Joan Osborne’s 1995 smash it “One Of Us” really captures my mellow mood today. Around January 1996, “One of Us” hit the top 10. Finally in March 1996 “One of Us” climbed to No. 1 on Rock On The Net’s ARC Weekly Top 40 and stayed there for 2 weeks. Its peak chart position on the Billboard Hot 100 was No. 4. Enjoy love muffins!

Christina Aguilera’s “Come On Over” was definitely one of my jams awhile back and I find myself singing it randomly to this day. “Come on Over Baby (All I Want Is You)” became Christina’s third number-one hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and spent four weeks at the top from October 8 to November 4, 2000. The RIAA eventually certified the single gold.

When ever I get down and need some words of encouragement to inspire me to keep going, Mariah Carey’s “Make It Happen” always seems to do the trick! The words of this song have been so motivational to me over the years. Mimi’s songwriting abilities are one of the main reasons I have such a strong connection to her! So love muffins, you can “Make It Happen” and please don’t let anyone discourage you! Take me higher lord! (B. Scott knows he’s going to “Make It Happen!”)

Checkout this “Make It Happen” LIVE performance on VH1 Divas (1998)

Legendary Blondie leading lady, Debbie Harry, has finally returned to music. Necessary Evil is the name of her latest musical work, which drops October 9th. DH is definitely back on top of her game as seen in this music video for the first single off the album, “Two Times Blue.” Debbie is as splendiferous as ever in this beautifully airy and dreamlike video. Make sure you grab her new album, Necessary Evil, on October 9th!

Having a hard time remembering who she is? Well this Blondie “Heart Of Glass” throwback video should do the trick!

Yesterday I featured the Flashback Video: Sinéad O’Connor’s “Nothing Compares 2 U” and one of my love muffins left this comment/request:

YOU SHOULD POST PRINCE’S LIVE VERSION OF THE SONG WITH ROSIE GAINES PUTTING THE STANKY STANK ON IT. HE WROTE IT IF IM NOT MISTAKEN.

Love muffin you’re correct, “Nothing Compares 2 U” was written around 1984 or 1985 by Prince for The Family. Due to the song’s newfound popularity by Sinéad O’Connor, Prince began to perform it in concert and included a live rendition on his 1993 compilations The Hits/The B-Sides and The Hits 1. Prince’s version features Rosie Gaines, who at the time was in his group the New Power Generation. And yes Rosie Gaines put the “stanky stank” on it!

Sinead O’Connor’s “Nothing Compares 2 U” has to be one of the most striking videos I have ever seen; it still gives me chills! The video for “Nothing Compares 2 U” was directed by John Maybury and widely considered to be one of the best videos of the 1990s. What I love about the video the most is that the video consists almost solely of a closeup on O’Connor’s face as she passionately sings the song’s lyrics. The video’s legendary moment comes toward the end, when genuine tears rolls down each side of her face! You better work! It was rumored that these tears were caused by the lyric “All the flowers that you planted, Mama” which was a reflection of the rocky relationship she had with her late mother whom she claims abused her.