b'The Switched on Pop Summer Throwback Series continues! This time, with a deep dive into the musical detritus of the 1990s.\\nIn true 90s fashion, our episode is inspired by a pair of classic VH1 shows; "Behind the Music" and "Where Are They Now?"\\nOur subjects are two songs representing the lunatic fringe of 90s culture, "Cotton Eyed Joe" and "How Bizarre."\\nIn the course of our musicological investigation, we uncover dark truths about these seemingly anodyne hits that will make you question everything you know about pop music.\\nAnd in the end, we reach a definitive answer to a perennially vexing question: "WTF was 90s music so weird?"\\nSongs Discussed\\nRednex:\\nCotton Eye Joe\\nPop in an Oak\\nThe Way I Mate\\nCotton Eyed Joe:\\nFiddlin John Carson\\nBob Wills and his Texas Playboys\\nKaren Dalton\\nChieftains\\nNina Simone\\xa0\\nOMC:\\nHow Bizarre\\nRight ON\\nStart making your summer hit track on Splice and check out our chord pack at splice.com/onpop-chords\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'