The "Oh God, am I /that/ old?" music meme.

[eurydicebound]

Go to the the following site http://www.popculturemadness.com/Music/Pop-Modern/2006.html and check out the songs from the year in which you turned 18. Bold the songs you like. Underline or strike the songs you don't (or do one or the other, whichever.) Overcome by peer pressure from seeing this on so many LJs. Oh, and yes, I was a total pop baby back in the day. We only had three stations that weren't country that were available where I lived back in the day -- one was easy listening, and the other two were top-40, one with a slight rock edge and one with a slight "dance music" or R&B edge. Both were known to play the occasional country artist from time to time. *shudder* The R&B one also had the most annoying programming at night, where it was all dedications and the occasional song, so that left me with one option. Sigh.

1. Love Shack - B-52's

2. Funky Cold Medina - Tone Loc

3. Bust A Move - Young MC

4. Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler

5. Like A Prayer - Madonna

6. Joy and Pain - Rob Base & D.J. E-Z Rock

7. Put A Little Love In Your Heart - Annie Lennox and Al Green

8. All I Want Is You - U2

9. Patience - Guns N Roses

10. The Best - Tina Turner

11. Paradise City - Guns N Roses

12. Keep On Movin' - Soul II Soul

13. Wild Thing - Tone Loc

14. Every Little Step - Bobby Brown

15. I'll Be There For You - Bon Jovi

16. Another Day In Paradise - Phil Collins

17. Love In An Elevator - Aerosmith

18. Kiss - Art of Noise featuring Tom Jones

19. She Drives Me Crazy - Fine Young Cannibals

20. Lay Your Hands On Me - Bon Jovi

21. Don't Know Much - Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville

22. Smooth Criminal - Michael Jackson

23. After All - Cher and Peter Cetera

24. Express Yourself - Madonna

25. Eternal Flame - the Bangles

26. Buffalo Stance - Nenah Cherry

27. Love Song - the Cure

28. Angel of Harlem - U2

29. So Alive - Love and Rockets

30. Back To Life - Soul II Soul

31. Listen To Her Heart - Roxette

32. Orinoco Flow (Sail Away) - Enya

33. I Feel The Earth Move - Martika

34. Get On Your Feet - Gloria Estefan

35. When I See You Smile - Bad English

36. Heaven Help Me - Deon Estus and George Micahel

37. Baby, Don't Forget My Number - Milli Vanilli

38. Dr. Feelgood - Motley Crew

39. Heaven - Warrent

40. She Wants To Dance With Me - Rick Astley

41. Walk The Dinosaur - Was (Not Was)

42. Once Bitten Twice Shy - Great White

43. Me, Myself and I - De la Soul

44. I Won't Back Down - Tom Petty

45. On Our Own - Bobby Brown

46. A Little Respect - Erasure

47. Miss You Like Crazy - Natalie Cole

48. 18 and Life - Skid Row

49. You Got It (The Right Stuff) - New Kids On The Block

50. Me So Horn y - 2 Live Crew

51. Stand - R.E.M.

52. Soldier Of Love - Donny Osmond

53. The Look - Roxette

54. Birthday Suit - Johnny Kemp

55. We Didn't Start the Fire - Billy Joel

56. Hey Ladies - Beastie Boys

57. The Living Years - Mike and the Mechanics

58. Trouble Me - 10,000 Maniacs

59. Don't Wanna To Lose You - Gloria Estefan

60. Closer To Fine - Indigo Girls

61. Forever Your Girl - Paula Abdul

62. My Fantasy - Teddy Riley Featuring Guy

63. Blame It On The Rain - Milli Vanilli

64. End Of The Line - Traveling Wilburys

65. Two Hearts - Phil Collins

66. Anchorage - Michelle Shocked

67. Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx

68. Mayor Of Simpleton - XTC

69. Straight Up - Paula Abdul

70. Pop Song 89 - R.E.M.

71. I'll Be Loving You (Forever) - New Kids On The Block

72. Now You're In Heaven - Julian Lennon

73. My Perogative - Bobby Brown

74. Dear God - Midge Ure

75. Hangin' Tough - New Kids On The Block

Comments

[daki.livejournal.com]

Dear gods, NKOTB. *Blorg*hurg*puke*

[heronymus-waat.livejournal.com]

ZOMG Paula Abdul...

[rentagurkha.livejournal.com]

Oddly, I can remember a bunch of those songs but almost nothing from the year after (which is when I turned 18).

[iamnikchick.livejournal.com]

I looked at my year and wow do I actively hate most of that music. I was listening to the college station by then and even though I maintain a bit of a soft spot for Prince (I mean, c'mon, I'm from Minnesota!) and a few other pop hits of the day, I can't say I could do more than tolerate even half a dozen of the songs on my list.

Wow.

[b3zsgirl.livejournal.com]

what year?

[anaka.livejournal.com]

Oh. Heh. 1989.