Throw on your Short Circuit t-shirt andprepare to take the stand as we take you back to the 80s! Without further ado, here is the 20 Years Before 2000 THROWBACK JAM OF THE WEEK!
Artist: El DeBarge Song: Who's Johnny? Album: El Debarge (1986) Peak Billboard Hot 100 Position: #3 Bonus Fun Fact: This song was used in the movie Short Circuit (1986) and was El Debarge's only top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 charts after leaving his family's band Debarge in the mid 80's!
The year was 1990 and "Turtlemania" was in full swing. The Ninja Turtles had a crazy successful action figure line from Playmates, the Ninja Turtles animated cartoon was must see TV and the comics by Mirage and Archie were fire! The next major hurdle for the boys in green to conquer was the big screen! I remember finding out about this mind blowing movie while reading the BK Kids Club magazine that was given out at Burger King in the 90's. We got our "1st Degree Ninja Badges" in our meals and poured over the single photo featuring one of the Ninja Turtles in all his live action glory!
When the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie dropped on audiences in March of 1990, my Dad took me and my brother to see this cinematic masterpiece and we loved every second of it. That year and many years after we were fully immersed in the Ninja Turtle marketing machine. We played the video games, ate the cereal, slept under the warmth of the bedsheets and of course rocked out to the official motion picture soundtrack!
We never did call that 900 number in the ad above, but we did own the soundtrack on cassette tape. I still have my original copy and the exclusive sticker that was included inside the packaging still holds a special spot in my old sticker album right next to some other radical renderings of the Turtle Boys.
I never did own the CD version of the TMNT soundtrack when I was a kid, but a few years ago I remedied that situation and bought a brand new copy off ebay for around $5 and yes, it came with another copy of the exclusive sticker!
Since you're all here, we might as well take a peak inside the CD booklet and see what's within it's pages. Here we go!
I loved when CDs or cassettes would include the lyrics to songs. It was a great way to sing along and learn the words for yourself. I can still see myself and my brother sitting in what we dubbed as our "Nintendo Room" playing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game on our Nintendo Entertainment system as we listened to the Ninja Turtles soundtrack on our Walkman cassette players. We would swap the NES controller back and forth. While one of us was playing, the other was jamming out to tunes by M.C. Hammer, Hi-Tek 3 and Partners In Kryme while reading the soundtrack insert. Those were fantastic times spent with my brother and that is one of the main reasons why I love this soundtrack so much. It is filled with personal nostalgia and it also features some bangin' 90's jams!
Do you have any memories of owning or listening to the TMNT movie soundtrack? Do you have a favorite song on the album? Let us know in the comments below and as always...Thanks For Reading!
Throw on your Dopest Suit and head to the street dance as we take you back to the 90's! Without further ado, here is the 20 Years Before 2000 THROWBACK JAM OF THE WEEK!
Artist: Tevin Campbell Song: Round And Round Album: T.E.V.I.N. (1990) Peak Billboard Hot 100 Position: #12 Bonus Fun Fact: This song was featured on the "Graffiti Bridge" soundtrack and was produced by Prince as Tevin Campbell's first solo single!
Throw on your leather hat and head to Spook Central as we take you back to the 80's! Without further ado, here is the 20 Years Before 2000 THROWBACK JAM OF THE WEEK!
Artist: Bobby Brown Song: On Our Own Album: Ghostbusters II Soundtrack (1989) Peak Billboard Hot 100 Position: 2 Bonus Fun Fact: This song reached #1 on Billboard's "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs" and features backing vocals by Babyface.
Throw on your Tune Squad jersey and head to the Space Jam as we take you back to the 90's! Without further ado, here is the 20 Years Before 2000 THROWBACK JAM OF THE WEEK!
Artist: Quad City DJ's Song: Space Jam Album: Space Jam: Music From and Inspired by the Motion Picture (1996) Peak Billboard Hot 100 Position: 37 Bonus Fun Fact: This song was part of the Space Jam soundtrack that reached #2 on the US Billboard 200 chart. In 2001 the soundtrack was certified 6x platinum by the RIAA!
Throw on your Ball Cap, and head to the Klumps' for some dinner as we take you back to the 90's! Without further ado, here is the 20 Years Before 2000 THROWBACK JAM OF THE WEEK!
Artist: Montell Jordan feat. Slick Rick
Song: I Like
Album: The Nutty Professor Soundtrack (1996)
Peak Billboard Hot 100 Position: 28
Bonus Fun Fact: This song was also included in Montell Jordan's second album "More..." in 1996 and was Slick Rick's first record released as a single after he was released from prison!
Throw on your jumpsuits, and hop in the Ecto-1 as we take you back to the 80s! Without further ado, here is the 20 Years Before 2000 THROWBACK JAM OF THE WEEK!
Artist: Alessi
Song: Savin' The Day
Album: Ghostbusters: Soundtrack (1984)
Peak Billboard Hot 100 Position: N/A
Bonus Fun Fact: The band Alessi is made up of twin brothers Billy & Bobby Alessi. They have released 11 albums since 1976 with "Water" released in 2018!
Throw on your Proton Packs, and don't go near it as we take you back to the 80s! Without further ado, here is the 20 Years Before 2000 THROWBACK JAM OF THE WEEK!
Artist: Doug E. Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew
Song: Spirit
Album: Ghostbusters II: Soundtrack (1989)
Peak Billboard Hot 100 Position: N/A
Bonus Fun Fact: This song was featured in the movie Ghostbusters II and there were 4 versions created including the Album Version, Instrumental Version, Extended Version & Spirit Dub.
Throw on your wetsuit and head to the Deep Blue Sea as we take you back! Without further ado, here is the 20 Years Before 2000 THROWBACK JAM OF THE WEEK...
Artist: L.L. Cool J
Song: Deepest Bluest
Album: Deep Blue Sea: The Soundtrack (1999)
Peak Billboard Hot 100 Position: N/A
Bonus Fun Fact: This song was the only single off this soundtrack album. L.L. Cool J was quoted as saying "This was my finest shark-related song ever. I can't believe it didn't chart."
Throw on Best Suit and Shadesand Hit Club Hell With The Bad Boys as we take you back! Without further ado, here is the 20 Years Before 2000 THROWBACK JAM OF THE WEEK...
Artist: Warren G
Song: So Many Ways
Album: Bad Boys: Movie Soundtrack (1995)
Peak Billboard Hot 100 Position: N/A
Bonus Fun Fact: This song originally appeared on Warren G's debut album "Regulate...G Funk Era" in 1994. "So Many Ways" features a sample of the song "Take Your Time (Do It Right)" by The S.O.S Band.
Throw on your Gold Chains and head to The Hood as we take you back! Without further ado, here is the 20 Years Before 2000 THROWBACK JAM OF THE WEEK...
Artist: Domino feat. Chill
Song: Tales From The Hood Album: Tales From The Hood: Soundtrack (1995)
Peak Billboard Hot 100 Position: N/A Bonus Fun Fact: The video for this song features cameos by actress Paula Jai-Parker, E-40 & MC Eiht. The soundtrack for "Tales From The Hood" went gold in the United States.
Throw on your Parachute Pants and head to Cemetery Ridge as we take you back! Without further ado, here is the 20 Years Before 2000 THROWBACK JAM OF THE WEEK...
Artist: MC Hammer
Song: The Addams Groove Album: The Addams Family: Soundtrack (1991)
Peak Billboard Hot 100 Position: 7 Bonus Fun Fact: This song was Hammer's last top 10 hit in the U.S. The video features cameos by most of the cast of the Addams Family movie. This video played before the Addams Family movie during it's first few weeks in theaters.
Throw on your Shades and Leather Jacket and head to the Treehouse as we take you back! Without further ado, here is the 20 Years Before 2000 THROWBACK JAM OF THE WEEK...
Artist: The Monster Squad
Song: Monster Squad Rap Album: The Monster Squad: Soundtrack (1987)
Peak Billboard Hot 100 Position: N/A Bonus Fun Fact: This song was never officially released as a single and has never had an official music video shot. This song was played over the credits of the movie "The Monster Squad" upon it's release in 1987.
Throw on your Brown Jumpsuits and head to the Fire Station as we take you back! Without further ado, here is the 20 Years Before 2000 THROWBACK JAM OF THE WEEK...
Peak Billboard Hot 100 Position: N/A Bonus Fun Fact: This song is a remix of the original "Ghostbusters" song by Ray Parker Jr. The video features cameos by Sigourney Weaver, Annie Potts, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson.
Get your head shaved and head on into the streets as we take you back! Without further ado, here is the 20 Years Before 2000 THROWBACK JAM OF THE WEEK...
Artist: ONYX & Biohazard
Song: Judgement Night Album: Judgement Night: Soundtrack (1993)
Peak Billboard Hot 100 Position: N/A Bonus Fun Fact: The version of the song differs from the release on the album soundtrack. The lead singer of Biohazard, Evan Seinfeld, has more of a presence in the video version and the lyrics from ONYX are cleaned up and changed for television viewing audiences.
Get your hair braided and head on a Fantastic Voyage as we take you back! Without further ado, here is the 20 Years Before 2000 THROWBACK JAM OF THE WEEK...
Artist: Coolio feat. 40 Thevz
Song: C U When U Get There Album: Nothing To Lose: Soundtrack (1997)
Peak Billboard Hot 100 Position: 12 Bonus Fun Fact: This song samples the melody from Johann Pachelbel's "Canon in D Major" and has been certified Gold by the RIAA.
Throw on your White Sox Hat and grab your Chili Fritos from Big Worm aswe take you back! Without further ado, here is the 20 Years Before 2000 THROWBACK JAM OF THE WEEK...
Artist: Dr. Dre
Song: Keep Their Heads Ringin' Album: Friday: The Motion Picture Soundtrack (1995) Peak Billboard Hot 100 Position: 10
Bonus Fun Fact: The music video for this song was directed by F. Gary Gray and features cameos by Friday actors Nia Long, Chris Tucker and Faizon Love.
Throw on your purple bandana and grab your bo staff aswe take you back! Without further ado, here is the 20 Years Before 2000 THROWBACK JAM OF THE WEEK...
Peak Billboard Hot 100 Position: N/A Bonus Fun Fact: Spunkadelic was a Canadian hip-hop/R&B group that achieved moderate success in the U.S. during the 90s. They also appeared on the TMNT II: The Secret of the Ooze soundtrack with their song "Creatures of Habit" in 1991.
Throw on your blue bandana and grab your katana aswe take you back! Without further ado, here is the 20 Years Before 2000 THROWBACK JAM OF THE WEEK...
Artist: Vanilla Ice
Song: Ninja Rap Album: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991)
Peak Billboard Hot 100 Position: N/A Bonus Fun Fact: The album version of this song has a faster tempo than the movie version. Vanilla Ice can be heard singing this song while stocking shelves in a 2014 Kraft Macaroni & Cheese commercial. The TMNT II comic adaptation has a completely different version of this song in it's pages.
