Did you know…….Sunny came home

But for real, my cousin who is 2 years older than me would drive us to HS. She had this CD on repeat the entire year. I actually like AOB, but I freaking hate this song now.

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Past-Confection-6730@reddit

I still love this song. “Oh light the sky and hold on tight. The world is burning down. She’s out there on her own and she’s all right.”

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sweetbirthdaybaby333@reddit

I had this album in 1997 and while this was the best song on it (iirc), I still liked it a lot.

I remember I was in a supermarket in December 2016, all out of sorts, and this song came on and I started crying because the summer of 1997 suddenly felt so, so far away.

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Thamnophis660@reddit

this song came on and I started crying because the summer of 1997 suddenly felt so, so far away.

Holy hell this is relatable.

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gnarlslindbergh@reddit

I had a lot of fun that summer.

The two songs I remember the most from that summer were Knock on Wood- Mighty Bostones and K’s Choice “Not an Addict”.

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-Andar-@reddit

I feel like you could turn on VH1 at any given time and see this music video or Mary Jane’s Last Dance

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4x4Welder@reddit

Sunny came home to her favorite room

Sunny sat down in the kitchen.

It's been so long since I heard that but damn it just jumped right back into my mind. That video was on MTV and VH1 a few times a day too.

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OhTheHueManatee@reddit

Before I read the caption I thought that was Gary Busey.

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AUTiger0325@reddit

Between Sunny coming home, looking for where the cowboys have gone, and not wanting to wait for our lives to be over, the chicks had some catchy ass toons.

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Worth_Specific3764@reddit

damn thank you ! I haven't thought about this song in AGES!!!

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LLPhotog@reddit

I hated this song. I still do but I used to too.

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drudman6@reddit

I got a smoke alarm at home, but really it’s more like a 9-volt-battery-slowly-drainer.

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I don't need a receipt for a doughnut. I'll just give you the money, and you give me the doughnut. End of transaction! We don't need to bring ink and paper into this! I can't imagine a scenario where I'd have to prove that I bought a doughnut. Some skeptical friend...'Don't even act like I didn't buy that doughnut! I've got the documentation right here! Oh, wait, it's back home, in the file. Under d...for doughnut.'

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IkariYun@reddit

I still use the famous original more often that I should

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Snowsteak@reddit

Updoot for Mitch

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Smitch250@reddit

Mitches unite

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andrew_c_morton@reddit

I did not, even though I did buy an outfit today that costed a lot of money today because I thought Wu-Tang was gonna win.

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jc2g@reddit

https://youtu.be/_V0fLG-seIw?si=9-H7fEB4DIpRagqD

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RelevantNothing4653@reddit

Wu Tang is for the children, we teach the children.

God bless you Old Dirty Bastard

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Snowsteak@reddit

Old Dirty Chinese Restaurant*

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-Cool_Ethan-@reddit

I am in my mid 40s and I have never ever heard this song or of this band.

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FancyThought7696@reddit

That’s wild. (I’m not trying to sound offensive—I’m just amazed because hearing one line immediately got this song stuck in my head from hours of hearing it on the radio in high school.)

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gatsome@reddit

I’m also perplexed at how this is possible

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handsomeape95@reddit

For this to be true, someone would not have turned on a radio from 1997 to 1999, nor have ever gone to a dentist's office.

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ryhoyarbie@reddit (OP)

Great song. It just popped up in my mind and I’m like, I need to listen to it.

The live performance she did on the David Letterman show is great too.

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nancy_drew_98@reddit

I have a tattoo of the match from the album cover, and the line “It’s time for a few small repairs” - got it when I decided to move forward with my divorce.

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Most_Beyond9318@reddit

I still listen to this song on the regular. Love it!

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Texas_Kimchi@reddit

Still waiting for my sweet surrender.

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Walkaway20@reddit

Sunny came home to burn shit down

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Aronacus@reddit

is about a pyromaniac? yes! Some folks are shocked about that. But, if you listen to the lyrics. You can clearly tell she's a pyromaniac!

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friendlynbhdwitch@reddit

One fire does not make a pyromaniac.

”Sunny Came Home” is about a woman named Sunny who burns her house down to escape her past.

In April of 2013, during a concert in Perth, Australia, Shawn confirmed that the song is a murder ballad.

https://genius.com/Shawn-colvin-sunny-came-home-lyrics

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Ph4ntorn@reddit

I just reread the lyrics, and I don’t think she’s a pyromaniac. She definitely lights one or more fires, but it seems to be about hurting people who hurt her. I don’t think she’s doing it just because she likes setting fires.

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Funkdamentalist@reddit

I agree. You don't need to be a pyromaniac to be an arson. Pyromania is driven more by a psychological compulsion, whereas Sunny seems more to be motivated by vengeance.

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Ph4ntorn@reddit

Almost like she came home with it.

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pingle1@reddit

I’m sorry but the radio slammed her music down our throats so much I find it hard to listen to her.

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Wise-Tourist-6747@reddit

I saw her play a tiny solo acoustic show at the Hard Rock restaurant on San Diego maybe 12 years ago lol

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AdjectiveNoun1234567@reddit

I've never heard this song before in my life

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SubstantialDog9170@reddit

Thanks for reminding about this, going on my playlist now!

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Think_Selection9571@reddit

I still don't know where all the cowboys have gone

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PhoneJazz@reddit

18 years before “Where Have All the Cowboys Gone” was released, Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings released “Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys”.

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