I liked the music of this year and '94 out of all the '90s.  In my opinion '94 was the best year for alternative/rock while '95 was the best year for rap/r&b.  Here's some songs that came out in 1995 to prove my point:

Coolio-  Gangsta's Paradise
TLC-  Waterfalls
Montell Jordan-  This Is How We Do It
Luniz-  I Got 5 On It
Soul For Real-  Candy Rain
Skee-Lo-  I Wish
Notorious B.I.G.-  One More Chance
Mary J. Blidge feat. Method Man-  Your All I Need (To Get By)
Monica-  Just One Of 'Dem Dayz (Don't Take It Personal)
Total-  No One Else
Brandy-  Sittin' Up In My Room
R. Kelly-  You Remind Me Of Something
2Pac-  Dear Mama
Blessed Union Of Souls-  I Believe
Dr. Dre-  Keep Their Headz Ringin'
Junior Mafia-  Playaz' Anthem
Dr. Dre feat. Ice Cube-  Natural Born Killaz
Craig Mack-  Flava In Ur Ear
LL Cool J feat. Total-  Loungin'

All together 1995 was a pretty sweet year if you ask me.  I have some fond memories of that year but unfortunately I was only twelve so I missed out on most of the music that I just mentioned. :(

It was a semi-sweet year for me. The company I worked for got bought out by a loser and they of course moved the whole company to another city. It was sort of like a slow firing for several hundred people. What a waste. >:(

Buuutttt...if you like 1995, then don't overlook some of the "mainstream" songs for that year:

Good - Better Than Ezra
Roll to Me - Del Amitri
You Gotta Be - Des`ree
Missing - Everything But the Girl
I Know - Dionne Farris
As I Lay Me Down - Sophie B. Hawkins
Blessed - Elton John
Shy Guy - Diana King
Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun) - Cindi Lauper
No More "I Love You's" - Annie Lennox
Kiss from a Rose - Seal (Batman Forever movie)
Back for Good - Take That
You Put a Move on My Heart - Tamia
More Human Than Human - White Zombie

note: these were 1995 songs where I live!

;) ;D

Memorable Songs: of 95:

Runaway-Corona
Total Eclipse of The Heart-Nikkie French
Downtown Venus-PM Dawn
Come and Get Your Love-Real McCoy
Iris-Live
Wynona;s Big Brown Beaver-Primus
Geek Stink Breath-Green Day
Good-Better Than Ezra
Sick of Myself-Matthew Sweet
Kiss From A Rose-Seal
Cumbersome-7 Mary 3
Hold Me , Kiss Me, Kill Me-U2
River of Deciet-Mad Season
Warped-Red Hot Chilli Peppers
You Oughta Know-Alanis Morissette

I liked the music of this year and '94 out of all the '90s.  In my opinion '94 was the best year for alternative/rock while '95 was the best year for rap/r&b.  Here's some songs that came out in 1995 to prove my point:

Coolio-  Gangsta's Paradise
TLC-  Waterfalls
Montell Jordan-  This Is How We Do It
Luniz-  I Got 5 On It
Soul For Real-  Candy Rain
Skee-Lo-  I Wish
Notorious B.I.G.-  One More Chance
Mary J. Blidge feat. Method Man-  Your All I Need (To Get By)
Monica-  Just One Of 'Dem Dayz (Don't Take It Personal)
Total-  No One Else
Brandy-  Sittin' Up In My Room
R. Kelly-  You Remind Me Of Something
2Pac-  Dear Mama
Blessed Union Of Souls-  I Believe
Dr. Dre-  Keep Their Headz Ringin'
Junior Mafia-  Playaz' Anthem
Dr. Dre feat. Ice Cube-  Natural Born Killaz
Craig Mack-  Flava In Ur Ear
LL Cool J feat. Total-  Loungin'

All together 1995 was a pretty sweet year if you ask me.  I have some fond memories of that year but unfortunately I was only twelve so I missed out on most of the music that I just mentioned. :(

I'm really sorry to disagree with you but IMO, this was a year for VERY slim pickings. I would say that I liked Weird Al's "Amish Paradise" the best...not only for the song but for the reaction he got from coolio...priceless ;D

Memorable Songs: of 95:

Runaway-Corona

Iris-Live



Corona had a song called Runaway? All this time I thought they were a one hit wonder with "Rhythm Of The Night." And Live had a song called "Iris"? That must be one of the tracks on their Throwing Copper album that wasn't a hit. I know the Goo-Goo Dolls had a song with that name, but that one was from 1998. The only Live songs I know from '95 are "I Alone", "Lightning Crashes", and "Selling The Drama" (which doesn't appear anywhere in the lyrics).

Corona had a song called Runaway? All this time I thought they were a one hit wonder with "Rhythm Of The Night." And Live had a song called "Iris"? That must be one of the tracks on their Throwing Copper album that wasn't a hit. I know the Goo-Goo Dolls had a song with that name, but that one was from 1998. The only Live songs I know from '95 are "I Alone", "Lightning Crashes", and "Selling The Drama" (which doesn't appear anywhere in the lyrics).
Live also had a song called "White Discussion" that they released off "Throwing Copper". 1994-1995 were really 2 great years for Live.

Corona had a song called Runaway?

I recall Real McCoy having a hit called "Runaway" around that time.

1995 had some good club music as well:

Planet Soul - "Set You Free"
The Bucketheads - "The Bomb (These Sounds Fall Into My Mind)"
Tatjana - "Santa Maria"
Clubzone - "Hands Up '95"
Size 9 - "I'm Ready"
Candy Girls - "Fee Fi Fo Fum"
La Bouche - "Be My Lover" and "Sweet Dreams"

Okay, another good 1995, "mainstream" song...

"I Could Fall in Love" - Selena

This song sort of grew on me after hearing it a few times while driving up and down the Interstate during my move to another city.
I also think it came out right after her death.    :(

Hey Dj,
The Bucketheads - "The Bomb (These Sounds Fall Into My Mind)"
I heard it for years and never knew who it was by and only recently found out. Good one. :)

Hey Dj,
The Bucketheads - "The Bomb (These Sounds Fall Into My Mind)"
I heard it for years and never knew who it was by and only recently found out. Good one. :)


Thanks.  Dig that "Street Player" sample.  8)

Elastica - Connection

My list of 1995 music:

Ace of Base - Living In Danger
Collective Soul - December
Whitney Houston - Shoop Shoop (The Exhale Song)
TLC - "Waterfalls" and "Diggin' On You"
Offspring - Gotta Get Away
Green Day - When I Come Around
Alanis Morissette - "You Oughta Know" and "Hand In My Pocket"
Dionne Farris - I Know
Live - Lightning Crashes
Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise
Disney -  Colors of the Wind (guilty pleasure) ;D

Gotta dig that post-grunge alternative sound!

"This Is How We Do It" - Montell Jordan
"Lightning Crashes" - Live
"Missing" - Everything But The Girl
"Creep" and "Waterfalls" - TLC
"Shy Guy" - Diana King
"You Gotta Be" - Des'ree
"Here Comes the Hotstepper" - Ini Komoze
"You Want This" - Janet Jackson
"Secret" - Madonna
"100% Pure Love" - Crystal Waters
"Breakfast At Tiffany's"- Deep Blue Something

"This Is How We Do It" - Montell Jordan
"Lightning Crashes" - Live
"Missing" - Everything But The Girl
"Creep" and "Waterfalls" - TLC
"Shy Guy" - Diana King
"You Gotta Be" - Des'ree
"You Want This" - Janet Jackson
"Secret" - Madonna
"Breakfast At Tiffany's"- Deep Blue Something

Those are good ones.

Dave Matthews Band had their first hits ten years ago as well, "What Would You Say" and "Ants Marching."

"Lightning Crashes" - Live
"Secret" - Madonna


Secret and Lightning Crashes are 1994.

Take a Bow, Bedtime Story and You'll See were Madonna's 1995 hits.

Elton John had Believe and Made in England in 1995.

Secret and Lightning Crashes are 1994.


Says you. "Lightning Crashes" was a hit in 1995. The album may have come out the previous year, but the single came out in '95.

Oh, and "Here Comes The Hotstepper" by Ini Kamoze was from late 1994.

To Chrisrj: "Colors Of The Wind" was sung by Vanessa Williams.

Lighting Crashes would have to be my favorite song from that year, also  Basket Case by Green Day.

These are the songs i got from 1995

The Presidents Of The USA - Presidents Of The USA (The Album)
Blur - Chamless Man
Limp Bizkit - Mental Aquaducts (The EP)
Oasis - Wonderwall
Rancid - Roots Radical
311 - Who's got the herp

To Chrisrj: "Colors Of The Wind" was sung by Vanessa Williams.


I know, but I was just talking about the song itself.  Disney tends to let other singers cover their songs a lot(which is cool, cuz it's always fun to hear stuff like Zip-a-dee-do-dah done disco style, or Kiss the Girl covered as a country song).

Yes, I'm a fan of Disney... not like I buy their baby toys or anything.  They're better than people give them credit for.

Anyway, please carry on with the topic. :)

Says you. "Lightning Crashes" was a hit in 1995. The album may have come out the previous year, but the single came out in '95.



Um, no. I remember the year 1994 VERY vividly. It was a great year for me, too.
Lightning Crashes by Live, Basket Case by Green Day and What Would You Say by Dave Matthews Band all came out in the Fall of 1994, although none of them hit #1 until early 1995.
I was in third grade and I remember EVERYTHING from that year.

Adina Howard-Freak Like Me
Hootie And The Blowfish-I Only Wanna Be With You
Michael Jackson-Scream


Howard

Um, no. I remember the year 1994 VERY vividly. It was a great year for me, too.
Lightning Crashes by Live,
What Would You Say by Dave Matthews Band
all came out in the Fall of 1994, although none of them hit #1 until early 1995.
I was in third grade and I remember EVERYTHING from that year.


But still. Those songs became hits in 1995. That's when the radio began playing them. I remember; I was a freshman in high school during the 1994-95 fiscal year. Most people tend to associate a song with the year that it became a hit. "What Would You Say" hit the charts in early 1995.

wasnt there a weird song from 1994-95 that was song in some weird language? that had the  words sexy sexy and hi ji munju it was some weird song the song ended in shaya shaya

"This Is How We Do It" - Montell Jordan
"Lightning Crashes" - Live
"Missing" - Everything But The Girl
"Creep" and "Waterfalls" - TLC
"Shy Guy" - Diana King
"You Gotta Be" - Des'ree
"Here Comes the Hotstepper" - Ini Komoze
"You Want This" - Janet Jackson
"Secret" - Madonna
"100% Pure Love" - Crystal Waters
"Breakfast At Tiffany's"- Deep Blue Something

100% pure love used to scare me.

Be My Lover - La Bouche
Buddy Holly - Weezer
Can You Keep A Secret - First Base
In My Dreams - Darkness
In the House of Stone and Light - Martin Page
In Your Arms - Emjay
Love is Paradise - First Base
Mea Culpa - Mike + the Mechanics
No More I Love You's - Annie Lennox
One Man in My Heart - Human League
Over My Shoulder - Mike + the Mechanics
Runaway - E'Voke
Run Away - MC Sar and the Real McCoy
Set You Free - N-Trance
Take Your Chance - Fun Factory
Tell Me You Love Me - Carol Medina
You and I - J.K.

Water Runs Dry - Boyz II Men
Kiss From a Rose - Seal
Waterfalls - TLC
Breakfast at Tiffany's - Deep Blue Something
Fantasy - Mariah Carey
December - Collective Soul
You Gotta Be - Des'ree
Another Night - Real McCoy
Candy Rain - Soul for Real
Freak Like Me - Adina Howard
I Know - Dionna Farris
I Believe - Blessid Union of Souls
If You Love Me - Brownstone

1995 was a great year for music. These are some of my favorites from that year(most of which have already been mentioned):

"Breakfast At Tiffany's"~Deep Blue Something
"I Alone"~Live
"Lightning Crashes"~Live
"J.A.R."~Green Day
"Buddy Holly"~Weezer
"You Oughta Know"~Alanis Morissette
"Cumbersome"~Seven Mary Three

Yes, all of these songs bring me back to my days of high school...this was the year that I graduated. Hmm....I think I will make a 1995 mix cd with all of these song ideas! ;)

I graduated from high school in 1995..not a great but not a bad year for music, mainstream and not-main stream. Think it was the "calm before the storm" which would be the horrid late 90s of britney-teen pop. I listened to a lot of different music then, but the one song that I associate with that year was Blues Traveler "Runaround"..was played constantly right around my graduation. Just hearing the song now transports me to mid 1995: 18 years old, a slick new high school diploma, college acceptance letter, a 79 Dodge, and a whole life ahead of me! Where did it all go?!?!?!??!?!?

I graduated from high school in 1995..not a great but not a bad year for music, mainstream and not-main stream. Think it was the "calm before the storm" which would be the horrid late 90s of britney-teen pop. I listened to a lot of different music then, but the one song that I associate with that year was Blues Traveler "Runaround"..was played constantly right around my graduation. Just hearing the song now transports me to mid 1995: 18 years old, a slick new high school diploma, college acceptance letter, a 79 Dodge, and a whole life ahead of me! Where did it all go?!?!?!??!?!?


18 years old, a slick new high school diploma, college acceptance letter, a 79 Dodge, and a whole life ahead of me! Where did it all go?!?!?!??!?!?
;D

It's odd but others have posted here about how music started going downhill starting in maybe late 1997.

Adina Howard-Freak Like Me
Hootie And The Blowfish-I Only Wanna Be With You
Michael Jackson-Scream


Howard

I remember those songs quite well.

Yes, all of these songs bring me back to my days of high school...this was the year that I graduated. Hmm....I think I will make a 1995 mix cd with all of these song ideas! ;)

That should be interesting!

When you were a senior in hish school, I was a freshman! I did have a couple friends at the time who were then seniors...I knew I'd lose track of them after they graduated. :-[ For the record, one of them would now be 30; the other one will be 30 at the end of April. :)

I forgot a few ...

Macarena - Los Del Mar featuring Wil Veloz :-[
1-2-3, Train With Me - Playahitty
Think of You - Whigfield
This is the Night - The New System

I forgot a few ...

Macarena - Los Del Mar featuring Wil Veloz :-[

Los Del Mar? That must be a different group than Los Del Rio. I only know their versions (plural...there's two of them: one completely in Spanish, and the other with the girl singing verses in English, aka the 'Bayside Boys Mix').

Los Del Mar? That must be a different group than Los Del Rio. I only know their versions (plural...there's two of them: one completely in Spanish, and the other with the girl singing verses in English, aka the 'Bayside Boys Mix').


Los Del Mar featuring Wil Veloz was the cover version.  It charted on Billboard in June of 1996, exactly 1 year after it had already been a hit in Canada

Los Del Mar featuring Wil Veloz was the cover version.  It charted on Billboard in June of 1996, exactly 1 year after it had already been a hit in Canada

I vaguely remember it.

I do happen to know that even though "Macarena" was a big hit in 1996 (monopolizing the #1 spot in the US for three months), I still heard it on the radio in July/August of 1995.

Britpop heaven this side of the pond. Pulp, Blur, Oasis, Sleeper, Elastica, Echobelly, Supergrass etc...

Britpop heaven this side of the pond. Pulp, Blur, Oasis, Sleeper, Elastica, Echobelly, Supergrass etc...


I liked Supergrass.  "Alright" is fantastic!
Common People by Pulp, Country House by Blur .. wonderful stuff 8)

Did "Kiss From A Rose" by Seal come out in '95 or '92?  I saw that it was top 20 in June '95 on Tunecaster but Music Choice has '92.

Did "Kiss From A Rose" by Seal come out in '95 or '92?  I saw that it was top 20 in June '95 on Tunecaster but Music Choice has '92.


'92 is like so very incorrect.  It actually was a hit in 1994, but it re-charted higher in 1995

'92 is like so very incorrect.  It actually was a hit in 1994, but it re-charted higher in 1995


Wasn't that on the back of the Batman film soundtrack that it was on?

Did "Kiss From A Rose" by Seal come out in '95 or '92?

Music Choice has '92.

That is SO WRONG. Where do they get their info? ::)



'92 is like so very incorrect.  It actually was a hit in 1994, but it re-charted higher in 1995

'94? I never heard it played on the radio till the summer of 1995.



Wasn't that on the back of the Batman film soundtrack that it was on?

Yes, it was in the Batman Forever movie, which came out mid-1995. ;)

'94? I never heard it played on the radio till the summer of 1995.


I thought it was '95.  June '95 was the first time I recall hearing it on the radio, but I think it peaked in July.

That is SO WRONG. Where do they get their info? ::)

'94? I never heard it played on the radio till the summer of 1995.

Yes, it was in the Batman Forever movie, which came out mid-1995. ;)


In Seal's native UK, it reached #20 in July of 1994, then was re-released to be included with the Batman Forever soundtrack, where it peaked at UK #5, CAN #3, and was a #1 hit in America

I thought it was '95.  June '95 was the first time I recall hearing it on the radio, but I think it peaked in July.

Yeah, it was like July/August when it hit #1. ;)



In Seal's native UK, it reached #20 in July of 1994, then was re-released to be included with the Batman Forever soundtrack, where it peaked at UK #5, CAN #3, and was a #1 hit in America

I see.

'92 is still incorrect. I doubt that he even recorded it that early.

Deb's "Think With Your Heart" album:

"Don'tcha Want Me Now", "Didn't Have The Heart", "For Better Or Worse", "Let's Run Away", and "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" are great songs

And could've been hits on the A/C charts if radio have given her music a chance...

Though I wasn't into popular music in 1995

Think of You - Whigfield



This is probably my favourite Whigfield tune.

Wonderwall -Oasis

Kiss from a rose -Seal

Purple Sneakers -You am I

all big hits in 1995 here in Australia.

There are probably a few more, but this is all I can think of.

Have you ever really loved a woman - Bryan Adams

Morning Glory -Oasis

Lump -Presidents of the USA

Bullet with Butterfly wings  and 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins ( I think)

Bullet with Butterfly wings  and 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins ( I think)

Well, the album those songs were on came out in 1995, but the song "1979" was a hit in early 1996.

Confused yet?