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"   Photo: Getty Images We never attempt to hide our obsession with all things nostalgic. Thankfully, the Internet has provided us with something to indulge in our sentimentality. Behold: The Nostalgia Machine, a website that generates playlists by year, so you can &amp;quot;get your childhood jam on.&amp;quot; Whether you&amp;#039;d like to revisit touching sweaty palms with your camp boyfriend as &amp;quot;Waterfalls&amp;quot; played gently in the background, or go back to the moment when you tearfully wrote in your diary to the tune of &amp;quot;Quit Playing Games (With My Heart),&amp;quot; it&amp;#039;s alllll here.  Example: 1996 was a great year for me. My family moved to a new town, I turned five, and we road-tripped that summer, as we always did, to the Jersey shore (the classy part, I swear). It was also, as virtually every year of that decade was, a fantastic year for music. And lest I forget the specifics, I now have The Nostalgia Machine to help me out. With just a gaze and a listen at any of the spectacular hits above, I am suddenly cruising down the NJ Turnpike once more, screaming &amp;quot;You Oughta Know&amp;quot; along with Alanis Morissette. It&amp;#039;s MAGIC. True story: I cried in a Whole Foods recently when &amp;quot;I Love You Always Forever&amp;quot; came on the sound system. This is not just a toy for millennials: The Nostalgia Machine goes alllll the way back to 1960, so whether you&amp;#039;re a baby boomer or just prefer truly vintage hits, you&amp;#039;re set. Just keep in mind that the playlists become far more interactive in the more recent decades, since the birth of the music video didn&amp;#039;t occur until 1981. Nevertheless, we just provided you with distraction for at least the rest of this week. You&amp;#039;re welcome, and happy archive diving! Related: My Night of Nickelodeon Nostalgia Related: &amp;#039;Now! That&amp;#039;s What I Call Music&amp;#039; Is More Popular Than Ever "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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