	TLC
Not Bad – 83	The Saga Begins	–	Weird Al Yankovic
Not Bad – 83	The Chemicals Between Us	–	Bush
Not Bad – 83	Genie In A Bottle	–	Christina Aguilera
Not Bad – 83	You Wanted More	–	Tonic
Not Bad – 83	New	–	No Doubt
Not Bad – 83	Special	–	Garbage
Not Bad – 83	Erase/Rewind	–	The Cardigans

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