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THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2021 • THE BULLETIN GO! MAGAZINE • PAGE 3 ALL THINGS MUSIC bendbulletin.com/golisten GO! Magazine’s picks for ’90s mixtape BY BRIAN MCELHINEY • For The Bulletin I t’s ’90s week at GO! Magazine, and as resident music person, I have been tapped to create the ultimate ’90s mixtape. No, this was not my idea (that would be resident movie, history and calendar person, Makenzie Whittle, who contributed a bunch of these songs, as did resident visual art and theater person David Jasper). I tend to shy away from “best of” lists like this, because why should anyone listen to me? Besides, I’d just stuff it full of Nirvana songs (as would resident features editor Jody Lawrence-Turner). But we tried to be egalitarian. If your fa- vorite ’90s song isn’t on this mixtape, go put it on there. I tried to hit most of the major musical movements and trends with at least one representative song, but I probably still ended up leaning on alternative rock. Again, just be glad I didn’t give you a list of 20 Nirvana songs. <ANEURYSM,= NIRVANA Well, I’m allowed one, aren’t I? “An- eurysm,” a b-side to the “Smells Like Teen Spirit” single that also showed up on the band’s 1992 odds-and-ends collec- tion, “Incesticide,” may be Nirva- na’s finest hour: a perfect mix of loud-quiet dynamics, punk-rock fury, metallic riffs and pop hooks (i.e. everything that made Nir- vana, Nirvana). <TORN,= EDNASWAP The song that launched Natalie Imbrug- lia’s career was a cover. Written by Ednas- wap vocalist Anne Preven and guitarist Scott Cutler with English musician Phil Thornalley in 1993, “Torn” was first re- corded by Danish musician Lis Sørensen. Ednaswap’s raw, grunge-tinged version ap- peared on its 1995 self-titled album (and then again on 1997’s “Wacko Magneto,” the version you can find on Spotify), and two years after that, Imbruglia turned the song into a pop sensation. <ALBUQUERQUE,= <WEIRD AL= YANKOVIC You can’t put together a ’90s mixtape (or any mixtape, I’d argue) without Weird Al. “Albuquerque,” from Yankovic’s 1999 album “Running with Scissors,” is an original song and the longest he has ever recorded. Over a grind- ing guitar riff, Yankovic delivers an appro- priately weird story about being forced to eat sauerkraut, winning a one-way ticket to the titular city, trying to buy doughnuts and much more. New Year, New You NEW CLIENT SPECIAL 20% OFF NEW CLIENT HAIR, SKIN & NAIL SERVICES BOOKED IN JANUARY 405 NE 3RD STREET BAMBOOSALONBEND.COM 541-385-8060 <CANNONBALL,= THE BREEDERS Pixies bassist Kim Deal stepped out from under Black Francis’ shadow with The Breeders. “Cannonball” was the band’s breakout hit from the group’s 1993 sopho- more album “Last Splash,” and introduced the mainstream music world to Deal’s quirky, hook-filled songwriting. <FIGHT THE POWER,= PUBLIC ENEMY While this powerful protest single was released in 1989, a different version appeared on 1990’s “Fear of a Black Planet.” Public Enemy is one of hip-hop’s most thought-provok- ing entities, and Chuck D is in fine form on this track, which remains painfully relevant today (especially in the wake of ongo- ing Black Lives Matter protests against police brutality nation- wide). <EVERLONG,= FOO FIGHTERS Dave Grohl’s second entry on this mix- FALLIN G UP NYE INTO 2021 Celebration IN & Silent Auction with 100+ items tape is one of his best songs. Employing the loud-quiet-loud dynamics Nirvana became famous for, “Everlong” soars with emotion and sonic intensity. It’s an earnest love song from a perhaps unexpected source. <EVERYBODY (BACKSTREET9S BACK),= BACKSTREET BOYS A ’90s playlist must acknowledge the de- cade’s boy-band craze. The Backstreet Boys may not have been the first, and they ul- timately may not have been the most popular. But for a time in the late ’90s, the highly danceable “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)” was inescapable. <CRIMINAL,= FIONA APPLE Fiona Apple was one of the best, smartest and weirdest artists to come out of the ’90s crop of women sing- er-songwriters. Continued on next page Do you want to learn more about wine? Visit us at ALL DAY THURS. DECEMBER 31 6 Online Classes, Live Music & Silent Auction Get your $25 Ticket for all day access at Namaspa.com/nye-celebration Monthly and Quarterly wine club options • PNW Quarterly • Pinot Club • Underground International Cellar • Specialty & Custom New Hours 141 NW Tues-Thurs 11-6:30 Minnesota Ave. Fri/Sat 12-8 Downtown Bend Closed Sun/Mon 541.410.1470