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Graduation Music Meme

Found this really interesting music meme at Sappho's Breathing. First thing first, head down to musicoutfitters, and type the year of your graduation on the search box. The rule is:

"Retrieve the Top 100 songs from that year. Strike through the songs you hate(d). Bold the songs you like(d). Underline the songs you love(d). Leave blank those you don't care about or don't remember. Annotate at will."

Technically, the year of my graduation is 2002, but the songs that were popular then, were not the ones I remember. However, I realized that it's an American list and thus songs from Craig Davids, t.A.t.u etc... didn't come out until the next year. Nyeh.

The Top 100 of 2002

1. A Thousand Miles, Vanessa Carlton - I keep on remembering White Chicks with this song...
2. Get The Party Started, Pink
3. Complicated, Avril Lavigne - really, I think she's overrated.
4. Dilemma, Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland - very catchy, and I always thought Kelly Rowland is better than Beyonce.
5. In The End, Linkin Park - probably one of the better rock band to come out in recent times, and what an amazing vocalist!
6. Ain't It Funny, Jennifer Lopez
7. U Got It, Bad Usher
8. All You Wanted, Michelle Branch
9. Don't Let Me Get Me, Pink
10. Hot In Here, Nelly - manufactured hip-hop. Overrated. Overplayed
11. Hey Baby, No Doubt
12. Can't Get You Out Of My Head, Kylie Minogue - this song won't ever get out of your head.
13. Lose Yourself, Eminem - the 8 Mile aong, that's about it really
14. The Middle, Jimmy Eat World - catchy, cute lyrics
15. The Game Of Love, Santana featuring Michelle Branch
16. U Don't Have To Call, Usher
17. Like I Love You, Justin Timberlake - just no. I'm glad his latest album is much of an improvement.
18. Girlfriend, 'N Sync
19. Wherever You Will Go, The Calling
20. My Sacrifice, Creed - catchy intro.
21. Ordinary Day, Vanessa Carlton
22. Underneath It All, No Doubt
23. Jenny From The Block, Jennifer Lopez
24. Just Like A Pill, Pink - one of Pink's better offerings.
25. Blurry, Puddle Of Mudd - my favourite one hit wonder of that year.
26. Gangsta Lovin', Eve featuring Alicia Keys
27. Hero, Chad Kroeger featuring Josey Scott
28. Days Go By, Dirty Vegas
29. Foolish, Ashanti
30. Escape, Enrique Iglesias - is this the one with Anna Kournikova?
31. Without Me, Eminem - I confess, he is one of my guilty pleasures, and come on, the video for this was effing hilarious!
32. No Such Thing, John Mayer
33. Can't Fight The Moonlight, LeAnn Rimes - I don't see why people go crazy over this song....
34. Hella Good, No Doubt
35. Heaven, DJ Sammy & Yanou - a great cover of Bryan Adams.
36. Whenever, Wherever, Shakira - a sexy latina chick, way hotter than J.Lo IMHO.
37. Family Portrait, Pink
38. One Last Breath, Creed
39. 7 Days, Craig David - seriously, I think I've heard this song a couple years before 2002.
40. Hands Clean, Alanis Morissette
41. Die Another Day, Madonna
42. Sk8er Boi, Avril Lavigne - some people's obsession with this song knows no boundaries.
43. A Woman's Worth, Alicia Keys
44. Love At First Sight, Kylie Minogue
45. Underneath Your Clothes, Shakira
46. I Need A Girl (Part One), P. Diddy featuring Usher & Loon
47. Full Moon, Brandy - I expected better than this crap from her.
48. Wasting My Time, Default
49. Soak Up The Sun, Sheryl Crow
50. Gotta Get Thru This, Daniel Bedingfield
51. Always On Time, Ja Rule featuring Ashanti
52. #1, Nelly
53. Livin' It Up, Ja Rule featuring Case
54. Goodbye To You, Michelle Branch
55. If I Could Go, Angie Martinez
56. Stole Kelly Rowland
57. Just A Friend 2002, Mario - I still say Biz Markie still owns this song.
58. Roll Out (My Business), Ludacris
59. I'm Gonna Be Alright, Jennifer Lopez featuring Nas
60. Happy, Ashanti
61. No More Drama, Mary J. Blige
62. Somewhere Out There, Our Lady Peace - because they're a great band
63. Video, India.Arie
64. Walking Away, Craig David - see no. 39, recalled listening to it in middle school.
    
65. A Moment Like This Kelly Clarkson
66. Rainy Dayz, Mary J. Blige featuring Ja Rule
67. What About Us?, Brandy
68. I Need A Girl (Part Two), P. Diddy & Ginuwine featuring Loon, Mario Winans & Tammy Rugger
69. (This Is) A Song For The Lonely, Cher
70. What's Luv?, Fat Joe featuring Ashanti
71. A New Day Has Come, Celine Dion
72. The Whole World, Outkast
73. Hey Ma, Cam'ron
74. More Than A Woman, Aaliyah
75. Disease, Matchbox 20
76. Oops (Oh My), Tweet
77. Here Is Gone, Goo Goo Dolls
78. Caramel City, High featuring Eve
79. Objection (Tango), Shakira - infectious latin beat. Brings clubbing memories back.
80. Out Of My Heart, BBMak
81. Girl Talk, TLC
82. Cleanin' Out My Closet, Eminem
83. Too Bad, Nickelback
84. In A Little While, Uncle Kracker
85. For All Time, Soluna
86. Wrong Impression, Natalie Imbruglia
87. Everyday, Dave Matthews Band - they can do no wrong.
88. Starry Eyed Surprise, Paul Oakenfold - unexplainable click.
89. Where Are You Going Dave Matthews Band - see 87
90. Insatiable, Darren Hayes - he was way much better in Savage Garden.
91. Rapture (Tastes So Sweet), iio
92. Son Of A Gun, Janet Jackson
93. The World's Greatest, R. Kelly
94. Something More, Train
95. Don't Say Goodbye, Paulina Rubio
96. Walk With Me, Seven & The Sun
97. I Do (Wanna Get Close To You), 3LW
98. Steve McQueen, Sheryl Crow
99. 'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman, Britney Spears - should be rated a double strikethrough. Really. God. The most annoying song to hit the airwaves then.
100. Running Away, Hoobastank - not a bad song at all.
     

It was a bad year for Tita musically. Probably confusing looking at the list. I swear there are other more popular songs during that year that was more of my taste. Sure I recognise most of the music here, but.. man, I'm indifferent to most of them.

you are the habit I can't seem to kick

Pulp - Like a Friend

Don't bother saying you're sorry.
Why don't you come in?
Smoke all my cigarettes - again.
Every time I get no further.
How long has it been?
Come on in now,
Wipe your feet on my dreams.

You take up my time,
Like some cheap magazine,
When I could have been learning something.
Oh well, you know what I mean.

I've done this before.
And I will do it again.
Come on and kill me baby,
while you smile like a friend.
And I'll come running,
Just to do it again.

You are the last drink I never should drunk.
You are the body hidden in the trunk.
You are the habit I can't seem to kick.
You are my secrets on the front page every week.
You are the car I never should have bought.
You are the train I never should have caught.
You are the cut that makes me hide my face.
You are the party that makes me feel my age.

Like a car crash I can see but I just can't avoid.
Like a plane I've been told I never should board.
Like a film that's so bad but I've gotta stay til the end.
Let me tell you now,
It's lucky for you that we're friends.

you take up my time, like some cheap magazine

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