Originally Posted by tore

It would be stuff like Best of Cat Stevens, Lisa Ekdahl's self-titled debut (swedish singer/songwriter), Eels' Daisies of the Galaxy or the music from Hair (the musical) which I have a difficult relationship with even today. I never thought it made for good cafè music!

There was also Beastie Boys (The Sounds of Science Anthology), The Cult, The Cure and various norwegian rock like Gartnerlosjen in the rotation, some of it played at high volume after closing hours when we were doing dishes and cleaning the place.

Stuff like Eels' Daisies of the Galaxy is basically music that I like, but it feels like I've heard it enough to last me a lifetime and I'm still tired of it!

One of my GF's favourite albums was Massive Attack's Mezzanine. We used to listen to it while .. you know. It was pretty sweet to have a GF at 18 as a 16 year old

Originally Posted by Thom Yorke

Terrific read. Even though I was a 90s kid, this is very relatable for me. I don't know if it's still a popular thing to do nowadays (the roller rink I went to closed a while ago, anyways), but it's interesting that some things were still the same over a decade apart.

Any birthday party was always at a roller rink called Wheelies, and it was always a time where the boys and girls tried to push cooties aside and mingle a bit. Still awkward as hell though.

This song will forever be ingrained in my brain in relation to Wheelies:

[Cardigans' "Lovefool"]

I swear it was the only song they played. I still love that song though.