The article highlights three 1992 rock songs it says remain especially memorable for people who grew up in the 1990s.

– “Tears In Heaven” by Eric Clapton, written with Will Jennings for the film *Rush*, was inspired by the death of Clapton’s four-year-old son, Conor.
– Def Leppard’s “Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad”, from its fifth album *Adrenalize*, is presented as a song about intense romantic longing.
– INXS’s “Heaven Sent”, written by Andrew Farriss and released from *Wherever You Are*, is described as a romantic song centred on desire and devotion.