Y2KT10 (Y2K TOP TEN LISTS)
by: Curtis
Lynch
Professor of
Millennium Musicology
PlaygroundsMagazine Division
In case you ain’t heard, a heretofore
unknown computer “bug” will wipe out all recorded music at the stroke of midnight,
December 31, 1999. Fortunately, the
crack staff of scientists at Playgrounds
Magazine have unearthed a method of saving ten, and only ten, pieces of
music. The way you do this is to send
your selections to the address found at the end of this article. Choose wisely, choose carefully, because we
all will have to live with your selections.
PERUSING
THE PERIODICALS:
The year 2000 is still six months away,
but people with much more forethought than I are already making arrangements
for the dawn of the new millennium. (hey, my idea of advance planning is
ordering pizza from Papa John’s.) Never
mind that the 21st century doesn’t actually start until 1/1/2001; facts don’t
stand a chance in the face of rampant capitalism. To prove my point, turn of the century
soirees are filling up in a hurry. I hear you can’t get a room within an
overnight hike of Disneyworld, and Rolling
Stone magazine reports Barbara Streisand’s Vegas concert packages are going
for $1 million per. Other musical blowouts include The Eagles (masters of the
overpriced concert ticket), who are teaming up with fellow 70s California
mellow-rockers Jackson Browne and Linda Ronstadt to command $50-$1000 a throw,
Spingsteen in New Jersey, Bowie, Phish, a Metallica/Ted Nugent Detroit double
bill, and Michael Jackson, who will take advantage of the International Date
Line (not to mention fans) by actually playing two New Years Eve shows. I don’t know where I’m going to be
December 31st, but you can bet that if our entire civilization fails when that
big ball falls, a Michael Jackson concert will not be the safest place to be.
Oh, and PC Computing magazine reminds us that we’ve already missing the
conception date for a 01/01/00 baby.
Better luck next century, y’all.
Next month, we’ll discuss exotic
millennium travel destinations for those of us with more dollars than sense,
but let’s move on the July’s soundtrack choices for the 21st century:
CHRIS FORSHEE
Currently snowboarding , tending bar, and
following the Portland Trailblazers in the Great Northwest.
Here it is: in no particular
order, my top-10-can't-live-without
CDs......
·
Sublime 40 OZ. TO FREEDOM
·
Van Halen FAIR WARNING
·
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE
·
Harry Connick Jr. 20
·
Beck ODELAY
·
Journey ESCAPE
·
Black Crowes SOUTHERN HARMONY AND MUSICAL COMPANION
·
Tom Petty WILDFLOWERS
·
Red Hot Chili Peppers BLOOD,SUGAR,SEX,MAGIK
·
Jane's Addiction NOTHING'S SHOCKING
Chris’ selections don’t include anything prior to
1980, which should give you some idea of his age, but one thing’s for sure, the
21st century will be rockin’... (By
the way Chris, your prediction of the Blazers over the Spurs in the playoffs
proved to be WRONG!!!) Chris turned
me on to Sublime, so thanks for that, but I can’t believe he has Journey
surviving Y2K!
BILL CLINTON’S TOP TEN LIST
Don’t Stop - Fleetwood Mac --It was
originally our campaign song, but after I met Monica, it took on a whole new
meaning...
Legalize It - Peter Tosh -- Let me
make this perfectly clear. I am only in favor of it if a majority of Americans
are in favor of it. My convictions are
firm.
Fixin’ to Die Rag - Country Joe & The Fish -- I
just hope Country Joe doesn’t write a Kosovo protest song...
Why Don’t We Get Drunk and... - Jimmy Buffett -- Jennifer
Flowers and I refer to this as “our song.”
Why Don’t We Do It in the Road - The Beatles -- Hillary
and I refer to this as “our song.”
Me and Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul -- “We got a thing goin’ on...” Need I say
more?
Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band -- Monica
and I refer to this as “our song.”
Let’s Get It On - Marvin Gaye -- Me and
that one chick, what’s her name, refer to this as “our song.”
Anything
by James Brown -- The depth of his
lyrics, songs like The Times They are
a-changin were anthems of our generation...”oh, that was Bob Dylan? You’re kidding!”
( I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction - Rolling Stones
-- Ironic, isn’t it?
The preceding list was supplied to the Department
of Millennium Musicology through a highly confidential, unnamed source which
shall be protected fully under the First Amendment...unless you ask nicely.
This
next list comes to us courtesy of Harold Ham, marketing specialist for Prime
Financial Group.
Ten Favorite CDs to take into Y2K:
BOSTON:
Boston - Just great music, drums.
DOORS:
The Doors - Totally trippin’ 70s
music
RUSH: Roll The Bones - an unbelievable land
with only three members. Unprecedented percussion.
BASIA:
Illusions - smooth, sweet jazz with
a flare.
MADONNA:
Immaculate Collection - This is a
sampling of the young and emerging Madonna & her earliest hits. She really
changed after this collection.
FLEETWOOD
MAC: The
Dance - A collection of their greatest hits. They reassembled to do this. The live concert was the best. Tusk with
the USC marching band-awesome!
CHICAGO:
Greatest Hits - because they are
Chicago.
BILLY
JOEL: River of Dreams - because he is “the man.”
He has a passion and a fire for what he does.
VAN
HALEN: 0U812 or 5150 or Best of Van Halen
Vol. I- because they make great music from vocals to bass to Eddie Van
Halen to drums!
HOOTIE
AND THE BLOWFISH: Cracked Rear View
- because they are from South Carolina, love sports, are down to earth guys,
and because their music is about real life ballads.
Well, at least everyone will have heard these
tunes. I think we’re looking at a
combined sixty-two kazillion units of sales from this list. Ten bonus points
for including Basia, however. Smooth Jazz must survive, otherwise, how will I
get to sleep at night?
OK, your turn: Send your lists, such as
they are, to :
Playgrounds Magazine
P.O.Box 8154
Columbus Ga 31908
