2000

Ahhh, the year of Nick and Jessica. I LOVED those two Newlyweds. They were down-to-earthy, snuggly, sweatshirt wearing, perfect bodied, stare into each others eyes, lovebirds. I wanted that. They made me want to find true love.

Not my parents.
Not my grandparents that were married for 50+ years.
Nick and Jessica.

Remember the wedding, when she cried and he cried? (sigh) So wonderful.

I didn't cry at my wedding. I laughed and giggled my way through rehearsal the night before. I was (am?) awkwardly immature like that.

On to the music . . .

2000 introduced the "new" Destiny's Child telling everyone to "Say my Name".
The guys loved belting out "Kryptonite" by 3 Doors Down.
EVERY damn wedding I attended had the couples dancing to "Amazed" by Lonestar. Blech.
William Hung swung his hips to "She Bangs" by my pal Ricky Martin.
I went out and bought Macy Gray's CD when after I heard "I Try" for the first time. Her scratchy, I've been smoking cigs since I was 12 voice was awesome. We Ohioans thought it was cool that she is from Akron, until we all realized she was cracked out and crazy.

But my favorite of 2000?

Country Grammar, Nelly

I loved that song when I first heard it and I still get all happy and shoulder shruggy when I hear it.

Can you see the little girls skipping rope and doing the little hand-clap stuff? I do.

Hmmmmm
I'm goin down down baby, yo' street in a Range Rover (c'mon)
Street sweeper baby, c***ed ready to let it go (HOT sh**!)
Shimmy shimmy cocoa what? Listen to it pound
Light it up and take a puff, pass it to me now

Truth: Until I copied these lyrics this morning, I always thought he said "Shimmy shimmy cocoa puffs." I'm not kidding. At this time I'd like to thank all of my a-hole friends that let me shout out the wrong lyrics over and over again making me to look like a total tool.

Runner-up: The Bad Touch, Bloodhound Gang

Sweat baby , sweat baby
Sex is a Texas drought
Me and you do the kind of stuff That only Prince would sing about
So put your hands down my pants
And I bet you'll feel nuts
Yes I'm Siskel , yes I'm Ebert
And you're getting two thumbs up
You've had enough of two-hand touch
You want it rough , you're out of bounds
I want you smothered , want you covered Like my Waffle House hashbrowns
Comin' quicker than Fed Ex Never reach an apex
Just like coca -cola stock You are inclined to make me rise an hour early
Just like daylight savings time
Do it now
You and me baby ain't nothin' but mammals
So let''s do it like they do on the Discovery Channel

Reading the lyrics to this song and singing them feel totally different. I feel like such a perv copying these into my blog.

Song I hated most in 2000:
"I Knew I Loved You" by Savage Garden.
Really? You knew you loved them before you met them? Did you talk on the phone alot? Did they use alot of smiley faces and hearts when they sent you an instant message? Did you stalk them until they gave in? Did you go through their mail and realize you had alot in common?

Barf.