90’s – Radio Troika

Linda Ronstadt – Feels Like Home

“Feels like Home” is a song written by Randy Newman for the musical Randy Newman’s Faust, in which Bonnie Raitt sang it. Linda Ronstadt, also involved in the musical, recorded it for Trio II in 1994, but released it for solo album Feels like Home in March 1995. Raitt’s version was released on the musical’s album soundtrack in September 1995. Raitt’s version was also used the following year in the soundtrack to the film Michael. Linda Ronstadt’s original version, with Emmylou Harris and Dolly Parton, the latter of whom was mixed out of Ronstadt’s original release due to label disputes, was released in 1999.

Wiki (Feels like Home (Randy Newman song)): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feels_like_Home_(Randy_Newman_song)

Supergrass – Moving

“Moving” is a song by Supergrass, from their eponymous third album, Supergrass (1999). It was also released as a single, reaching #9 in the UK Singles Chart. It is about the tedium of touring as a band. It was the last Supergrass song to reach the UK Top 10.

The song later appeared on the greatest hits compilation Supergrass Is 10: The Best Of 1994–2004.

The song has featured in the British film comedy East Is East at the beginning of the closing credits, and in the Holby City episode “Tough Love” in 2009. It was also sampled by MC Lars for his song “Ahab” about Moby-Dick.

Mariah Carey – Heartbreaker (featuring Jay-Z)

“Heartbreaker” is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey. It was released on September 21, 1999 by Columbia Records as the lead single from Carey’s seventh studio album, Rainbow (1999). The song was written by Carey and Jay-Z and produced by the former and DJ Clue. Additional writers are credited, since the song’s hook is built around a sample from “Attack of the Name Game” by Stacy Lattisaw. “Heartbreaker” pushed Carey even further into the R&B and hip-hop market, becoming her first commercial single to feature a hip-hop artist. Lyrically, the song tells of a relationship from the female perspective, and how the protagonist incessantly returns to her lover, even though he continuously cheats on her and breaks her heart.

The Cranberries – Zombie

“Zombie” is a protest song by Irish rock band The Cranberries. It was released in September 1994 as the lead single from their second studio album, No Need to Argue (1994). The song was written by the band’s lead singer Dolores O’Riordan, and reached No. 1 on the charts in Australia, Belgium, Denmark, and Germany. As of January 2015, it has been viewed over 200 million times on YouTube. It won the “Best Song” award at the 1995 MTV Europe Music Awards.

Pulp – Disco 2000

“Disco 2000” is a hit single by British band Pulp, released in 1995. It reached #7 in the UK Singles Chart. It was the third single from the album Different Class, following “Common People” and the double A-side “Mis-Shapes”/”Sorted for E’s & Wizz”, both of which reached #2.