Johnny Mars flashed back to 1999 - the year Millennium Park opened to much anticipation. Blockbuster films like Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Toy Story 2, and The Matrix captivated audiences. However, Y2K fever, once feared as the millennium's greatest threat, turned out to be the biggest bust of the century. Here’s everything Johnny played:
Ben Harper - “Burn To Shine”
Smash Mouth - “Then The Morning Comes”
Collective Soul - “Run”
Counting Crows - “Mrs. Potter’s Lullaby”
Red Hot Chili Peppers - “Californication”
Wilco - “Can’t Stand It”
Sting - “Brand New Day”
Lenny Kravitz - “American Woman”
Chris Isaak - “Baby Did A Bad Bad Thing”
Euphoria - “Delirium”
Tal Bachman - “She’s So High”
Filter - “Take A Picture”
Santana - “Wishing It Was” featuring Eagle-Eye Cherry
R.L. Burnside - “It’s Bad You Know”
Old 97’s - “Murder (Or A Heart Attack)”
Van Morrison - “Precious Time”
Blur - “Coffee & TV”
R.E.M. - “The Great Beyond”
Blink 182 - “All The Small Things”
John Mellencamp - “I’m Not Running Anymore”
Aimee Mann - “Save Me”
Sugar Ray - “Every Morning”
Guster - “Fa Fa”
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - “Free Girl Now”
Third Eye Blind - “Never Let You Go”
Len - “Steal My Sunshine”
Foo Fighters - “Next Year”
New Radicals - “You Get What You Give”
Waco Brothers - “Fire Down Below”
Beck - “Sexxlaws”
Mavis Staples - “Gotta Serve Somebody”
Moby - “Porcelain”
Baz Luhrmann - “Everybody’s Free (To Wear Sunscreen) / The Class of 99”
Next Saturday, Frank E. Lee sets up a cosmic cruise through the captivating chronicles of 1984 on Saturday Morning Flashback featuring the music, memories, and magical moments of the year: the Chicago Cubs clinched the National League East Division Championship, their first postseason appearance since 1945; Michael Jackson set a record at the Grammy Awards, winning eight Grammys for his album Thriller; and the blockbuster movie Ghostbusters taught us exactly who to call when encountering a "spook, specter, or ghost."