1997

Anonus

a thread all about the year 1997

Obā-san

Epitome

the year after i was born

also the year that the song barbie girl by aqua was released and changed mankind for the rest of its existence 

Calica

rip 1997 (1997-1997)

Anonus

also obligatory:

Section42L

Crystal

Sredni Vashtar

I'll hide your name inside a word, and I'll paint your eyes with false perception.

Imipolex G

not my favorite U2 song by any stretch, but notable for being William S. Burroughs' last filmed appearance.

Odradek

What is your favorite U2 song?

Imipolex G

I dunno, but it's undoubtedly something from either War or The Joshua Tree

"Sunday Bloody Sunday" maybe

Klinotaxis

"One Minute Warning"

Imipolex G

unusual choice

Section42L

either "Bullet The Blue Sky" or "Mysterious Ways" for me

Odradek

This is mine

Salix Babylonika

mine is "Where The Streets Have No Name"

glennmagusharvey

Imipolex G

how could I forget that one?????

glennmagusharvey

Also, Clinton won Florida the previous November.

Princess Alice

I was in second grade

We took a lot of silly field trips that year

Like going to a bagel shop to see how bagels were made

Tre

I was a baby, not even a year old for most of it.

They probably figured out I was autistic/PDD-NOS that year, maybe? I wouldn't know.

Sredni Vashtar

I think I lived in Blacksburg that year.

Imipolex G

I got my guitar that year

thenamelesssamurai

Klinotaxis said:

"One Minute Warning"

Heh. Technically Eno and U2, but still a good choice.

MetaFour

1997 in MetaFour's musical world:

Afro Cuban All Stars: "Habana del Este"

Blue Stingrays: "Brave New World"

Buena Vista Social Club: "Candela"

David Byrne: "Miss America"

The Crystal Method: "Cherry Twist"

Five Iron Frenzy: "Handbook for the Sellout"

Global Communication: "8 07"

Rubén González: "Siboney"

Jars of Clay: "Frail"

Joy Electric: "Monosynth"

The KLF (under the alias 2K): "Fuck the Millennium"

Orbital: "The Sinner"

Spiritualized®: "Come Together" 

Squarepusher: "Beep Street"

Starflyer 59: "The Hearttaker"

Stereolab: "Miss Modular"

Switchfoot: "Underwater"

Very much retrospective, because I was only 13 in 1997 and mostly listening to junk then.

Fossilmaiden

My sister was born in 1997.

Salix Babylonika

MetaFour said:

1997 in MetaFour's musical world:

Afro Cuban All Stars: "Habana del Este"

Blue Stingrays: "Brave New World"

Buena Vista Social Club: "Candela"

David Byrne: "Miss America"

The Crystal Method: "Cherry Twist"

Five Iron Frenzy: "Handbook for the Sellout"

Global Communication: "8 07"

Rubén González: "Siboney"

Jars of Clay: "Frail"

Joy Electric: "Monosynth"

The KLF (under the alias 2K): "Fuck the Millennium"

Orbital: "The Sinner"

Spiritualized®: "Come Together" 

Squarepusher: "Beep Street"

Starflyer 59: "The Hearttaker"

Stereolab: "Miss Modular"

Switchfoot: "Underwater"

Very much retrospective, because I was only 13 in 1997 and mostly listening to junk then.

2K!

lee4hmz

I was stuck at home, didn't have a job (and wasn't really looking because I was like "fuck work" at the time...a luxury I didn't really have :P), and I listened to a lot of adult contemporary and alt-rock radio because DC still didn't have a pop station. :P 

If I had to pick one song, it'd be "Semi-Charmed Life" by Third Eye Blind.