90s Anthem Quiz: Who Sang It? (3)

[D] R.E.M. | Michael Stipe's mandolin-driven confession uses a Southern phrase meaning "losing your temper," not actually about faith.

[C] Arrested Development | Speech honored his grandmother and brother through Southern spirituality, winning Grammy's Best New Artist over Kris Kross.

[C] TLC | T-Boz, Left Eye, and Chilli warned against dangerous temptations while Organized Noize crafted the smooth production underneath.

[B] Third Eye Blind | Stephan Jenkins hid crystal meth addiction references behind upbeat melodies, fooling radio programmers everywhere into heavy rotation.

[C] En Vogue | Dawn, Terry, Cindy, and Maxine flipped James Brown's payback into female empowerment over Denzil Foster's funky production.

[B] Nirvana | Kurt Cobain wrote this grunge anthem in 1991, naming it after a deodorant brand his friend's sister scrawled on his wall.

[C] Naughty by Nature | Treach cleverly disguised infidelity discussions as "Other People's Property" over Jackson 5's "ABC" sample.

[D] Geto Boys | Scarface, Willie D, and Bushwick Bill explored paranoid street life over Isaac Hayes' haunting guitar loop.

[C] Marcy Playground | John Wozniak's monotone meditation on teenage lust became alternative radio's most unlikely slow-burn seduction.

[C] Oasis | The Gallagher brothers' biggest hit borrowed its title from George Harrison's 1968 solo album about salvation and friendship.

[B] Korn | Jonathan Davis invented scat-metal gibberish ("boom na da noom") while exploring childhood trauma over seven-string guitars.

[A] Jamiroquai | Jay Kay's moving floor video illusion won MTV awards while warning about technology's dehumanizing effects.

[D] Sheryl Crow | Sheryl turned Wyn Cooper's obscure poem into a Tuesday afternoon drinking song that earned her three Grammys.

[B] Radiohead | Thom Yorke's self-loathing masterpiece almost got banned by BBC for dropping an f-bomb, becoming their reluctant signature song.

[D] Backstreet Boys | Max Martin produced this pop masterpiece in 1999, though the boys admitted they never understood what the lyrics actually meant.

[A] Whitney Houston | Whitney transformed Dolly Parton's country original into a powerhouse R&B ballad for "The Bodyguard" soundtrack in 1992.

[B] Britney Spears | Sixteen-year-old Britney's debut single sold 10 million copies worldwide, launching her career with that iconic schoolgirl video.

[A] Public Enemy | Flavor Flav exposed emergency services ignoring black neighborhoods while Chuck D provided revolutionary context.

[B] Sarah McLachlan | Sarah painted portraits of pretentious gothic boyfriends hiding insecurity behind mysterious facades and vampire novels.

[D] U2 | This ballad explores fractured relationships through Bono's soaring vocals, becoming their third consecutive number-one hit from "Achtung Baby."

[A] Jewel | An Alaskan folk singer living in her van wrote philosophical questions about modern spiritual emptiness and superficiality.

[A] Live | Ed Kowalczyk's spiritual journey through relationship struggles featured cryptic religious imagery and became modern rock's longest-charting single.

[C] Fastball | Tony Scalzo romanticized an elderly couple's disappearance, later learning they died in a car accident.

[C] Alanis Morissette | Alanis unleashed raw anger about an ex-lover while rumors swirled about which famous actor inspired her fury.

[D] Celine Dion | James Horner convinced reluctant Celine to record this "Titanic" theme, which stayed number one for 14 weeks.

[A] Counting Crows | Adam Duritz sang about dancing with Marty Jones at a 1992 San Francisco concert, creating alternative rock gold.

[B] Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch | Mark Wahlberg's rap career peaked with this Loleatta Holloway sample before Hollywood wisely beckoned.

[C] Salt-N-Pepa (with En Vogue) | These hip-hop queens sampled Linda Lyndell's 1968 soul classic while praising respectful men everywhere.

[C] Right Said Fred | Bald British brothers parodied fashion industry narcissism so perfectly everyone missed the joke entirely.

[B] Goo Goo Dolls | Johnny Rzeznik wrote this for Nicolas Cage's angel movie, tuning his guitar so strangely he needed five guitars live.

[B] Fiona Apple | Nineteen-year-old Fiona's jazz-influenced confession about toxic love won her a controversial MTV Award speech moment.

[A] Lenny Kravitz | Lenny channeled Hendrix's ghost through vintage Marshall stacks, asking spiritual questions about following divine paths.

[A] Red Hot Chili Peppers | Anthony Kiedis originally wrote these personal lyrics as a poem about loneliness and drug addiction in Los Angeles.

[D] Eminem | Slim Shady introduced himself over Dr. Dre's Labi Siffre sample, launching white rap's most controversial career ever.

[C] Sir Mix-A-Lot | Anthony Ray's celebration of curves spent five weeks at number one, sampling Channel One's "Technicolor" for its bouncing beat.

[D] Sophie B. Hawkins | Sophie's omnisexual desire anthem challenged radio censors who couldn't decide if "damn" was too scandalous.

[C] Liz Phair | Liz's lo-fi bedroom recordings about Chicago indie scene drama influenced every female rocker who followed.

[A] Hootie & the Blowfish | Darius Rucker quoted Bob Dylan lyrics and paid $500,000 in settlement fees for forgetting to ask permission.

[A] C+C Music Factory | Martha Wash's uncredited powerhouse vocals drove this dancefloor destroyer, sparking lawsuits about proper artist recognition.

[A] Sinéad O'Connor | Sinéad's tearful close-up video made Prince's composition unforgettable, filmed in just one continuous take in Paris.