5 Words or Less: Early 90’s Edition

by Rusty

This is a new series in which I post the names of 5 songs and you post in 5 words or less (for each song) whatever meaning exists for you, nostalgic or otherwise. (Names count as one word)

1) OPP by Naughty By Nature
2) Hero by Mariah Carey
3) Buddy Holly by Weezer
4) Rock & Roll Lifestyle by Cake
5) Loser by Beck

15 Comments

  1. 1) OPP: Mowing lawn, WAZZU, Spyder
    2) Hero: Prom, sequin dress
    3) Buddy Holly: Steve Heller, basement, California
    4) Rock & Roll Lifestyle: Dave Anderson, mission, Las Palmas, P-day
    5) Loser: MTC, “P” forehead, Elder Holbrook

    Comment by Rusty — March 19, 2007 @ 7:59 am

  2. 1) OPP: No association at all
    2) Hero: Sunny farmhouse kitchen boombox
    3) Buddy Holly: No association at all
    4) Rock & Roll Lifestyle: Don’t know this song
    5) Loser: MTV?

    You chose all 90’s songs, right? I was pretty out of it in the 90’s.

    Comment by Susan M — March 19, 2007 @ 8:17 am

  3. Wow, Susan, I didn’t want to get too cliche with my choices (Baby Got Back, Smells Like Teen Spirit, etc.) but now I’m wondering if I should have. And by the way, you need to listen to Rock & Roll Lifestyle right now.

    Comment by Rusty — March 19, 2007 @ 8:40 am

  4. I’ve probably heard it, but there’s a lot of 90’s bands I couldn’t name a single song they did, and Cake is one of them.

    Comment by Susan M — March 19, 2007 @ 8:52 am

  5. 1) OPP: prom wannabe rappers
    2) Hero: nothing at all. hate.
    3) Buddy Holly: fonz, Arnold’s, great video
    4) Rock & Roll Lifestyle: irony in a pop wrapper
    5) Loser: personal theme song.

    Comment by Supergenius — March 19, 2007 @ 9:06 am

  6. Susan,

    See here.

    Comment by Tim J — March 19, 2007 @ 9:28 am

  7. 1) OPP: dirtiest song at Mormon dances
    2) Hero: brain death, change the station
    3) Buddy Holly: ear worm, change the station
    4) Rock & Roll Lifestyle: fun, mellow, rhythm-based hypocrisy
    5) Loser: brilliant sound collage

    Comment by RoastedTomatoes — March 19, 2007 @ 9:31 am

  8. 1)OPP: Basketball, Toen Park
    2)Hero: Mariah, Teenage Hormones
    3)Buddy Holly: New Computer, Fonzie dance
    4)Rock & Roll Lifestyle: College
    5)Loser: Dan Speck

    Comment by John Scherer — March 19, 2007 @ 9:42 am

  9. To all 5: I missed it in Russia :)

    Actually, I was around for the first,
    OPP: riding the schoolbus

    Comment by HP — March 19, 2007 @ 10:08 am

  10. 1) OPP: yeah
    2) Hero: vomit
    3) Buddy Holly: Yanks
    4) Rock & Roll Lifestyle: not
    5) Loser: shotgun

    Comment by Ronan — March 19, 2007 @ 10:40 am

  11. Thanks Tim. Don’t recognize it. Fun song though.

    Comment by Susan M — March 19, 2007 @ 11:04 am

  12. 1) OPP: yeah, you know me
    2) Hero: cheesy church camp theme; pitstank
    3) Buddy Holly: washing dishes at Asia Restaurant
    4) Rock & Roll Lifestyle: wish I could afford it
    5) Loser: yellow sweat stain

    Comment by Tom — March 19, 2007 @ 12:46 pm

  13. 1) OPP - Downtown Chattanooga in a tie
    2) Hero - Uhhh… that dog-whistle chick…
    3) Buddy Holly - yawn
    4) Rock & Roll Lifestyle - Normal Heights San Diego
    5) Loser - Thinking “Oooh… that’s interesting…”

    Comment by Geoff J — March 19, 2007 @ 12:55 pm

  14. 1. college dances
    2. psycho roommate. and HATE.
    3. college
    4. ex-husband
    5. my first wedding. (it was the last song I heard on the radio on the way to…)

    Comment by gabby — March 19, 2007 @ 6:30 pm

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