By Kiera Reilly, C’93 with help from Howard Blecher, Marianne Alves Brogdale, Deb Brown, Ed Gold, Debbie Jaffe, Betty Magome, Kathleen Paralusz, Meesh Joslyn Pierce, Jef Pollock, Bardo Ramirez, and Lisa Bardfeld Shapiro
As I’m going through old photos and papers from our time at Penn, I’m listening to Depeche Mode, one of my favorite bands from high school and college. And as I’m sorting through old emails and documents, I found this list of songs from classmates.
When we were preparing for our 15th reunion in May of 2008, we needed a song that would play as we marched down Locust Walk in the alumni parade and arrived at the viewing stand. By popular vote, House of Pain’s “Jump Around” won. And, after listening to it, how can you not Jump Around?
“Jump Around,” wasn’t the only song that we remembered…here are other suggestions from classmates. It was interesting to read how many of us suggested the same songs or the same bands. Throw these all together on a playlist and you have a ‘mix tape’ soundtrack of the early 90’s at Penn! (A mix tape! What is that???)
Songs suggested multiple times by 1993 Classmates
“Jump Around” – House of Pain
“Groove is in the Heart” – Deee-Lite
“Two Princes” – Spin Doctors
“These Are Days” – 10,000 Maniacs
“No Rain” – Blind Melon
Here are some of the notes and song memories that classmates shared in 2013.
Debbie Jaffe:
“Groove Is in the Heart” by DeeLite reminds me of Penn. Spot on with Indigo Girls and Blues Traveler (especially “Closer I am to Fine” and “But Anyway”).
Ed Gold:
“All I Want” – Toad the Wet Sprocket
Marianne Alves Brogdale:
“Oh what a night,” is the one I always think of – and songs from Murph’s. I also always think of “Two Princes” because my roommate loved it.
Also, from the Billboard Top 100 Songs of 1993:
- I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That), Meat Loaf
- I’m Every Woman, Whitney Houston
- Whoot, There It Is, 95 South
- Fields Of Gold, Sting
- Hey Mr. D.J., Zhane
Kathleen Paralusz:
How about “Jump Around”? I have very fond memories of DKE parties w/ that song playing.
Jef Pollock:
“Two Princes” – Spin Doctors
“These Are Days” – 10,000 Maniacs
“Smells Like Teen Spirit” – Nirvana
“Life is a Highway” – Tom Cochran
Matthew Sweet – almost anything
Howard Blecher:
“True Faith” – New Order
“Bizarre Love Triangle” – New Order
“She Sells Sanctuary” – The Cult
“Boys Don’t Cry” – The Cure
“Just Like Heaven” – The Cure
“In Between Days” – The Cure
“Chains of Love” – Erasure
“The One I Love” – R.E.M.
“Superman” – R.E.M.
“It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)” – R.E.M.
“Rub You the Right Way” – Johnny Gill
Bardo Ramirez:
“Wild World” – Cat Stevens
“Don’t Call Me Daughter “– Pearl Jam
“Loser” – Beck
“The Choice is Yours” – Black Sheep
“Jump Around” – House of Pain
“No Rain” – Blind Melon
Mitchell Kraus:
Well, as far as songs – I looked up the top 100 for 1993, and #2 was – Whoomp! (There It Is) by Tag Team. I think that would be fun and relevant.
Deb Brown:
“Tennessee” by Arrested Development and two obvious R.E.M. songs: “Shiny Happy People” and “Losing my Religion”. Also “Dyslexic Heart” from the Singles soundtrack.
Lisa Bardfeld Shapiro:
“Jump Around” definitely brings back some senior year memories for me…..
Meesh Pierce and Betty Magome really went all out and sent us lots of songs…but they’re all so good and spot on that I couldn’t cut any of them from this post.
Do you have a favorite song from our time at Penn? Tell us in the comments!
Meesh Joslyn Pierce:
Meesh sent us a play list from her wedding – so many good songs from the 90’s here!
- Fight for your right to Party – Beastie Boys
- Come on Eileen (Dexys Midnight…)
- Freedom ’90 – George Michael
- Sweet Child o Mine – Guns n Roses
- Tainted Love – Soft Cell
- Joy and Pain
- Brass Monkey – Beastie Boys
- The Choice is Yours – Black Sheep
- Jump Around – House of Pain
- Been Caught Stealing – Jane’s Addiction
- Just Another Day – Oingo Boingo
- Ladies Night – Kool and the Gang
- Mama Said Knock You… – LL Cool J
- Walkin with a Deadman – Oingo Boingo
- Crazy Train – Ozzy Osbourne
- Orange Crush – REM
- Ice Ice Baby – Vanilla Ice
- Mony Mony – Billy Idol
- New Sensation – INXS
- Love Shack – The B-52s
- No Rain – Blind Melon
- Groove is in the Heart – Deee Lite
- Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat) – Digable Planets
- I Touch Myself – Divinyls
- Parents Just Don’t Understand – Fresh Prince
- Cheeseburger in Paradise – Jimmy Buffett
- Margaritaville – Jimmy Buffett
- You Really Got Me – The Kinks
- Jump – Kris Kross
- Down Under – Men at Work
- The Safety Dance – Men Without Hats
- To Be With You – Mr. Big
- OPP – Naughty by Nature
- Funky Cold Medina – Party on
- I’m Too Sexy – Right Said Fred
- Baby Got Back – Sir Mix A Lot
- Gin and Juice – Snoop Dogg
- Back to Life (However Do you…) – Soul II Soul
- Stray Cat Strut – Stray Cats
- Desire – U2
- Rump Shaker (Radio…) – Wreckx-N-Effect
Betty Magome:
Hope it’s not too late:
Here are some great songs from our class (4 years)!
“Groove is in the Heart” – Deee-Lite
“One” – U2
“Killing in the Name of” – Rage Against the Machine (angry, but I listened to it a lot)
“Smells Like Teen Spirit” – Nirvana and any Nirvana song
“These Are Days” – 10,000 Maniacs
“Candy Everybody Wants” – 10,000 Maniacs
“Stay” – Lisa Loeb
“Wicked Game” – Chris Isaak
“Jump Around” – House of Pain
“Walking in Memphis” – Marc Cohn
“No Rain” – Blind Melon
“Whoop There it Is” – Tag Team
“500 Miles” – The Proclaimers
“Connected” – Stereo MCs
“What’s Up” – 4 Non Blonde’s
“Forever Young” – Alphaville
“Bizarre Love Triangle” – New Order
“Doctor Doctor” – Thompson Twins
“Living in Oblivion” – Anything Box
“Russian Radio” – Red Flag
“How Long” – Information Society
“Pure” – Lightning Seeds
“Jump” – Kriss Kross
“Please Don’t Go” – KWS
“Lips Like Sugar” – Echo and the Bunnymen
Pet Shop Boys
“West End Girls”
“Love Comes Easily”
“It’s a Sin”
“What have I done to deserve this”
Depeche Mode
“Personal Jesus”
“Just Can’t get Enough”
“Enjoy the Silence”
“Strangelove”
“People are People”
“Master and Servant”
Erasure
“Oh L’Amour”
“Victim of Love”
“Ship of Fools”
“A Little Respect”
“Take a Chance on Me”
Penn Class of 1993 25th Reunion Countdown
The weekend of July 21 – 22, 2017, marked 42 weeks until the 25th Reunion of the Penn Class of 1993 (May 11 – 14, 2018)!
Join us we count down the weeks to our reunion #93tothe25th:
- Do you have old photos or mementos from our time at Penn? Photos of Spring Fling? Football at Franklin Field? Classes at DRL? We are taking a trip down memory lane and would love for you to share your memories with our class in a future post. Please email us upenn1993@gmail.com!
- Join our reunion committee – email Lisa Grabelle at lisagrabelle@yahoo.com.
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- Classmates are invited to join our Facebook and LinkedIn groups.
Important hotel update! Overwhelming response from our great class has sold out the Downtown Marriott Class of 1993 room block for Saturday night. There are alternative hotels. We recommend booking ASAP! Please see our class website for additional details.
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