Guilty Pleasure Songs

[Genghis Khan]

Everyone's got 'em, so I was wondering what are some of yours. These are songs that you like, but you don't want anyone to know you like. This can be kind of like the Horror Movie Confessions thread, where you say stuff you were too embarrassed or afraid to say anywhere else. Here are some of mine:

"I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)" - Meatloaf

Anything by Pat Benetar

"Anyway You Want It" - Journey

"Don't Stop Believing" - Journey

"Final Countdown" - Europe (I think the keyboard part is catchy, okay!)

Any Poison Song

Those are all I can think of right now. I'm so ashamed! Now, I've gotta go listen to a Megadeth song to regain my manhood. Go on and post some of yours, you know you want to.

Rock On!!
:cool:

[Tayzlor]

I don't like the term 'guilty pleasure', because I don't feel guilty about liking them, but here are a few irregular tracks, obviously low on the artistry level, but by their pure catchiness and fun-ness transcend its position as low one-hit wonder pop songs.

Joey Scarbury - Believe It or Not

Recently put to good use in a montage (is there any other way to use it?) in "The 40 Year-Old Virgin".

Charlie Dore - Pilot of the Airwaves
C.W. McCall - Convoy
Chords - Sh-Boom
Cheers - Black Denim Trousers
Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen (in my top 15 songs)
Nena - 99 Luftballoons (in my top 15 songs)
Stan Bush - Fight to Survive, Never Surrender, Dare, The Touch (Dirk Diggler covered it in Boogie Nights)

[Frank the Tank]

Originally posted by Tayzlor

Stan Bush - The Touch (Dirk Diggler covered it in Boogie Nights)

Damn, You used one of my picks.

YOU GOT THE TOUCH!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU GOT THE POWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The coolest thing about it is that a wrestler from Ring Of Honor uses it as his theme song.

Other picks:

Gwen Stefani - What You Waiting For
Dio - The Last In Line
King Diamond - No Presents For Christmas
Steve Perry - Oh Sherrie!
Journey - Seperate Ways
Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance
Cory Hart - Sunglasses At Night
Avenged Sevenfold - Beast And The Harlot
Creed - At least 3 or 4 songs off their debut
Black Eyed Peas - Lets Get Retarded

[Bonham]

I came into this thread thinking Final Countdown by Europe.


Some more...
Send Me an Angel-Real Life
Wake Me Up Before You GoGo- Wham!
Love Is a Battlefield- Pat Benetar?
Toxic- Britney :confused:
My Hump- Black Eyed Peas

[outsyder]

As a rock fan, I've got to say "anything Jamiroquai."


His songs are addictive.:(

[gorysnoopy]

Heh.


"Wannabe"-Spice Girls.

[Damone]

Anything by Weird Al Yankovic

[BorderEevilIII]

Jermaine Jackson & Pia Zadora "When The Rain Begins To Fall"

A fellow co-worker was tryin to remember that song. At first I thought he was referring to Whitney "Crackhead" WHOOPS did I saaay that ;) Houston "If You Say My Eyes Are Beautiful" and he said nooooooo and when I said the one he did w/ Pia Zadora? He said YEAH thats the one! We just LAUGHED this off and whats scary we both recall the music video for this song


*SCAAARY!*

[gorysnoopy]

Ok...I'll break down and admit it:

New Edition..early 80's New Edition.

That's right,I'm talking:
Candy Girl
Popcorn Love
Is This The End
Cool it Now
Mr Telephone Man
My Secret
Lost in Love






Stop laughing.

[BadCoverVersion]

Basically everything from the absolutely awesome Guilty Pleasures compilations...designed by my talented bloke don'tcha know (nice bit of free advertising hehe ;))...

http://zipdesign.co.uk/musarc_images/gp1.jpg

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B0007SMEO0.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

Here are my favourites,

Andy Kim - Rock Me Gently
10cc - The Things We Do For Love
Andrew Gold - Never Let Her Slip Away
David Essex - Gonna Make You A Star
Starlight Vocal Band – Afternoon Delight
Manfred Mann – Blinded By The Light
Doobie Brothers – What A Fool Believes
Hall & Oates – Rich Girl
Gerry Rafferty –Get It Right Next Time
Rupert Holmes – Escape (The Pina Colada Song)
David Essex – Rock On
Chas n Dave – Ain’t No Pleasing You
Christopher Cross – Ride Like The Wind
Foreigner – Cold As Ice
Toto – Hold The Line
David Dundas – Jeans On
Pilot - Magic
David Soul – Silver Lady
Randy Edelman – Uptown Uptempo Woman
Exile – Kiss You All Over

Apart from the above beauties...

Bad dance/rave tunes because they take me back to my 'yoof'...

A Guy Called Gerald - Voodoo Ray
Kicks Like A Mule - The Bouncer
SL2 - On A Ragga Tip
Steve Silk Hurley - Jack Your Body
Oceanic - Insanity
Awesome 3 - Don't Go
Baby D (Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime) I Need Your Lovin
Baby D - Let Me Be Your Fantasy
Brothers In Rhythm - Such A Good Feelin
Robin S - Show Me Love
Nomad - (I Wanna Give You) Devotion
K-Klass - Rhythm Is A Mystery
Bizarre Inc - Playing With Knives
Rozalla - Everybodys Free
Snap! - Rhythm Is A Dancer
The Prodigy - Charley Says
The Prodigy - Everybody In The Place\
Ratpack - Searching For My Rizla
Ratpack - Brothers & Sisters
Urban Hype - Trip To Trumpton
Smart E's - Sesames Treet
Altern8 - Evapor8
Ratpack - Captain of the Ship

Jesus wept, they're quite painful!


The entire Take That back catalogue, but here are just a few personal faves...

Do What U Like
Once You've Tasted Love
Whatever You Do To Me
Another Crack In My Heart
Back For Good
Never Forget

+

Don Williams, Kenny Rogers, Dr Hook, Neil Diamond, Cilla Black, Demis Roussos...and far too many more.

[paul calf]

neil diamond
daydream beleiver-the monkees
2 out of 3 aint bad-meatloaf
somethings gotten hold of my heart-gene pitney

[Cunning Visions]

God forgive me for admitting this...

Shattered Dreams by
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000007O09.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

Somehow I managed to grow up straight.

I also like Kelly Clarkson's Breakaway...even though I know I shouldn't.

[bowieee]

Pretty much the entire back catalouge of Tina Turner.

[ComeNightfall]

My list would take up an entire webpage. Let's just say I'm a sucker for anything from the 70s and 80s, not to mention 50s doo-wop and boy/girl groups from that era.

[Indiana Sev]

One Night In Bangkok - Murray Head

http://www.80smusiclyrics.com/images/mh1.JPG

[Indiana Sev]

Originally posted by Tayzlor

C.W. McCall - Convoy

"Love" is not strong enough a word to describe my feelings about this song.

Bad-ass! http://www.joblo.com/forums/images/icons/icon14.gif

"We got a great big convoy, rockin' through the night..."

[BorderEevilIII]

pretty much anything by this one :D

http://www.musicfan.ru/img/samantha_fox/samantha_fox_hits.jpg

fuuuuul mooon in the city and the nite was young I was hungry for love I was hungry for fun.... :D

[therealjohng]

Originally posted by Frank the Tank
Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance


Easily one of the cheesiest yet enduring songs ever made.

[JohnTheHenchman]

Natasha Bedingfield - These Words

[gorysnoopy]

Originally posted by BorderEevilIII
Jermaine Jackson & Pia Zadora "When The Rain Begins To Fall"

A fellow co-worker was tryin to remember that song. At first I thought he was referring to Whitney "Crackhead" WHOOPS did I saaay that ;) Houston "If You Say My Eyes Are Beautiful" and he said nooooooo and when I said the one he did w/ Pia Zadora? He said YEAH thats the one! We just LAUGHED this off and whats scary we both recall the music video for this song


*SCAAARY!*

Hell that entire Jermaine Jackson ALBUM was a guilty pleasure of mine!!

[gorysnoopy]

Come on Schmoes!!!


'Fess up!!!!

[Damone]

I've always been fond of "Rock Me Amadeus". :)

[Genghis Khan]

I've just thought of some more.

Torn - Natalie Imbruglia (I've always liked this song, I don't know why. It could be because I used to see the video all the time on TV as a kid.)

All the Small Things - Blink 182

Life Is A Highway - Tom Cochran

Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas

I Want You to Want Me - Cheap Trick

Turning Japanese - The Vapors

I Want To Know What Love Is - Foreigner (I actually saw them in concert and sang along with this song as did the rest of the crowd)

You're the Best - I Don't know who it's by, It's the Karate Kid Song.

Die For You - Megan McCauley

Bitch - Merideth Brooks

His Eyes - Pseudo Echo (It's the Violet robot dance song from F13th Part 5)

Welcome to My Life and Shut Up - Simple Plan

Every Morning - Sugar Ray

Drops of Jupiter - Train

That's all I can think of. Time to regain my manhood once again with some Pantera.

Rock On!!
:cool:

[BorderEevilIII]

http://degu.net/music/song-group/seduction/seduction1.jpg

Seduction

Too bad this album is OUT OF PRINT (to my knowledge)....
3/4 the album fukkin good IMO. It Takes Two, Could This Be Love, Heartbeat..... Sadly also this was the groups ONLY album :(

http://eil.com/newGallery/Vanity-6-Nasty-Girl-270843.jpg

Ahhh the good ol daze of Prince's Protogee Ladies like Vanity before she got all religious on us fans. Her solos also OUT OF PRINT :( I'd love to see them get re-issued....

http://www.marion-m.de/autogramme/apollonia.jpg

Apollonia anyone?

http://www.recordsale.de/cdpix/s/sheila-.jpg

Dear Warner, when ru gonna make a greatest hits package on this woman? hmmmmmm

[gorysnoopy]

BorderEvillll,

I had that Seduction album!!!

Some great tracks on it!!

NOT a guilty pleasure for those of us who loved freestyle/dance music in the early 90's!

[jaw2929]

Off the top o my head:

Torn - Natalie Imbruglia
Ghostbuster 2 Song - Bobby Brown


And various Elton John/Rod Stewart and Bee Gee's songs :p

[scottish-movie-freak]

Helena- My Chemical Romance

...

[screamer581]

Originally posted by scottish-movie-freak
Helena- My Chemical Romance

...


Sadly, ditto.

[someguy]

If I gave even a very small percentage to my music guilty pleasures, people would be horrified. I will give one though...




Ashlee Simpson

[Genghis Khan]

Originally posted by someguy
If I gave even a very small percentage to my music guilty pleasures, people would be horrified. I will give one though...




Ashlee Simpson

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooo!!!!!! Why someguy, why?

Rock On!!
:cool:

[outsyder]

Originally posted by someguy
If I gave even a very small percentage to my music guilty pleasures, people would be horrified. I will give one though...




Ashlee Simpson


Leave. Just . . . . . leave.

[BorderEevilIII]

I was talkin w/ co-workers & the subject of Ol Skool music and we were asking each other if we liked/disliked these artists.......

I am embarrased when asked about Stevie B but the one song that he did I still frickin LOVE. That is Spring Love that is..........
spriiiiiiing loooooooooooove COME back to meeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
http://timeatrest.com/LP_Pics/334.jpg

Was the girl group Sweet Sensation that slutty?
http://freshfreestyle.clubfreestyle.net/images/sweet_sensation_fpp.jpg

Nancy Martinez
http://www.coolforever.com/temp/nancymartinez_moveout_12.jpg

Company B
http://kore.mitene.or.jp/~jamboree/company%20b.jpg

http://fiw.web.infoseek.co.jp/80s/img/015.jpg


Lidell Townsell "Nu Nu"
Tony Toni Tone "Feels Good"
Postive K "I Got A Man"
Gerardo "Rico Suave"
Candyman "Knockin Boots"
The Deele "Two Ocassions"

[someguy]

Originally posted by outsyder
Leave. Just . . . . . leave.

I've been saying the exact same to you for all this time :o

[outsyder]

Originally posted by someguy
I've been saying the exact same to you for all this time :o


But if I did that, there would be no sugar cube to dance for you.

[gorysnoopy]

I personally LOVE the dancing sugar cube.

[gorysnoopy]

Waiting for BorderEvillll to mention T.K.A,Cynthia,Johnny-O,Judy Torres,etc.



Heard a good one this morning-"Oh Sheila"-Ready For the World.

[Frank the Tank]

One more from me is

Abracadabra by The Steve Miller Band

What a putridly awesome song that is.

[outsyder]

Originally posted by Frank the Tank
One more from me is

Abracadabra by The Steve Miller Band

What a putridly awesome song that is.


I'd have to agree with you there.

[poopontheshoes7]

Kenny Logins Songs
Never Gonna Dance again-George Michaels
Anything Journey

[ComeNightfall]

Originally posted by BorderEevilIII
I was talkin w/ co-workers & the subject of Ol Skool music and we were asking each other if we liked/disliked these artists.......

I am embarrased when asked about Stevie B but the one song that he did I still frickin LOVE. That is Spring Love that is..........
spriiiiiiing loooooooooooove COME back to meeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
http://timeatrest.com/LP_Pics/334.jpg

Was the girl group Sweet Sensation that slutty?
http://freshfreestyle.clubfreestyle.net/images/sweet_sensation_fpp.jpg

Nancy Martinez
http://www.coolforever.com/temp/nancymartinez_moveout_12.jpg

Company B
http://kore.mitene.or.jp/~jamboree/company%20b.jpg

http://fiw.web.infoseek.co.jp/80s/img/015.jpg


Lidell Townsell "Nu Nu"
Tony Toni Tone "Feels Good"
Postive K "I Got A Man"
Gerardo "Rico Suave"
Candyman "Knockin Boots"
The Deele "Two Ocassions"

I think you and I would get along great. I have a ton of Freestyle collection CD's. Stevie B is awesome, and so were TKA! I'm not ashamed to admit I love that music, it rocks. Lyrics of heartbreak, you dumped me I hope you go to hell, and bitch, don't steal my man set to happy peppy dance music...it's all good.

:D

[POLYDISTORTION]

- David Naughton - "Makin' it"
- The Pointer Sisters - "I'm so Exited"
- The Breakfast Club - "Right on Track"
- When in Rome - "The Promise"
- Mr. Mister - "Broken Wings"
- The Cranberries - "Linger"
- Double - "The Captain Of Her Heart"
- Boy George - "Crying Game"
- Pet Shop Boys - "Rent"
- Fleetwood Mac - "Gypsy"
- Level 42 - "Something About You"
- Crash Test Dummies - "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm"
- Kim Carnes - "Bette Davis Eyes"
- Christopher Cross - "Sailing"
- Limahl - "The Neverending Story"
- Mental As Anything - "Live It Up"
- ABC - "Be Near Me"
- The Beloved - "Sweet Harmony"
- Billy Idol - "Catch My Fall"
- Bryan Adams - "Everything I Do I Do It For You"
- Gino Vannelli - "Wild horses"
- Dan Hartman - "I Can Dream About You"
- Brooklyn Dreams - "Lady,Lady,Lady"
- Boyz II Men - "Water Runs Dry"
- 'Til Tuesday - "Voices Carry"

[Genghis Khan]

I've got one last one.

"Beat It" - Micheal Jackson

I'm so ashamed.

[JCPhoenix]

I've got a shitload of embarassing songs I like...here's a few...don't...laugh :p...and I actually like these songs...as in, it's not just that they're amusing cause they're bad...I actually like these songs - a lot.

Oh and I equate pretty much anything in the pop era of the 90s as guilty pleasure :p

Train - Drops of Jupiter
Savage Garden - Crash & Burn
Sky - Some Kinda Wonderful
Len - If You Steal My Sunshine
Ace of Base - The Sign
Love Inc. - You're a Superstar
Limp Bizkit - Behind Blue Eyes (Who Cover)
The Crew Cuts - Sh'Boom
Prozzak - Europa
Vitamin C - Graduation
The New Radicals - You Get What You Give

That's it...for now :p

[SpacePuppet]

Don't Stop Beliving by Journey
More Than A Feeling by Boston
Billie Jean by Michael Jackson
Buddy Holly by Weezer
Ace Of Spades by Moterhead


Very cheesy, very lame. But I enjoy these songs a lil'.

[therealjohng]

Kiss Me Deadly - Lita Ford
Talk Dirty To Me - Poison

[Dead Halloween]

-"Tarzan Boy" - Baltimora
-"The Warrior" - Scandal
-"Karma Chamaleon" - Culture Club
-"You Spin Me Around" - ???
-"Break Stuff" - Limp Biskit
-"Como te voy a olvidar" - Angeles Azules

[POLYDISTORTION]

Originally posted by Dead Halloween
-"You Spin Me Around" - ???

Dead or Alive

Originally posted by Dead Halloween
-"Como te voy a olvidar" - Angeles Azules
que asco me das

[OrskeeZio]

I'm a metalhead from N.Y., but damnit pour some alcohol down my throat and I'm country lovin'/singin' fool. Also, nearly got my ass kicked for singing (I thought I was being quiet) a Britttney song or two. Oh well

[HannibalGuy]

Black Eyed Peas - My Humps

"Whatcha gonna do with all that junk all that junk inside that trunk?"

[Dead Halloween]

Originally posted by POLYDISTORTION
que asco me das

Yeah... I repulse myself too...:(

[The Heart Collector]

ABBA - DANCING QUEEN

[SIREN30]

Anything by Josh Groban. I am a sucker for his sappy songs!

[Annie Hall]

While there are many (and I mean MANY)

The most glaring has to be;

Every Rose has its Thorn - Poison.



I'm sorry. It's just the greatest song ever.