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I'm a Gen Xer. I'm not from the U.S. but I had to look up "No Diggity" in disbelief that someone would think it a "90's standard". I had literally never heard o

I'm a Gen Xer. I'm not from the U.S. but I had to look up "No Diggity" in disbelief that someone would think it a "90's standard". I had literally never heard of it. There's also plenty on the list that I recognise but I can guess why they've faded. Most obvious are followup singles that charted well despite being pretty bland (it was some previous song by the artist that was good). There's also a couple movie tie-ins that were only popular alongside the movie. Some, like Bryan Adams' "All for Love", manage to tick both those boxes (I don't think I'd heard that song in 25 years). And Winds of Change by the Scorpions was gigantic in Europe in the early 1990s but it is literally a song about perestroika. It's about as entrenched in a specific era as a song can get. Edit: wow, same website has an article discussing why "No Diggity" is the most timeless song. Shows what I know? https://pudding.cool/2017/03/timeless/index.html https://pudding.cool/2017/03/timeless/index.html

dkdbejwi383 6y ago
It seems very USA-centric to this European, too. Classic case of an American mistaking the USA for the entire world.
- Markoff 6y ago
  yup, black/R&B/hiphop/rap musis was very small in Europe, while I don't see mainstream eurohouse/trance hits like Robert Miles's Children, ATB's Till I come, Rhythm is a dancer, What Is Love from Haddaway, all even recognizable by my boomer father, let alone myself, none of them amde it into chart while they must be recognized for sure at least by 50% of Millennials
  - HeadsUpHigh 6y ago
    Children is the bomb,the melody just sticks to your brain even when I haven't listened to it for years I instantly recognize it and I'm a bit late to that movement so it wasn't much on the radio when I was a teen.
globular-toast 6y ago
I know "No Diggity" because I had a "Hip Hop Classics" CD at some point. I don't think I've ever heard it anywhere else in the UK, though.
- crtasm 6y ago
  I'm intrigued and surprised by this - it's one of the most frequently covered/remixed songs I know, has been a staple in DJ sets since it first became popular and most people I know in the UK would instantly recognise it. Some covers: Hackney Colliery Band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKHtfjXrUzs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKHtfjXrUzs Aphrodite (drum 'n bass): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20SezMmyE6w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20SezMmyE6w Chet Faker (downtempo): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIfFA8-RaHQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIfFA8-RaHQ Boeboe (trap): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qqw18evmVA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qqw18evmVA
  - globular-toast 6y ago
    All of those covers are in niche genres. I've no idea why you think that means the song should be more universally well known. I'm not sure what it is about music but some people find it very hard to relate to people with radically different musical tastes. I'm sure much of it is on purpose, though, to make people seem more cultured and refined.
    - crtasm 6y ago
      I disagree that downtempo and drum and bass are niche genres, but in any case I'm not saying "these covers show it should be better known". I'm giving examples of how big a tune it is within my (and friends) musical bubble, didn't mean it as a dig against yours. Sorry if it came across that way. edit: This made me curious what comes up on a search for "radio 1 no diggity" - here's Backstreet Boys: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg8vknZ9L0M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg8vknZ9L0M Ed Sheeran: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uijKNxpRCQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uijKNxpRCQ Klaxons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGqyUzPMHDo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGqyUzPMHDo
gagege 6y ago
I'm 34. I've heard 'No Diggity' now, but a couple of years ago it was one of those songs I always heard people talk about with 90s nostalgia, but I somehow wasn't aware of it in the 90s. I knew 'No Scrubs' and 'Wannabe' and most of those others back then, but for me 'No Diggity' has kind of a Mandela Effect on me. Everyone apparently loved this song, but I never heard it.

dkdbejwi383 6y ago

It seems very USA-centric to this European, too. Classic case of an American mistaking the USA for the entire world.

Markoff 6y ago
yup, black/R&B/hiphop/rap musis was very small in Europe, while I don't see mainstream eurohouse/trance hits like Robert Miles's Children, ATB's Till I come, Rhythm is a dancer, What Is Love from Haddaway, all even recognizable by my boomer father, let alone myself, none of them amde it into chart while they must be recognized for sure at least by 50% of Millennials
- HeadsUpHigh 6y ago
  Children is the bomb,the melody just sticks to your brain even when I haven't listened to it for years I instantly recognize it and I'm a bit late to that movement so it wasn't much on the radio when I was a teen.

globular-toast 6y ago

I know "No Diggity" because I had a "Hip Hop Classics" CD at some point. I don't think I've ever heard it anywhere else in the UK, though.

crtasm 6y ago
I'm intrigued and surprised by this - it's one of the most frequently covered/remixed songs I know, has been a staple in DJ sets since it first became popular and most people I know in the UK would instantly recognise it. Some covers: Hackney Colliery Band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKHtfjXrUzs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKHtfjXrUzs Aphrodite (drum 'n bass): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20SezMmyE6w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20SezMmyE6w Chet Faker (downtempo): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIfFA8-RaHQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIfFA8-RaHQ Boeboe (trap): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qqw18evmVA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qqw18evmVA
- globular-toast 6y ago
  All of those covers are in niche genres. I've no idea why you think that means the song should be more universally well known. I'm not sure what it is about music but some people find it very hard to relate to people with radically different musical tastes. I'm sure much of it is on purpose, though, to make people seem more cultured and refined.
  - crtasm 6y ago
    I disagree that downtempo and drum and bass are niche genres, but in any case I'm not saying "these covers show it should be better known". I'm giving examples of how big a tune it is within my (and friends) musical bubble, didn't mean it as a dig against yours. Sorry if it came across that way. edit: This made me curious what comes up on a search for "radio 1 no diggity" - here's Backstreet Boys: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg8vknZ9L0M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg8vknZ9L0M Ed Sheeran: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uijKNxpRCQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uijKNxpRCQ Klaxons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGqyUzPMHDo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGqyUzPMHDo

gagege 6y ago

I'm 34. I've heard 'No Diggity' now, but a couple of years ago it was one of those songs I always heard people talk about with 90s nostalgia, but I somehow wasn't aware of it in the 90s. I knew 'No Scrubs' and 'Wannabe' and most of those others back then, but for me 'No Diggity' has kind of a Mandela Effect on me. Everyone apparently loved this song, but I never heard it.