Nineties Revisited: Santa Monica

Original video located here. Accessed 22nd July 2021

Song title: Santa Monica

Artist: Everclear

Year: 1996

Why I like this song:

As previously established in this series, 1996 was the year that I stepped out of the bubble and made the effort to be acquainted music that I was previously unaware of. And this song was prominent amongst this new frontier.

As such, i still love this song: Snappy riffs, a great build up, a summer vibe and great for a good shout-along.

Furthermore, as I have gotten older and my tastes in music have grown in sophistication, there is still some satisfaction that there is still a part of me that is fourteen years old and is still dreaming of your.....FACE!!!!

Nineties Revisited: Heartspark Dollarsign

Original video located here. Accessed 8th April 2016

Song title: Heartspark Dollarsign

Artist: Everclear

Year: 1996

Why I like this song:

Being a teen in the mid-nineties, Everclear seemed like the biggest act around: They had some spectacular songs and could draw in big crowds. So they made an impression on my teenaged mind - not bad for bad fronted by a guy in his early thirties...
Still credit to Art: he had the experience of a life lived and it came through in his songwriting. And props to him for tackling a lesser-traversed subject as interracial romance. And standing defiant against the forces that would dare split that romance apart.