What are some obscure alternative hits from the early 90's?

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Who covered "Temptation Eyes" in the late 90's/early 2000s? It was in the indie/college music. Kinda sounds like a brass band playing with Molly's Yes or Gin Blossums.

Triznorbob, Friday, 16 December 2016 16:26 (seven years ago) link

Blake Babies

My Lunch Is Older Than Your Lunch (Old Lunch), Friday, 16 December 2016 16:32 (seven years ago) link

Oh wait no, I incorrectly assumed Blake Babies because thread is for early '90s alt rock.

My Lunch Is Older Than Your Lunch (Old Lunch), Friday, 16 December 2016 16:33 (seven years ago) link

two years pass...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Maz6jFdvn2Q

Go-Gurt Ops (Old Lunch), Friday, 25 October 2019 12:52 (four years ago) link

Every time I hear it I'm like 'christ, how did I forget about this awful song that was in constant rotation for a decent stretch of time?' and then I immediately forget about it again once it's over.

Go-Gurt Ops (Old Lunch), Friday, 25 October 2019 12:55 (four years ago) link

There couldn't be a less memorable song!

When I saw the thread title, I thought of these three, all of which got a decent amount of airplay on my local alt-rock station in the early 90s:

E - Hello Cruel World

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLYSl3PblyU

Lloyd Cole - She's a Girl and I'm a Man

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2hGy7cBRNM

Freedy Johnston - Bad Reputation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsQBuFNt65U

☮ (peace, man), Friday, 25 October 2019 13:24 (four years ago) link

I think about "Hobo Humpin' Slobo Babe" by Whale not infrequently.

Chris L, Friday, 25 October 2019 13:30 (four years ago) link

It's rare that I suddenly recall a long-lost alternasingle from this era and think 'how could I possibly have forgotten such a good song?'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VTBam8YzQg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJhulZ0zR58

Go-Gurt Ops (Old Lunch), Friday, 25 October 2019 14:27 (four years ago) link

Little Bastard, of course! Never heard that Rugburns song, but when I moved to San Diego I kept running into people who tried to sell me on Steve Poltz.

☮ (peace, man), Friday, 25 October 2019 14:55 (four years ago) link

Came here to post The Caulfields' "Devil's Diary," but someone did it sixteen years ago. Still will...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja0eDZIyfbI

A breezy pop-rock feel fairly typical of the mid-'80s (Dan Peterson), Friday, 25 October 2019 14:58 (four years ago) link

Never cared for much of the rest of their records (singing is generally useless) but this riff is all time -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PugwqtNSwco

Maresn3st, Friday, 25 October 2019 15:07 (four years ago) link


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