First year of the 90s...

New Kids On The Block - Hangin' Tough
Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U
Beats International - Dub Be Good To Me
Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence
B52s - Love Shack
Erasure - Blue Savannah
Alannah Myles - Black Velvet
Snap - The Power
Adamski - Killer
Happy Mondays - Step On
Madonna - Vogue
Adventures Of Stevie V - Dirty Cash
Kylie Minogue - Better The Devil You Know
Betty Boo - Doin' The Do
Wilson Phillips -Hold On
(For all you Brits...) Englandneworder - World In Motion
Roxette - It Must Have Been Love
MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This
Elton John - Sacrifice
Go West - The King Of Wishful Thinking
Mariah Carey  - Vision Of Love
Steve Miller Band - The Joker
Deee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart
Maria McKee - Show Me Heaven
Beautiful South - A Little Time
Belina Carlisle - We Want The Same Thing
Kim Appleby - Don't Worry
Chris Isaak - Wicked Game
Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby
Seal - Crazy

New Kids On The Block - Hangin' Tough No.  1.5
Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U 3
B52s - Love Shack 3.5
Alannah Myles - Black Velvet 1.5
Madonna - Vogue 2.5
Wilson Phillips -Hold On 3.5
Roxette - It Must Have Been Love They have better... 2
MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This 2.5
Elton John - Sacrifice 3.5
Steve Miller Band - The Joker I hate this song. 1
Deee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart 3
Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby Not my thing. 2
Seal - Crazy Nahh... 2

What this? The Nineties? O.K Here we go . . .

'Hanging tough' - New kids on the block
A posturing song that sounds like 'Let's go all the way' by Sly Fox. Makes me laugh it does - 2
'Nothing compares 2 U' - Sinead O' Connor
A nice song written by Prince - 4
'Dub be good to me' - Beats International
A cover of the S.O.S Band song. Norman Cook from The Housemartins attempts to DJ before being Fat Boy Slim
'Enjoy the silence' - Depeche Mode
I would a lot more if this song didn't play - 2
'Love Shack' - B52s
A rousing party track - 4
'Blue Savannah' - Erasure
A haunting song by a good pop group - 4
'Black velvet' - Alannah Myles
Plodding rock track from someone I haven't heard from since - 2
'The Power' - Snap
A 'powerful' dance song to start the 90s - 4
'Killer' - Adamski
Another influential dance track featuring the vocals of Seal - 3
'Step on' - Happy Mondays
Twistin' my melon man' - 3
'Vogue' - Madonna
I think she went downhill from here - 2
'Dirty Cash' - Adventures of Stevie V
A whiney brass accompaniment doesn't help this one - 2
'Better the devil you know' - Kylie Minogue
A weak effort. She parts company with S/A/W shortly after - 2
'Doin' the Do' - Betty Boo
A catchy track from the girl who wanted to sound like a cartoon character but couldn't - 3
'Hold on' - Wilson Phillips
A nice, if mawkish song - 4
'World in Motion' - Englandneworder
A song for England at World Cup 1990. Typical New Order fare - 3
'It must have been love' - Roxette
She's done better than this - 2
'U Can't touch this' - MC Hammer
Get your baggy pants out, it's Hammer time! Ha! Ha! 3
'Sacrifice' - Elton John
My favourite Elton John song - 5
'The King of wishful thinking' - Go West
A wonderful soundtrack to 'Pretty Woman' - 5
'Vision of love' - Mariah Carey
Eugh! 1
'The Joker' - Steve Miller Band
'Some people call me the gangster of love . . .' Heh, I like this easy-going song - 4
'Grove is in the heart' - Dee-lite
Heh! Heh! One of the members looks like Mark Lamarr from 'Never mind the buzzcocks - 3
'Show me heaven' - Maria Mckee
Great soundtrack to 'Days of Thunder' soundtrack - 4
'A little more time' - Beautiful South
Not their best, 'Song for whoever' was better - 3
'We want the same thing' - Bellinda Carlisle
Rousing song by the former Go-Gos member - 3
'Don't worry' - Kim Appleby
A bit of nothingness from one of the members of Mel and Kim - 3
'Wicked Game' - Chris Isaak
Absolutely horrendous - 0
'Ice Ice baby' - Vanilla Ice
Never forgiven for sampling 'Under Pressure' by Queen - 1
'Crazy' - Seal
Typical stuff from Seal - 3

Oh God, the 90s....well, this was another insanely crap year, but it had some better highlights...thank God for 1991


New Kids On The Block - Hangin' Tough     just say no 1.5
Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U 3
Beats International - Dub Be Good To Me :???
Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence 1 I hate Depeche Mode sooo much
B52s - Love Shack  no, just plain out garbage 2
Erasure - Blue Savannah 2  why wouldnt they go away?
Alannah Myles - Black Velvet  oo, drawing a blank
Snap - The Power :???
Adamski - Killer:???
Happy Mondays - Step On :???
Madonna - Vogue  Im confused as to why so many people like this song....2
Adventures Of Stevie V - Dirty Cash :???
Kylie Minogue - Better The Devil You Know :???
Betty Boo - Doin' The Do :???  and probably better that I dont know it
Wilson Phillips -Hold On   egh...2.75
(For all you Brits...) Englandneworder - World In Motion :???
Roxette - It Must Have Been Love  egh...2
MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This 2.75
Elton John - Sacrifice:???
Go West - The King Of Wishful Thinking :???
Mariah Carey  - Vision Of Love   2.75
Steve Miller Band - The Joker how did it not chart till 1990?  Thats weird...and such a great song...it  must have been on a movie soundtrack...which one?  4
Deee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart  3.5
Maria McKee - Show Me Heaven :???
Beautiful South - A Little Time :???
Belina Carlisle - We Want The Same Thing:???
Kim Appleby - Don't Worry :???
Chris Isaak - Wicked Game  3
Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby  2.75
Seal - Crazy  3



gee, its funny...none of those "better highlights" are here lol

New Kids On The Block - Hangin' Tough  2.5
Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U  2.5
Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence  3
B52s - Love Shack  3.5
Alannah Myles - Black Velvet  I love the heavy bass in this one!  5
Snap - The Power  3.5
Madonna - Vogue  3.5
Wilson Phillips -Hold On  A very talented girl group!  4
Roxette - It Must Have Been Love  Love these guys!  5
MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This  2.5
Elton John - Sacrifice  3.5
Go West - The King Of Wishful Thinking  3.5
Mariah Carey  - Vision Of Love  1
Steve Miller Band - The Joker  Classic!  4
Deee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart  Funky.  3.5
Chris Isaak - Wicked Game  4
Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby  0
Seal - Crazy  A superb singer!  4.5

Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U 2.5 - eh
B52s - Love Shack 4.5 - ultimate party song
Alannah Myles - Black Velvet 3.5
Madonna - Vogue 3
MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This 4 - for novelty value.
Deee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart 4
Chris Isaak - Wicked Game 1! I HATE THIS SONG!
Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby 3.5 - for novelty value

All ratings, blah blah blah...

New Kids On The Block - Hangin' Tough ***
Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U ****
Beats International - Dub Be Good To Me **
Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence ***
B52s - Love Shack *****
Erasure - Blue Savannah ***
Alannah Myles - Black Velvet **
Snap - The Power **
Adamski - Killer **
Happy Mondays - Step On **
Madonna - Vogue ****
Adventures Of Stevie V - Dirty Cash *
Kylie Minogue - Better The Devil You Know ***
Betty Boo - Doin' The Do *
Wilson Phillips -Hold On ****
(For all you Brits...) Englandneworder - World In Motion ***
Roxette - It Must Have Been Love *****+
MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This ***
Elton John - Sacrifice *
Go West - The King Of Wishful Thinking *****
Mariah Carey  - Vision Of Love *
Steve Miller Band - The Joker *****
Deee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart ***
Maria McKee - Show Me Heaven *****
Beautiful South - A Little Time *****
Belinda Carlisle - We Want The Same Thing ****
Kim Appleby - Don't Worry ***
Chris Isaak - Wicked Game ***
Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby **
Seal - Crazy ****

New Kids On The Block - Hangin' Tough Better than their last efforts, slightly 2.5
Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U A real sad grower 4
Beats International - Dub Be Good To Me Great cover, eventhough I love the original also 4.5
Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence My favourite of theirs, and I've never been a big fan 4
B52s - Love Shack THE song that never fails to get me on the dancefloor 5
Erasure - Blue Savannah A better effort from the lads 3.5
Alannah Myles - Black Velvet Ok - 3
Snap - The Power 4
Adamski - Killer 4 Seal gave it the certain 'edge'
Happy Mondays - Step On Ok - 3
Madonna - Vogue I don't understand why people don't like this song! 4
Adventures Of Stevie V - Dirty Cash 3 - a grower imo
Kylie Minogue - Better The Devil You Know Love this :) 4
Betty Boo - Doin' The Do So-So 2
Wilson Phillips -Hold On 3
(For all you Brits...) Englandneworder - World In Motion 3, not bad - '3 Lions' is most definitly the best Footie song.
Roxette - It Must Have Been Love My fav of theirs 4
MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This ''My my my my music hits me so hard, makes me say 'Oh my Lord'' hehe - a record that makes me laugh but it's a 90s classic 3
Elton John - Sacrifice Never been a fan although this is my fav of his 4
Go West - The King Of Wishful Thinking Thier best effort imo 4
Mariah Carey  - Vision Of Love bland - she did better 1
Steve Miller Band - The Joker 5 - one word, fantastic
Deee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart 4 - another great party hit
Maria McKee - Show Me Heaven best version of this song 4
Beautiful South - A Little Time ok - totally overplayed by my mother! 3
Belina Carlisle - We Want The Same Thing 3
Kim Appleby - Don't Worry  3
Chris Isaak - Wicked Game never got into it 2
Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby For the novelty value it gets a 3 - I think I can actually quote the entire first verse :S
Seal - Crazy His best song 3.5

New Kids On The Block - Hangin' Tough 2 I never really liked new kids on the block
Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U 3
Beats International - Dub Be Good To Me  ???
Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence  2 dm not my thing
B52s - Love Shack  ???
Erasure - Blue Savannah 3
Alannah Myles - Black Velvet  ???
Snap - The Power 3
Adamski - Killer  ???
Happy Mondays - Step On  ???
Madonna - Vogue 3
Adventures Of Stevie V - Dirty Cash  ???
Kylie Minogue - Better The Devil You Know  2
Betty Boo - Doin' The Do  ???
Wilson Phillips -Hold On  ???
(For all you Brits...) Englandneworder - World In Motion  ???
Roxette - It Must Have Been Love 3
MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This  ???
Elton John - Sacrifice 2
Go West - The King Of Wishful Thinking   ???
Mariah Carey  - Vision Of Love  1
Steve Miller Band - The Joker  ???
Deee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart 4
Maria McKee - Show Me Heaven  ???
Beautiful South - A Little Time  ???
Belina Carlisle - We Want The Same Thing 3
Kim Appleby - Don't Worry 3
Chris Isaak - Wicked Game 4.5
Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby 0
Seal - Crazy  2