If you’ve forgotten about many of the hit songs that were all over the airwaves in 1997, you’re not alone. I hate to break it to you, but 1997 was nearly 30 years ago. I know, it’s a lot to take in.

If you were hired to prove a certain decade was especially wild, how would you go about proving it? Would you go and interview everyone from that time period that you could? Would you track down ...