The Essential Songs of 1991 have all turned 21 now. They’ve discarded their fake IDs – some are in college, some are in the military, and there’s a trust fund baby in the crowd. They grow up so fast.
Big Sky Country, Chris Whitley
Can’t Truss It, Public Enemy
Check the Rhime, A Tribe Called Quest
Crazy, Seal
Don’t Rock the Jukebox, Alan Jackson
Down at the Twist and Shout, Mary Chapin Carpenter
Enter Sandman, Metallica
Even Flow, Pearl Jam
Girlfriend, Matthew Sweet
Gonna Make You Sweat, C & C Music Company Featuring Freedom Williams
I Touch Myself, Divinyls
Losing My Religion, R.E.M.
Mama Said Knock You Out, LL Cool J
Mind Playing Tricks on Me, Geto Boys
New Jack Hustler, Ice-T
O.P.P., Naughty By Nature
Only Shallow, My Bloody Valentine
Pop Goes the Weasel, 3rd Bass
R.A.M.O.N.E.S., Motorhead
A Roller Skating Jam Named Saturdays, De La Soul
Small Town Saturday Night, Hal Ketchum
Smells Like Teen Spirit, Nirvana
Something to Talk About, Bonnie Raitt
Summertime, DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
U2, Negativland
Unbelievable, EMF
Valerie Loves Me, Material Issue
Wicked Game, Chris Isaak