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A Century of Songs
by T. Mike
This century has been pretty keen. The years 1900 to 2000- well, damn! Not only was I and everyone I know born, reared and educated in this century, it's probably the only century I'm going to live to see the end of. And not just the end of a century, but the end of a century that marks the end of a whole entire millenium. The things I've seen! The places I've been! The experiences I've experienced! To have lived now, here, at the end of an era! Only me and a scant half dozen other billion human beings can make that extraordinary claim.
This particular century of the millenium has seen the development of popular song form flourish like never before. In one short century, "pop" has mutated into so many different styles, like so many hideous deformed aborted fetuses floating eerily in jars of formaldehyde creepily drifting this way and that due to Brownian motion, it just makes you want to vomit in horror. As the pace of mutation rapidly accelerates beyond human control, I predict that in one generation, pop music will no longer be recognizable as even sound, much less music.
Until that future day, let us celebrate the twentieth century... in song! I have found a song with a year in its title for every year of this, our century. Most of course, are crappy instrumentals by bands you never heard of, but do you have any idea what a pain this project was and if you don't like it you can go lump it, buster.
Songs that are just remixes with the year added to the title were disqualified. (i.e. The Police's "Don't Stand So Close To Me '86") Year of the song's release is given if known. Preference was given to songs that did not abbreviate the year with an apostrophe (i.e. Bryan Adams' "Summer of '69"). Songs in English (my native tongue) were also given preference over songs sung in that crazy moon man language the rest of the world uses. Please feel free to email any I missed.
Hey! After I already came up with this list, Joe Mabel emails me about his page, Songs of the Century, which is very, very similiar and dammit, came out a year before my list. Go compare and contrast, why dontcha?
Listing format: Artist "Song Title" - Album title (year released)
2000
The Coctails "2000" - Peel (1994)
Silverchair "Anthem for the Year 2000" -
Die Toten Hosen "Year 2000" - Peace Love and Money
Kyper "Countdown to the Year 2000" - Countdown to the Year 2000
Sholder Greye "2000 Birthday Celebration" - His Life and Times (1950-2000) [MP3.com]
1999
Prince "1999" - 1999 (1987)
All That "Mardi Gras 1999" - The Whop Boom Bam
Billy Jones & Ernest Hare "In 1999" - (1923)
1998
Rancid "1998" - Life Won't Wait
Yellow Jackets "1998" - Like a River
Paul Oakenfold "1998 - Binary Finary" - Tranceport
Jackass "It's 1998 (and suicide is still beautiful)" - Where Truth Is A Beacon (1999)
1997
Beck "Whiskeyclone, Hotel City 1997" - Mellow Gold (1994)
John Cale "Chinese Takeaway (Hong Kong 1997)" - Artificial Intelligence
1996
DJ Shadow "Why Hip Hop Sucks in '96" - Endtroducing
Marilyn Manson "1996" Antichrist Superstar
Above the Law "1996 " - Time Will Reveal
Veruca Salt "New York Mining Disaster 1996" - Blow It Out Your Ass, It's Veruca Salt
The Grinkon Band "Grinkon 1996" - Have No Talent Whatsoever [MP3.com]
1995
Mudhoney "1995" - My Brother the Cow
DJ Cam "London 1995 " - Mad Blunted Jazz
Luna "1995" - Romantica (2002)
1994
Loudon Wainwright III "1994" - Grown Man
Craig Mack "Welcome to 1994" - Project: Funk Da World
Doc Powell "Mr. Magic 1994" - Inner City Blues
Huggy Bear "Local Arrogance 1994" - Weaponry Listens To Love
Down By Law "1994" - Punkrockacademyfightsong
Gluecifer "1994" - Head To Head Boredom
1993
Boz Scaggs "1993" - Two Down Then Left
Jamiroquai "Revolution 1993" - Emergency On Planet Earth
Julie Ritter "1993" - Medicine Show
Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine "1993" - 1992
Sholder Greye "1993 Jack in the Sky" - His Life and Times (1950-2000) [MP3.com]
1992
Blur "1992" - 13 (1999)
Kinks "Down All the Days (to 1992)" - UK Jive
Sublime "April 29, 1992 (Miami) - Sublime
Frank Zappa "Food Gathering in Post-Industrial America, 1992 " - Zappa: The Yellow Shark
Julian Cope "Western Front 1992 CE" - Peggy Suicide
Julie Ritter "1992" - Medicine Show
1991
Billy Thorpe "1991" - 21st Century Man (1981)
Julie Ritter "1991" - Medicine Show
Audionsemination "1991" - Naked Time [MP3.com]
1990
Adrian Belew "May 1, 1990" - Here
Julie Ritter "1990" - Medicine Show
1989
Teen Idols "1989" - Teen Idols (1997)
Clem Snide "1989" - Your Favorite Music
Robert Fripp "1989" - Let the Power Fall (1981)
Julie Ritter "1989" - Medicine Show
Tom Bogdan "Walt Whitman in 1989" - L'amour Bleu (2000)
1988
The Ramones "Planet Earth 1988" - Too Tough to Die
New Order "Blue Monday 1988" - Blue Monday
Drivin' N Cryin' "1988" - Smoke
Mike Keneally "1988 Was a Million Years Ago" - Boil That Dust Speck (1995)
Robert Fripp "1988" - Angels in the Architecture
1987
Esham "1987" - Bruce Wayne: Gotham City 1987 (1997)
Jacky Terrasson "Chicago 1987" - Rendezvous
Dos Minutos "1987" - Clasicos del Rock en Espanol (1999)
Robert Fripp "1987" - Let the Power Fall (1981)
1986
Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince "Live at Union Square, November 1986" - He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper
Conflict "1986" - Ungovernable Force
Robert Fripp "1986" - Let the Power Fall (1981)
Julie Ritter "1986" - Medicine Show
1985
Wings "Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five" - Band on the Run (1973)
John Wesley Harding "July 13th 1985" - It Happened One Night
Archers of Loaf "1985" - Vee Vee (1995)
Wobbleshop "1985" - The Richard Ace Sessions
Robert Fripp "1985" - Let the Power Fall (1981)
1984
Eurythmics "Sexcrime (nineteen eighty-four)" - 1984: For Love of Big Brother
David Bowie "1984" - Diamond Dogs
Van Halen "1984" - 1984
Billy Squier "(Another) 1984" - Signs Of Life
Tina Turner "1984" - Private Dancer
Todd Rundgren "Sons Of 1984" - Todd
Oingo Boingo "Wake Up (It's 1984)" Skeletons In The Closet/Good For Your Soul
Robert Fripp "1984" - Let the Power Fall (1981)
1983
Jimi Hendrix "1983 (A Merman I Should Turn to Be)" - Electric Ladyland (1968)
Hugh Mundell "Africa Must Be Free By 1983" - Africa Must Be Free By 1983
Earle Mankey "1983" - Earle Mankey
1982
Randy Travis "1982" - Storms of Life
Bill Morrissey "Love Song/ New York 1982" - Standing Eight
101 Strings "Where Were You In 1982?" - Astro Sounds From Beyond the Year 2000 (1969)
1981
Public Image Ltd. "1981" - This Is What You Want This Is What You Get (1984)
D Generation "1981" - No Lunch
Rick Springfield "April 24, 1981" - Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet
KISS "Carr Jam 1981" - Revenge
1980
After the Fire "1980-F" -After the Fire 1982
Jimmy Gordon "1980" - 45 single
Herb Alpert "1980" - Rise
Everything But The Girl "Hatfield 1980" - Temperamental
Sholder Greye "1980 Stumbling Home " - His Life and Times (1950-2000) [MP3.com]
1979
Smashing Pumpkins "1979" -Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness: Twilight To Starlight
Meat Beat Manifesto "1979" - Subliminal Sandwich
Sholder Greye "1979 Slouch on the Couch" - His Life and Times (1950-2000) [MP3.com]
1978
Do Make Say Think "1978" - Do Make Say Think (1998)
Liliput "1978" - Liliput (1982)
Rodney Jones "1978" - Articulation (1978)
Kate and Anna McGarrigle "St. Valentines Day 1978" - Love Over and Over
Julie Ritter "1978" - Medicine Show
Steve Forbert "January 23-30, 1978" -
1977
The Clash "1977" -
Dr. Octagon "1977" - Dr. Octagonecologyst
Art Blakey "1977 A.D." - In This Korner
Terrorgruppe "1977" - Uber Amerika
Steve Forbert "Grand Central Station, March 18, 1977" - Alive on Arrival
1976
Redd Kross "1976" - The Spirit of 76 Soundtrack (1991)
The Dickies "Spirit of '76" - The Spirit of '76 Soundtrack (1991)
King Loser "'76 Comeback" - You Cannot Kill What Does Not Live (1995)
1975
David Bowie "(Again) 1975" - ChangesTwoBowie
Everclear "1975" - Fire Maple Song
Joni Mitchell "Happy Birthday 1975 (Rap)" - Mingus
Lazlo Bane "1975" - 11 Transistor
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