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"Are You Jimmy Ray?" by Jimmy Ray | No Hit Wonder from 1997 - Somehow made it to #13 on Billboard and yet no one ever knows what I am talking about. Now you have to watch it.

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Dapper-Biscotti5914@reddit

Are you Jimmy Ray gets frequent airplay on 92.9 WBPM in Kingston New York.
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That-Meal-240@reddit

His 2017 album Live to Fight Another Day is awesome šŸ˜Ž
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Consistent_Wash1935@reddit

This guy was talented. I saw an autographed guitar by him come up for auction dirt cheap recently.
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cowboyjohnny@reddit

So they spent all that time asking about his name, but it never once occurred to anyone to bring up the fact that he was actually BRITISH?
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nhd07@reddit

So not interesting story time. When I was 12 I think my old stepmom had a friend come down from Philly to NOLA. She was super weird, wore a Fannie pack, danced awkwardly, and she brought her 5yo son too, his name, of course, was Jimmy Ray. He was still in diapers and had a rat tail. AND SHE PLAYED THIS SONG LITERALLY EVERY CHANCE SHE GOT. Go to the store? Jimmy Ray. Went to the zoo. Jimmy Ray. Every time we got in the car to go somewhere, Jimmy Ray. This went on for a week straight. She told us she named her son after this song, I hadn't ever heard it before, and it has scarred me for life every time I hear it now.
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sheik718@reddit

Love this banger. I’d just started my current job in 1997. Me and a coworker would say back and forth throughout the day ā€œWho wants to know?ā€
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lemmysbetter@reddit

This song has popped in my head times than id like to admit.
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RUTNEPUG@reddit

My friend got this CD for his 10th (ish) birthday from his much older half brother. I’d never heard of him, but that first song was always a banger.
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AngeluvDeath@reddit

I knew that’s what they were saying
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jwbourne@reddit

Yeah man. I have this cd single. It is half blue and half red. Who wants to know?
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Technical-Key-609@reddit

Even though he never was popular I seen him in Portland Oregon back in 98 and it was a good show. I've seen over a 1000 concerts and his show still stands out in my memory. Good vibes and fun people.
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One_Calligrapher5516@reddit

Still better than kid Rock and the All-American halftime show
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GMoney1582@reddit

My brother and I have mocked this song relentlessly. You are not alone, OP.
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Silver_Most_4160@reddit

I love the song, i listen to It from time to time.
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AClifton0@reddit

Dope
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pcramir2@reddit

Oh I remember and was so confused… I feel like it was the beginning of the end
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ConfectionNew7750@reddit

Haven’t heard this in a minute
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trash-vis@reddit

This is blowing my mind right now. I haven’t thought about this song/video nor have heard anyone ever talk about it. Seeing this just immediately unlocked a memory of it playing a decent amount on mtv.
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ThunderDungeon02@reddit

Huh, my brain had successfully blocked this memory until this moment. Unfortunately my brain decided to let "Steal My Sunshine" through unscathed.
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L31121@reddit

[How Bizarre] oops, different song 😳(https://youtu.be/C2cMG33mWVY?si=FkVfcH05QW7cYLGz)
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Michael-Broadway@reddit

I literally forgot this song existed
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Plus-Pomegranate8045@reddit

I had this album on cassette tape lol. I was about 13 at the time. I could probably still remember a few of the other songs on it. I think there was one about going to Vegas.
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belisario262@reddit

for some reason it reminds me of the lines: "Are you Sancho? Are YOU Sancho? No, I AM Sancho!"
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meat_whistle_gristle@reddit

Not me
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CaptServo@reddit

seriously, knowing about this shit comes down to whether you were busy that week or not
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rebelangel@reddit

I remember watching a lot of VH1 (because I wasn’t allowed to watch MTV) and this song was in the rotation for like, a week, and I remember my autistic ass being confused about this song and wondering if I was supposed to know who this guy was, because why is he singing about himself?
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bcd051@reddit

Same! If Pop Up Video hadn't existed, I'd never know this song.
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Atwood412@reddit

I was busy, apparently. I’ve never heard this song.
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epidemicsaints@reddit (OP)

Best comment here honestly. Full court press to get it in the charts and then pulled before the public revolts.
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Greyburm@reddit

Whew kinda glad I missed this one. :)
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Any_Hope5096@reddit

Holy shit, I definitely remember the song, but I'm pretty sure I haven't heard it in forever.
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beepbooponyournose@reddit

It’s still in my 90s mix so I hear it often lol
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Venus_Cat_Roars@reddit

So bad that it’s good.
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iill_communication@reddit

I member this POS, lol
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eternallysantanasass@reddit

This song lives rent free in my head every now and again
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daveescaped@reddit

It’s not terrible.
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thatsprettyfunnydude@reddit

When this came out on MTV, my friends and I thought for sure it was a parody of Gerardo (ifykyk)... turns out it was totally serious.
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itriedicant@reddit

Only tangentially related, I remember the first time I saw the music video for I Believe In A Thing Called Love (which was also the first time I'd ever heard the song.) I thought it was awesome that there was a new comedy band making fun of hair metal, but was also making good music. Nope. Not a comedy band at all. They took that shit incredibly seriously. Which I still can't actually wrap my head around. Even saw them in concert once and they were fucking amazing.
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Ski_Area51@reddit

THE DARKNESS. WOW that’s a throwback. I can hear this comment.
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KudosOfTheFroond@reddit

This comment made me crumble into dust… r/fuckImOld
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CrouchingDomo@reddit

![gif](giphy|NCn2HG6jh7V5PLgg2q|downsized)
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FractalGeometric356@reddit

Ahead of their time. They would fit right in today with the likes of Babymetal and Electric Callboy and Maximum The Hormone and Chuggaboom and Ghost. Metal wasn’t allowed to be playful yet also sober back then. It had to be either deadly serious or completely hammered.
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SailNW@reddit

They’re still making music and honestly pretty much everything is a banger.
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ImJustSaying34@reddit

My husband advocated hard for A Thing Called Love as the walk out song of our wedding. I didn’t think it would age well but I was wrong. I still love it.
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TamalesForBreakfast6@reddit

Permission to Land was a good album! It was funny, satirical, and still really solid music. I wish the rest of their albums had been as good, because I loved it.
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Appropriate-Divide64@reddit

They absolutely were a comedy band, it was all very tongue in cheek. Their Christmas song Don't let the Bells End was incredible.
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regeya@reddit

On the other hand that album sounds like a 70s band greatest hits album.
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GlitterberrySoup@reddit

One of my favorite thrift store finds of all time was a The Darkness t-shirt, perfectly worn in. I lost it in a move and was so sad.
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apoplectic-confetti@reddit

I saw them in 2012 and it was one of the best shows I've been to!
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forever_wow@reddit

Saw them on the Permission to Land tour and they were awesome. Glam metal is so fun. I love harder metal too, but at the right times glam is the perfect vibe.
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itriedicant@reddit

If [setlist.fm](http://setlist.fm) and [concertarchives.com](http://concertarchives.com) are to be believed, I must have seen them June 12, 2004, because it's the only time they came here until...*checks notes...*last year? Although I distinctly remember seeing them on my birthday in January (except maybe I just got the tickets *for* my birthday. Memories are funny)
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werdnurd@reddit

They commit 100% and it is glorious!
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thatsprettyfunnydude@reddit

Yes, I had the same knee-jerk reaction, then really just ended up loving it too. šŸ˜†
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itriedicant@reddit

that's pretty funny dude
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Primary-Strawberry-5@reddit

I subscribe to Justin Hawkins Rides Again on YouTube just because he’s actually really goddamned insightful and enjoy agreeable things coming from a British accent
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DoveOnTheInternet@reddit

R-R-R-Rico!
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EffectiveTradition53@reddit

Denim and leather and hair gel product sales were POPPIN
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soshibemuchwow@reddit

Suuuaaaavay
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RalphMacchio404@reddit

Taco. GRANDE
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_Im_at_work@reddit

Weird Al approves
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ScreenTricky4257@reddit

Yes, but I wish that he'd rolled the T the way that Gerardo rolled the R. T-t-t-taco!
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thejunkmanadv@reddit

Mo-Ritmo
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thejunkmanadv@reddit

Chr-Chr-Chr-Christina... she's not my girl
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xxMarcWithaCxx@reddit

I’ve never seen this until just now and its immediately what I thought of. Though Gerardo was way more Suave
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Kellzy1212@reddit

Fun fact: When Jimmy Iovine and Dre created the very famous Interscope records, Gerardo was the first to be signed. Primus only said yes as the second artist because they thought it was cool that they had Rico Suave. 😹
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thatsprettyfunnydude@reddit

That. Is. Wild. Gerardo really was packaged in a Terrance Trent Darby "hello consumers, this is the next big thing" sort of way. The hype was pretty loud, I just never would've placed the people you mentioned as being sold on it as well. But I respect them, so they must know something about Gerardo that I never learned. Even when I was a little guy, I just didn't see it - it felt contrived before I even knew the word contrived. Like being force-fed almost. Then a few years later, Ricky Martin came along and was just being authentic with a legitimately great single and it worked way better.
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MarchogGwyrdd@reddit

The 16 neurons in my brain dedicated to remembering this just lit up for the first time in nearly 30 years.
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thatsprettyfunnydude@reddit

[Hope this helps...](https://youtu.be/LZiUfG0IvAk?si=8EHhsFj8f0PzJVhW)
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elysiumstarz@reddit

same!
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nimbusyosh@reddit

If it wasn't for Beavis and Butt-Head, I would have never known who this guy was.
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therealpopkiller@reddit

One of the worst songs I’ve ever heard. I hate it so much.
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juan_samuel@reddit

Wow! I never would have thought of this song again in a million years!
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OctoWings13@reddit

Abysmal
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NeverShitposting@reddit

Always hated this song
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YorkiesandSneakers@reddit

I clearly remember coming home from school and seeing this on Mtv, and being like ā€œthe fuck is this?ā€ They were forcing that shit on us.
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minibini@reddit

Glad I missed that one 🤣
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roxylikeahurricane@reddit

I member!
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SilentJoe27@reddit

I don’t remember this at all
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PupDiogenes@reddit

I remember this.
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raggedlady@reddit

We used to play this at the bar I worked at to get the patreons to leave. Worked like a charm.
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EffectiveTradition53@reddit

It's the kind of song I'd put on the jukebox to make my opponent in billiards quietly frustrated
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epidemicsaints@reddit (OP)

Instantly makes everyone feel less cool and suddenly unsure of what to do with their hands for fear that someone will think they are into the song.
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Itsnotbabyyoda389@reddit

I completely forgot about this one.
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Groundbreaking-Camel@reddit

I was 100% certain I had never heard this song for the first 13 seconds of the video. Then at the exact right moment a repressed demon from deep within went ā€œwho wants to know? who wants to know?ā€
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EffectiveTradition53@reddit

Hahahahahahhahahahaha
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epidemicsaints@reddit (OP)

I think a lot of people heard it in passing and assumed it was from a commercial for fast food or back to school at Kohl's.
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BadassSasquatch@reddit

I completely forgot about it and then immediately knew all the words. Why can't I retain useful information!?
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AuntieBubba23@reddit

Can't find my keys but.... I can even sing to the beat. 🤣
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Stevie-Rae-5@reddit

I’ve seriously said for years that if I could replace all the lyrics of songs (including ones I actually kind of hate) with useful information in my brain, I’d be fucking unstoppable.
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SaltyAir-StarrySkies@reddit

I personally know this song's because it was the dumbest thing ever and my sister and I would sing/scream it at each other really aggressively. Good times.
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basylica@reddit

Right? If i could only harness my insane retention for good and not quasi-evil
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bendybiznatch@reddit

Who wants to know
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LostLetter9425@reddit

Because useful information is usually boring and requires long explanations and homework.
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Logical-Ad-5920@reddit

Who wants to know?
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UnlikelyDecision9820@reddit

To be fair to yourself, the lyrics here leave a lot to be desired. Not very novel or complex.
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Global_Ant_9380@reddit

Literally asking myself this
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w8cycle@reddit

Same here. This was a one to remember.
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Positive_Local_373@reddit

Who wants to know?
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CharlieMoonMan@reddit

Right?! Nice pull out of the forgotten nostalgia hat.
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Smacktard007@reddit

Reminds of that [Italian parody.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU-wH8SrFro&list=RDfU-wH8SrFro&start_radio=1)
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93_Topps_Football@reddit

Who wants to know Evidently no one
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PsychologicalArm2138@reddit

Catchy guitar riff tho
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missbedo@reddit

I absolutely remember this song, it was very popular on the radio when I was in high school (graduated 1998)
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Insomniac_80@reddit

Same here....
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im_wudini@reddit

I graduated in 99 and have never heard this song in my life lol
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say_what_again_mfr@reddit

Same. Chicago area here.
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Short-Nail-3781@reddit

Same, Chicago area and have never heard of this
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Jeff_goldfish@reddit

I was 9 years old in 99 and heard almost all hit songs on the radio in California and I never heard of or seen this dude with his big ass belt buckle lol
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say_what_again_mfr@reddit

Great. At least there are several of us that have arrived together in this alternate dimension.
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LaziestManinLACounty@reddit

I graduated in 99 and fully remember this song
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watermouse@reddit

I was supposed to have graduated in 2001 and also never heard of this song
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epidemicsaints@reddit (OP)

I figured it had to be getting play somehwhere to chart like it did. Must have been super aggressive in some regions. I was in Ohio and an avid radio listener. Zero play there.
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sky-lake@reddit

I was in highschool at the time and there were actual TV ads on afternoon tv CONSTANTLY promoting the single/album! I thought "why is this guy so huge, I never heard of him, just one song?" like they were pushing for this guy to be a huge star. I remember hearing the song constantly till it just disappeared overnight.
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Virtual_Ad8606@reddit

Where eere you lucky to hide out at. I was a teen living in Cleveland, Ohio in the 90's and this song played all the time on the radio and on MTV.
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cafeteriastyle@reddit

I know you were excited when Sublime gave yall a shout out on ā€œApril 29th, 1992ā€
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universal_cereal_bus@reddit

Same, grew up in the Cleveland area and constantly heard this song on the radio. Also remember people talking about/making fun of this songšŸ˜‚
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RockyRidgeRiver@reddit

Same here. Good grief this song was *everywhere* in NEOH at the time.
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epidemicsaints@reddit (OP)

Down in the Miami Valley hinterland that was still playing hair metal regularly in 2000.
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ol_kentucky_shark@reddit

Southern Indiana here and it was on 99.7 DJX about 3x an hour
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ChaucersDuchess@reddit

Way too local comment. Yep, they played this on DJX quite a bit!
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epidemicsaints@reddit (OP)

I'm starting to think this was a social experiment to fraction the nation.
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bendybiznatch@reddit

Like that gold dress.
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moronomer@reddit

Maybe it was released in the Berenstein universe, but not the Berenstain universe.
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ol_kentucky_shark@reddit

Having this song stuck in my brain for the last 20 minutes is definitely fracturing my sanity, LMAO
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elysiumstarz@reddit

lol what isn't? 🤣
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Easilyconfusedyo@reddit

Peter B and Kelly K beat this song into the ground that year
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Twanlx2000@reddit

Northern IN and we were also heavily hit by the Jimmy Ray bug. It vanished as iabruptly as it appeared.
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DrButtgerms@reddit

Any chance this guy was bucketed with country music (based on the belt buckle)? Might explain why a bunch of folks never heard of an artist that charted
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lnc_5103@reddit

We were jamming to it in west Texas lol
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lamancha@reddit

Man I couldn't escape this one back then to the point I ended up liking it. But it was in south America
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Norwester77@reddit

I was in college in Washington at the time, and I have zero memory of this.
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Spooky_Betz@reddit

It got play on MTV Top 10 (the precursor to TRL)
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moronomer@reddit

I never heard it on the radio, but in Canada it was in pretty heavy rotation on Much Music for a few months.
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epidemicsaints@reddit (OP)

I saw on the wiki it charted even higher in CAN. All the way to #2.
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abmoonstar@reddit

Whaaat I grew up in central Ohio and couldn't escape this song. I haven't heard it in decades but still know the words 😭
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epidemicsaints@reddit (OP)

Another Columbus person said the same! I was down by the river near Kentucky and I never heard it once. The one pop/Top 40 station I could hear (Z93) was strangely hostile to UK and euro stuff even the big hits like Ace of Base.
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_WeSellBlankets_@reddit

I remember the song but not really the music video. I heard it a lot, but not sure where I heard it. Must have been the radio in northern Wisconsin, but could have been hearing it over and over again at the mall.
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Havering_To_You@reddit

It was played all the time in Ohio and every other state. It was also on MTV nonstop.
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IvanNemoy@reddit

Columbia SC (WNOK) it was every other hour for a while.
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Renzieface@reddit

I graduated HS in Columbus and this absolutely got tons of radio play.
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epidemicsaints@reddit (OP)

Interesting! I was in the Miami Valley / Dayton area.
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Vivid-Individual5968@reddit

Also grew up in OH, and it was played on the top 40 stations all the time.
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NFL_MVP_Kevin_White@reddit

I was going to say, I can picture myself practicing javelin throws while a teammate named Dave just sang this song over and over. It was a long afternoon.
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I_ate_all_them_fries@reddit

I was in middle school when this song came out! if I recall. TRL really pushed this song and this guy, I grew up in Texas and I guess they took the bait because they played it so much on the radio that summer.
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CoffeeHQ@reddit

Never heard this one in my life. Might be a US-thing only? I’m curious now, any Europeans here who have ever heard this song?
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Rodpad@reddit

We had a friend in school called Stephen Gray. Like the children we were, we sang "Are you Stephen Gray?" whenever he walked pased. It annoyed him and I feel bad 30 years later!
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E6DA@reddit

This dude showed up to perform at the MTV Beach House and I had no idea who the fuck he was.
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TootieSummers@reddit

I prefer to do the Jane Fonda
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enbyeldritch@reddit

is this song about cruising lol
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enbyeldritch@reddit

Never heard this but the again I was 6-7 in '97. Absolutely obsessed now though so thanks to whoever crossposted to r/crappymusic
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Noisechild@reddit

US here. I worked in three different record stores between 1996 and 2000. I have never heard of this nor have I seen this video.
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NakedSnakeEyes@reddit

I have his album.
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SmileyPiesUntilIDrop@reddit

This came out during that tiny 18-24 month window when MTV and radio stations realized Post Grunge and Hardcore Rap.and Adult Contemporary crooners were giving them diminishign returns,so until Teen Pop-Nu Metal took off in 98 you had a short window of things that don't fit the Zeitgeist randomy being 1 hit wonders. That's why stufff like Legend Of A Cowgirl,How Bizarre,Da Dip,Coco Jambo and Naked Eye charting without really fitting into any of the radio station formats or MTV playlist of that time.
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Hippie-Farts@reddit

Unlocked some memories
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conscientiousrevolt@reddit

No way this is fake
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bargman@reddit

In restrospect, naming a song after yourself is kind of badass.
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nhorning@reddit

I still don't know what you're talking about.
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cRaZyDaVe23@reddit

Was that real or a hallucination? I may have passed out there for a second...
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mfmelendez@reddit

Your right. Never herd of him
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Comprehensive-Fact94@reddit

Are you stingray? šŸ¤” I don't know anyone who lived this sing. Had to be an industry plant, right?
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kbrick1@reddit

Are you Pele
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Mean_Median_0201@reddit

Who wants to know?
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SqueezeBoxJack@reddit

Immigration. I know, I know...sorry but the opportunity was just too much . ![gif](giphy|3oEdv5okG3TzMJ9pQY)
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Beastmode__24@reddit

Are you Bonnie Raitt?
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Zeqhanis@reddit

Kinda,....Not exactly. He wanted to do traditional rockabilly which you can probably guess but the attire, and a producer decided it needed to be hybridized with dance and hip-hop. Apparently he released an album of the type of music he wanted to much later.
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Comprehensive-Fact94@reddit

Thank you for this. Always thought this guy was some kind of weirdo narcissist who thought everyone wanted to know about him. But it seems he was just another victim of the pop machine.
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dijitalblue@reddit

Are you Fay Wray?
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epidemicsaints@reddit (OP)

Are you Sweet Baby Ray's?
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SubBass49Tees@reddit

Are you eating Lay's? ![gif](giphy|l4ZMTZ8V5enKA5NTxP)
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AshDogBucket@reddit

I loved this song!
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Strong-Neck-5078@reddit

Bro this music video is so epic. I love when he's in the back of the car looking like an absolute goober.Ā 
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Investigator_Lumpy@reddit

Definitely missed the Link Wray shout out when this song was on the radio. Weird.
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Practical_Agent2828@reddit

I have such a clear memory of being in nyc outside of the mtv studios when he was on trl and he came over to the window and my 13 year old heart exploded šŸ˜† preteen crushes were a wild thing back then
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Arriwyn@reddit

I completely forgot about this song...until the familiar guitar rift Plunged me back into my last year of 8th grade and beginning of freshman year. Yowza! Jimmy Ray blast from the past audible time capsule.
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WhatsTheAnswerDude@reddit

Wtf? Literally had his CD ![gif](giphy|kRmg8zeReOYXm)
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snakeayez@reddit

I love this song!
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Global-Guava-8362@reddit

I always thought this would be perfect elevator Muzak
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SeaBrad@reddit

Gunna tell my grandkids this is Role Model.
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J_Taylor85@reddit

Banger!!!šŸ”„šŸ”„šŸ”„
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ezmoney98@reddit

I was listening to KoRn at that age and I hated this song so much
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18ekko@reddit

I saw this on MTV, and after it fell out of rotation I completely forgot about it until just now.
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collinwade@reddit

This unlocked a weird corner of my brain šŸ˜µā€šŸ’«
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Independent_Dig_142@reddit

I rembr thi, from. Braein,
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ivejustbluemyself@reddit

This was part of the British garbage music wave, Spice Girls, Cleopatra, Robbie Williams, tons of weird Brit pop
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Final-Entertainer807@reddit

I like Millennia more than I should.
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ivejustbluemyself@reddit

Dudes great, his new song Morrissey is pretty good
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mc2479@reddit

Robbie catching strays!
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SarkSouls008@reddit

There will no Spice Girls slander here
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Lollerscooter@reddit

Cleopatra - comin at ya! actually they were kinda catchy
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epidemicsaints@reddit (OP)

It's the type of crap made to appeal to corporations and produced in the hope it gets put into fast food commercials. I can't think of any organic interest in this.
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holyfruits@reddit

This has got to be the least known song to ever chart
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Ok_Percentage5157@reddit

I've never seen this one. Zero clue who this was. But kudos to the dancers repping with the Chiefs jerseys.
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InfectedSteve@reddit

Still listen to this on occasion.
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ChiefsnRoyals@reddit

Is that a Steve Bono jersey???
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Greedy_Street_891@reddit

Wow you found a deep dug in there memory nugget.
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pianotherms@reddit

Like Geggy Tah, I forget and remember this one in cycles.
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Egg_Bar_is_CovetedAF@reddit

I rememberĀ 
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itriedicant@reddit

I unironically love this song. Sang it karaoke a few times and literally nobody claims to have ever even heard it before.
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_Asshole_Fuck_@reddit

Yes! I really loved this song but I can’t recall this music video either!
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itriedicant@reddit

And holy shit if you want to make the song a million times worse, he recorded another version called ["Who Wants to Know?"](https://open.spotify.com/track/4hjXnEbDbIgSH13tzjrteo?si=ceca132ec8aa42aa) (holy shit, even this version, missing all the great vocalization and fun of the original, grows on you by the end. This song is evil.)
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universal_cereal_bus@reddit

Wow that's terrible lol
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Jeff_goldfish@reddit

Those horns in the song with what sounds like auto tune? What’s a mess hahaha
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MomsSpagetee@reddit

I love it too. Had the single on CD as a young lad. And I think it’s still pretty good. Cool guitar riff (electric acoustic?), funky baritone sax noise, good bass line. And mixed really, really well!
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_WeSellBlankets_@reddit

I definitely remember this song growing up, but today was the first time that line caught my ear and I heard it the same way you did.
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itriedicant@reddit

Somebody tell me if this is insane: First, this post just in general encouraged me to google the hell out of Jimmy Ray, and also look to see if maybe there was any official comment about the lyrics specifying if it's actually Aretha or reefer or whatever. After massive amounts of clicking various links, I ended up on his facebook page (I don't have FB), which has an e-mail address listed, so I decided to email him asking if he'd tell me what the actual lyrics are. This is what I've been doing for the last 40 minutes at work. Am I a crazy person?
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_WeSellBlankets_@reddit

Respect. I don't think it's Aretha. I'm not hearing a "th" at all with headphones. I saw some lyrics listed as "with a reaper". The sound I'm hearing definitely involves lip action and not tongue action. So that puts it at f, v, b, or p. I'm putting my bets on team reefer.
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itriedicant@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/za827kicphkg1.png?width=886&format=png&auto=webp&s=7bc0f3bc060719212571be742f05bdeba06706b3 I added the blog to my google drive, and it's [here](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mciO_qOh3ORLoALrsyXgzNLI5mSKjVud/view?usp=sharing) for anyone interested (so fucking cool for him to respond...and so quickly)
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_WeSellBlankets_@reddit

That's very cool. I had a similar experience with Brendon Small from Home Movies and Metalocalypse.
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abmoonstar@reddit

No I'm with you because I tried to Google as well and now I need answers
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itriedicant@reddit

Well, if he responds, I'll try to remember to come back here and let you know
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seriouslynope@reddit

!remind me 1 week
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itriedicant@reddit

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seriouslynope@reddit

Amazing
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abmoonstar@reddit

Damn that was quick! Mystery solved
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dembowthennow@reddit

Wow, I did not remember this song, but once i started playing I remembered the lyrics. This is a deep nostalgia cut.
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USAF_Retired2017@reddit

I never knew the words or what it was called, but recognized the tune.
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revdon@reddit

Even more entertaining with the effed-up Captions on.
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CherryCherry5@reddit

I hated this song when it came out, and I hate it now. I've never forgotten about it because of the terrible lyrics. I never understood the appeal. Was I supposed to know who he was? I didn't want to know about him.
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curi0us_carniv0re@reddit

This song was all over the radio at the time. I wonder what happened to him? Seems like even with the one hit he should have made some decent money..
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SignificantOtter80@reddit

who wants to know?
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Repulsive-Honey5639@reddit

I unfortunately instantly recognized both the song and video, it was in heavy rotation on radio and MuchMusic in Canada. As god-awful as the lyrics are, I actually kind of dig the production, specifically the 50s jangly guitar.
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WhereItsAt75@reddit

I love this song and was just singing it a couple days ago. ā¤ļø
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LasagnahogXRP@reddit

I was working in a record store and our store-play tapes were a 4-6 week run this fucking song…I heard it twice a shift for over a month. I hate it with the searing hot vitriol of a 600 degree acid puddle on the surface of Mercury.
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Dranem78@reddit

I remember hearing this song that summer in the pre-show "entertainment" when we'd go to see a movie. "Now the latest hit from Jimmy Ray!" then they'd play a bit of this video. Never heard it on the radio, and hadn't heard again until today. I still hate it!
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OhWhyNotMarie@reddit

My dad loved his song and I bought him the single cd at the time. He was in his 50s.
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tmotytmoty@reddit

I had that single and my friends and i would drive around and play it as a joke, constantly!
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Punkpallas@reddit

I totally remember this actually, so you're not alone. I don't even need to turn on the audio to hear the song.
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Alovingcynic@reddit

Once again, the modern music industry not providing a persuasive counter argument that it isn't about laundering drug money!
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Sharessa84@reddit

I somehow missed this song until maybe last year when someone showed me the video. Weirdly, when I was watching YouTube yesterday it randomly autoplayed to this video, too. It's some kind of Jimmy Ray conspiracy!
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PinkFloydDeadhead@reddit

Was this regional? I managed a record store in the DC area from 96-00 and don't recall this at all even when we were forced to play Billboard chart songs in-store.
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zetaphi938@reddit

TBF, 1997 was a weird time for music.
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DingoLaLingo@reddit

good to see that anakin is finding healthy and creative ways to cope with the loss of his mother
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taxilicious@reddit

This sounds so familiar.
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Cyclibant@reddit

His hair doesn't look that high to me anymore. I wasn't expecting that.
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Camandchat@reddit

It's somehow even worse than I remembered
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Sword_of_Darkmoon@reddit

Before **Pink!** there was **Twink!**
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odiethethird@reddit

Why random Chiefs jerseys though
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TamalesForBreakfast6@reddit

It’s so funny this is on here because the Xennial group on FB just posted about this! We must be having some weird Jimmy Ray synergy. I loved this song but the rest of the album was bad. It was a fun 15 minutes of fame for him.
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Obsidianrunner@reddit

TIL
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MrChichibadman@reddit

That was bad
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Angelawina@reddit

I have not thought about that song in forEVERERRRFR
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Verbull710@reddit

![gif](giphy|T3wDc0Wcp3jYuU6MIc)
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StephInTheLaw@reddit

![gif](giphy|FPjbHO0jJxGsE)
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j7style@reddit

I don't remember this at all.
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NegativeBeginning400@reddit

I can confirm that I have no idea what you are talking about. This video and song ring zero bells.
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epidemicsaints@reddit (OP)

It's some weird phantom hit they tried to force onto the public. It has mystified me for decades.
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_dangling_participle@reddit

Phantom hit?? * *gasp* * Aw, I loved this song at 16, lol. Maybe it got more play in Canada? I don't think he ever had anything but that one single, and nobody was breaking down his door for more, but that one definitely got radio play and got requested at school dances, lol.Ā  It's a pretty catchy bop to a less-than-fully-developed brain.Ā 
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CFeatsleepsexrepeat@reddit

I just looked it up, it hit #2 on the charts in Canada, you would have heard it heaps. It only made #84 here in Australia. I had no idea what this song was called though. Yes I heard it on our regional radio station a decent amount, but just thought it was called 'who wants to know?' Had completely wiped it from my memory until OPs post today it appears haha
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w3bd3v0p5@reddit

I remember him playing on Much Music, guitar not plugged in, definitely singing to prerecorded track, and surrounded by dancers. It was terrribbbllee. lol
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epidemicsaints@reddit (OP)

The kind of song people like against their will. I probably heard it less than 5 times and have remembered it this long, so there's that.
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Reasonable_Effort_@reddit

I have no memory of this somehow, even as someone who was consuming pop music at the time. He has a great look and I unmuted this expecting some kind of rockabilly revival thing and instead it is the most cynical, insipid mid-90s pop trash. Totally forgettable. Do up and coming pop artists still put out songs about themselves like this anymore? Terrible look of you don’t score a hit.
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epidemicsaints@reddit (OP)

I think it still happens in passing with rap but it's less embarrassing in that format. That first Boyz II Men single is horrible looking back. It's basically a commercial for their album introducing themselves. Talking about the producers, what they're names are, and how excited they are to have an album. Backstreet Boys did a cheesy thing too. That first single on the second album was "Backstreet's Back" like aww yeah this is our second album are you ready guys?
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Reasonable_Effort_@reddit

The Backstreet Boys thing was incredibly funny because their debut was released a little over a year earlier, like, did you even go away at that point to an extent that being back would be notable?
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DangKilla@reddit

He wanted to do rockabilly. This is what the label made him do
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Reasonable_Effort_@reddit

That makes sense.
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The_Abjectator@reddit

What if this is OP's band and its some weird marketing ploy? OP, Are You Jimmy Ray?
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swede_ass@reddit

Who wants to know?
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Obi_Wan_Benobi@reddit

Who wants to know?
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R0botDreamz@reddit

Music really really went downhill in the 2nd half of the 90s. I know that was our prime HS years but I am not afraid to admit it. After all the greatness that came out of the first half of the 90s, the 2nd half kinda stalled.
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epidemicsaints@reddit (OP)

Spice Girls was the bell tolling. My mouth was wide open the first time I saw that crap.
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R0botDreamz@reddit

And all the soulless boy bands. Generic rap. And the emergence of rockrap.
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Stevie-Rae-5@reddit

I haven’t thought of this in years but if you yelled ā€œare you Jimmy Ray?!ā€ at me I absolutely would’ve sung ā€œwho wants to know, who wants to know-oh-ohā€ back at you. Damn, that’s certainly a belt buckle.
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Secret_Cabinet2348@reddit

I remember MTV pushing this hard and it was straight trash.
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VonBrewskie@reddit

Oh wow. That's like the same era as "Steal My Sunshine" right?
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truefriend29@reddit

Never seen the video version of it, though I did listen to it over the radio.šŸ‘¦šŸ¾šŸ‘‹šŸ½šŸ˜ŒšŸ™‚šŸ˜ŠšŸ˜‰šŸ“»
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Global-Jury8810@reddit

This song must’ve been regionally popular because I don’t remember it playing on any radio station or even on MTV at any time in the year 1997 or anytime after that until now.
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Papaya_Weird@reddit

I remember this!
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red286@reddit

Pretty sure there's a Todd in the Shadows One hit Wonderland video about this song. ([Yup](https://youtu.be/J88Qp0ooIyU).) I remember the song, didn't realize it was ever actually a hit. Just seemed like one of those one-shot flash-in-the-pan novelty songs that hits music TV for a week and then disappears, like that Crazy Frog Axel F remake.
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rizkreddit@reddit

I will never forget this one. Was playing on MTV, my tv caught literal fire. Videocon tech said he'd never seen anything like it lmao
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No_Gap_2700@reddit

Damn you OP! I had this deleted from my memory! This song was a plague that mankind was not prepared for.
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MajesticLow@reddit

Omg this used to live rent free in my head as a kid. Thanks for the callback šŸ˜‚
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Bad-Habit-2020@reddit

![gif](giphy|1ykTax6hrAKpTQ0Mnb) Holy fuck... this song...i totally forgot about it. This is why i love the 90s... it brought us great eclectic subs and this hahahahaha šŸ˜†
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epidemicsaints@reddit (OP)

Same exact year... try "Legend of a Cowgirl" by Imani Coppola [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n26hAOmkmFE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n26hAOmkmFE)
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Bad-Habit-2020@reddit

I actually like that song lol
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ackackakbar@reddit

Ripped this off Napster because I could, dammit…..
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Crayola_ROX@reddit

Ive never heard this song in my life. Could be one of those regional hits.
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BubblySmell4079@reddit

![gif](giphy|axu6dFuca4HKM)
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Bennnrummm@reddit

I quote this song often, as do the brother McElroy. It aaaaaalways falls flat.
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K4rkino5@reddit

You are correct about 2 things: 1. I completely forgot this song or dude existed. 2. I did watch it.
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RipOdd9001@reddit

I have say those 4 years I was a Marine without cable TV were sometimes glorious.
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mysecretissafe@reddit

Who wants to know?
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Twanlx2000@reddit

I captioned this from a used media store in 2017: "Nobody wants to know." https://preview.redd.it/fbam4migbhkg1.png?width=1102&format=png&auto=webp&s=7b2d6b8c8b7614169369b7ad4e56c5dcc9469126
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NeutralLock@reddit

It seems it dropped in price from 2016 to 2017. I wonder how much it costs now?
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Ogelthorpe-Ogie@reddit

It’s now worth a penny. Rounder down, it’s nothing
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seriouslynope@reddit

Who wants to know?
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ForceGhost47@reddit

Who wants to *knooooooow*
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Oakianus@reddit

Not a soul šŸ˜‚
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Zeqhanis@reddit

That's why he sounds so surprised.
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Segazorgs@reddit

This song will always remind of early spring in 1998 when I would go jogging out in those Northern CA warmish April spring rains then come home and turn on a top 40 radio station in the shower and this song seemed to always be on. A nostalgic reminder of my responsibility free days of high school life.
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CNote_89@reddit

Damn completely forgot about this
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coarse_glass@reddit

No clue. Apparently my town wasn't big enough for two Rays and Sugar Ray was enough
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JuiceSimpsons@reddit

For about 20 years every lyrics site on the internet got the lyrics wrong because they scraped from a source that thought the lyric was "Are you sad ray" instead of slim ray.
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Lost_In_My_Hoodie@reddit

Sombr from Wish.
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epidemicsaints@reddit (OP)

Or Johnny Suede!
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icepick3383@reddit

for some reason in my head this guy and g-love (and special sauce) are the same person.
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epidemicsaints@reddit (OP)

Cold beverages!
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CircusMind0_0@reddit

I know what you’re talking about. I love it still. Another forgotten gem from the same time that crosses through my brain every once in a while. [Legend of a Cowgirl](https://youtu.be/n26hAOmkmFE?si=81QWfIyBHDR9ySnj)
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epidemicsaints@reddit (OP)

LOVE IT. Same year, same No Hit Wonder thing. The Bananarama Venus bit is dope. She got robbed.
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dorkus1244@reddit

This, and Imani Coppala’s [Legend of a Cowgirl](https://youtu.be/n26hAOmkmFE?si=kGS-76C5vpeHdylv), are my go to obscure 90s hits when discussing high school music with friends.
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epidemicsaints@reddit (OP)

LOVE that one, I have mentioned it here in the comments too. They came out at the same time more or less. Shame it flopped, I have always loved it. She was in a sidebar in all the magazines one month and that was it.
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KeepArtEvil@reddit

You’re just hanging out with the wrong people. MTV used to play this song all the time
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epidemicsaints@reddit (OP)

That's a big part of it. I was in rural hinterland with no cable in sight. This thread still shows how polar it is. Either inescapable or no recollection whatsoever.
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underscorea@reddit

I was working at Camelot Music during this time! Crazy how big it ended up getting with zero (attempt) at a follow up single. From what I can remember.
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epidemicsaints@reddit (OP)

One of those songs that you hear and instantly think "pray for the retail workers." I only heard this in stores!
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Turbulent_Studio3405@reddit

Thank god I was homeless In 1997 and missed this gem
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epidemicsaints@reddit (OP)

But the thing is I only heard it outside of my house! You were truly spared somehow.
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1ndomitablespirit@reddit

I swear I have never heard this song in my life. Certainly possible I just missed it, but I was still into pop music and MTV back then. Just another thing that makes me wonder if we're all just randomly jumping to different nearby multiverses.
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epidemicsaints@reddit (OP)

It was really intense for a couple weeks and then nothing. The literal definition of disposable pop music. I'm confounded to this day.
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EggstaticAd8262@reddit

Around 2017, he released a project titled ā€œLive to Fight Another Day,ā€ marking his first full record in about 20 years. He also has a youtube channel that has 413 subscribers: [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNEPxPjK0q2dvWYeBlhK0BA](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNEPxPjK0q2dvWYeBlhK0BA)
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eltedioso@reddit

I liked it then and I like it now
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PickledPixie83@reddit

I don’t know the words but I know the music? Weird.
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rxjen@reddit

Who wants to know?
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Bedzyk59@reddit

I have never seen this music video. I remember this playing on The Box...music television You control.
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GangstaRIB@reddit

whoa shit. Is Jimmy rolled gonna be a new meme now?
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Nipplasia2@reddit

I remember the who wants to know part
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FeatherMom@reddit

I actually love it hahahaha
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Agentkeenan78@reddit

I must have missed this one. Not ringing any bells.
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phatryuc@reddit

Banger
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CryCommon975@reddit

Todd in the Shadows has a video on it on YouTube
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Moxie_Stardust@reddit

This is how I became aware of the song.
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multiroleplays@reddit

This unlocked some hidden memories
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Cael_NaMaor@reddit

TIL....
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PlanetLandon@reddit

I remember it. It was on rotation on Much Music for a while
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Global_Ant_9380@reddit

THIS is why I remember it! I forgot about that show!Ā 
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PolicyAvailable@reddit

*channel
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ModBabboo@reddit

Made fun of this song when it came out. Now I think it's an all-time one-hit wonder banger.
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meltintothesea@reddit

r/crappymusic
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PolicyAvailable@reddit

It was somewhat popular in Canada. I was in high school at the time
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BestThingGoing@reddit

Bought the CD single when it came out. Still got it somewhere.
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Jerseyman2525@reddit

Are you Bubba Ray? D-Von...!!! *Processing img 8pdv6e5xjhkg1...*
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LauraPtown@reddit

I have the single somewhere in my cd collection! Ha!
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kbrick1@reddit

We found a fan!!! ![gif](giphy|3h0cj3V84Iln3soL4B)
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LauraPtown@reddit

Let’s not go that far. https://preview.redd.it/95ytxtukjhkg1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=66b854996e180066232e046e401e22ed19788e6b But who didn’t want the extended versions that came with the single? I had to go dig this out. Hilarious. Oh the youth of the 90’s such easier times.
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SackofBawbags@reddit

This is my first time hearing this
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swisszimgirl79@reddit

Great I’m going to be on this 7 hour flight with this stuck in my head
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questioning_skeptic@reddit

I bought this CD in a dollar bin many years later. It became obvious why this was his only hit!
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snotparty@reddit

This song was briefly everywhere EVERYWHERE
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Plenty-Confection-12@reddit

I am drawing a complete blank on this one. I don't recall it at all but somehow I think I'll be ok.
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Eikthyrnir13@reddit

I don't remember this at all.
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Select_War_3035@reddit

This song and music video has always been like a fever dream to me. No one knows about it. No one has heard the lyrics when I sing it. No one remembers the weird video with the interesting dancers, or his massive belt buckle and sickly appearance (like doc Holliday/val Kilmer in Tombstone). No one remembers it being forced upon us with no request - it was on MTV all the time for what felt like months, only to be gone in an instant and never heard again.
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epidemicsaints@reddit (OP)

I swear it's a psyop. This thread is confirming what I always felt. You were either super targeted by it or you have ZERO experience with it. It's a targeted sonic weapon of some sort.
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Lollerscooter@reddit

they tried to bring back rockabilly, and it didn't work out also I distinctly remember ancient hairproducts like brylcreem got a relaunch, only this time it was just another hairgel with an aggressive showergel type scent. it was kinda weird
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socialcommentary2000@reddit

This is one of those songs where you don't hear it for nearly 30 years yet you still know the chorus.
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PolemicFox@reddit

I loved this weird song on MTV
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DescriptionUnknown@reddit

I graduated in 1998, I have never heard this song before
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msguider@reddit

I remember this one. It made me angry. Still don't know don't care lol
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winandynwa@reddit

Totally throwing this on at the bar
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berkasaurus@reddit

I have distinct memories of changing the radio station when this played. Good times.
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Pitiful-Ad-3774@reddit

Massive belt buckle
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Allah_Akballer@reddit

Wow literally have not heard this since 2000
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StuffClean@reddit

Ricky Martin for penny pinchers.
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reasonablychill@reddit

Those hips could *never*
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sundayfunday78@reddit

This song is in our work rotation. It’s hard not to sing along even though I find it annoying. This music mix is eclectic for sure - right now it’s Rambling Man, up next…Misled by Kool & the Gang. šŸ™„
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ShutYourYapper_@reddit

This dude is absolutely an ā€œin-betweinerā€
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Far_Garlic_2181@reddit

I think I got the cassette tape single for 99p!
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ATully817@reddit

My looking at the song title - Ive never heard of that song. Song starts - sings every word. Brains are weird.
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Bachitra@reddit

I swear.. this one whooshed past my head when it used to play on MTV
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Kittypie75@reddit

I vaguely remember the song but i.cant imagine it was as popular as #13 lol
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toomuchtv987@reddit

I remember this song in an eye-twitchy kind of way because it was on loop of music that played in the lobby of the movie theater where I worked in high school. They got a new CD every 6 weeks or so, so I had to ear this every couple of hours my entire shift for weeks and weeks and weeks.
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CoachAngBlxGrl@reddit

Makes me think of Rico Suave. So good.
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RockyRidgeRiver@reddit

Deep cut memory unlocked. Who wants to know? Yikes on bikes
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acatwithnoname@reddit

Totally remember this one. First time seeing the video though!
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Sudden_Airport_7469@reddit

I remember this. Awful then and awful now. šŸ˜‚
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charsoubees@reddit

This song played on MTV allllll the time. Hated it then and still hate it now. I have to admit though, it is catchy and gets stuck in my head the way the worst songs always do. Thanks OP!
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Lastofthehaters@reddit

Never seen it before this.
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vjsb@reddit

I absolutely loved this song. Had the CD single and recorded the video on VHS from MTV. Music and videos like this shaped the kind of DJ I became.
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_R_A_@reddit

Great, now this is going to be stuck in my head for the first time in almost three decades.
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Fanabala3@reddit

I worked at a cd store for a time and they would promote new artists. They pushed this guy hard. No one ever asked about his cd.
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Sorrok2400@reddit

Oh come on everybody knew this one, how are people sleeping on it?
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evilpanda8419@reddit

I remember. I was there.
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AbbreviationsBorn276@reddit

Omg i loved this track! I have been looking for this thru the dark recesses of my mind!
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sabby55@reddit

Who wants to know?
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Otherwise-Safety-579@reddit

No I don't
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DDrewit@reddit

I didn’t know people forgot this one. It’s a good song.
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Ynot2_day@reddit

If I’ve ever heard this song, I’ve definitely erased it from my memory. And if for good reason clearly, lol!!
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Mang46@reddit

I have a playlist called Lost Pop and this is one of its true gems. Right there with Jeremy Jordan’s ā€œRight Kind of Loveā€!
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majorjoe23@reddit

Who wants to know? I feel like he just did his version of Eminem's "My Name is" two years too early.
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Grand-Ad-2164@reddit

I saw him when I went to a Backstreet Boys concert with my family. My sister loved bsb, I was indifferent
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picklecruncher@reddit

Unfortunately, thos song pops i to my head from time to time. Uuuuuuugh.
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eleanorrigby12@reddit

Ha same 🄓
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la_femme_gela@reddit

Me too!! And now that I’ve watched this clip it’s back in my head.
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epidemicsaints@reddit (OP)

The backup vocals haunt me. I can "hear" the smile on their faces and I want to slap it off of them.
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saundra79h@reddit

Omg memory unlocked šŸ¤£šŸ‘šŸ»
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Rare_Background8891@reddit

No one ever knows what I’m talking about when I’ve referenced this!
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BellatrixTheWeird@reddit

Oh this is so catchy, thank you for the wave of nostalgia.
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eleanorrigby12@reddit

I definitely remember this song, & I loved music videos, but I do not remember this video lol
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Sybrandus@reddit

I file this one next to the song by the twins about surfing the perfect wave in California (which I can’t seem to find))
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thejunkmanadv@reddit

"Who wants to know?"
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Aggravating-Key-8867@reddit

I have never heard this song, and I don't have my volume up. But based entirely on the visuals, this looks like Smells Like Teen Spirit meets All About the Benjamins but country.
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-Red-7-@reddit

![gif](giphy|dim7kxc2MCAg7YKgMv)
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SweetPrism@reddit

This song sucked, and I have to laugh because it was very clearly an attempt to launch a career (which it did not).
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JohnnyCastleGT@reddit

I remember it and I liked it 😬
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lobsterbandito@reddit

My freshman year college roommate was obsessed with this song. It's so catchy.
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ExeUSA@reddit

You will never convince me music didn't peak in 1997. I hated the hard turn into cock rock everything did after this banner year. This song was constantly played in my house. It's fun.
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Obi_Wan_Benobi@reddit

Funny, I look back at 1997 as the beginning of the end.
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epidemicsaints@reddit (OP)

I have another one up my sleeve that I will post later. It's about a certain cowgirl.
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ExeUSA@reddit

The way the name "Imani Coppola" just popped into my head after nothing thinking about her for almost 30 years
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epidemicsaints@reddit (OP)

NAILED IT!!!! I had a hunch you would know. It's the same deal. Nobody knows what the fuck I am talking about, and it was inescapable to me. The video where she dresses up as Bananarama in "Venus" is insane. Like Nelly Furtado meets Kelis. Unlike Jimmy Ray, I loved that one.
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ExeUSA@reddit

The 90s had a LOT of fun one hit wonders no one remembers, lol. We didn't have MTV but we had this weird late night music video service called The Box where you'd dial in a 1-900 number and pay to see a music video played on TV. I saw a lot of these one-off hits' music videos that way.
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flossaby23@reddit

The real question this leaves me with is ā€œWho did he blow? Who did he blow?ā€ to get this put together?
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Express-Cow190@reddit

I remember thinking it was catchy and then promptly forgetting about it after it disappeared from the charts. Thanks for bringing me back.
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austinmiles@reddit

This feels like the Rebecca Black - Friday of the late 90s.
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That-Drink4913@reddit

I have a shower tunage list, one hit wonders, this is on it.
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Responsible-Roll-59@reddit

Whoa!!! Where was that hiding in my head?? That was huge for a short moment. Completely forgot about it. Thanks for bringing it back! Who wants to know???!
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Basic-Biscotti-2375@reddit

I had this single and somehow this activated my almonds that it even existed in the first place lol
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jess_ica@reddit

I 100% remember this, unfortunately. 🤣
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Sometimespropermom@reddit

This also reminds me of that Presidents of America songs Peaches....I feel like no one remembers but me. I shall teach my 11 year old of both songs so that he will master music trivia in the future. Also I shall try to get these on vinyl....if it exists.
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DryGeologist3328@reddit

Omg I had this single🤣
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MetaverseLiz@reddit

YouTuber Todd in the Shadows did an episode on this song! Worth a watch.
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MahliSaia@reddit

The only reason I know about this song is because of One Hit Wonderland.
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sarindong@reddit

this was on muchmusic AAAALLLLL the time for a minute
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kimmbot@reddit

Oh yeah, I remember this. Haven't heard it in decades, and I'm not turning the volume on to listen to it now because it still gets stuck in my head from time to time.
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bgva@reddit

I only know this song because they showed the preview all the time on ā€œThe Boxā€ music channel.
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Roklam@reddit

This is like a combination of the decade in art
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SubBass49Tees@reddit

Sometimes the 90's were awesome. Sometimes the 90's were incredibly awkward & embarrassing. This would be the latter.
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Sometimespropermom@reddit

I'm going to request that I sing this on open mic night. The guitarist will be nice enough to go find it and learn it....check back in a month and I'll report back lol
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Miss-Construe-@reddit

I watched a LOT of mtv at that time and listened to a lot of radio. This doesn't ring a bell at all. I wonder if it was more heavily played in some regions of the US than others.
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illini02@reddit

I had forgotten this song existed, but I definitely remembered the chorus
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SlapHappyDude@reddit

This particular year in music is fascinating to me because I was in college for my first year. We couldn't really listen to radio stations in the dorms, I only watched MTV at home on breaks but I played a ton of LAN games and N64. It was the era of swapping mp3 files over the network, but ripping mp3s wasn't quite trivial and there was always a lag between stuff being released and popping up on the LAN. So this one totally missed me.
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SomeVelveteenMorning@reddit

He was everywhere for about 12 days.
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IvanNemoy@reddit

Jesus, I remember this one now. It was everywhere on top 40 radio for a good bit. What a stupid song.
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FarewellCoolReason@reddit

It was so quickly forgotten.It is mostly remembered by those of us who worked in secondhand record stores and had boxes of the 2nd hand single that nobody wanted.
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Ski_Area51@reddit

I remember this song. It always sucked. They hyped it so much but no one, and I mean no one, actually liked it.
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iwasnotarobot@reddit

I remember relentless ads for this album on late night tv. Never heard the song on the radio, or anywhere else.
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cerulean4224@reddit

Lol he opened up for the Backstreet Boys in 1998. No one wanted to know....
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Trevon45-2@reddit

I've never seen that in n my life
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cranberries87@reddit

Never heard of this song or singer at all!
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bulakenyo1980@reddit

I remember this song. Haven't clicked on it yet, haven't heard it since the late 90s. "Are you stingray?"
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epidemicsaints@reddit (OP)

They were really running out of ideas with that one. Are you Sweet Baby Rays?
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LeroyChestnut@reddit

I bought this CD when it came out at The Wall, along with Jimmie’s Chicken Shack and The Urge.
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Primary-Strawberry-5@reddit

I couldn’t distinguish this from Sugar Ray and I couldn’t stand them
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Lauuson@reddit

This song and video are so terrible that it's good. So many people don't remember this monstrosity, and I love to occasionally share it to remind people of what happened.Ā 
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epidemicsaints@reddit (OP)

I look it up every 3 years or so and this was one of those days. It's one of those things that nails so many things I hate and don't want to hear, that I feel seen by it in a way. It gets me.
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ibentmyworkie@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/jjsgi8ki6hkg1.jpeg?width=817&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=885fd057655b4d852a4bb7b2edcd1c18a57812b8 Blue steel!!!!
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sorrymizzjackson@reddit

Ok, this song reminds me of this other song that had something to do with 52 cards and it was a single by some guy who looked a lot like this guy and around the same time but the internet seems to have no record of it. Any ideas?
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epidemicsaints@reddit (OP)

I got nuthin!!
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Rygaaar@reddit

Wait wait wait. How have I lived for 47 years and never heard this??
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Lopsided_Bet_2578@reddit

Am I Sting Ray?? Why the fuck would I be STING RAY?!!! What does that even mean???
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epidemicsaints@reddit (OP)

Always hated this too. Needed more workshopping.
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Legitimate-Special36@reddit

I'd never heard of this. It's objectively terrible. Bring on your downvotes.
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CaptianBrasiliano@reddit

I can't honestly remember if I've seen this or not. Seems vaguely familiar. But it's _so basic_ it could sound like 1000 other things. Super late 90's though. Good pull.
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epidemicsaints@reddit (OP)

It sounds like the second song that would play during the credits to a kid's movie.
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jab904@reddit

I absolutely remember this song. Kinda dumb, kinda catchy. Also, gotta shout out that almost comically sized belt buckle šŸ˜‚
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Traditional_Entry183@reddit

This song randomly popped into my head this morning. And now you post it here. Weird.
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b_casaubon@reddit

Only know this song because of listening to Rick Dee’s and the weekly top 40. It was treated as a random fluke even as it climbed
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LacklusteHero@reddit

This and "Lucas With the Lid Off" still pop up in my brain on occasion.
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Various_Craft7435@reddit

Oh I remember. I watched too much mtv and vh1
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Betelgeuse3fold@reddit

I remember this. So pops into my head at random "Who wants to know?"
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Islandcrafter@reddit

Loved this song!
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Big_Animal7655@reddit

I’m Fae Ray, if anyone is askingĀ 
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Striking-Acadia1323@reddit

I remember this one 🤣🤣🤣
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HauteKarl@reddit

I remember this bullshit, had to have been someone's nephew or something
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UnluckyCardiologist9@reddit

He’s British?!! Lmao! And that’s LA in the background.
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Slim_Margins1999@reddit

Eee’s bri’ish?!?!
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JamesTheLockGuy@reddit

I wonder which Tesco Jimmy currently works atā€¦šŸ¤”
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epidemicsaints@reddit (OP)

From the several comments on the video he later worked as a music and theater teacher.
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JamesTheLockGuy@reddit

Ok I’m going with a previous commenter that you ARE in fact Jimmy RayšŸ•µšŸ»ā€ā™‚ļø
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bosco9@reddit

I hadn't heard this song since 97 until it was brought up on a subreddit as one of the worst songs of the 90s. It was pretty catchy but the lyrics for sure are some of the worst
View on Reddit #78813235

Thamnophis660@reddit

Oh god this fucking song. Because of this song one of my friends in high school always used to answer questions with "Is it Jimmy Ray?" and "maybe it's Jimmy Ray!" It got a laugh for a year or so and then everyone forgot about this song. He still kept it up though.
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kbrick1@reddit

Oh buddy noooo
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Ozzdo@reddit

I have no memory of this, and yet I 100% believe that this came out of 1997, was a flash in the pan, and gone in an instant.
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andiepandee@reddit

I remember this song, but over the years in my memories it became a Sugar Ray song. Wouldn’t have been able to tell you the actual artist’s name with a gun pointed at my head lol.
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UnicornMeatball@reddit

Ugggghhhh I hated this song so much lol
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DuranDourand@reddit

Oh yeah I remember this song. It played on Z100 in NY a lot.
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green_typewriter@reddit

Whoa. I have not (consciously) thought of this song in forever. However, having heard it I feel like it comes up in the background of my mind from time to time.
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dc1999@reddit

Banger
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Way_2_Go_Donny@reddit

With a belt buckle you could land aircraft on.
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epidemicsaints@reddit (OP)

Johnny Suede lookin mf https://preview.redd.it/sc707s0z3hkg1.jpeg?width=400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a97a9c656b85a0805a7d32750eff1a66a2463ac3
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FalseVeterinarian881@reddit

Wow…blast from the past past (that I hated).
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Timmonidus@reddit

![gif](giphy|5xaOcLGvzHxDKjufnLW)
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nastyhammer@reddit

I gotta say I was very much into music at this point but I have no memories whatsoever of this song
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affectionateanarchy8@reddit

Anyway I definitely wore this shit out and watched the video everytime it came on vh1
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Lopsided_Bet_2578@reddit

I remember at the time thinking, ā€œthey are trying so hard for a pop culture moment here, and it’s barely breaking ground,ā€ think I saw like once on MTV, and a few times on The Box.
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kbrick1@reddit

I was just thinking about this song for some fucking reason so this post coming in hot today is wild to me šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚
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frenchinhalerbought@reddit

I loved this song, I had the single
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burnmenowz@reddit

Never heard of it. Did this guy inspire Derek Zoolander though?
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Appropriate_Sock6893@reddit

I had completely forgotten about this song…
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dijitalblue@reddit

I THOUGHT THIS WAS A FEVER DREAM! Nobody else I know remembered this song and video!
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bunsy19792020@reddit

omg my sister and i sing or text this to each other all of the time, except we add our first names and "Ray"
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quarmega@reddit

Wow. This unlocked a whole moment in my teenage years.
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IWillBeNiceThisTime6@reddit

This is one of those things I remember seeing that was as cringe inducing now as it was in real time, in fact moreso I saw this as someone who was like...15 and even then I was like "this guy is NOT going to happen"
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Massive-Ride204@reddit

God I loathe this song
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thirddownloud@reddit

I remember it well on the radio.
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UnusualFunction7567@reddit

I hated this song so much.
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abombregardless@reddit

Yep, this one is buried deep in my memory bank but it’s in there. And we’re not alone… on a D&D podcast called The Adventure Zone, a player cast a spell called Scorching Ray and made a joke that referenced this wretched tune.
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Pretty-Breakfast@reddit

I hadn't heard this song in nearly 30 years. I totally forgot about it and I wish it were still forgotten.
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TickleWitch@reddit

I remember this. Jimmy Ray was something the music industry decided we needed but nobody wanted, like Josh Gad.
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lifeat24fps@reddit

Who wanted to know? Not enough people.
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originalbraindonut@reddit

Is it an A shirt?
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epidemicsaints@reddit (OP)

This had to be a major payola scheme forced into late night rotation or something because I never heard it on the radio once. Details are hazy but I know I saw the video more than once, on tv screens in mall stores. Maybe Journeys?
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Dorkus_Mallorkus@reddit

Admit it. You're Jimmy Ray.
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HollyHazard@reddit

I do remember this and have brought this artist up at a few times to others. It was a flash and poof gone. I felt like it was a fever dream as no one seemed to know who or what I was talking about.
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Weird_Squirrel_8382@reddit

I've heard this mixed into other songs at parties. Would have never looked it up on my own. Thanks
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Esternaefil@reddit

I remember this song. Truly awful.
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SeniorLanguage6497@reddit

I remember it. I thought he was hot.
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graveybrains@reddit

I was happier **NOT** remembering this one. šŸ˜‚
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jsquared8387@reddit

The "who wants to know" part I can remember. Not sure how or where. Was it ever used in a commercial or anything?
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PropadataFilms@reddit

Mike Jones would like to have a word with you, Jimmy.
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MlsterFlster@reddit

I have no idea what you are talking about.
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jaymoney1@reddit

I got you bud. I totally recognize the song
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Ilikedinosaurs2023@reddit

I blocked this piece of crap song out back in 97
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jhrdrmmr@reddit

My friend had this single and I had no idea what the hell it was.
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86themayo@reddit

I heard this song all the time when it came out. The video's not super familiar, so it must have been on the radio.
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Capable_Swordfish701@reddit

I remember the ā€œwho wants to knowā€ part after hearing it. Thats about it.
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BarelyThere78@reddit

There was quite a bit of 90's pop that tested the idea that inscrutable lyrics over a catchy melody and beat meant musical gold.
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ThreeIfByBike@reddit

I made a mix CD back in the day called Boom Hits that had this, OMC, Robbie Williams and the ilk. 100% haven't thought of this song in 25+ years.
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poindxtrwv@reddit

I remember seeing this video and wondering why on Earth I should care about a guy who needs to sing about himself.
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EveryoneChill77777@reddit

The who wants to know who wants to know part sounds familiar somewhat but not really. Love the no hit wonder phrase. Going to use that
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NegPrimer@reddit

this got a lot of play on Latin American MTV.
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Wapiti_whacker82@reddit

Who wants to know? Who wants to know?
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Dildo_Shw4ggins@reddit

I bought a CMJ magazine that came with a CD that had this song on it. It was an unwanted earworm of a tune.
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midnight-dour@reddit

I’m absolutely positive that I have never heard this song before. (In ā€˜97, I was well into my ā€œclassic rockā€ phase.)
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esocharis@reddit

I have never heard this before. I really wish it had stayed that way lol
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