Roswell & Pop Culture Music 1999

 Here With Me - Dido

As I was writing my first blog on Roswell I was watching the rest of the episodes to see what I learned. While there are literal aliens, we do not see the "outsiders," the type that is portrayed by media as not normal. Other than the visitors at in episode one, we do not see males wearing all black, or with long hair, lipstick or nail polish. As the series progresses, we also do not listen to any hardrock/metallica but we do see snippets of the pop culture within the show. 

To begin the theme song for Roswell  (above) is "Here We Go "by Dido. The same time this series debuted, this singer-songwriter Dido was at the peak of her career.

Dido attained international success with her debut album No Angel (1999). The album sold over 21 million copies worldwide,^[3] and won several awards; including the MTV Europe Music Award for Best New Act, two NRJ Awards for Best New Act and Best Album, and two Brit Awards for Best British Female and Best Album.  (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dido_(singer))

We also see the relationship between television and the push it gives to music artist as we’ve read before:

Through touring, both before and after the album was available, Dido's music began to receive more exposure. The first official single chosen by Dido and her label, "Here with Me", initially struggled to make an impact on radio, but while the label were considering switching to an alternative track, the song made a breakthrough as a result of its use in television program Roswell.^[17] The song was used as the theme music of the show, but it was actually when it was played in its entirety during the season finale that it really made an impact with audiences. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dido_(singer))

In episode 3, the show starts with the song "Genie in a Bottle" by Christina Aguilera which was also part of her self-titled  album released on 1999. The Roswell tv series tried to keep close to pop culture.