A playlist for 1993!
In my latest novel, Rewind, McKinley O’Dair goes back in time to 1993, where she is forced to spend time with the father that drives her crazy . . . when he was in sixth grade just like she is.
Of course, the 90’s weren’t all bad, and there’s lots that McKinley comes to love—like the music, for example! Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, the Crash Test Dummies . . . 1993 was a great year for hit tunes.
In the book, each chapter shares a title with an awesome song that was released in 1993. Not only was picking appropriate titles a super fun project for me as I was writing, I was also hoping that it would help lots of readers who weren’t alive in 1993 get a real feel for the era, and maybe discover some new favorite artists as well! To that end, I’ve created a Spotify playlist with all the chapter title songs, which I’d be thrilled if you jammed out to this summer. :)
Here’s a full list of the titles, with links to the music videos where available. Have fun getting your 1993 on! [Disclaimer: These are music videos from the 1990s. I make no guarantees that every one will be appropriate for all viewers.]
A Playlist for 1993“Another Night” | Real McCoy
“All I Wanna Do” | Sheryl Crow
“I’ll Do It Anyway” | The Lemonheads
“I’ll Be There” | Eternal
“Found Out About You” | Gin Blossoms
“The River of Dreams” | Billy Joel
“Anytime You Need a Friend” | Mariah Carey
“Break It Down Again” | Tears for Fears
“Whoops Now” | Janet Jackson
“All You Have to Do” | Boy Krazy
“Human Behaviour” | Björk
“What Is Love” | Haddaway
“Come to My Window” | Melissa Etheridge
“Someday I Suppose” | The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
“Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm” | Crash Test Dummies
“What’s Up?” | 4 Non Blondes
“Mr. Jones” | Counting Crows
“Linger” | The Cranberries
“Ice Cream” | Sarah McLachlan
“Explain It To Me” | Liz Phair
“No Rain” | Blind Melon
“Rock Bottom” | Babyface
“Revolution 1993” | Jamiroquai
“Mending Fences” | Restless Heart
“Burning Bridges” | Collective Soul
“Everybody Hurts” | R.E.M.
“Already There” | The Goo Goo Dolls
“Jurassic Park” | “Weird Al” Yankovic
“Come Undone” "| Duran Duran
“The Key, the Secret” | Urban Cookie Collective
“Run to You” | Whitney Houston
“I Keep Coming Back” | The Afghan Whigs
“It’s Alright” | Jeremy Jordan
“Changes [Remix]” | Shai
“Back Together Again” | Sybil
“You Mean the World to Me” | Toni Braxton
“Now and Forever” | Carole King
What are your favorite 90s jams? Any 1993 hits you’re appalled I left off the list? Let me know in the comments below!
Happy listening!
♥ Lisa
