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    1990s Music: 101 Interesting Facts You Might Not Know

    Henno KrugerBy Henno KrugerFeb 24, 2020 Music Featured 31 Mins Read6,479 Views
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    It’s official. 1990s music has reached the status that 1980s Music reached in the 2000s and 2010s, namely “Epic”.

    It’s a fact that a lot of good music was released in the 1990s. The decade brought us grunge, more gangsta rap, some epic hip-hop and R&B and pop music that at times made us cringe, but had us singing along to it anyway.

    Here are 101 Interesting 1990s Music Facts That You Might Not Know:

    1. Dave Grohl wasn’t the first drummer for Nirvana

    When Grohl joined the band, he was the 5th person to get behind a drumkit for the band. He auditioned after his previous band (Scream) disbanded.

    Dave Grohl - 1990s Music

    2. “You Ougtha Know” featured 2 guys from the Red Hot Chili Peppers

    Dave Navarro played guitar and Flea played bass on this classic Alanis Morisssette song from the 1990s

    3. Taylor Hawkins played drums for Alanis Morissette in the 1990s

    Before he joined Foo Fighters in 1997, Hawkins was the Canadian singer’s touring drummer. He also appeared in the music videos for “You Oughta Know” and “All I Really Want”.

    Taylor Hawkins - 1990s music

    4. “Wonderwall” originally had a different title

    The now infamous Oasis song’s original title was actually “Wishing Stone”. The song was written by Noel Gallagher who has said that it’s about “an imaginary friend who’s gonna come and save you from yourself”.

    5. Peter Buck composed the mandolin parts of “Losing My Religion” by accident

    This happened while the REM guitarist was teaching himself to play the instrument. The song reached number in the USA in 1991. REM frontman Michael Stipe has said that this song is about “someone who pines for someone else. It’s unrequited love, what have you.”

    6. “Believe” was the first pop song to deliberately distort a singer’s vocals

    Yes folks, you read correctly, this Cher song was the first ever pop song to use Auto-Tune. The 1998 song reached number 1 in the USA, UK, France, Germany, Australia, Canada, Ireland, Scotland, New Zealand, Spain, Italy, Greece, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, Hungary, Switzerland, Poland and the Netherlands.

    Cher holds the Guinness World Record for the oldest female solo artist to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart in USA thanks to this song.

    7. “Whats My Age Again?” was originally titled “Peter Pan Syndrome”

    This 1999 Blink-182 song was written by Mark Hoppus (who based it on personal experience). MCA records forced the band to change to song title because they found the song’s reference to an allusion to the pop-psychology concept too obscure.

    “What’s My Age Again?” reached number 2 on the Billboard Modern Rock Chart, number 17 in the UK and number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100.

    8. Massive Attack‘s “Teardrop” almost featured vocals from Madonna

    The 1998 track was sent to Madonna by Mushroom (one of Massive Attack‘s members). Even though she was interested, that collaboration never happened and in the end the band kept Elizabeth Fraser’s vocals on the record. She was the lead singer for the Scottish rock band Cocteau Twins.

    The song was used as the theme song for television’s House MD (which aired on Fox between 2004 and 2012).

    9. Underworld‘s Karl Hyde wrote “Born Slippy” from the point of view of an alcoholic

    Hyde did this while he drinking on a night out. He struggled with alcoholism himself and was “horrified” when fans saw the song as a drinking anthem.

    10. Chris Cornell’s voice broke microphones when he was recording Soundgarden‘s Superunknown album

    According the album’s producer, Cornell had two different vocal ranges. This required several mics to capture them each properly. Chris Cornell literally blew through a bunch of condenser mics. This happened when he was singing high notes very loudly. The album made its debut at #1 on the Billboard chart in 1994.

    Soundgarden - 1990s music

    11. Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” got it’s title from a deodorant

    Kurt Cobain came up with the song’s title when his friend Kathleen Hanna (from the band Bikini Kill) wrote “Kurt Smells Like Teen Spirit” on his wall. She was actually referring to Teen Spirit deodorant.

    Cobain said that he was unaware of the deodorant until months after the single was released. He had interpreted it as a revolutionary slogan, as they had been discussing anarchism and punk rock.

    Nirvana - 1990s music

    12. “November Rain” is the longest song that has reached the top 10 in the Billboard Hot 100

    This Guns N’ Roses power ballad was released in 1992 and is 8 minutes and 57 seconds long. It was written by the band’s lead singer Axl Rose. Slash has said that an 18 minute version of song was actually recorded, but it was never released.

    Guns N Roses - 1990s Music

    13. Rage Against The Machine ordered 300 doughnuts for police officers in 1999

    The police officers were protesting a show they were playing in Massachussets in the USA.

    Rage Against The Machine - 1990s Music

    14. Counting Crows – “Mrs. Potter’s Lullaby” is about a real person

    Although it’s never been confirmed, that person is likely actress Monica Potter. As the story goes, Adam Duritz saw a movie (probably 1998’s Patch Adams) and dreamed up the song as a love letter to the blonde actress. The song is 7 minutes 46 seconds long – That’s a pretty long love letter if you ask me.

    Counting Crows - 1990s music

    15. Radiohead‘s Thom Yorke recorded the vocals to ‘Fake Plastic Trees’ after watching Jeff Buckley play

    This allegedly happened in 1994. Apparently Yorke was inspired and rushed back to the studio. He did two takes and then broke down in tears.

    Thom Yorke - 1990s Music

    16. Collective Soul‘s name is name derrived from a passage in a book

    The passage is in The Fountainhead (a book by Ayn Rand). The book was published in 1943.

    Here’s the passage where the name comes from:

    “Humanity is meant by collective soul and that in the less favorable sense.”

    Some folks claim that Collective Soul chose its name in the firm belief to be so good that it will easily be able to gather large multitudes of related souls around them.

    Collective Soul - 1990s Music

    17. The Verve didn’t make a penny from 1997’s “Bitter Sweet Symphony” for 22 years

    The band had to forfeit royalties to The Rolling Stones. The song was embroiled in a legal battle shortly after its release. It samples an orchestral version of The Stones‘ song “The Last Time.”

    Despite this, the song reached number 2 on the UK singles chart and number 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards only signed over all their publishing rights for “Bitter Sweet Symphony” in April 2019.

    18. Eric Clapton’s “Tears in Heaven” was written about the death of his son

    Clapton’s 4-year-old son Conor died after falling from the 53rd-floor window of a New York City apartment belonging to Conor’s mother’s friend in March 1991. He dealt with the grief of his son’s death by co-writing the song for the soundtrack of Rush with Will Jennings.

    To quote Clapton: “I almost subconsciously used music for myself as a healing agent, and lo and behold, it worked… I have got a great deal of happiness and a great deal of healing from music.”

    Eric Clapton

    19. Tori Amos’ “Crucify” was banned in the Bible-Belt region of the USA

    The folks in the Bible-Belt thought she was being sacrilegous. They felt that it was detrimental material for their children and that it was blasphemous.

    In case you did not know, the Bible Belt is an informal region in the Southern United States in which socially conservative evangelical Protestantism plays a strong role in society and politics. Christian church attendance across the denominations is generally higher than the average in the USA.

    20. Weezer released “Buddy Holly” on the day that would’ve been the legendary singer-songwriter’s 58th birthday

    “Buddy Holly” was released in 1994. The lyrics reference the song’s 1950s namesake and actress Mary Tyler Moore. It reached number two and number 34 on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart and the US Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, respectively.

    The song also reached number six in Canada, number 12 in the United Kingdom, number 13 in Iceland and number 14 in Sweden.

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