Rednex's fiddle-fueled '90s hit “Cotton Eye Joe” was a reworking of an old American folk song that do-si-doed all the way to No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The ’90s
The '90s kids icon was so unpopular among adults that one of the performers received death threats, anticipating the internet hate-watching culture of today. Hooray!
Reimagining Mr. Feeny from 'Boy Meets World' as a horror villain isn't a huge leap.
Bands like Nirvana, Mudhoney, and Pearl Jam helped bring grunge to the mainstream in the ‘90s and defined the era.
From Mom jeans to plaid everything, these fashion trends from the ’90s aren't just retro—they're making a big comeback.
For director Frank Darabont, the answer to a perplexing 'Shawshank' problem came from mobster Henry Hill.
In 1992, the mainstream media was eager to learn about the lexicon of the surging grunge scene. So a New York Times reporter phoned up an insider—who proceeded to make up a bunch of words.
In 1990, two movies based on the life of mobster Henry Hill hit theaters. 'Goodfellas' had Martin Scorsese. 'My Blue Heaven' had Steve Martin.
In the late ’90s, young people across America fell hard for swing, a musical genre that hadn’t been popular since before their parents were born.
Tom Cruise was less enthusiastic about a sequel to 'Top Gun' in 1990, which he described a 'fairy tale' version of war.
Before settling in for one hell of a night with Quentin Tarantino, George Clooney, and a bunch of vampires in Robert Rodriguez’s horror comedy, check out these fascinating facts about the making of the film.
Even 25 years later, "My Heart Will Go On"—the love theme from 'Titanic'—can still make audiences weep. But it's a miracle it got made, as James Cameron wasn't interested in including a pop song in his historical drama and Celine Dion hated the song.
If you've been missing the classic '90s breakfast treat, you're in luck.
In the shark-infested world of 1990s infomercials, where pitchmen like Tony Little and Chuck Norris hawked all manner of fitness products costing hundreds of do
These gone-but-not-forgotten libations still have their fan-bases, some of whom shell out pretty serious cash for these vintage potables.
On April 20, 1992, the world's biggest musicians took the stage at London's Wembley Stadium to honor the late, great Freddie Mercury. Some tributes fared better than others.
For adult '90s kids looking to add to some pizazz to their routine, BlendJet now offers a line of portable blenders inspired by Lisa Frank.
Rhythm-loving dog PaRappa the Rapper was a surprise hit for the Sony PlayStation in 1996. But he was almost a rapping shrimp.
It probably wasn’t a coincidence that Dan Quayle, who famously misspelled ‘potato,’ started shilling for potato chips.
Amazon’s original name was actually ‘Cadabra.’ And that was far from the only moniker that Jeff Bezos considered.
‘Phishing’ has become a catch-all term for basically any internet scam. When it was coined in the ’90s, that wasn’t the case.
If you were born during the Gen X years—1965 to 1980—the Illinois State Museum might feature your old Trapper Keeper.