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Fort Meade: 1998-2000



Rooster by Alice in Chains

I was a Platoon Sergeant at the time, and in charge of 53 others. One day, I passed out the platoons Alert Roster to the guys, however, I sent it out as a "Platoon Rooster," and it took me a while to realize what I did. In fact, one of my soldiers pointed it out to me. Well, a couple of my soldiers would start singing the chorus of this song whenever they saw me.



Alice by Alice

One of the first songs that I ever downloaded. Alice was a Canadian indy group that released songs on www.mp3.com when it was free to download songs with no strings attached.



Never Ever by All Saints

Scott was on a deployment to Bosnia (or Kosovo, I can never get the two areas straight), and asked me what I wanted from the local market. Well, I had just heard of this song sung by this British band (this fatuation with British bands becomes a recurring thing later in life) and I didn't want to pay 20 bucks for a CD that might disappoint. So he found a copy for a buck and shipped it back to me.



Barbie Girl by Aqua

A bubblegum song that received a parody in the form of "Farsi Girl."



One Week by Barenaked Ladies

Amanda said that there are parts of this song that remind her of me.



Jump, Jive, and Wail by the Brian Setzer Ochestra

Swing dancing was making a major comeback, and at my unit, we were trying to come up with ideas for fundraisers. Well, Cindy suggested using a song like this and having a swing competition. Unfortunately, a certain captain's wife vehemently shot that idea down (most likely because it wasnt HER idea).



Higher by Creed

One of the guys who was in the same class as me at the Basic Non-Commissioned Officer Course (BNCOC) who going through a rough patch with his wife. Somehow, whenever he talked about his wife, this song was playing in the background.



Pour Some Sugar On Me by Def Lepard

I was fortunate enough to participate in the Worldwide Language Olympics in 1999. My partner was a huge Def Lepard fan. So much so, that he purchased one of their CDs to play in our rental car, even though he already owned the CD back in Maryland.



Party Up (Up In Here) by DMX

There was a team in the platoon that went by the name "The African Mafia." The younger members of the team used parts of this song whenever we talked about having a farewell luncheon, organizational day, or any other activity that would result in time off from work.



Blue by Eiffel 65

One of my BNCOC classmates would get drunk at the club, and whenever she heard this song, she would get excited and grab the nearest guy and drag him to the dance floor.



Fire Escape by Fastball

I had an opportunity to do an intermediate language immersion (read college language class) in Austin, Texas (my favorite city). Fastball was getting a lot of airplay on the radio, but around the country the main song would be "The Way." Except in Austin, home of Fastball. Almost all the stations played "Fire Escape" instead.



Stupid Girl by Garbage

The guy I was replacing at Fort Meade loved this band.



Waiting for Tonight by Jennifer Lopez

I remember seeing the video in my townhouse on post. She didn't seem crazy or out there back then.



Steal My Sunshine by LEN

One day, a hard rock station played this song. And they were dead serious when they played it too. I think the music coordinator realized his mistake as I never heard the song on that station again.



Sexual Healing by Marvin Gaye

Jeff came back from a deployment and told us how this song was played what seemed like every 15 minutes in all the nightclubs he went to.



Round Off a Tank by Mystikal

I heard about this song at BNCOC when No-No asked me what a 12B was. It's a Combat Engineer in case youre wondering.



Torn by Natalie Imbruglia

Amy used to complain about this song, especially about how dumb some of the lyrics were.



Pretty Fly by the Offspring

There was an Army function that I was not able to attend. However, a member of the African Mafia went and when he walked in, he announced that he looked "pretty fly." Everyone's immediate response was "For A White Guy." Yeah, he heard that one for a good several months.



Everyday Is a Winding Road by Sheryl Crow

For some reason, I didn't see the video until we got to Fort Meade. Sheryl Crow still didn't make much sense from most of her previous works, but the beat was catchy.



Fly by Sugar Ray

This song just reminds me of Fort Meade in general.



Boss of Me by They Might Be Giants

The Theme Song of Malcolm In the Middle. Of course, Amanda didn't care for the show, but I like the song.