hey everyone I'm Rebecca and welcome to
watch Mojo today we're counting down our
picks for the top 10 90s rock songs you
forgot were awesome
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for this list we're looking at some 90s
rock Classics that while awesome are
often forgotten by music lovers can you
think of any other forgotten 90s rock
songs let us know in the comments below
alright let's get to it
number 10. Black Balloon Goo Goo Dolls
when people think of the Goo Goo Dolls
their minds inevitably drift to Iris the
band's record-breaking power ballad from
1999. however that was far from their
only 90s era hit as proven by the
Brilliance that is Black Balloon
the song which tells the story of A
desperate man's attempts to get his
lover off heroin peaked at number 16 on
the Billboard Hot 100 charts but never
quite matched the hype of Iris and
that's not exactly a surprise as Black
Balloon is modest in its approach
telling a very different kind of story
okay
me number nine Uninvited Alanis
Morissette
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in 1998 Uninvited sold more than 7
million copies peaked at number one on
the billboard top 40 and earned
Morissette three Grammy nominations she
won two of them as well as picking up a
Golden Globe nomination for best
original song
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you're probably wondering how anyone
could forget how awesome this alt Rock
classic is and to answer that we have
three words Jagged Little Pill the
Canadian singers breakthrough album
produced a slew of iconic tracks and
more often than not they're the ones
that make it onto the web's best songs
of the 90s lists but we've never
forgotten this subtle and mysterious
tune and continue to play it whenever we
can I
don't think you weren't worthy number
eight popular not a surf three important
rules for breaking up dump it off
breaking up when you know you want to
popular was extremely popular when it
first hit the airwaves back in 1996. the
track not only served as the obligatory
Party Anthem for teenagers everywhere
but also helped to drive not a surf's
debut album to number 63 on the
Billboard charts
while the band went on to release eight
additional albums none of their songs
was able to capture the hearts of music
lovers quite like popular pink talking
early has been the curse of many bands
throughout the years and not a surf
appears to have suffered a similar fate
as such we doubt many of you have this
track in mind when our video began
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number seven My Own Worst Enemy lit
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featuring a driving guitar riff that
would blow people's hair back in any
decade My Own Worst Enemy is as awesome
today as it was when it was released in
1999. how people forget about this track
is a bit of a mystery as it's pretty
much got it all relatable lyrics a
memorable hook and a pop punk sound that
while dated has never lost its flavor
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nevertheless it's a throwback that often
seems to be overlooked My Own Worst
Enemy remains one of the band's most
successful tracks and for good reason
number six take a picture filter
second single released off of their
sophomore album title of record take a
picture dominated the airwaves soon
after its release in the fall of 1999.
the dreamy lyrics were inspired by lead
singer Richard Patrick's own experiences
of not being able to remember his
drunken escapades and asking his
girlfriend at the time to quote take my
picture because I won't remember
we're going to go ahead and attribute
the fact that people forget all about
this song to filters lack of a follow-up
hit in the ensuing years with that being
said take a picture is still a blast to
listen to thanks to its ubiquitous sound
and catchy chorus
number five Inside Out Eve six
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winning Grammys and breaking records is
all well and good but what's most
important is having good lyrics and a
catchy Melody thankfully for Eve 6 their
1998 alt rock song Inside Out had both
in spades
my bride right I hope on the rinds but
the laughs
like come on how can you not absolutely
love a line like want to put my tender
heart in a blender watch it spin around
to a beautiful oblivion the heartfelt
delivery of Max Collins eclectic lyrics
combined with the track's driving Rhythm
made inside out one of the 90s most
addictive songs
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number four what it's like Everlast
store begging for your chain six years
after dropping one of the most iconic
party tracks of all time with Jump
Around House of Payne co-founder
Everlast decided to Branch out on his
own as a solo artist he took his sound
in an entirely New Direction and the
result was songs like what it's like
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live rock blues and Hip Hop the song
the sun's listeners to 3D characters all
of whom are suffering in one way or
another this Melancholy track surprised
the Music World by being one of the most
successful crossover songs of the year
foreign
Sex and Candy Marcy Playground
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by himself the second single off their
eponymous 1997 debut album Sex and Candy
proved to be the band's only major hit
but what a hit it was the atmospheric
track about well we don't really know
what it's about propelled the band to
the top of the modern rock tracks chart
a spot they held for a then record 15
weeks
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the song features a slow BackBeat and
some seriously cryptic lyrics but that
just makes the case for sex and Candy's
effortless coolness even stronger you
may still hear it on the radio from time
to time a testament to its staying power
number two only happy when it rains
garbage
happy when it rains if you lived through
the 90s then you will definitely
remember this iconic alt Rock track only
happy when it rains was a hit with fans
and critics alike with one going so far
as to quip quote if you're not playing
this you don't have a pulse
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the highlight of the track is
unquestionably Shirley Manson's vocal
performance which seemingly affirms the
Grunge music scene of the era but once
you dig a Little Deeper you'll find a
song that is mocking grunge alt Rock and
even garbage themselves the song was a
sign of things to come for a band that
would ultimately be nominated for seven
Grammys
this list is basically a who's who of my
most played songs especially number one
so let's take a look at some honorable
mentions and then we'll see the top 90s
rock song you forgot was awesome Pardon
Me Incubus
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Supernova Liz Fair
midlife crisis Faith No More
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number one Jumper Third Eye
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blinds my friend coming in at number one
is a song whose Brilliance should never
be forgotten jumper has a message that's
as relevant today as it was in 1998.
it's dark uplifting sentimental and
catchy all at the same time a song
that's equally at home being played
loudly in the car or on an acoustic
guitar around a campfire
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The Song Remains one of third eye
blind's most successful having peaked at
number five on the Billboard Hot 100
it's the earnest lyrics and smile
inducing melody that make jumper a 90s
classic not Awards or commercial
recognition
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So I listened to the album that jumper
was on from Third Eye Blind a lot but I
really feel like that song got a
Resurgence thanks to Jim Carrey and the
movie Yes Man
prove me wrong tell us in the comments
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