"Look at all his music post thingies." --My High School Drama Teacher
Q: How many kids with ADD does it take to change a light bulb?
A: You guys wanna go ride bikes?
MP3's
Ok, MP3's on this blog (designated by the links that seem like maybe they're songs) are for sampling purposes. So, if you like something you find on this site go buy some stuff by that artist. Go see a show.
If you're not happy that I put an MP3 up on this blog, just email me to take it down and it'll be down.
All MP3's are up for 10 days. Or when I remember to get take them down.
If you want to email me to say hi, ask me to take something down, ask me to put something up (i.e. bands wanting me to check out their music), or anything else, email me at aodblog@gmail.com. You can remember it because it's the Appetite FOr Distraction blog!"But James, you say, why isn't it afdblog?" The answer is, of course, I didn't pay attention to the letters in the initials of my blog. Le sigh.
How crazy is it that no song spent only 9 or 10 weeks at #1 in the entirety of the 90's? That is insane.
This was ALL OVER the radio in the summer of 97. I have come back around on it and I can kind of like it again, but it was definitely one of those "played out" songs. One of the best examples, actually.
I think this was the #1 song in the Billboard magazine I have from that year. I would imagine I got it at some point during the summer, so probably, right?
Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112 - I'll Be Missing You (6/14-8/23)
When I think about Puff Daddy and Mase's collaborations, I never remember that they did this one. But people were sure listening to it in Spring of 1997!
And yeah, I know it's Tuesday and this should have been published last Thursday. But what are you gonna do? :)
Puff Daddy featuring Mase - Can't Nobody Hold Me Down (3/22-4/26)
Notorious B.I.G featuring Puff Daddy and Mase - Mo Money Mo Problems (8/30-9/6)
I just love this song so much and the video is a big throwback to one of the styles of the time. Whenever I hear this song, it makes me think, "Man, Biggie was a great rapper." Not that Mase and Puffy aren't talented, but there's a reason they left Biggie's verse for last, you know?
To celebrate its 55th anniversary, Billboard is rolling out a countdown of the top 100 charting songs in its history. So, since that's kind of what I'm doing on an upcoming bonus episode, I thought I'd try to track down videos for each set of ten as they are rolled out.
