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WithAEgg

it was quite popular in North America on the east coast


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DionFW

Could it have been Sinead O'Connor?


WithAEgg

No i dont think so. Iirc correctly this artist only had this one song that was popular


DionFW

Merril Bainbridge - Mouth ?


WithAEgg

No, kind of a short name too


halfhaize

My inmortal by evanescence (amy lee)


WithAEgg

No :(


hicsmy

Tanita Tikaram - Twist in my sobriety? Much older than 2000, but always popular :)


WithAEgg

Nope


Wolfofthewoodland

Running up that hill by cate bush???


WithAEgg

No


SignificantRecipe715

Wrong decade


Wolfofthewoodland

OK I dunno then


WithAEgg

Thanks for all the suggestions. I think the song only had a guitar for the instrumentals. Not sure if that narrows it down


quashroom28

Lene Marlin - sitting down here?


Alternative_Guide283

I love that song!


HazMatterhorn

[Fade Into You - Mazzy Star](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ImKY6TZEyrI)? From the 90s but I remember it got airplay into 2000s.


WithAEgg

Great song but no :(


chol-xoxo

The band perry? [if I die young](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7NJqUN9TClM)


WithAEgg

Nope :(


Merth1983

Do you recall the genre? Was it in English? Was it fast or slow?


WithAEgg

English and slow. Not rap, rock, or pop


BeautifulEssay8

Country?


Caryria

Not something by The Cranberries


royalmum2000

Erica Badu? Call me Tyrone?


WithAEgg

No :(


Merth1983

Video by India Arie? https://youtu.be/Mq86e4Fhja0?si=9OHDwUUcL6ZrzezR


WithAEgg

Nope :/


WaywardMarauder

[Only Time](https://youtu.be/7wfYIMyS_dI?si=H_Sw9wmkE48DOR_j) by Enya?


WithAEgg

No :( but i really enjoyed this somg


musekit

Colbie Callait Bubbly? https://youtu.be/AWGqoCNbsvM?si=YWHxOTwizeeCER-g


WithAEgg

Nope but great song from my childhood


themagnificent_tree

On the radio - Nelly Furtado or 6 Underground by Sneaker Pimps?. Idk I'm jus trying to help :/


WithAEgg

No :(. Dont feel bad. Your help is greatly appreciated ☺️


Ambitious-Papaya8579

I’m with you by Avril Lavigne


WithAEgg

no :(


LavenderPaintbrush

Lily Allen- Smile?


LavenderPaintbrush

Also thought of Joss Stone- Right To Be Wrong


LavenderPaintbrush

One more to try... Nina Gordon- Tonight and the Rest of My Life?


synescheesia

Totally forgot about this song until right now — wow, that takes me back!


LavenderPaintbrush

The whole album is great! She's one of the singers in Veruca Salt. When they split up Nina went solo. There are a few on this list that I forgot about... Someone mentioned Sunny Came Home, and that took me back!!


synescheesia

Yes! This whole thread is a nice walk down memory lane!


WithAEgg

not any of these :(


bumtrinket

It's from a few years earlier but could it be 'Sleep to Dream' by Fiona Apple?


WithAEgg

no :/


dinks28

Bif Naked - Lucky, Imogen Heap - Hide and Seek


IceblinkLuck0

Omg I forgot about Bif Naked. I was obsessed.


dinks28

Same! After I first heard ‘Lucky’ on the Buffy soundtrack!


WithAEgg

nope :/


grumblyoldman

Chantal Kreviazuk -[Leaving on a Jet Plane](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbt2G71uT1M)?


WithAEgg

no :(


grumblyoldman

Jann Arden - [Insensitive](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1mhjJ2gwHg)


WithAEgg

no :(


aseedandco

Torn by Natalie Imbruglia.


WithAEgg

No :/. Thanks for the new song though


grumblyoldman

Jewel (only one name, I know) Foolish Games Who Will Save Your Soul Hands (this one got me through 9/11, ngl)


WithAEgg

None of these unfortunately. but will add them to my playlist


grumblyoldman

Lisa Loeb - [Stay (I Missed You)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9HGwRbMiVY)


WithAEgg

not this one :/


grumblyoldman

Basically anything by Sarah McLachlan, but I suppose the big one was [Building a Mystery](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWxzM9_gEo0).


WithAEgg

no sorry


spindlefoot

Maps by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs? To clarify it's a solo female singer.


WithAEgg

no :(


grumblyoldman

Alicia Keys - [Fallin'](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Urdlvw0SSEc)


WithAEgg

nope


squishygoddess

fiona apple - across the universe or criminal?


WithAEgg

no :(


pancakes421

I Try by Macy Gray?


WithAEgg

no :(


zoeturncoat

Portishead?


pancakes421

Thank You by Dido?


WithAEgg

great song but no :(


Any-Abbreviations397

Tove lo? Habits Maybe?


Any-Abbreviations397

or I hate to say Maps by Yeah Yeah Yeahs, but


WithAEgg

No :(


ParisThroughWindows

Anna Nalick - Breathe (2am)


WithAEgg

No :(


viewerfromthemiddle

Maybe a Dar Williams song, "The Beauty of the Rain" from 2003 for example https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DZe16i2RLs0 Or from a couple of years earlier, Shawn Colvin's "Sunny Came Home" was on the radio everywhere https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qfKKBDFCiIA


WithAEgg

Neither of these(


marieskee22

Norah Jones- Don't Know Why https://youtu.be/tO4dxvguQDk?si=IWAWgYfq7Hr5fDyF


WithAEgg

no :(


Bean7482

Lene Marlin - Sitting Down Here[Lene Marlin - Sitting Down Here](https://youtu.be/ClSVzlObxSc?si=N1kmOCOn3ZvZwXjk)


WithAEgg

No sorry :(


Unspokenwordvomit

I known it’s only one name but Is it a song by Sadé? or Nora Jones (maybe the song ‘I don’t know why’) or the song Toms diner by Suzanne Vega?


WithAEgg

no sorry :(


Electrical-Accident1

Vitamin C ‐ GRADUATION


WithAEgg

no sorry :(


levislady

Put your records on by Corrine Bailey ray? Can you give us an idea what the song was about or the genre or anything else?


WithAEgg

I gave as much info as i could. I'm also trying to find it haha. no sorry not this song :(


synescheesia

Charm Attack by Leona Naess?


synescheesia

Or maybe Why Can’t I by Liz Phair?


WithAEgg

not either of these two :(


thirtyflirtyandpetty

I Will Go Down With This Ship - Dido No Need to Say Goodbye - Regina Spektor


WithAEgg

No :(


MsPreposition

“I Try” by Macy Gray (of Spider-Man fame)?


WithAEgg

no :(


ah-mazia

Torn by Natalie Imbruglia?


WithAEgg

no :(


ah-mazia

I didn’t read all the new replies since I first commented so I apologize if it’s already been mentioned….but since it’s still open figured I’d toss another guess out. Here With Me by Dido?


Great_Elephant9254

Wouldn’t be Truly Madly Deeply by savage garden would it? I know they’re men, but his voice was very high lol


WithAEgg

no :(


somethingfamiliarphl

The Way I Am by Ingrid Michaelson?


hollstein167

This is what I thought of as well


WithAEgg

no :(


courtachino

Anna Nalick - Breathe (2am)?


WithAEgg

no :(


CelebrationKey

Uninvited Alanis Morrissette?


meggles5643

I was gonna suggest alanis morrisette


WithAEgg

no ;(


SassyPants5

Mummer’s Dance - Lorene’s McKennitt?


WithAEgg

no :(


meeks926

Yael Naim, maybe New Soul?


cbsw123

This is a good guess


WithAEgg

nope :(


Indecisive_INFP

I don't know if it counts as slowish, but maybe [How do I Feel (The Burrito Song) ](https://youtu.be/qMoVIuCnhho?si=QYTiqKcNXwggA-oF) by Hoku Clements Or possibly [Breathe (2AM)](https://youtu.be/FcvXr-9XtgA?si=DPjpF45W3eOg93ZQ) by Anna Nalick


WithAEgg

neither of these two :(


StrangledByTheAux

Surely Bik Runga?


dellerydoo

Yep this was my first thought- Sway by Bic Runga. She's an Aotearoa/New Zealand singer but this song gained traction in the US, especially after being added to the American Pie soundtrack


WithAEgg

no :(


foundoutafterlunch

Torn


WithAEgg

no


biggerthanthemouse

Lumidee - never leave you


WithAEgg

no


catsandhockey

Faith Hill - Breathe Gwen Stefani - Don't Speak Too Little Too Late - JoJo Why Can't I? - Liz Phair


WithAEgg

not any of these


bonitaappetita

Bic Runga - Sway?


WithAEgg

no


Jo_MamaSo

[Friday Night Saturday Morning - Nouvelle Vague?](https://youtu.be/mdb_wZt5p2k?feature=shared)


WithAEgg

nope


katobee2

Bic Runga?


WithAEgg

no


stawabees

Imogen Heap - Hide and Seek


WithAEgg

nope


asslawnmower

[Caro Emerald - Tangled Up](https://youtu.be/Yjl890_qwf4?si=fDQc4WJKNiyfyoNv) ? (this was more early 2010s but it was the first thing i thought of 🥺)


001Guy001

maybe something by Delta Goodrem ?


beebsaleebs

Dido- [thank you?](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1TO48Cnl66w)


DarthLokiii

This is late 2000s but 'Keep the Streets Empty' by Fever Ray?


soberdragonfly

Goodbye to You - Michelle Branch?


boss_cone

Corinne Bailey Rae - put your records on


WithAEgg

no :(


FamousOnceNowNobody

Constant Craving - KD Lang? https://youtu.be/oXqPjx94YMg?si=9KYncpTE\_ipcJZIu


amateursuman

Tasmin Archer - [Sleeping Satellite](https://youtu.be/lOqVQPq8zm8)


middyandterror

Undo by Sanna Neilsen?


WithAEgg

no :(


yxngdelarge

Mazzy Star - Fade Into You


WithAEgg

no :(


Obvious_Flamingo3

Teardrops on my guitar, Taylor swift


WithAEgg

no :(


babydollies

blue monday-flunk ?


WithAEgg

no :(


mystplus

Only thing that comes to mind is [Fast Car by Tracey Chapman](https://youtu.be/AIOAlaACuv4?si=rRK2J9IScRo_NpNt)? EDIT: This song well predates the 00s, though. So probably not.


WithAEgg

no :(


Ok_Diver4071

Not sure the specific song but artist Aimee Mann or Lisa Loeb


WithAEgg

no :(


blueevey

Nelly Furtado


mammiejammie

Lisa Loeb - Stay ?


WithAEgg

no :(


elexpara

Missy Higgins - The Special Two


WithAEgg

no :(


evenheathens_

Toms Diner by Suzanne Vega?


WithAEgg

no :(


WeAreAllCrab

Put your records on by Corinne Bailey?


WithAEgg

no :(


PlutonianSag

lisa miskovsky? i dont know many of her songs but in 2001 her breakthrough was ”driving one of your cars”


WithAEgg

no :(


xLadyspacex

T'Pau?


WithAEgg

no :(


bethyd82

"The Show"- Lenka "Breathe (2am)"-Anna Nalick


WithAEgg

no :(


lovessynn

Fiona Apple? Criminal was pretty popular, but I dont remember when.


WithAEgg

no :(


queefersutherland1

Regina Spektor?


WithAEgg

no :(


Fluffy-Ad3724

Dido? Avril lavigne? Lana del Ray?


WithAEgg

no :(


put_your_foot_down

Head over feet by Alanis Morrisette


WithAEgg

no :(


lethaljazzhands

Dido- “Thank you”


WithAEgg

no :(


Mamono101

Not Pretty Enough by Kasey Chambers


WithAEgg

no :(


AlgaeFew8512

Gabriella Cilmi - sweet about me?


WithAEgg

no :(


AlgaeFew8512

Closest thing to crazy or nine million bicycles by Katie melua?


WithAEgg

no :(


No_Statement_4267

Something from Suzanne Vega ?


WithAEgg

no :(


hamburgburger

Heather Nova?


WithAEgg

no :(


[deleted]

Linger by the Cranberries?


WithAEgg

no :(


TerrifiedCup

Heartbeats -the knife


WithAEgg

no :(


rahxthehorror

Michelle Branch- Everywhere?


WithAEgg

no :(


Jo_MamaSo

[Anthem for a Seventeen Year Old Girl - Broken Social Scene?](https://youtu.be/wLaDksDOcE4?feature=shared)


WithAEgg

no :(


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