Filed under: Song You Most Remember Them By Series | Tags: 1997, Carrying Your Love With Me, George Strait, Song You Most Remember Them By Series
This is a new feature on the blog where I’ll feature a certain singer and you can comment on what song you most remember/associate them by. To clarify, it doesn’t have to be the singer’s best song or biggest hit sales wise, but the song that you have remembered them by for the majority of you life. For this edition the singer is George Strait. King George has had hits that have spawned almost 30 decades now and for many I’m sure it’s hard to figure out which song they most remember him by.
Since I’m only 16, the song I most remember him by is his 1997 hit ”Carrying Your Love With Me”. I remember hearing it on the radio a lot when I was a kid, and it was the one of the first songs that I had heard from him.
Now it’s your turn; What song do you most remember George Strait by the most?
Filed under: Country/Pop, Flashback Series | Tags: 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, A Place In The Sun, Aaron Neville, Billboard Hot 100, Flashback Series, Linda Ronstadt, Please Remember Me, Rodney Crowell, Tim McGraw, Will Jennings
“Please Remember Me” became Tim McGraw’s 9th non-consecutive number one hit and became his highest peaking solo hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1999; where it peaked at #10 on the chart. The song was co-written by Rodney Crowell and Will Jennings. The track was originally recorded by Crowell on his 1995 album Jewel Of The South. Crowell released the song as single in 1995 where it peaked at #69 on the Billboard country charts. Aaron Neville and Linda Ronstadt recorded this song as duet on Aaron’s 1997 album To Make Me Who I Am.
You can find Tim’s cover of “Please Remember Me” on his 1999 album A Place In the Sun and on his first Greatest Hits (my first album I got as a kid!),released in 2000. Although with all those greatest hits albums that have been released in the past year or two I’m sure you can find it on there as well. :D
Filed under: Alternative Music, Flashback Series, Uncategorized | Tags: 1997, 90's, A Few Small Repairs, Adult Contemporary, Billboard, Billboard Hot 100, Billboard Hot 100 Airplay, Flashback Series, Grammys, Grammys 1998, Lilith Fair Concert, Shawn Colvin, Sunny Came Home
Shawn Colvin became a alternative singer-songwriter inspiration with her single “Sunny Came Home”, off of her 1996 album A Few Small Repairs.
This is another one of those songs that takes on many different interpretations.
My interpretation of this, however, is that ‘Sunny’ is a woman who has been emotionally abused by someone, and either a)feels that she either has to kill herself or someone else by burning her or a house down or b) is burning a relationship with someone else, in a metaphor sense.
No matter the interpretation, there is no denying Colvin’s vocals are breathtakingly fresh and even with the dark lyrics, her comforting vocals draw you right back into the song.
Interesting Song Facts:
*It one Song of The Year, and Record Of The Year at the 1998 Grammys.
*The song reached number one on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart and Hot 100 Airplay, both for 4 consecutive weeks. It peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 but wasn’t released commercially soon enough to get to #1.
Below is a video of Colvin performing the song live at the famous Lilith Fair concert in the late 90’s.
If you liked the live version check out the studio version by clicking here.
In the comment’s box, feel free to say what your take is on the song.
Filed under: Country Music, Country/Pop, Pop Music, Pop/Rock Music, Uncategorized | Tags: '97, 1997, 2004, Celine Dion, Come On Over, Cowboy Take Me Away, Dixie Chicks, Faith Hill, GAC, Garth Brooks, I Love You, I Will Always Love You, If Tommorow Never Comes, Maroon 5, Martina McBride, My Heart Will Go On, Pop/Rock, Shania Twain, She Will Be Loved, Snow Patrol, Tim McGraw, Valentines Day, Whitney Houston, You're Still The One
I hope everyone is having a happy Valentines Day. Some readers might 
have noticed that I took down the two Top 10 Love Song entries for Alan Jackson and Trisha Yearwood. The reason for this is mostly because I was busy with school this week, and I figured it might be easier if I do the series next year, and that way I have more time to edit and make changes to future posts.
Now, since it’s Valentines, I figured I’d post some of my favorite love songs, considering GAC did a crappy Top 20 countdown. Seriously, who believes that viewers voted Shelton’s “Home” video as the Number One love song? And how can Shania’s “You’re Still The One” not even be on the list? I smell something fishy.
So to get my mind of that train wreck, here are some videos you will hopefully enjoy.
If you caught on to my words above, it’s no shocker that one of my favorite love songs is Shania’s “You’re Still The One” from her Come On Over album. P.S. Doesn’t the video make you wish you were living on that beach forever?
Next up is Maroon 5 with “She Will Be Loved”. I don’t know what it is about this song but it always brings me back to the summer of 2004.
What’s a Valentine’s day without “My Heart Will Go On” by Celine.
We can’t forget Tim & Faith’s hit “It’s Your Love” from ‘97.
We need the Chicks to come spice things up with “Cowboy Take Me Away”.
Add some of Garth Brooks with “If Tommorow Never Comes”
I’m a sucker for this one:
Figure I had some pop/rock to the mix:
And I think Whitney can end out the night with this homerun.
Filed under: Flashback Series, Pop/Rock Music | Tags: 1996, 1997, Best Female Rock Vocal Performance, Flashback Series, Grammy Awards, Hot 100 Charts, If It Makes You Happy, Sheryl Crow
In 1996, Sheryl Crow released self-titled sophomore album and her first 
debut single was the song “If It Makes You Happy”. The single went on to be a Top 10 hit on the Hot 100 Charts, and as time has gone on become one of Crow’s signature songs. For me, the song is about how the person did something that they thought would always fulfill their happiness but in the end doesn’t. I would go into further depth but I’d like to know what how other viewers of the site interpret it.
Some Facts About The Song
* The track won Best Female Rock Vocal Performance at the 1997 Grammy Awards.
* According to Crow, the inspiration for the song was her feelings after the massive success of her first album, as her record label and and the media put pressure on her to follow it up.
Below is the link to the video:
