3 Classic Rock Choruses From the 1990s To Sing Along To

In many ways, the 1990s was where it was at when it came to music promulgation and availability. No, there were no wonky modern streaming services. But music was on the FM and AM radio dials, television channels like MTV and VH1, vinyl, cassette tape and compact disc. Indeed, music was everywhere and it helped to signify who you were at your core.

Your favorite bands were a major part of your identity. And to showcase which bands were truly yours, music fans often sung their favorite songs out loud and with pride. In short, you belted your favorite choruses until the sun came up. And here below, we wanted to explore three classic rock songs from the era with terrific singable choruses.

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“Friday I’m in Love” by The Cure from Wish (1992)

The song for everyone slogging through the week, waiting patiently (drooling) for the weekend. The workweek can go to heck for all we care, but the weekend? That’s what dreams are made of! And that’s what’s captured in this song by the British-born rock band The Cure—especially in its rollicking addictive chorus. Sings the group’s frontman Robert Smith,

I don’t care if Monday’s blue
Tuesday’s grey and Wednesday too
Thursday, I don’t care about you
It’s Friday, I’m in love
Monday you can fall apart
Tuesday, Wednesday break my heart
Oh, Thursday doesn’t even start
It’s Friday, I’m in love

“Santa Monica” by Everclear from Sparkle and Fade (1995)

This song from the Portland, Oregon-born rock group is all about escape. Sometimes we just want to jump off the world and fade into the horizon. Everclear captured that feeling perfectly in this track, especially in its sticky chorus. These days, as the world seems to be on fire and political leaders seem to only seek to divide us, it can be desirable to leave it all behind. And in the 1990s, Everclear frontman Art Alexakis knew that well, singing,

We can live beside the ocean
Leave the fire behind
Swim out past the breakers
Watch the world die
We can live beside the ocean
Leave the fire behind
Swim out past the breakers
Watch the world die

“Hold My Hand” by Hootie & the Blowfish from Cracked Rear View (1994)

There might not have been any band in the 1990s as catchy as Hootie & the Blowfish. Not only were their songs memorable but they appealed to just about every person who took a breath in the decade. The band’s 1994 debut LP Cracked Rear View remains one of the best-selling albums for a reason and “Hold My Hand” is at the top of the list. Sings the group’s deep-voiced frontman Darius Rucker on its alluring chorus,

Hold my hand
Want you to hold my hand
Hold my hand
I’ll take you to a place where you can be
Hold my hand

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