I Want To Miss A Thing Analysis

While my parents traveled to and from work everyday, there were a couple of songs they may have heard quite often due to their popularity. If they happened to be listening to the radio when I was born, they more than likely heard the number one song “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” by Aerosmith (“Birthday No #1.”), which won the MTV Movie Award for Best Song from a Movie (“Aerosmith Awards.”). Diane Warren, the songwriter, became nominated for an Oscar for the Best Music from an Original Song, won the ASCAP Award for Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures, and was even nominated for the Grammy Best Song written Specifically for Motion Picture or for Television (“Diane Warren Awards.”). Other songs they may have heard could have been “Candle in the Wind” by Elton John or even “Truly Madly Deeply” by Savage Garden ("90s Hits – Billboard #1s.”). Other than listening to songs, my parents often found themselves sitting on a comfortable couch watching a hit TV show. A few shows that they could …show more content…
One of the most popular sports at the time was baseball because it has been around for so long and many fans grew up playing the sport. Mark McGuire, one of the biggest names in baseball, broke the single season record for home runs. The record was once 62 but on September 8, 1998 he hit his 63 home run and didn’t look back. On September 27 he ended the season hitting his 69th and 70th home run increasing the record he just broke ("Chronology of Sports (1998).”). With the good news also comes bad news involving Eric Robert Rudolph, who was charged with six bombings on October 14, 1998 ("Chronology of Sports (1998).”). One of these six bombs went off at the 1996 Olympics, killing two and he didn’t stop there. He detonated five more until his arrest for four consecutive life sentences plus 120 years ("Eric Robert Rudolph Fast