Music you are ashamed to like.
 

My roomate and I had a college radio show back in the day, and one show we did "Songs we are ashamed to like." It was 3 hours of music that we liked but would never admit it.

So what musicians/songs are you ashamed to like?

I'll start:

I really like George Michael. Not his dance tracks, but the rest. The jazzier stuff on Listen Without Prejudice and Older.

I also like some tracks from pop groups. "Goodbye" by Spice Girls, "Beautiful" by Christina Aguilera to name a few.

Oh, and I like Neil Diamond.

The silver vibes of Lionel Hampton. He was in Benny Goodman's band, then struck out solo.

Just about anything from Duran Duran.

Did I just type that??????

Oh well, it's out there now. :hmm:

Story goes that my sister was (and still is) a big fan. So, by default, I got to hear a lot of it.

Saw them live in 1897 during "Seven and the Ragged Tiger" tour and was actually quite impressed.

Ayumi Hamasaki. If you were to look at this thugged out everyday yout' and then listen to the tape playing in my Walkman, you would probably erupt in hearty bellows.

I also like SClub. They had moves and they had voices. I was actually sad when they split, but I made fucking well sure no one saw my grief.

Um, ignore all of the above, I didn't say any of it.

:p

Andrea Bocelli
Huey Lewis & the News :D

I've started listening to Country music (All becuase of a WOMAN!). Also, I'm another Duran Duran fan. They were my first favorite band back when I was in grade school.

Eminem. I hate the genre, and I hate what he is and what he stands for, but the bastard just keeps on releasing great songs!

Also a fan!!

They put out an album of all covers songs a few years ago and I play it quite a bit.

Holy hell, do I feel you on that one my friend.

But aside from now LOVING country music, I'm also very ashamed to admit that I quite like Justin Timberlake as a solo artist.




im so alone

spice girls, a few songs by eminem are the ones that come to mind. My girlfriend thinks I love britney spears (sure shes cute, but I don't love her - I love my g/f) so I cannot admit to her that I like some britney songs,

I like a few songs from SClub7 and Christina Aguilera

blink-182... wow, that's really the only one on my playlist. Some of the most immature musicians I know of, but they can write a catchy melody, put on a hilarious live show, and are at their best when they put out the occasional serious song.

Lots of Madonna. "Live to Tell" is unbelievably great.
Def Leppard and lots of other eighties hair bands. I saw an embarrassing number of them live, too--Poison, White Lion, Dokken, Tesla, Great White, even Winger. Kill me now.

Dude, you must be OLD! :D :D :D

I am ashamed to admit I like them, but I think they are actually fairly talented:

Tupac
Notorious BIG
Snoop Dogg
NWA
Slick Rick

how could anyone be ashamed of liking any of the music here???

i enjoy it all, oh, except Winger - Hal Incandenza, you´re on your own there man.

eminem. genie in a bottle-christina aguilera. spice girls.

mc hammer =x .. no not really but hmmm.
kriss kross

I didn't say that I liked them; I just said that I saw them live. Of course, "Seventeen" wasn't too bad--NO! WAIT! I DIDN'T MEAN THAT! I LOVE SLAYER! :(

guns 'n' roses and slim whitman

I own Justin Timerlakes CD...


It's really good.

tatu and dream.
I blame my sister

I have the Avril cd :(

Much Music's French Kiss has made me love some french pop.
Disturbing, yet catchy.

Neil Diamond
Bing Crosby
and worst of all, Hanson (it's good stuff, really)

Kriss Kross.
Makes me wanna jump, jump.

Anyone remember the Skatenigs? Really 'orrid rap-industrial-metal crossover, before that was common. Brain-damagingly stoopid, but great fun.

In my darkest moments I have been known to listen to Vanilla Ice's single best song "Ninja Rap".

the white stripes. ;)

Rooney
That one Prince song, When Doves Cry
Bloodhound Gang
David Bowie
2 or 3 Marilyn Manson songs (He's the most gimmick oriented preformer since uh....ever?)

Spice Girls
Aqua
Tears for Fears
Dr. Dre
Jay Z
Ricky Martin
Men At Work
Mr. Mister
UB40
Britney Spears





*reports to the gas chamber for purification*

good char, total fucking sellouts, but man, i just really like the way they sound..

i like the other justin timberlake song, the one after "cry me a river." i forget what it was called.

i love duran duran. with so many people in this thread who like them, i can't imagine why we should be ashamed of it. maybe there's more to duran duran than we give them credit for.

allister. too goddamn catchy. i hate poppunk.

snoop dogg. i don't even know why i like him.

Actually, I've been accused of that by several people.

[correction]I saw them in 1987 [/correction]
Thanks for the catch (and laugh)

i don't think i'm ashamed of anything i lisen to, but it is a little odd for me to like as many timberlake songs as i do... whatever.

Ani DiFranco. Despite the fact that she hates me and all other men, I think her music is amazing

Tatu, but just because of the whole lesbian thing, I swear.

i was a closeted duran duran fan in high school.....now that i'm all grown up, i've come out of the closet with it. (then i return to the closet with my spice girls cd.)

Ok, I'm as metal as metal can be and I don't---WON'T--own anything by these "artists" but when they come on the radio or a movie, party, etc...I don't turn and run:
The Fixx
The Beach Boys
Wings and...
Supertramp [God help me...!!!!]

Christina Aguilera