so looking to the sky ¡ will sing and from my heart to YOU ¡ bring…
Where would you go on a shopping spree?
Your house.
I’ll hide in the bushes…
wait for you to leave…
use the key under your welcome mat…
come inside…
like a boss…
take what I want…
open your refrigerator…
drink all your pickle juice…
put the jar back…
leave your pickles naked and dry.
…
On to the next one…
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…….👦🖐️🍬
→ 😏💭
→ 🚪🚶♂️
→ 🛍️❌💵
→ 😎✋
…….👧👗
→ 🧥⬇️
→ 🪒🎁
…….🧺🧺🧺
→ 😂😂
→ 👐🌬️
→ 🎉
…….🚪🚶♂️
→ 🚪🚶♀️
→ 🚪🚶♂️🚶♀️
→ 😎💰
→ 👐👐👐
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Matthew Sweet 🎶 Evangeline 🎶 Not When I Need It…
🎸 Matthew Sweet — Hidden Gems
Two deep cuts worth the spotlight.. “Evangeline” and “Not When I Need It.”
“Evangeline” comes from Girlfriend (1991), Sweet’s breakout power-pop classic. It wasn’t a single, but it became a fan favorite for its hooks and guitar fire—and it was inspired by the comic-book character Evangeline, blending sci-fi imagery with aching pop romance.
A few years later, 100% Fun (1995) kept the melodic magic rolling. “Not When I Need It” is one of those perfect deep cuts—bright, punchy, and emotionally honest. Together, these tracks show Sweet’s sweet spot: killer hooks with real heart.
Discovering Matthew Sweet in the early ’90s was a blast for me—cranking his CDs, guitar in hand, playing along in my room. Hope you enjoy this little trip back 🎸
Also, I love the guitar riffs in “Evangeline”… many of his songs have it like that.
👇 bonus Paste Studio tracks
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Matthew Sweet 🎶 We’re the Same 🎶 I Almost Forgot…
As I was putting this piece together, I got raptured back to 1995 — on the edge of my bed by the window… that little apartment in Riverdale, GA… guitar in hand… as was always the case… learning these next two songs. The story behind this album’s title is heavier than the sound.
Matthew Sweet’s 100% Fun — the 1995 album that includes both “We’re the Same” and “I Almost Forgot” — gets its title from a surprisingly heavy rock history footnote. Sweet lifted the phrase “100% fun” from Kurt Cobain’s 1994 suicide note, where Cobain wrote: *“The worst crime I can think of would be to rip people off by faking it and pretending as if I’m having 100% fun.”*
That ironic origin gives the album title a bittersweet edge — a record full of bright hooks and jangly guitars, but named after a line born out of real emotional struggle. 100% Fun stands as one of Sweet’s most loved power-pop records — catchy, melodic, and quietly reflective beneath the shine.
So yeah — without further ado… here’s the music.
🎵 “We’re the Same” — 100% Fun (1995)
🎵 “I Almost Forgot” — 100% Fun (1995)
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Matthew Sweet — “Girlfriend” 🎵 “Sick of Myself” 🎶
Athens, Georgia is home to the University of Georgia… Go Dawgs! 🐾 — and it’s also one of the great music cities in America, birthing many iconic bands like R.E.M., The B-52’s, and Widespread Panic, just to name a few.. And this next guy… Matthew Sweet.
Matthew Sweet is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist who became a key figure in ’90s alternative rock and power pop. Born in Lincoln, Nebraska, he moved to Athens, Georgia to plug into that legendary scene before breaking through with Girlfriend (1991) — hooky, heartfelt guitar pop — and following it with 100% Fun (1995), featuring the self-aware anthem “Sick of Myself.” Classic melodies, honest emotion, zero filler.
🎵 “Girlfriend” — from the album Girlfriend (1991)
🎶 “Sick of Myself” — from the album 100% Fun (1995)
Hope yall enjoy this little trip back into some seriously good ’90s sound. 🎸
Bonus live acoustic version 👇
In a world that’s ugly and a lie.. it’s hard to even want to try…
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Tonic — 3 Songs + 1 Encore (Final Send-Off)
One last ride for Tonic—
a small send-off to a band that carried seasons of my life.
Their songs were companions more than tracks…
Windows down… volume up… thanks for the road…
🎵 If You Could Only See
🎵 Queen
🎵 Let Me Go
Encore (King of the Hill cover) 👇
🎵 East Bound and Down
Encore 👇👏
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Tonic 🎶 Head On Straight 🎶 Lemon Parade…
Hey yall… so I have two more great songs from Tonic for you…
“Head on Straight”
• Album: Head on Straight
• Year: 2o02
“Lemon Parade”
• Album: Lemon Parade
• Year: 1996
And here’s some cool facts about the band…
• The name “Tonic” comes from music theory — the tonic is the home note of a scale.. They chose it because they wanted their songs to feel grounded.. centered.. and real…
• “If You Could Only See” became one of the most-played rock songs of the late ’90s.. but the band actually thought deeper tracks like “Lemon Parade” better represented who they really were…
• Emerson Hart (lead singer) wrote many of their songs while dealing with personal struggles — addiction.. recovery.. and relationships — which is why their lyrics hit with that raw… honest edge….
• They turned down being over-polished… Labels wanted them slicker… but Tonic pushed to keep their sound emotional and imperfect — part of why they connect so well with listeners who love real feeling over radio gloss…
• They reunited after a long break because fans never stopped asking for them — and when they came back… they kept the same heart instead of chasing modern trends…
I hope you enjoy 😉 `.°~
© 2026 Bryan H. All Rights Reserved.
Our Lady Peace 🎶 4am 🎶 Supermans Dead…
Hey y’all… welcome…
So we’ve got two songs today — and as a bonus.. a live cut too… that’s always a good day 😎
“4am” and “Superman’s Dead” both debuted in 1997 on the album Clumsy..
This entire record affected me deeply… it moved me.. I spent hours alone in my room back then.. learning all these songs on my guitar… great times..
Also… the lead singer of Our Lady Peace has one of the most unique voices — and names — in music…
His name is Raine Maida… pronounced Rain 🌧 MAY-duh…
So anyways… here ya go…
hope you enjoy… 🎶
Love this.. beautiful..👇💯💥🤟❤️🔥 The End Is Where We Begin…
Heart of Loia `'.,°~ 