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Songs You're Embarassed To Admit You Like
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Arkay
Lunatic Member
Wow! What a thread... you guys have already mentioned all the ones that popped into my head, plus some others that I hadn't thought of, and some I actually don't like (LOL)... what a trip down memory lane!
A few thoughts/reactions:
"Seasons in the Sun" has made my eyes tear up more than once. I don't think the music is all that inspired, but anyone who has lost a loved one can associate with the lyrics...
Some "secret embarrassments" change over time. I used to secretly like "Sugar, Sugar", but today it does nothing for me. Guess I outgrew it.
Then again, I saw a music video on TV a year or two ago of a song that was obviously manufactured "bubble gum" at its worst, but I found it catchy and likeable, even as I wanted to dislike it. I don't remember the group's name, but the song was "Roller-Coaster". Maybe I haven't outgrown ALL that stuff. LOL
I had never heard of Boney M until I moved to Hong Kong, but they were all over the place here once I arrived here. Even now, their LPs outnumber Herpes All-pert and almost everyone else in the used-LP bins! Corny but very catchy stuff; I remember liking to dance to "Rasputin".
Some of the songs mentioned in this thread I don't think should be embarrassments, but I guess this is all relative to context: I like Japanese Koto and Shakuhachi music, and Flamenco and some "Native American" chanting and the more soulful Russian folk songs, but my fellow students used to want to tar and feather me and chase me out of the dorm when I'd crank that stuff up. I had to dub it from the University music department's reference library to even get it at all back then. Today that kind of stuff gets its own section in the music stores under "world music" and is considered acceptably "sophisticated". Play classical stuff at a Hell's Angels gathering and watch how much "respect" you get, but admit to liking Guns 'n Roses at a highbrow string quartet concert and you'll notice some raised eyebrows and sniffing noses. I like it all, just choose when to admit to liking what so people feel more comfortable with me (more than the other way around). It's all music, and one shouldn't look down on someone for liking any of it (except for rap...
).
Then there are the songs that maybe you are supposed to hate or not, but that I DO HATE: Ben, by Michael Jackson, and You Light Up My Life, by Debbie Boone, for example; these songs can still make me
uke: .
A few thoughts/reactions:
"Seasons in the Sun" has made my eyes tear up more than once. I don't think the music is all that inspired, but anyone who has lost a loved one can associate with the lyrics...
Some "secret embarrassments" change over time. I used to secretly like "Sugar, Sugar", but today it does nothing for me. Guess I outgrew it.
Then again, I saw a music video on TV a year or two ago of a song that was obviously manufactured "bubble gum" at its worst, but I found it catchy and likeable, even as I wanted to dislike it. I don't remember the group's name, but the song was "Roller-Coaster". Maybe I haven't outgrown ALL that stuff. LOL
I had never heard of Boney M until I moved to Hong Kong, but they were all over the place here once I arrived here. Even now, their LPs outnumber Herpes All-pert and almost everyone else in the used-LP bins! Corny but very catchy stuff; I remember liking to dance to "Rasputin".
Some of the songs mentioned in this thread I don't think should be embarrassments, but I guess this is all relative to context: I like Japanese Koto and Shakuhachi music, and Flamenco and some "Native American" chanting and the more soulful Russian folk songs, but my fellow students used to want to tar and feather me and chase me out of the dorm when I'd crank that stuff up. I had to dub it from the University music department's reference library to even get it at all back then. Today that kind of stuff gets its own section in the music stores under "world music" and is considered acceptably "sophisticated". Play classical stuff at a Hell's Angels gathering and watch how much "respect" you get, but admit to liking Guns 'n Roses at a highbrow string quartet concert and you'll notice some raised eyebrows and sniffing noses. I like it all, just choose when to admit to liking what so people feel more comfortable with me (more than the other way around). It's all music, and one shouldn't look down on someone for liking any of it (except for rap...
).Then there are the songs that maybe you are supposed to hate or not, but that I DO HATE: Ben, by Michael Jackson, and You Light Up My Life, by Debbie Boone, for example; these songs can still make me
uke: .
Adam
1965 Zenith
Herb Alpert and the TJB, I'll proudly admit that I like them. Same goes for "Ghost Riders in the Sky" by Vaughn Monroe. I can't believe that one made it on this list, that's one of my all time favorite songs. It's interesting how everybody has a different idea about music they don't want to be caught listening to.
Sandy G
Retired Member
Arkay, methinks that song you are referring to is "Love RollerCoaster" by the Ohio Players, from '75 or thereabouts. There was a minor kerfuffle at the time about it, as purportedly there were the screams of someone being murdered in the track. Seems like it was remade a few years back by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, & the vocals sounded like they were shouted thru a megaphone. No murdering this time, though.
caddisgeek
sorry.......what?
Hey, I just picked up "Whipped Cream and Other Delights" at the SA (mostly, well, fully for the cover :yes
I hd it for about a week and decided to put it on for shits and giggles, and I love it!
Adam
1965 Zenith
Hey, I just picked up "Whipped Cream and Other Delights" at the SA (mostly, well, fully for the cover :yes
The same exact experience happened to me about 1 year ago, been playing their stuff ever since, other than "Whipped Cream", my other two favorite albums of theirs are "The Lonely Bull", and "Going Places", both easy to find cheap at thrift stores.:thmbsp:
jackdalton
New Member
Geez - I remember Looking Glass playing at my middle school when I was a kid. Free "concert" in the assembly area. They were trying to sell broken drumsticks and torn drum heads after the show. How sad.
Glen B
Super Member
The Ohio Players' song titles (like Love Rollercoaster, Who'd She Coo, Jive Turkey, Skin Tight, The Worm, etc.) and lyrics tended to border on the lighthearted and nonsensical but they were a serious 1970s funk band, IMHO ranking with groups like The Olympic Runners, Parliament/Funkadelic/P-Funk All Stars, Confunkshun, Brothers Johnson, Atlantic Starr, et al.
Saint Johnny
Bon Ton Roule
Joe Jeffery Group-My Pledge Of Love
erniejade
Active Member
Anything Barry Manilow, Carpenters, Afternoon Delight ( starland vocal band) Andy Kim rock me gently, Nick Gilder hot child in the city, the sweet love is like oxygen, Brotherhood of man save your kisses for me, Defranco family heartbeat is a love beat, andy gibb love is thicker then water, Andrew Gold Lonley Boy, Bay City Rollers Saturday night, Cher Gypsies Tramps and Theives, Exile kiss you all over, Jay Fergerson Thunder Island, The entire Grease soundtrack, Leo Sayer more then I can say and you make me feel like dancing, terry jacks seasons in the sun, Henry Gross Shannon, Starbuck Moonlight, Steve Forbert Romeo's tune.....
OK I think I have embarrased myself enough for one day
OK I think I have embarrased myself enough for one day
Saint Johnny
Bon Ton Roule
Don't feel so bad!
I'll cop to just about all the above, as well!!
Ahh...1970's AM radio!!
Kids today will never ever know how great Top 40 radio, in the 60's and 70's truly was.
70salesguy
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jimfet
Lunatic Member
Shortly after I graduated from college and landed my "Career Position", I acquired a girlfriend that would definitely be considered to be "trading up a level or two". She was drop dead gorgeous and most of the guys where I worked would have liked to date her. (wonder what she looks like now?)
She liked Boz Scaggs and Leo Sayer :sigh:. So in the spirit of togetherness (wink wink) I bought those albums and we would listen to them together in the romantic blue glow of the dial light from my Pioneer TX-9100 tuner, which was on just for the cozy atmosphere.
That may be one reason I like the blue glow of a silver-series Pioneer!
And the reason that an occasional song from Boz or Leo on the oldies station isn't too unwelcome.
It's taking every once of energy I have, NOT to stick my finger in my throat.
70salesguy
Only 99 easy payments!
jimfet
It's up to you now, bud.
It's up to you now, bud.
SkyLounger
Super Member
Any Herb Alpert song from the T.J. era...
I grew up with it (I'm 44 and my older brother is 55), and used to play the "gazoo" to all their songs when I was 6 or 7 ( now is that an admission or what!)
I grew up with it (I'm 44 and my older brother is 55), and used to play the "gazoo" to all their songs when I was 6 or 7 ( now is that an admission or what!)
jimfet
Lunatic Member
Thanx. You saved me from some acid reflux.