Wednesday, November 5, 2008

The future is bright, but so is the past.

Barack Obama got elected president. This is huge. Not only is there an African-American in the white house, there is a sane human being in the white house. This, to me, is proof of the fact that even though the world pretty much sucks, people want to move forward. And even though this is a truly inspiring moment in history and the future inevitable seems brighter, we must not forget about our past. I don't think I even have to stress the fact that the past shapes the present. Factors would naturally include: war, peace, literature, politics, art, music and many other things. The last one of these factors has always been essential for the happiness and general content of the masses. Bob Dylan sang about Rubin "The Hurricane" Carter, John Lennon imagined a better world, Sex Pistols encouraged kids to be gross, Rage Against The Machine took politics in music to a whole other level, and Bob Marley just wanted his people to be freed. All of these artists shaped the way the way the world operates, in one way or another. That was why, in the spirit of these great poets, me and my good friend David decided to spend a couple of hours of our life, compiling a list of the very best in Eurotrash-music of the 90's.

Now, David would stress the lack of Paradisio's hit Bailando on this list, but I simply could not bring myself to include it. While expressing my sincere apologies to him, I secretly blessed the person who decided to invent the concept of "veto". And so, in an absolutely pure and true state of nostalgia, we encourage you all to break out the drinks, speed or whatever gets your juices flowing, and trash your apartment to this top 10 list of sheer cultural history:

1. Cool James & Black Teacher - Dr Feelgood



2. Culture Beat - Mr Vain



3. Corona - Try Me Out



4. SNAP - Rhythm is a dancer



5. Basic Element - The Ride



6. Ice MC - Think About The Way



7. Aqua - Roses are red




8. Maxx - No more



9. 2Unlimited - No Limit



10. La Bouche - Be my lover



And we had to add a song that we both love, even though it didn't really fall into the same category as the others. Please note the fact that we both love it, and it was left out, only for categorical purposes. Here is the underdog:

Gala - Free From Desire

2 comments:

Dave said...

Fan-fucking-tastic.

Anonymous said...

ni har glömt den överlägset bästa i kategorin; the rythm of the night - corona. helloo!??