I couldn't find a thread for this year. I went through about 25 pages of threads and I think I saw one for every other year.

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That's very odd. There was one created in 2013...but now it seems to have mysteriously disappeared?! ???

Here's the archived edition: http://www.inthe00s.com/archive/inthe90s/smf/1383239627.shtml

But when I clicked the "Check for new replies..." link, I expected to get to that original thread...but apparently it's gone. :o I wonder why??

And I know I contributed to it. For example:

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Too Many Walls | Cathy Dennis

Alanis Morissette, billed simply as Alanis, made her debut in 1991.  I was a BIG fan of this one.  I know you're gonna dig this!


Alanis - Too Hot
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Here is a Jackson 5 cover by a group from Vancouver.  The blonde girl is the daughter of Bill Henderson, the lead singer for Chilliwack.  Every country had their own version of a Bananarama type girl group.  America had Expose.  Canada had West End Girls...

West End Girls - I Want You Back
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Here is The One And Only, written by Nik Kershaw and recorded by Chesney Hawkes.  In the UK, this was the theme song to a film called Buddy's Song starring Hawkes and Roger Daltrey.  In the US and Canada, it was the theme song to the Michael J. Fox film Doc Hollywood.  Different music videos were filmed for each.  It was not Hawkes' only hit in the UK, but it left him a one hit wonder in the US and Canada


Buddy's Song version
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Doc Hollywood version
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"Everything I Do, I Do It For You" by Bryan Adams
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This is the long version, which continues beyond the 4:05 mark (which is where it seems to "end")

Here is Life Is A Highway by Tom Cochrane.  Wait, that song is from 1992, so why am I talking about it in a 1991 thread?
It was originally released in Canada in September of 1991, where it peaked at #1 in late November.  It wouldn't be until 1992 when this song would chart in most of the rest of the world.

For many people, this was an introduction for Tom Cochrane, but in Canada, he had already been well-known in the 80s as lead singer for a band called Red Rider.  At the 1992 Juno Award (Canada's version of the Grammy) ceremonies, Tom won Songwriter of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year and Single of the Year for this song, and the album (Mad Mad World) that it appears on won Album of the Year.  It also received a 1992 Grammy nomination for Male Rock Performance of the Year

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"Everything I Do, I Do It For You" by Bryan Adams
This is the long version, which continues beyond the 4:05 mark (which is where it seems to "end")


The video for that song is one of my earliest memories of a bonus track on a VHS tape.  It appears after the credits rolled through on the VHS of Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.  It's a fun one to sing karaoke to

The video for that song is one of my earliest memories of a bonus track on a VHS tape.  It appears after the credits rolled through on the VHS of Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.  It's a fun one to sing karaoke to

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I knew it was from that soundtrack. But I also remember it was a big hit on the charts. And still one I enjoy listening to.

I have been trying to reconstruct the old thread that mysteriously disappeared (and I have a link to the archived version in my first reply up above). And I remember this particular song being mentioned on there.

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Aaron Neville's cover of "Everybody Plays The Fool":
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There is another mix of this (with a different rhythm track), but I prefer this one.

"Hold You Tight" by Tara Kemp.
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(Yes, I know the single has 1990 as the copyright date, but the song became a hit in early 1991 which is why I'm posting it here.)

Aaron Neville's cover of "Everybody Plays The Fool":
There is another mix of this (with a different rhythm track), but I prefer this one.


I remember when I first heard that song I thought he was singing "Everybody plays the flute", lol

I remember when I first heard that song I thought he was singing "Everybody plays the flute", lol

The same can be said about the original recording by The Main Ingredient.

Still, I remember when Aaron Neville released his cover version; it stood out to me.

Another song I remember hearing a lot that year:

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In 1990, Celine Dion released her English language debut album called Unison and from it came 5 singles.  The 5th one titled Have A Heart was released in July of 1991, went on to peak at #26 in Canada and is a cover of an R&B song from 1987 called Just Have A Heart by Angela Clemmons.

Celine actually first covered it in 1987 in French under the title Partout Je Te Vois.  At the time, she did not speak English, but wanted to learn it to further develop her career, so she memorized the lyrics and performed it in English that year at the Juno Awards.  Quite an impressive performance for someone who basically had no idea what she was singing

The Unison album started recording in 1989, so having learned English in just 2 short years is nothing short of Amazing.  I wish I could learn a 2nd language that fast

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Another song I remember hearing a lot that year:

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Oh yes, that was a big hit too. O0

This instrumental was a big hit in the States during the summer months of '91 (although recorded two years earlier in Europe):

David A. Stewart featuring Candy Dulfer
"Lily Was Here"
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In 1990, a-ha had a big hit in Europe with a cover of The Everly Brothers song Crying In The Rain.  In 1991, it had peaked at #34 in Canada, and even peaked at #26 on the US Adult Contemporary chart

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Ozzy's 1991 "No More Tears" album is often forgotten but was huge in the 90s.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFSgYa8YfWk

Some New Age music, released in 1990 but big in 1991.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F9DxYhqmKw

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