Every Friday I post the Top 5 of one of my classic hit music charts based on personal preference and influenced by radio airplay from either 10, 15, 20, or 30 years ago this weekend (rotating each week).
It’s the 3RD Friday of the month, so I go back 20 years ago. Here it is – for the week ending Sunday October 17TH 1999:
- “Mambo No. 5” – Lou Bega
- “Steal My Sunshine” – Len
- “Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me For Me)” – Blessid Union Of Souls
- “(You Drive Me) Crazy” – Britney Spears
- “Larger Than Life” – The Backstreet Boys
Well I was certainly partying to this music during the waning months of the 20TH Century. All 5 of these hits could be heard at any dance club at the time.
“Steal My Sunshine” – what an amazing song that is. It’s one of the greatest songs of my entire life. It spent 42 weeks in a row on my chart from July 1999 to May 2000, and it was a # 1 smash for me. It was also a worldwide pop smash.
Len were Marc (brother) and Sharon (sister) Costanzo, and they were in their late-20s at the time. They took a whole bunch of their friends over to Daytona Beach Florida in March 1999, and they self-produced this amazing music video of the sights and sounds of Spring Break. This video just screams “1999” with its RETRO style and multiple split-screen scenes of fun in the Florida sun. The song and its video were both critically-acclaimed, and they won a bunch of awards.
It’s halftime my friends. I’ll be back on Sunday and Monday with two more blog posts for this weekend. Enjoy your Saturday. Thanks for going RETRO with me !
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