Friday Featured Track for Feb. 26, 2010: Gin Blossoms

The song that has been on my brain the most this week:

- “Til I Hear It From You,” the Gin Blossoms, from the 1995 “Empire Records Soundtrack.”

This week, I climbed into the way-back machine and revisited my college days by watching the musical coming-of-age drama “Empire Records.” Besides featuring youthful performances from Renée Zellweger, Liv Tyler and Robin Tunney, the film also boasts an amazing soundtrack, with contributors ranging from AC/DC and Gwar to Dire Straits and The Buggles to big-time ’90s bands like The Cranberries, Better Than Ezra and Dishwalla.

Watching the movie reminded me of how much I loved the Gin Blossoms back in my younger days. “Til I Hear It From You” reached No. 9 on the Billboard 100 and was ubiquitous in 1995, the year I graduated high school and started college at Oklahoma State University. Hearing this song brings back memories of spring days driving with the windows rolled down and radio turned up in my ’68 Mustang Fastback.