@strombo: There are records that soundtrack a season. Then there are records that soundtrack a reckoning. Here's what I've been thinking about lately. When this album landed, it was more than a film tie-in. It was an accidental manifesto. A Rosetta Stone for Gen X. A haunted mixtape from a scene that didn’t ask to be understood—but got captured anyway. And somehow, in all that fuzz and feedback, it told the truth. Annnnd... It was released 33 years ago this month! How did this become a sonic time stamp of an age suspended between the fall of walls and the rise of digital ghosts? A time when connection felt urgent and music was loud enough to matter, and you poured over the cover liner notes and HELD it in your hand. Sure, this is in part about memory, but also meaning. It is about what we carry, what we lose, and how, in the static, we sometimes find ourselves. For Jimi, Andrew, Layne, Chris and Mark! Play it loud. Love your people. Listen deeper. And let's Top Shelf this beautiful beast.
George Stroumboulopoulos
Region: US
Thursday 19 June 2025 01:36:20 GMT
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Brittany :
You give me Anthony bourdain vibes. Hope to see a doc from you, would love to see you travel to places that mean something to you in your life and give us your take on the places you’ve been and the things you’ve seen!
2025-06-19 07:15:45
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Selkie :
you and Alan Cross can captivate me in less than 3 words. your cadence and knowledge is enthralling
2025-06-19 19:39:27
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Joeblowfromidaho248 :
Thanks George, great video.
2025-07-24 18:48:01
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cryolithic🇨🇦 :
The Crow was the soundtrack I always think of
2025-06-19 15:41:34
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Misty 🇨🇦 :
I still think you’re 29 as well
2025-06-19 04:05:05
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Chantillyblue :
I just pulled out my Singles CD the other day and played it for my kids. It really is the BEST movie soundtrack, the soundtrack to our generation. Such an incredible talk, thank you. ( I too still feel 24) 🎸🌸
2025-07-20 14:13:10
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Kyle Robertson :
This is why I love my Canada, a beautiful artistic time capsule in a perfect monologue
2025-07-12 00:10:25
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StaceyG 🇨🇦 :
'if I could save time in a bottle' 🙏🏼
It's funny that my face doesn't age in MY mirror; I've seen this face hundreds of thousands of times - yet I can't see the changes.
Age is a funny thing.
2025-06-19 23:04:23
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Beanie weenie :
Thank you George
2025-07-21 10:53:48
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DylanPaints :
May you pls run for NDP leader?
2025-06-20 02:00:47
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nananat🇨🇦🇺🇦 :
what do we call Jamiroquai? they say funk ..but i think it's more than that
2025-06-19 07:28:24
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goatcheese :
I’m 53. Teens in the 80’s. In my 20’s in the 90’s. The best time to be those ages. I realize it and I’m humbled by it.
2025-06-19 10:06:44
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Riot Girl :
What a GREAT video George! Wow, Im just starting my work day and I already want to unplug, reflect, and play records all day. "Its all gone Pete Tong", "Empire Records"....This nostalgia thing is powerful. Sometimes it hurts. Where did the time go?
2025-06-24 16:21:10
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Nan | Ally 🇨🇦🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ :
Quick sand and the Bermuda Triangle. Forgot that I’m afraid those things.
2025-06-19 05:02:04
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Ness :
Alright. Thanks for the existential crisis 🙂
2025-06-20 04:46:57
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Janice Overend :
The familiar sound of your voice isn't what I thought I needed on TikTok❤️
2025-06-19 14:27:39
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🇨🇦 Christie :
Boomers weren't to '69 though. GenX starts at 65. ❤️High school class of 83-89 were definitely GenX. We were who the Breakfast club was written about.
2025-06-20 17:10:19
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iDesign Ltd. 🇨🇦 :
I grew up watching you on Much Music, I turned 40 in February and still think I’m 26 lol. Thank you for always being a voice for Canadian youth! 🤘🏻♥️
2025-06-19 22:18:10
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JasonReads 🇨🇦 :
Born in 70…teens in the 80’s…20’s in the 90’s…what a time. 👊🏻😎
2025-06-21 12:19:52
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Brent Dunner🇦🇺 :
Thanks man 🤘🏼❤️
2025-07-21 13:00:34
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Ginja 🇨🇦 :
The way I kept yelling “Singles!!!” as you described the album. Truly an instrumental album in the history of my personal soundtrack. So thank YOU for vocalizing every sentiment I’ve ever felt and continue to feel around the inevitable passage of time. Sending to all my friends. This is a touchstone. ♥️
2025-06-19 15:27:47
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Lucky Makeup :
Remember the Judgement Night soundtrack? Never saw the movie but the soundtrack was 🔥
2025-07-15 23:48:06
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Felonious Parker :
I’m a bit younger but this hits home so hard & makes me think of the underground Vancouver scene rn
2025-07-03 15:40:16
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parradise211 :
ohhhh it's all gone pete tong. what a great film. brings me back to my raver days 😍🙏
2025-07-29 04:08:54
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Cassandra Gee :
Hey so, I'm not sure if this is an AI video or actually you and that's unnerving for me.
2025-06-22 08:28:33
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