"her vibes are rather reckless": on '90s nostalgia

The recent resurgence of every amazing alternative band/figure from Evan Dando to Guided By Voices (not to mention some band called Pavement that I've never heard of...PSYCH! Sorry, but this is a '90s post and I had to use era-appropriate humor, yanno?) had me nostalgic for the music I used to love back then. Then I remembered that I was in the single digits until after the new millennium had passed and was not eligible, really, to get all moony as though for the second time about these cats.

What did I actually listen to in the '90s? A shit ton of Elton John and B*Witched, from what I can remember. Fun fact: I recently found a list of dream dinner guests that I made when I was nine. Both of the aforementioned are on it, as well as Elizabeth I, my classroom pals from the fourth grade, and this guy:


^ Still holds.

Chris Farley was the funniest part of the '90s, even funnier than PSYCH! A close second was Dumb and Dumber, which I have discovered can be quoted from extensively by anyone you have ever met and will ever meet.

I was at a party at Glasslands a few months ago and heard the DJ put on something strangely familiar. Why did I know every word to this condescending jam about a vegetarian girlfriend?
Then I realized two things: Firstly, the song, "New Age Girl" by Deadeye Dick (?) was from the Dumb and Dumber soundtrack, which was the equivalent of, say, Alien Lanes to me back then. Secondly, the track and video together are basically all I actually remember about the decade in a nutshell: Jumpy bass, alternative assholes in bad sunglasses, and an aesthetic that makes it look like an episode of The Adventures of Pete and Pete.

I can't embed the real video, which you must watch here. Seriously, don't miss it. The jack o' lantern heads are perfect for Halloween! A secret? I still kind of like it, especially when he sings the first "Mary Moon" of the chorus. That "RUH!" will always be inexcusable, though.