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On this page there are some ‘blasts from the past’ that will take you way back and put a smile on your face.

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112- Only you.

Aaliyah- Back and forth, Age ain’t nothing but a number, At your best, Choosey lover, Hot like fire, One in a million, If your girl only knew.

Aaron Hall- I miss you, All the places, Don’t be afraid.

Adina Howard- Freak like me.

After 7- One night, Ready or not, Kickin It, Can’t stop, Heat of the moment.

Al B. Sure- If i'm not your lover, Nite and day, Rescue me, Off on your own (Girl).

Alexander O'Neal- Sunshine, If you were here tonight, Crying overtime, Criticize, Fake, Saturday love, Never knew love like this.

Alphonzo Hunter- Just the way (Playa’s play), Blacka da berry, Weekend thang.

Another Bad Creation- Iesha, Jealous, Playground.

Anita Baker- Angel, Feel the need, Will you be mine, Sometimes.

Atlantic Starr- Always.

Babyface- Whip appeal, Give you my heart, Tender lover.  

 
   
Basic Black- Special kind of fool, She's mine, Whatever it takes.

BeBe & CeCe Winans- Addictive love.
   
Bel-Biv Devoe- Poison, Do me, BBD.

Bette wright- Thank you for the many things you've done.

Big Bub- Telling me stories.

Billy Lawrence- Come on, Paradise.

Blackgirl- 90's girl.

Blackstreet- Before i let you go, No diggity, Joy, Physical thing, Falling in love again, U blow my mind, Booti call, I can’t get you out of my mind, Tonight’s the night, Get me home. 

Bobby Brown- I really love you girl, Rock wit'cha, Roni, Humpin' around, Good enough, Don't be cruel, Every little step.

  
Boyz II Men- End of the road, Motownphilly, So hard to say goodbye (To yesterday), Uhh Ahh, Please don’t go, I’ll make love to you, On bended knee, Water runs dry, One sweet day.

Brand New Heavies- Never Stop.

Brandy- I wanna be down, Baby, Movin’ on, Best friend.

Brenda K Starr- If you could read my mind.

Brian McKnight- Never felt this way, Crazy love, Hold me, Stay or let it go, One last cry, Crazy love, Anytime, The way love goes, You should be mine.

      
Brian Powell- It's alrite.

Brownstone- If you love me, Grapevyne.

Carl Thomas- Emotional.

Cameo- Word up, Candy.

CeCe Peniston- Keep on walkin' and Inside that i cried.

Chaka Khan- Ain’t noboy, Through the fire, I feel for you.

Changing faces- Foolin' around, Stroke you up.

Chante Moore- Love’s taken over, Ols school lovin, Free/sail on, It’s alright, Precious, Wey u.

Cherelle- Keep it inside, I didn’t mean to turn you on, When you look in my eyes, Fragile…handle with care.

Chris Bender- Who will I choose and Kiss and make up.

Christopher Williams- Dreamin, All i see, Changes.

Chuckie Booker- Games.

Club Nouveau- Lean on me.

Color Me Badd- I adore mi amor & Sex u up. 

Cybil- Walk on, Crazy love.

Damian Dame- Love come near me, Right down to it.

Dave Hollister- One woman man, Yo baby's daddy.

Deborah Cox- Sentimental.

Deniece Williams- It's gonna take a miracle.

Donell Jones- I'll go, Shorty's got her eyes, When you love someone, In the hood, No interruptions, Yearnin', Wish you were here. 

Donna Gardier- How sweet it is to be loved by you.

Donny Hathaway- A song for you, Someday we'll all be free.

Earth Wind and Fire- Take it to the sky, Reasons.

Cute Nia, aged 2 gives us her version of 'Reasons'.

En Vogue- Hold on, Waiting on you.

Entouch- All night, Too hype.

Eric Benet- While you were here, Femininity.

Erykah Badu- On & On.

Eternal- Stay, Save our love Secrets, Angel of mine, just a step from heaven, Power of a woman

EOL- Love the way (Back in da dayz).

FABU- Just Roll.

Faith- You used to love me.

Father MC- I'll Do For You, Treat them like they want to be treated.

Five Star- Let me be the one, All fall down, System addict, Rain or shine, Slightest touch, Strong as steel, Love take over, If I say yes, Stay out of my life, Whenever you’re ready, Find the time, Can’t wait another minute. 

For Real- You don’t know nothin’, Easy to love, Like I do, The saddest song i ever heard.
       
Freddie Jackson- Rock me tonight.

Freeze- Summer freeze.

Gap Band- Outstanding.

Gladys Knight- Your number one.

Goodfellaz- Sugar honey ice-tea, If you walk away.

Groove Theory- Tell me, Baby luv.

Guy- Groove me, Let's chill, Piece of my love, I like, her, Yearning For Your Love, Teddy's jam, Do me right.

Gwen Guthrie- Sweet bitter love.

Gyrlz- It's over.
  
H-Town- Knockin the boots, Lick u up, Don’t hold back the rain.

Heavy D and the Boyz- We got our own thang, Now that we found love, Somebody for me.

Helen Baylor- More than a friend.

Hi-Five- Kissing game, Just can't handle it, Can't wait another minute, Unconditional love, Never should of let you go, The way you said goodbye.

Horace Brown- One for the money, Things we do for love, Taste your love, I like.

II D Extreme- Cry no more.

Immature- Munchies.

Intro- Love thang, Come Inside, Funny how time flies, Feels like the first time, My love's on the way, Ribbon in the Sky, Let me be the one.

Isley Brothers- Summer Breeze, In between the sheets, For the love of you.

Jade- Don’t walk away, If the mood is right, I wanna love you down, 5-4-3-2- Your time is up.

Janet Jackson- What have you done for me lately, When I think of you, Nasty boys, The pleasure principle, Let’s wait a while, Rhythm nation, Escapade, Alright, Come back to me, Love will never do without you, That's the way love goes, Again, Because of love, Anytime, anyplace, You got til it's gone.

Jeff Redd- What goes around, I found lovin, You called and told me.

Jesse Powell- You.

Jodeci- Stay, Gotta love, Come and talk to me, Feenin', My heart belongs to you, Alone, Ride 'n' slide, Cry for you, Forever my lady, Lately, Freek 'n' you, Love u 4 life, Get on up.

Jody Watley- Looking for a new love, Some kinda lover.

Joe- If loving you is wrong, All the things (your man won't do), Gods work.

Joe Public- Live and learn.

Johanna Gardner- Pick up the pieces.

Johnny Gill- Rub you the right way, There u go, My, my, my, Feels So Much Better, I'm still waiting. 

Johnny Kemp- Just got paid.

Jon B- Are you still down.

Jo Jo and K-ci- If you think you're lonely now.

Joyce Simms- Come into my life, All and All.

Juicy- Sugar free.

Karyn White- Superwoman, Romantic, Love saw it, The way you love me, The way i feel about you, The way i feel about you.

Kiesha Jackson- Mama told me, God sent lover.

Keith Sweat- Right and a wrong way, I want her, Make it last forever, something just ain’t right.

Keith Washington featuring Chante Moore- Candlelight and You.

Kelly Price- Don't say goodbye.

Kenny Lattimore- Never too busy.

Kut Klose- Get up on it, Lay my body down, I Like.

Lalah Hathaway- I'm coming back, Baby don’t cry.

Lauryn Hill- Ex-Factor.

   
Levert- Baby I'm ready & Cassanova.

Lisa Lisa- I wonder if i take you home.

Lisa Stansfield- Been around the world, Affection, This is the right time, You can’t deny it.

Lo-key- I got a thang for ya.

Loose Ends- Hanging on a string, Slow down, Gonna make you mine, Don't be a fool, Loves got me, Stay a little while child, Nights of pleasure, You can't stop the rain.

Lorenzo- I can't stand the pain.

Luther Vandross- So amazing.

Mantronix- Take your time.

Mariah Carey- Emotions, Make it happen, Someday, Dreamlover , Hero, I’ll be there, Always be my baby, Butterfly, Breakdown, Fantasy, My all.

Marlena Shaw- Go away little boy.

Mary J. Blige- Real love, Reminisce, You remind me, Sweet thing, Love no limit, My life, Be happy, I love you, I’m going down, You make me feel like (Natural woman), Not gon' cry, Everything, Seven days.

Maxwell- Sumthin' Sumthin'.

     
MC Hammer- You can’t touch this, Too legit to quit.

Meli'sa Morgan- Fools paradise, Do me baby, Good love.

Melvin Riley- Whoose is it, You complete me.

Men at large- Holiday.

Men of Vision- Housekeeper.

Mica Paris- My one temptation.

Michael Jackson- Rock with you, Don’t stop til you get enough, She’s out of my life, The girl is mine, Pretty young thing, Billie Jean, Man in the mirror, I just can’t stop loving you, Just good friends, Remember the time.

Michel'le- No more lies, Something in my heart, Nicety.

Mista- Blackberry Molasses.

Minnie Ripperton- Loving you.

Mint condition- Breakin my heart (Pretty brown eyes), So fine, Always, On and on, U send me swingin', What kind of man would i be.

Mokenstef- He’s mine.

MonaLisa- Can’t be wasting my time, Sweet memories.
Keep fallin’- You keep leading me on.

Monica- Miss Thang.

Monie Love-  It’s a shame, Full term love, Down to earth, Monie in the middle.

Monifah- You, I miss you.

Montell Jordan- This is how we do it.

Mtume- Juicy Fruit, Prime time.

Neneh Cherry- Manchild and Buffalo stance, Inna city mama.

New Edition- Candy girl, Mr telephone man, Can you stand the rain, Crucial.

Next- Wifey, Butta love.

Nu Shooz- I can’t wait.

Nuttn' Nyce- Down 4 whateva.
 
Patrice Rushen- Forget me nots.

Peabo Bryson- Can you stop the rain.
      
Pebbles- Girlfriend, Always, Love/Hate, Mercedes boy, Love makes things happen.

Perfect Gentlemen- Ooh la la.

Portrait- Honey dip, On and on, Here we go again.

P.O.V. and Jade- All thu the night.

Profyle- Jiggy girl, Just can't get you off my mind, I ain't the one.

Ralph Tresvant- Do what i gotta do, Sensitivity.
              
Randy Crawford- Rainy night in Georgia. 

Ready for the World- Tonight, My girly, Love you down, Oh Sheila, Gently, Can he do it like this (Can he do it like that).

Rene and Angela- Secret rendevous.

Riff- If you’re serious, My heart is failing me.

R. Kelly- Honey love, Slow dance, She’s got that vibe, Your body’s calling, Bump 'n' grind, Dedicated, Summer bunnies, It seems like you're ready, Homie lover friend, For you, I believe I can fly, I wish.

Royalle Delite- (I'll be a) Freak for you.

Rude Boys- Written all over your face.

Salt n Pepa- Push it.

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Samuelle- So you like what you see.

Shai- If i ever fall in love again, Comforter and Together forever.

Shanice- I love your smile, Loving you, So free.

Silk- Freak Me.

Skky- Start of a romance.

Something for the people- My love is the shhhh.

SOS- No one's gonna love you.

Soul II Soul- Keep on movin, Back to life, Fairplay, Get a life, A dream’s a dream, Joy, Love enuff, I care, Jazzie’s groove, I wish.

Soul 4 Real- Candy Rain.

Sounds of Blackness- Be optimistic, Black Butterfly.

Special Generation- You can tie me down, Love me just for me, Spark of love.

Stacye & Kimiko- It just ain’t right, I’ve been waiting, Paradise.

Stevie Wonder- Pastime Paradise.

Subway feat. 702- Hide and seek.

Surface- Shower me with your love.

SWV- I'm so into you, Use your heart, Weak, Right here, Always on my mind, Anything, Downtown.

Sybil- Don’t make me over.

Taja Sevelle- Love is contagious.

Tammy Lucas- Is it good to you.

Tara Kemp- Just wanna hold you tight, Piece of my heart.

Taral Hicks- Distant Lover.

Tasha holiday- Just the way you like it.

Teddy Pendergrass- Love TKO. 

Teena Marie- I need your lovin', Portuguese love.

Terence Trent D'Arby- Wishing well, If i let you stay.

Terry Garmon- Anyway.

Tevin Campbell- I’m ready, Can we talk, Always in my heart, Brown eyed girl, Don’t say goodbye girl, Shhh, Tomorrow, Tell me what you want me to do.

The Boys- Dial my heart.

The Controllers- Stay.

The Good Girls- All for your love, You’re sweetness, Just call me.

The System- Don't disturb this groove.

Tisha Campbell- Love me down.

TLC- Ain’t too proud to beg, Baby-Baby-Baby, Creep, Diggin on you, Kick your game.

     
Today- Girl I got my eyes on you, Him or me, Why you wanna get funky (On me).

Tony Rich- Nobody knows.

Tony Terry– Lovey dovey, Everlasting love, In the shower, When I'm with you.

Tony Toni Tone- Just me and you, Feels good, Whatever you want, It never rains (In Southern California), Slow wine, Anniversary, Lay your head on my pillow, If I had no loot.

Total- Kissin’ you, Do you think about us, Can you see.

Tracie Spencer- This house,Tender kisses & Love me.

Trey Lorenz- Someone to hold.

Trisha Covington- Why you wanna play me out.

Troop- Spread my wings, All i do is think of you.

Tyler Collins- Girls nite out.

UNV- Something's going on.

Whayne Marshall- G spot.

Whitehead Brothers- Forget i was a G, 187.

Whitney Houston- Saving all my love, Didn’t we almost have it all, How will I know, I wanna dance with somebody, Love will save the day, So emotional, Where do broken hearts go, You give good love, I’m your baby tonight, Something in common, Miracle, One moment in time, Greatest love of all.

Will Downing- Love supreme.

Wreckx-N-Effect- Rump shaker.

Wooten Brothers- I’d rather be with you, Tell me, We could be together.

Xscape- Just kickin it, In the rain, Loves a funny thing, Understanding, Who can I run to, Do you want to, Softest place on earth, Am I dreamin, My little secret, The arms of the one who loves you.

Zhane- Hey Mr DJ, Crush, Request line, La la la, Sending your love, You’re sorry now, Groove thang, Just like that, For a reason.

Dancehall

Apache Indian
Bailey
Barrington Levy
Beenie Man
Bobo General
Bounty Killer
Buccaneer
Buju Banton
Buro Banton

Capleton
Chaka Demus and Pliers
Cocoa Tea
Courtney Melody
Cutty Ranks

Daddy Screw
Daddy Freddy
Dirtsman

Frankie Paul

Garnet Silk
Ganja Ash
General TK
General Levy
Gregory Isaacs

Junior Demus
Junior Reid

London Posse
Lt. Stitchie

Mad Cobra
Mafia & Fluxy
Macka B
Mega Banton
Mikey Spice

Nardo Ranks
Nicodemus
Ninjaman

Papa D
Papa San
Penny Irie
Peter Metro
Pinchers

Reggie Stepper
Ricky Tuffy

Sanchez
Shabba Ranks
Shaggy
Simpleton
Singing Melody
Spragga Benz
Supercat

Tenor Saw
Terror Fabulous
Thriller U
TigerAdmiral
Top Cat

Wayne Wonder

Yellowman

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Burn a CD or download tracks onto your computer - whatever works for you. Go through our ‘back in the day’ list and choose the songs you want to include in your compilation.

TV Shows/Cartoons

So what about TV…waaay ‘back in the day’…when we were still renting out video tapes and not DVDs!

Do you really remember when Saturday cartoons were amazing and we used to jump out of bed extra early in the morning so we could watch them…

Atom Ant

Bananas in Pajamas
Batman
Bugs Bunny

Care Bears
Casper the Friendly Ghost

Danger Mouse
Daria
Dasterdly & Muttley
Dragon Ball GT

Fantastic Four: The Animated Series
Fat Albert

Gummi Bears

He-man- ‘By the power of Grey Skull’
Hey Arnold

Mighty Mouse
My Little Pony

Ninja Turtles

Penelope PitStop and Friends
Pokemon

Rugrats

Scooby Doo
Spiderman
Superman

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The Flintstones
The Flintstone Kids
The Gummy Bears
The Incredible Hulk
The smurfs
Tiny Toon Adventures
Toonami

Ulysses

Cartoon themes

TV Shows

21 Jump Street

A Different World
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes

Beauty and the Beast
Beavis & Butt-Head
Benny Hill
Beverly Hillbillies (I wanna tell yall a story bout a man named Jed. A poor mountain man could barely keep his family fed).
Beverly Hills 90210
Blossom
Boy Meets World
Bullseye

Charlie's Angels (Once upon a time, there were three little girls...)
Cheers
Clueless: The Series
Columbo
Conan: The Adventurer

Dallas
Dawson's Creek
Degrassi Junior High
Different strokes
Doogie Howser,M.D.
Dukes of Hazzard
Dynasty- Alexis, Krystle & Blake

Eerie Indiana

Falcon Crest
Fantasy Island
Fraggle rock
Fun House

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Happy Days- (The Fonz, Richie, Joanie and Chachi etc)

In Living Color

Johnny Bravo

Keeping Up Appearances
Kenan and Kel
Knight Rider
Knots Landing-Gary Ewing, Greg Sumner
Kojak (Telly Savalas and his lollipop... 'Who loves ya, baby?')

L.A. Law
Little House On The Prairie

Man From Atlantis
Melrose Place
Moesha
Mork & Mindy
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm
Murder she wrote
My Two Dads
Power Rangers
Punky Brewster
Quantum Leap
Roseanne

Saved by the bell The Cosby Mysteries
Seinfeld The Golden Girls
Sister Sister
Sliders
SM:tv live
Spitting image
Starsky & Hutch
Sunset Beach
Supermarket Sweep

Tales From The Crypt
The Brady Bunch
The Cosby Show
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Hogan Family
The Jerry Springer Show
The Little Rascals
The Love Boat
The Muppets
The Wayans Bros.
The Wonder Years
Transformers, robots in disguise
Twilight Zone

VR Troopers

Wonder Woman
WWF Mania
WWF - Superstars of Wrestling A Life of Grime

Dances

Breakdancing
Butterfly
Popping
Roger Rabbit
Running Man
The bogle
The Wop
The bogle

Fashion

Adidas with the fat shoelaces.
Chinese shoes
Kangols
Keds
Leather bomber jackets with fur-trimmed hoods
Lee Jeans with permanent creases
Leg Warmers
Nike Air Jordans, as advertised by Michael Jordan.
Sheepskin coats
Socks over leggings scrunched down
Wind breakers

Moments

1980

John Lennon is shot dead.

CNN is launched

Ronald Reagan is elected President Of The United States.

It snow in Florida.

J.R. is shot on the T.V. show Dallas.

1981

President Ronald Reagan is shot.

The first space shuttle ‘Columbia’ is launched

Bob Marley dies at the age of 36.

MTV is launched

Muhammad Ali's loses his last fight to Trevor Berbick.

1982

Teddy Pendergrass has a car accident that puts him in a wheelchair.

1983

The US Department of Health and Human Services declares AIDS as the nations top medical priority.

Vanessa Williams becomes the first African-American Miss America.

The singer Karen Carpenter dies at age 32.

The Compact disc is introduced.

1984

Marvin Gaye is shot to death by his father.

1985
Ronald Reagan is sworn in for his second term as President of the United States at the age 73.

The year of ‘Live Aid’.

The ‘Titanic’ is discovered 2.5 miles below the surface off the coast of Newfoundland.

Rock Hudson (actor) dies of AIDs at age 59.

VH-1 is launched.
The song ‘We Are The World’ is recorded.

Madonna marries Sean Penn.

Hurricane Gloria hits the Atlantic coast.

Sylvester Stallone marries Brigette Nielson.

1986

The space shuttle Challenger explodes.

Mike Tyson becomes boxing's Heavyweight Champion at the age of twenty.

The US officially recognizes Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

1987

Margaret Thatcher wins a third term as Prime Minister in Britian.

Lisa marries Lenny Kravitz.

1988

Mike Tyson beats Michael Spinks in Atlantic City and wins $20 million.

1989

A total eclipse of the moon.

The final episode of ‘Dynasty’.

The final episode of ‘Family Ties’.

The first African-American Mayor David Dinkins.

1990

First Elections in Romania

German Reunification.

Margaret Thatcher Resigns

Smoking on airplane flights is banned.

Iraq invades Kuwait.

Liberia is invaded by Charles Taylor

Manuel Noreiga gives himself up to the US Military.

Nelson Mandela is freed.

1991

Iraq is attacked by UN forces

Over 40,000 Albania refugees flee their country.
The Soviet Union Ends.

AIDS treatment developed.

USA sanctions against South Africa is lifted

'Magic' Johnson tests HIV positive.

Jeffery Dahlmer is arrested.

Chlorea outbreak in Peru.

Robert Maxwell dies.

Rodney King is severely beaten by four white police officers

Princess Diana and Prince Charles split up.

Mt Pinatubo Volcano Erupts in Philippines.

1992

President Clinton becomes 42nd president of the United States.

Rodney King incident leads to LA Riots.
 
Largest shopping mall in the US is built.

John Gotti is convicted.

Hurricane Andrew hits Florida.

Mike Tyson is found guilty of rape.

Fire at Windsor Castle.

Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson divorced

Princess Anne divorces her husband.

Princess Diana and Prince Charles divorce.

First Black female astronaut, Dr. Mae C. Jemison

1993

The Mississippi and Missouri is flooded.

Waco Tragedy.

Pablo Escobar Gaviria is killed.

Israel and PLO sign peace accord

Czechoslovakia splits.

Legal euthanasia in the Netherlands.

Explosion at the World Trade Center.

Michael Jordan retires to play minor league baseball.

New Kids on the Block split up.

The final episode of cheers.

1994
 
South African Black people get the vote.

Civil war in Rwanda, 500,000 people are killed.

The existence of black holes is proved.

The Chunnel tunnel opens

Comet hits Jupiter.

The OJ speed chase.

The Los Angeles earthquake

The funeral of Jackie Kennedy Onassis.

Oldest Human Remains Found in Kenya, 4.4 million years old.

1995

The Oklahoma City Bombing

A massive earthquake in Japan.

Ebola Virus strikes.

Dr. Bernard A. Harris, Jr. is the first black American astronaut to walk in space.

1996

Olympic Park bombing

Ebonics- California School board recognizes black english as a separate language.

O.J. Simpson trial begins

Princess Diana and Prince Charles are divorced. She has her 'HRH' removed.

1997

Dolly the sheep is cloned.

OJ Simpsons loses civil suit for wrongful death

Timothy McVeigh is found guilty of bombing the Alfred
P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City.

China gets back control of Hong Kong after 156 years of British rule.

Princess Diana's Funeral.

Comet Hale-Bopp is spotted.

1998

Clinton admits to having an affair with Monica Lewinsky.

A severe weather season: Hurricane Mitch and Hurricane George hit, tornadoes and a severe heatwave lasting all summer. El Nino is blamed.

The ‘dragging’ death of James Byrd Jr in Texas.

Melissa Ward becomes the first commercial Black female pilot in the United States.

Geri Halliwell leaves the Spice Girls.

1999

President Clinton is acquitted

NATO begins bombing Yugoslavia

Columbine tragedy

An earthquake in Turkey Kills 13,000 people.

The women's Soccer Team Wins World Cup.

Panama Canal is handed back to Panama.

Pokemon fever grips the US.

Prince Edward and Sophie get married.

Hurricane Floyd devastates the coast of North Carolina.

Beetle member George Harrison is stabbed in his home.

Y2K Scare.

Woodstock 99

The creation of the Euro.

Thabo Mbeki is elected as the second black President of the Republic of South Africa.

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