The songs you should hate, but love

[marcosgt]

I was humming a song I've not heard in 10 years (and remember from errr... 35 years ago) last night and realised there are some songs, which are really not that great and yet I love.

The one that got me thinking of this was "Afternoon Delight" by God knows who (look it up if you care), which was a minor hit in the long hot summer of 1976. It's a terrible song and yet it was so right for that summer and always brings back memories of burning the soles of my feet on the beach.

There are a few others :

"Fernando" by Abba - I don't know why. It has no special memories, except that Abba's greatest album was one of the first I bought. I just like this song, I suppose it shows off the girls' vocals quite well, before they went all Dancing Queen.

"Last Christmas" by Wham! - Naffness personified, but this is my favourite Christmas song (actually I'm a bit of a sucker for Christmas songs all round), but it's the line "but if she kissed me now, I know she'd fool me again" that I love. We've all been there.

I thought of a couple of others last night, but I've forgotten them now, but I'm sure they'll come back.

So, I'm sure nearly everyone has one (at least), so what are the songs you should hate, but secretly love?

M.

[vixen1700]

I'm Too Sexy - Right Said Fred.

Always puts a smile on my face.

[12v3pot]

It's Raining Men, by The Weathergirls.

[Baz Tench]

Anything by 'Yes'.

Well, anything which falls into the Progressive Rock category really.

Definitely a guilty pleasure of mine.

[geezerbutler]

marcosgt said:

The one that got me thinking of this was "Afternoon Delight" by God knows who (look it up if you care), which was a minor hit in the long hot summer of 1976. It's a terrible song and yet it was so right for that summer and always brings back memories of burning the soles of my feet on the beach.

M.

Was by the Starland Vocal Band. I love the string arrangement on that track.

I would confess to another 70's hit of a similar ilk - Mississippi by Pussycat. A lovely classically American country radio song by a band from....Holland.

Must also confess to some of The Carpenters stuff - Yesterday Once More and stuff like that. Karen was just such a gifted singer and the records are beautifully arranged and produced.

Edited by geezerbutler on Monday 29th April 17:12

[Bradgate]

Don't stop moving by S Club 7



I like Radiohead as well, honest....

[StevieBee]

LMFAO's Party Rock Anthem and Pitbull's Don't Stop the Party are two recent guilty pleasures.


To put this into perspective, I'm off to the Whitesnake/Journey/Thunder gig next month!

[2volvos]

I Think We're Alone Now by Tiffany...

Remember what the Lemonheads did to S&G's Mrs Robinson? Seem to remember a band doing a similar working of ITWAN and sounding great.

[shakotan]

Anything by Katy Perry

[Chimune]

girls aloud: biology
rachel stevens: Sweet Dreams My LA Ex
that madonna one from Autin Powers
dodgy: in a room

[DoctorX]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpGRdX5sUAs&fea...



Beaten to it!

Edited by DoctorX on Tuesday 30th April 22:16

[spitfire4v8]

Bradgate said:

Don't stop moving by S Club 7

I find myself humming this on a regular basis ..

[DoctorX]

Another 70s cheesy song I quite like but this performance is shocking. I think perhaps he's not singing live and I don't think Starsky drove that.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX8gLbNfuXk&fea...

[robsco]

vixen1700 said:

I'm Too Sexy - Right Said Fred.

Always puts a smile on my face.

+1

I even went to the bizarre lengths of downloading it for the iPod.

[31mph]

Five - Keep on Movin'

[rednotdead]

All Saints - Black Coffee http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCc4eLOZCw4

Just love the bass line

[vixen1700]

robsco said:

+1

I even went to the bizarre lengths of downloading it for the iPod.

Couldn't listen to that walking along outside, it would effect me, I'd be walking along in a strange dancing/mincing kind of way.

[Vladimir]

That Bastille song Pompeii. Just wrong...!

[Champhill]

geezerbutler said it first, but Mississippi by Pussycat is so so "wrong" but yet so bloody marvellous! Good call sir!

Mine, Prince Charming by Adam and the Ants and Baby I Don't Care by Transvision Vamp

[MarshPhantom]

Stay Another Day by East 17, it was a big hit at the time I started going out with the O/H and she was away at Uni.