Remember that song you couldn’t stop listening to for a straight week? Well, TCM is going begin bringing those songs back. Why? Because it makes us stop and say, “What the fuck! I can’t believe that was once popular!”
Talk about a random song, do you remember “Scatman” by Scatman John? This song came out of no where in 1995 and took pop culture by hostage. It was huge, not Macerana huge, more Billy Fuccillo huge. No offense to Scatman John (RIP), but we don’t see how a sound about poop (“scat” = n. the excrement of an animal) could become so big. Also, we don’t understand why John pretty much named himself “Poopman” either.
Forgot the song? Check it out:
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We hope you enjoy Forgotten Song of the Moment and if you have ideas for songs, be sure to leave comments. We’ve been breakdancing all day since we broke “Scatman” out of the vault.
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