Song Analysis: The Sioux Falls

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Several sports seasons were wrapping up in the Sioux Falls area on June 9. The Sioux Falls U-12, U-14, U-16 soccer teams did extraordinarily well in the state soccer tournament. The boys and girls of Sioux Falls brought home six titles (Hoffman 1C). On the road to the tournament, construction was done on I-90. The border between South Dakota and Minnesota was redone, and the crew began to lay concrete (“Construction Crews Prepare to Lay Concrete on I-90 to Minnesota Border” 1D). Also in Sioux Falls, a golf benefit took place. The Kris Tschetter Celebrity Golf Benefit took place at the Minnehaha Country Club (Whitney 1C). South Dakota was already planning for the fall hunting season with future estimates of pheasant season. The 1997 …show more content…
Number one on the top 100 tracks of 1998 was “Too Close” by Next. This song was actually released in 1997 but became a chart topper in 1998 (“Too Close”). Brandy and Monica made the top 100 tracks of 1998 with the song “The Boy is Mine.” This song was announced the #1 hit on the radio on June 9. “The Boy is Mine” was nominated for three Grammys, and “in 2008, Billboard ranked 'The Boy Is Mine’ 54th on its All-Time Hot 100 Top Songs chart” (“The Boy Is Mine (song)”). Lastly, Shania Twain wrote and recorded another top charter “You’re Still the One” which was the third greatest hit of 1998. “You’re Still the One” was from Twain’s album Come on Over which sold 40 million copies worldwide (Erlewine). While my mom watched most of these shows and listened to their music, my dad was more tuned into …show more content…
For example, mom jeans and overalls were in style. Scunchies and plastic hair barrettes were often found in women’s hair (Koch). My dad and other men in the late 90s wore either punk and alternative styles or the preppy look. The punk look included black shirts and pants with sneakers. They either had black, short and spiky hair or crazy-colored hair. The preppy look, however, was often khakis and a Hawaiian shirt with short, blonde hair. The Tommy Hilfiger clothing line was correlated with the preppy look (“1990’s Time Period in

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