20 Songs That Turned 20 In 2016
Feel old yet?
Want to feel hella old?
20 years ago, these songs came out.
Enjoy the existential crisis!
1. “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)” — Los Del Rio
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Memorable part: But dontcha worry ‘bout mah boyfriend / He’s a boy who’s name is Victorinooo / I don’t want him, couldn’t stand him / He was no good so I (HAAH HA HA HAAAAH)
2. “It’s All Coming Back To Me Now” — Celine Dion
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Memorable part: I finished cryin’ in the instant thatcha left / And I can’t remember where or when or hoooooww / And I BANISHED ev’ry mem’ry you and I HAD EVERR MAAAAAADE!
3. “I Believe I Can Fly” — R. Kelly
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Memorable part: HA BELIEVE I CAN FLYYYY / HA BELIEVE I CAN TOUCH THA SKYYY / I THINK ABOUT IT EVERY NIGHT n’ DAYY / SPREAD MAH WINGS AND FLYY AWAYYYYY
4. “Follow You Down” — Gin Blossoms
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Memorable part: ANYWHERE YOU GO, I’ll follow yoouu down / I’ll follow you down, but not THAT faaarrrrr
5. “Bulls on Parade” — Rage Against the Machine
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Memorable part: RALLY ROUND THA FAMILY / Witha pocketfulla shells / THEY RALLY ROUND THA FAMILY / Witha pocketfulla shells
6. “Wannabe” — The Spice Girls
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Memorable part: I WON’T BE HASTAYY, I’ll give you a tryyy / If ya really BUG me then I’ll say good-byee / YOOOOO! I’LL TELL YA WHAT I WANT etc. etc.
7. “Pony” — Ginuwine
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Memorable part: If yo’ hornayy, let’s doo it / Riiide it, mah ponayyy / Mah saddle’s, waitin’ / Cooome and, jump awwn it
8. “The Beautiful People” — Marilyn Manson
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Memorable part: HAY. YEW. WHADYA SEEEE / SOMETHIN’ BEAUTIFUL AND SOMETHIN’ FREE? / HAY. YEW. ARE YA TRYNA BE MEAN? / YA LIVE WITH APES, MAN IT’S HARD TO BE CLEAN!
9. “Trippin’ a Hole In A Paper Heart” — Stone Temple Pilots
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Memorable part: I AM I AM I SAID I’m not myseeelf / I’m not DEAAAD and I’m not FOR saaaleee
10. “I Love You Always Forever” — Donna Lewis
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Memorable part: SAYY YOU’LL LOVE, LOVE me forever / NEVER STOP, NEVER whatever / NEAR OR FAR AND ALways / And every-where, and, ev-ry / SAYY YOU’LL LOVE etc. etc.
11. “California Love” — 2Pac
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Memorable part: Caaaliforniaa luhhvvv / DUHHH nuh-nuh din din din din din / DUHHH nuh-nuh din din din din din
12. “The Freshmen” — The Verve Pipe
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Memorable part: I can’t be held responsi-buh-hull / She was touchin’ her face / I won’t be held responsi-buh-hull / She fell in loove in the first place
13. “If It Makes You Happy” — Sheryl Crow
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Memorable part: If it MAKES you haaa-ppyyyyy / It can’t be that baaaaaaad / If it MAKES you haaa-ppyyyyy / Then why the hell are you soo saaad?
14. “Un-Break My Heart” — Toni Braxton
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Memorable part: Un-break my heaaartttt / Say you’ll LAHV ME AGAIIIIINN / Undo this HURT you caused / When you walked out the door / And walked out of my liiiiiifeee
15. “Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?” — Paula Cole
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Memorable part: Where is mah John Wayne? / Where is mah prairie sooong? / Where is mah happy ending? / WHERE HAVE ALL THE COWBOYYS GOONE / ahhhhhh / (do do do-do, do do do-do, do do do-do)
16. “No Diggity” — Blackstreet
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Memorable part: I like tha way you werk it, no diggity / I got to bag it up, bag it uppp
17. “Barely Breathing” — Duncan Sheik
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Memorable part: And I am barely breeathing / And I can’t fiiind the air /
Don’t know who IIII’m kidding, imagining youu careee
18. “If You Could Only See” — Tonic
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Memorable part: SAY YOU LOVE butCHEW don’t / Ya givve your love butCHEW wooon’t / IF YOU KID ONLEH SeEEe the way / SHE LUHVS MEH
19. “Sunny Came Home” — Shawn Colvin
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Memorable part: She says daays goOo by, I’m hypNOotiiized / I’m waaalking on a wiiiire / I close my eyes AND fly out of my mi-i-ind / Into the fiiiire
20. “Theme from Mission Impossible” by Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen
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Memorable part: DUN, DUN, DUN-DUN. / DUN, DUN, DUN-DUN /
Deedledumm, deedleumm, deedleumm / DUN NUH.