Nena1. Sonic Heroes
Basically, this is where my Sonic obsession truly began. I was being all nostalgic in late 2003 by playing the old Master System version of Sonic the Hedgehog on an online emulator in high school. Then the following year, Sonic Heroes came out. With it being multi-platform (and I had a PS2), I thought I'd get it. What a game it turned out to be... I also had a small obsession with Team Chaotix...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mljyzdG14to
2. No Doubt -
It's My Life
I was listening to this song all over the radio airwaves back in 2005, yet I never knew what song it was or who sang it. It took about a year or two before I realised both the name and artist, but boy, was it a song to sing!
Originally peaked at #20 in December 2003, but later peaked at #17 (as a double A-Side) in March 2004.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scW6FJGYEJA
3. Slippery Project - Something Like This (2005 remix)
Very first compilation album I ever bought. The genre? Rave. This was the summer of 2005, and I was on holiday up in Scotland when I saw the advert promoting the album (Hardcore Heaven 2). This song featured on there, and is one of the catchiest tracks of the album. But what a summer that was, haha.
4. Doop -Doop
The year was 2006. Late 2006. Not long after I broke up with my first love and went into Year 10. I discovered this song on a DDR game called Stepmania at first. But went into further research and discovered that this was a #1 track on my 2nd birthday!
During that year, from late 2006 to mid-2007, I played this song quite frequently at our school's computer room after hours. Good times, good times.
Originally peaked at #1 in March 1994.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvLDm8821jQ
5. September - Satellites (Dancing DJ's Remix)
Once again, this was late 2006. I was off on holiday to Butlins and this track I played from the Clubland album (Volume 9 I think it was) quite frequently. It reminded me of the time of when I got close to someone, but never saw them again. Haha, ah well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2jYKLHCnVk
6. NAOKI - B4U
Toward the end of the 2006, I was quickly becoming obsessed with Dance Dance Revolution, Dancing Stage and Stepmania. This was one of my key songs I enjoyed playing on the Dancing Stage down at the local Megabowl (before it got shut down and replaced by a stupid storage facility). Good times, good times...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VZzbfFhb40&feature=related
7. Sunblock feat. Robin Beck -First Time
The summer of 2006. What a summer that was. I met my first love before shattering that relationship to pieces and basically had a whale of a time! I used to go up to the local skate park every day in that summer. Everyone was actually friendly until the summer ended, then things went dark... But still, the memory's always there!
Peaked at #9 in May 2006.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAYQrrI4Xd4
8. Bodyrox feat. Luciana - Yeah yeah
Heard this song in the charts back in late 2006, have been hooked ever since. 'Nuff said really.
Peaked at #2 in November 2006.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVEVj2Y4BM0
9. El Chombo - Chacarron
So basically, it was late 2006, everyone went to computer club and I always put this song on, it got 75% 'in the mood for fun' and the other 25% just went off home! Such a pointless song, but it's hilarity is immense!
Peaked at #20 in December 2006.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njrmL1y3ul8
10. Nerina Pallot -Everybody's Gone to War
Just before the actual summer of 2006, I saw this song on a music channel. I found the song quite interesting, yet fun (well, it beat the crap out of Sandi Thom's 'I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker' IMO).
Peaked at #14 in May 2006.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0cAq7LjhvM
11. Lostprophets -Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)
A rock anthem throughout the summer of 2006, everybody played this song!
Peaked at #8 in June 2006.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI1dDIpB6k0
12. The All-American Rejects -Dirty Little Secret
Another rock anthems throughout the summer of 2006. Awesome!
Peaked at #18 in July 2006.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHd3ck6fHBw
13. Trio -Da Da Da
Tittytittybangbang. Heard this song on one of their infamous episodes. Tittytittybangbang is basically a female version of Little Britain. My friend Sean and I used to watch this show all the time. Heard the song in late 2005, discovered it in late 2006, enough said, haha.
Peaked at #2 in July 1982.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSwJ2rjUSdc
14. Animotion -Obsession
Going back to my 80's phase, I first heard this song on a summer compilation album and found it a rather cool song. Later on in 2006, my friend Sarah and I would sing this together for a laugh. Good times, good times...
Peaked at #5 in May 1985.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5Lec3m1pLY
15. Nena -99 Red Balloons
I enjoyed this song when travelling to London for a video games expedition in late 2006. I also later learnt that my grandad enjoyed this song.
Peaked at #1 in February 1984.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14IRDDnEPR4
16. Right Said Fred -Wonderman
Still sticking to my Sonic obsession, I learnt that this was in fact dedicated to Sonic himself (alongside it being a way to promote Sonic the Hedgehog 3 for the Megadrive/Genesis). Shame about the chart position though...
Peaked at #55 in March 1994.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFQNFTeRjWc
17. Aqua -Cartoon Heroes
Alongside Stepmania, I also heard this song being used in Butlins during late 2006. So it was altogether good times!
Peaked at #7 in February 2000.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBK2BY2uiDI
18. Dancing DJ's vs. Roxette - Fading Like A Flower
One of my favourite songs from the Massive Dance compilation (2005), I always enjoyed listening to this track as I played 'Sonic Riders' in early 2006.
Peaked at #18 in August 2005.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0QtNS-Hd1I
19. Solu Music feat. KimBlee - Fade
Heard this song on a music channel, but when I heard it, I became obsessed with this track. This was during the summer of 2006. I got the song off the internet and just continually listened to it! Good times...
Peaked at #18 in June 2006.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzATtrjM0VQ
20. Joan Osborne -One Of Us
Bruce Almighty. When Bruce realised he was God he sang this song on his way home! The reason why I chose this to be on this tracklisting is because I pulled a stupid stunt where I humiliated one of the most 'badass' people in town, simply because they were bullying me. I shall say no more, if you would like to know more, let me know.
Peaked at #6 in February 1996.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USR3bX_PtU4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LtQ1qp-6ZM&feature=related <-Funniest part on Bruce Almighty.
So yeah, that was between 2004 and 2006, hope you enjoyed reading.
Basically, this is where my Sonic obsession truly began. I was being all nostalgic in late 2003 by playing the old Master System version of Sonic the Hedgehog on an online emulator in high school. Then the following year, Sonic Heroes came out. With it being multi-platform (and I had a PS2), I thought I'd get it. What a game it turned out to be... I also had a small obsession with Team Chaotix...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mljyzdG14to
2. No Doubt -
It's My LifeI was listening to this song all over the radio airwaves back in 2005, yet I never knew what song it was or who sang it. It took about a year or two before I realised both the name and artist, but boy, was it a song to sing!
Originally peaked at #20 in December 2003, but later peaked at #17 (as a double A-Side) in March 2004.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scW6FJGYEJA
3. Slippery Project - Something Like This (2005 remix)
Very first compilation album I ever bought. The genre? Rave. This was the summer of 2005, and I was on holiday up in Scotland when I saw the advert promoting the album (Hardcore Heaven 2). This song featured on there, and is one of the catchiest tracks of the album. But what a summer that was, haha.
4. Doop -
DoopThe year was 2006. Late 2006. Not long after I broke up with my first love and went into Year 10. I discovered this song on a DDR game called Stepmania at first. But went into further research and discovered that this was a #1 track on my 2nd birthday!
During that year, from late 2006 to mid-2007, I played this song quite frequently at our school's computer room after hours. Good times, good times.
Originally peaked at #1 in March 1994.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvLDm8821jQ
5. September - Satellites (Dancing DJ's Remix)
Once again, this was late 2006. I was off on holiday to Butlins and this track I played from the Clubland album (Volume 9 I think it was) quite frequently. It reminded me of the time of when I got close to someone, but never saw them again. Haha, ah well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2jYKLHCnVk
6. NAOKI - B4U
Toward the end of the 2006, I was quickly becoming obsessed with Dance Dance Revolution, Dancing Stage and Stepmania. This was one of my key songs I enjoyed playing on the Dancing Stage down at the local Megabowl (before it got shut down and replaced by a stupid storage facility). Good times, good times...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VZzbfFhb40&feature=related
7. Sunblock feat. Robin Beck -First Time
The summer of 2006. What a summer that was. I met my first love before shattering that relationship to pieces and basically had a whale of a time! I used to go up to the local skate park every day in that summer. Everyone was actually friendly until the summer ended, then things went dark... But still, the memory's always there!
Peaked at #9 in May 2006.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAYQrrI4Xd4
8. Bodyrox feat. Luciana - Yeah yeah
Heard this song in the charts back in late 2006, have been hooked ever since. 'Nuff said really.
Peaked at #2 in November 2006.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVEVj2Y4BM0
9. El Chombo - Chacarron
So basically, it was late 2006, everyone went to computer club and I always put this song on, it got 75% 'in the mood for fun' and the other 25% just went off home! Such a pointless song, but it's hilarity is immense!
Peaked at #20 in December 2006.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njrmL1y3ul8
10. Nerina Pallot -
Everybody's Gone to WarJust before the actual summer of 2006, I saw this song on a music channel. I found the song quite interesting, yet fun (well, it beat the crap out of Sandi Thom's 'I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker' IMO).
Peaked at #14 in May 2006.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0cAq7LjhvM
11. Lostprophets -
Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)A rock anthem throughout the summer of 2006, everybody played this song!
Peaked at #8 in June 2006.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI1dDIpB6k0
12. The All-American Rejects -
Dirty Little SecretAnother rock anthems throughout the summer of 2006. Awesome!
Peaked at #18 in July 2006.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHd3ck6fHBw
13. Trio -
Da Da DaTittytittybangbang. Heard this song on one of their infamous episodes. Tittytittybangbang is basically a female version of Little Britain. My friend Sean and I used to watch this show all the time. Heard the song in late 2005, discovered it in late 2006, enough said, haha.
Peaked at #2 in July 1982.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSwJ2rjUSdc
14. Animotion -
ObsessionGoing back to my 80's phase, I first heard this song on a summer compilation album and found it a rather cool song. Later on in 2006, my friend Sarah and I would sing this together for a laugh. Good times, good times...
Peaked at #5 in May 1985.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5Lec3m1pLY
15. Nena -
99 Red BalloonsI enjoyed this song when travelling to London for a video games expedition in late 2006. I also later learnt that my grandad enjoyed this song.
Peaked at #1 in February 1984.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14IRDDnEPR4
16. Right Said Fred -
WondermanStill sticking to my Sonic obsession, I learnt that this was in fact dedicated to Sonic himself (alongside it being a way to promote Sonic the Hedgehog 3 for the Megadrive/Genesis). Shame about the chart position though...
Peaked at #55 in March 1994.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFQNFTeRjWc
17. Aqua -
Cartoon HeroesAlongside Stepmania, I also heard this song being used in Butlins during late 2006. So it was altogether good times!
Peaked at #7 in February 2000.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBK2BY2uiDI
18. Dancing DJ's vs. Roxette - Fading Like A Flower
One of my favourite songs from the Massive Dance compilation (2005), I always enjoyed listening to this track as I played 'Sonic Riders' in early 2006.
Peaked at #18 in August 2005.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0QtNS-Hd1I
19. Solu Music feat. KimBlee - Fade
Heard this song on a music channel, but when I heard it, I became obsessed with this track. This was during the summer of 2006. I got the song off the internet and just continually listened to it! Good times...
Peaked at #18 in June 2006.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzATtrjM0VQ
20. Joan Osborne -
One Of UsBruce Almighty. When Bruce realised he was God he sang this song on his way home! The reason why I chose this to be on this tracklisting is because I pulled a stupid stunt where I humiliated one of the most 'badass' people in town, simply because they were bullying me. I shall say no more, if you would like to know more, let me know.
Peaked at #6 in February 1996.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USR3bX_PtU4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LtQ1qp-6ZM&feature=related <-Funniest part on Bruce Almighty.
So yeah, that was between 2004 and 2006, hope you enjoyed reading.
