<![CDATA[Five Things I Have Learned Watching VH1's "100 Greatest Songs Of The 90s" - Idolator Comments]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/idolator.com.png <![CDATA[Five Things I Have Learned Watching VH1's "100 Greatest Songs Of The 90s" - Idolator Comments]]> http://idolator.com Fri, 21 Dec 2007 20:28:28 EST Fri, 21 Dec 2007 20:28:28 EST http://idolator.com/336629/five-things-i-have-learned-watching-vh1s-100-greatest-songs-of-the-90s <![CDATA[Five Things I Have Learned Watching VH1's "100 Greatest Songs Of The 90s"]]> http://idolator.com/336629/five-things-i-have-learned-watching-vh1s-100-greatest-songs-of-the-90s#c3432812 Is it just me, or is Rob Sheffield slowly morphing into a Bratz doll?

prolixrush

]]> 33:336629:c3432812 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 20:28:28 EST <![CDATA[Five Things I Have Learned Watching VH1's "100 Greatest Songs Of The 90s"]]> http://idolator.com/336629/five-things-i-have-learned-watching-vh1s-100-greatest-songs-of-the-90s#c3432378 @SuperUnison: Also, Michael Showalter has an episode of his web series (The Michael Showalter Showalter) where he takes the piss out of Michael Ian Black about his career in pop-culture commentary. Check it here:
[www.collegehumor.com]

I always looked at Mo Rocca as the black sheep of the Daily Show's early correspondents. Anyone else feel that way?

Jasonbob7

]]> 33:336629:c3432378 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 19:34:08 EST <![CDATA[Five Things I Have Learned Watching VH1's "100 Greatest Songs Of The 90s"]]> http://idolator.com/336629/five-things-i-have-learned-watching-vh1s-100-greatest-songs-of-the-90s#c3427211 @hotshot: *was=watch

hotshot

]]> 33:336629:c3427211 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:12:17 EST <![CDATA[Five Things I Have Learned Watching VH1's "100 Greatest Songs Of The 90s"]]> http://idolator.com/336629/five-things-i-have-learned-watching-vh1s-100-greatest-songs-of-the-90s#c3427185 @heyzeus: True but this is the best "songs," not "videos."

That said, I was this crap with regularity and can't be pulled away from it. A few weeks back, VH-1 did a Top 40 Videos of 2007 thing like this, and I"ll be damned if I'd seen, max, 10 from that list.

Actually, though, I think the popularity of the music video in the '90s is part of the draw of this series. For instance, in my mind, "Black Hole Sun" and its video can't be looked at separately -- they're a single entity almost. If there ever were a Best Songs of the '00s special, they'd certainly include video clips in the series -- just to get some visuals on the screen -- but, really, what good would they do? They certainly wouldn't inspire the nostalgia that this list does.

hotshot

]]> 33:336629:c3427185 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:11:27 EST <![CDATA[Five Things I Have Learned Watching VH1's "100 Greatest Songs Of The 90s"]]> http://idolator.com/336629/five-things-i-have-learned-watching-vh1s-100-greatest-songs-of-the-90s#c3425504 i refuse to believe america isn't waiting for me to imitate ok go on the treadmills in comedy slo-mo

Jess Harvell

]]> 33:336629:c3425504 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 12:40:51 EST <![CDATA[Five Things I Have Learned Watching VH1's "100 Greatest Songs Of The 90s"]]> http://idolator.com/336629/five-things-i-have-learned-watching-vh1s-100-greatest-songs-of-the-90s#c3425334 Bad news, Jess. There will be no "Best Videos of the '00s" because nobody has yet seen a video in this decade.

heyzeus

]]> 33:336629:c3425334 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 12:31:14 EST <![CDATA[Five Things I Have Learned Watching VH1's "100 Greatest Songs Of The 90s"]]> http://idolator.com/336629/five-things-i-have-learned-watching-vh1s-100-greatest-songs-of-the-90s#c3423856 @SuperUnison: I think about yr second point a lot, actually, what with the way culture right now takes "all press is good press" to a completely absurdist level.

Maura Johnston

]]> 33:336629:c3423856 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 11:14:07 EST <![CDATA[Five Things I Have Learned Watching VH1's "100 Greatest Songs Of The 90s"]]> http://idolator.com/336629/five-things-i-have-learned-watching-vh1s-100-greatest-songs-of-the-90s#c3423818 For what it's worth, Patton Oswalt has a great bit about being fired from a Vh1 gig.
@GovernmentNames: I agree, it makes me wonder if that kind of thing as it exists now (Soulja Boy etc.) is elevated in a way that is designed with a future kitsch lifespan in mind.


SuperUnison

]]> 33:336629:c3423818 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 11:12:20 EST <![CDATA[Five Things I Have Learned Watching VH1's "100 Greatest Songs Of The 90s"]]> http://idolator.com/336629/five-things-i-have-learned-watching-vh1s-100-greatest-songs-of-the-90s#c3423790 @maura: The keyboardist is pretty hot, but it's not too hard to look better than the Daryl-Hannah-twins.

capnbecki

]]> 33:336629:c3423790 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 11:10:59 EST <![CDATA[Five Things I Have Learned Watching VH1's "100 Greatest Songs Of The 90s"]]> http://idolator.com/336629/five-things-i-have-learned-watching-vh1s-100-greatest-songs-of-the-90s#c3422795 One thing I will say about this list: a lot of the songs suck, but at least VH1 is mostly sticking to their guns with stuff they actually played during the 90's. There's something really unseemly about the way they have their cake and eat it too with the "one hit wonders"/"awesomely bad" lists that pay backhanded compliments to shit the channel unironically forced on the viewing public at the time.

Al Shipley

]]> 33:336629:c3422795 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 10:19:35 EST <![CDATA[Five Things I Have Learned Watching VH1's "100 Greatest Songs Of The 90s"]]> http://idolator.com/336629/five-things-i-have-learned-watching-vh1s-100-greatest-songs-of-the-90s#c3422554 a little from both columns, mike.

i also forgot to add: "3A. Andrew WK can make the weird faces from the 'Black Hole Sun' video without the aid of special effects: But we probably coulda guessed that."

Jess Harvell

]]> 33:336629:c3422554 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 10:03:07 EST <![CDATA[Five Things I Have Learned Watching VH1's "100 Greatest Songs Of The 90s"]]> http://idolator.com/336629/five-things-i-have-learned-watching-vh1s-100-greatest-songs-of-the-90s#c3422531 Also: I have flexible morals and a total lack of shame despite horrid Catholic upbringing.

Despite or because of, Jess?

Dickdogfood

]]> 33:336629:c3422531 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 10:01:26 EST <![CDATA[Five Things I Have Learned Watching VH1's "100 Greatest Songs Of The 90s"]]> http://idolator.com/336629/five-things-i-have-learned-watching-vh1s-100-greatest-songs-of-the-90s#c3422518 The irony of Nelson never being filmed without guitars these days is that it was the keyboardist who was *really* the hot one.

Proof:
[youtube.com]

Maura Johnston

]]> 33:336629:c3422518 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 10:00:25 EST <![CDATA[Five Things I Have Learned Watching VH1's "100 Greatest Songs Of The 90s"]]> http://idolator.com/336629/five-things-i-have-learned-watching-vh1s-100-greatest-songs-of-the-90s#c3422513 The dude comedians just have to recite the lyrics of the song in question in an exaggerated monotone.

I think the rock-crit equivalent of this is music-blogging.

Dickdogfood

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