Tag: 1990s
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Song 72: First Song Downloaded Off Napster
“Interstate Love Song” by Stone Temple Pilots Phong: I love thinking about Napster in retrospect because I was completely unaware that I was in an era of digital upheaval. In some ways, I was a model participant: finding Napster, getting a CD burner, making custom labels off a stolen version of Photoshop. (You could argue… Read more
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Song 64: Songs that remind you of how you used to be
“The Song Remembers When” by Trisha Yearwood I would be remiss as a southern girl, if I didn’t have a country song on this list. This song has perhaps the least complex lyrics but tell the most beautiful story. A woman in the middle of running errands hears a song on the radio that reminds… Read more
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Assignment 12: The enduring spirit of love
Name: Victoria Russell Location: Oakland, CA Relationship to music: Listener Industry: Yoga teacher 1.5 years at Leela Yoga in Alameda, life coach 2 years. 5songpjct: Sorry I Facebook stalked you a little bit before this interview. I see that in your profile that you are a yoga teacher and life coach. What do you provide… Read more
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Song 59: First activist calling
“Suggestion” by Fugazi When I was 15, I fell in love for the first time. I met my boyfriend in a summer writing program, and we finally kissed right before he got sent off to a disciplinarian boarding school along with all of my best male friends. We wrote letters to each other every day,… Read more
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Assignment 11: Time and place
Name: Teresa Location: Los Angeles, California Relationship to music: listener Industry: cultural heritage preservation & access Sometimes what you like is a very personal thing. I will just let Teresa take it away this week. When Kristen asked me to be a part of this project, my first instinct was to decline. Anyone who knows… Read more
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Song 47: Can I kick it?-Yo! MTV Raps
“Scenario” by Tribe Called Quest (Video linked in post) It was so hard to pick the track to represent the next era of my life. Like really fucking hard. For me the genre has to be 90s Hip-Hop, because I was listening to so much and seeing a lot of shows during the late 90s,… Read more
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Song 46: MTV generation-120 Minutes
“Boys Don’t Cry” The Cure I have to thank MTv for having such a profound effect on my music taste. To let you know how old I am, I am speaking about the pre-Real World MTV which played music videos 24/7 starting with “Video Killed the Radio Star” in the dawn of the 1980s. Just… Read more
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Assignment 10: The Influencers
Name: Kristen Place: Los Angeles Your relationship to music: audiophile Industry: Make it Happener at a local museum and creator of this blog I am one of those annoying people who sings along to every, and I mean every, song that comes on the radio or TV soundtrack. Music is how I remember things and… Read more
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Song 30: Nonsensical Love
“Clocks” by Coldplay This is just a forever favorite song. It’s a little nonsensical, but the message makes sense. It is about finding the person that becomes your home. This was the song that played immediately after the pronouncement of my marriage and will always hold a special place in my heart. Every time it… Read more
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Song 28: Nostalgic love
“Love Fool” by the Cardingans Nicole: Man, I love The Cardigans. The 90s were such an epic time in my life. I refer to the late-90s fondly, but in a semi-joking way like its a bygone era of cool. I was in middle school and then high school, on the cusp of becoming a mature… Read more
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