My feelings about CRUSH FM radio are thus. I will listen to CRUSH FM until they play Blackstreet’s “No Diggity.” That means I’m listening to CRUSH FM for about ten minutes a day.
And for a station that prides itself on playing the “hits of the 90’s,” I’m surprised that CRUSH FM hasn’t opened their playlist to THESE hits from the 1990’s. Remember these classics?
DEEP FOREST
Sweet Lullaby
This world-pop hit sampled several ethnic and cultural songs and chants, and I thought it was the coolest song ever.
STEREO MC’S
Step It Up
While this group’s biggest hit was “Connected,” I thought this track was actually the better song.
THE KLF
Justified and Ancient
How cool is this? The studio group whose biggest hits were “3 A.M. Eternal” and “Last Train to Transcentral” had this dance track featuring lead singer Tammy Wynette. Yes, THAT Tammy Wynette.
PRIMITIVE RADIO GODS
Standing Outside A Broken Phonebooth With Money In My Hand
Any song that can sample a 1964 B.B. King song and make it sound like a seamless mix gets points in my book.
LEN
Steal My Sunshine
Any song that can sample the Andrea True Connection’s “More, More, More” gets some love in this blog.
FASTBALL
The Way
I remember this song and hearing it over and over and over again until it became a “dial-changer” song – as in, if I heard it on the radio, I’d change the dial. Of course, today NOBODY plays this song. Sad.
GREEN JELLŸ
Three Little Pigs
At one point this punk-rock band was called Green Jellö, until Kraft Foods had a tantrum about the band’s name. So as “Green Jellÿ,” they had this reinterpretation of the classic fable about architecture and the best construction materials to avoid visits from blowhard wolves.
THE WONDERS
That Thing You Do!
Yes, I know it was the central point of a motion picture of the same name. I don’t care. It’s just a great song and it’s authentic-sounding to the era.
THE VERVE
Bittersweet Symphony
The first rule of the music industry – NEVER make Allen Klein angry. This band, the Verve, used a sample of a symphonic snippet of the Rolling Stones’ “The Last Time” – the group ended up in litigation and lost the rights to the song. Bittersweet indeed.
THE VERVE PIPE
The Freshmen
Did I miss the memo about bands from the 1990’s using the name “Verve” and having only one hit apiece to show for it?
There you go, ten songs from the 1990’s that have essentially fallen off the playlists today. Right here… on K-Chuck Radio!!
Chuck The Writer 
Actually, I think that Crush plays Len, the Verve and the Verve Pipe way too often. I’m with you though on the Stereo MC’s, Primitive Radio Gods and Green Jelly.
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Whoa Chuck, New to KCHUCK Radio. Missed all of these the first time around. Four standout faves!
Sweet Lullaby. If everyone had a magic tricycle like this one we could have peace in the world and wonder in our hearts. Absolutely lovely music and visuals. And a belated world musical Mother’s Day greeting as well.
Step It Up Dance Party with a hypnotic pied piper. “To the Left to the Right” Great dance moves and earthy, grounded, joyful atmosphere. I did try this at home.
Phonebooth Strangely alluring and mysterious. Dr. Who meets the Blues.
3 Little Pigs Very hip (for the 90’s) version of this classic tale. Amazingly creative graphics echoing the musical riffs, clever architectural motifs. Updated with a Favela to modern mansion look at how people (I mean piggies) live in the world. The music itself had hooks galore and jelly that rocked and rolled.
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