Guilty pleasures

*Wesley* · 10-20-2014, 11:26 AM

Anyone have any guilty pleasures in music? I like listening to some songs by Girls Aloud, Big Tom, Gwen Stefani, Taylor Swift, Lily Allen, Natsha Bedingfield and S Club 7.

*Powder* · 10-20-2014, 02:10 PM

I wouldn't quite say I have any guilty pleasures, per se, as there's very little I'm not willing to share. Even my most gangsta ass friends know I actively listen to J-pop & other cutsie stuff that might seem strange for a dude of my stature to listen to.

*Prowler* · 10-20-2014, 02:26 PM

Female J-pop and K-pop singers and bands.

Blossombrooks · 10-20-2014, 04:19 PM

Britney and back in the day, Hanson. I'm pretty alternative/rock usually but there's nothing wrong with dancing around the kitchen to a bit of mindless pop.

*pennydreadful* · 10-23-2014, 10:24 PM

I have Backstreet's Back and Bye Bye Bye (Backstreet Boys and N'sync respectively) on my tpod. I don't have enough self-respect to be embarrassed about it though.

arkangel · 10-24-2014, 12:13 AM

My ex-wife caught me a few times, silently lip singing with no music.
She literally peed her pants and I thought I'd have to call 911 as she couldn't stop laughing long enough to breathe.

I have a wide range of musical favorites from 80's big hair bands and one hit wonders to alternative and modern top 40 pop. Not a fan of anything country or rap. I also like a some of the deeper goth metal and bands like Halestorm, Evanescence, Blue October, Wallflowers, Gin Blossoms.

I'm straight, I swear..

Gunpowder · 10-24-2014, 12:42 AM

Haha, well...I'm the type of dude who loves hard rock and punk rock. Anything with heavy guitars. Yet, I also like 90's pop (Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Ace of Base, Backstreet Boys). And, hell, I even like certain musicals (Wicked, especially - and I've even gone to see that live on stage). To tell you the truth, I can adjust to basically any genre of music and find something that I like; most modern rap is absolute garbage, though.

But I usually stick to rock because I like it the most (music from certain video games, too).

*Discogod* · 10-25-2014, 02:01 PM

I don't believe in the concept of "guilty pleasures" - if you like something, you should like it unashamedly. In my music collection, Britney Spears sits happily next to Captain Beefheart - good music is good music, no matter who made it.

That said, there are a lot of songs that I like that I wouldn't normally admit to, simply because they evoke some kind of fond memory. Gunpowder mentioned Ace Of Base - I love "All That She Wants", just because it was a huge song during a really great summer. Every time I hear it, I get a little warm feeling inside, but I'm not sure I'd really want to admit it in public...

mexichrist83 · 10-25-2014, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Discogod

I don't believe in the concept of "guilty pleasures" - if you like something, you should like it unashamedly

This is pretty much my same exact thought. I have never and would never apologize for anything (music, movies, tv shows etc) that I like. Even if I know something I like is silly, not very good or even stupid the important thing is that I can acknowledge the silliness, bad quality or stupidity of it and not have to make an excuse for genuinely liking it. I also have to take comfort in knowing that regardless of what I like there are people out their en masse that probably like way worse crap

*snake* · 10-25-2014, 02:54 PM

Spoiler:

Type 97 Chi-ha · 10-26-2014, 10:35 AM

How about "Yummy Yummy Yummy, I've Got Love In My Tummy"? Silly, maybe, but not outright stupid like "What Does The Fox Say?".

~~Leo656~~ · 10-26-2014, 10:06 PM

I really like A New Found Glory.

Gunpowder · 10-30-2014, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Leo656

I really like A New Found Glory.

Nothing wrong with that at all! I love New Found Glory. Recently bought their new CD, in fact.

*MsMarvelDuckie* · 11-13-2014, 12:11 AM

My biggest guilty pleasure in music is COoTS, and anything by Andrew Lloyd Webber or Gilbert and Sullivan. Yes, I like Broadway musical soundtracks. My two favorites are Cats and Phantom of the Opera, though I also enjoy a few songs from Avenue Q. Actually, ANY musicals!

*Netkeeper* · 11-13-2014, 02:33 AM

Backstreet Boys. I'd listen to them all night if there wasn't a chance of someone hearing it through my headphones.

*pennydreadful* · 11-13-2014, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by MsMarvelDuckie

My biggest guilty pleasure in music is COoTS, and anything by Andrew Lloyd Webber or Gilbert and Sullivan. Yes, I like Broadway musical soundtracks. My two favorites are Cats and Phantom of the Opera, though I also enjoy a few songs from Avenue Q. Actually, ANY musicals!

Cats and PoTO are great.

And hey, if we're talking so-called guilt over bad music, I've got ya beat - I have all of the songs from We Wish You A Turtle Christmas on my tpod.

*shuriken* · 11-13-2014, 06:13 PM

Cindy Lauper is SOOOO GOOD.
Madonna too. Well, anything before 2004 at least.

*MsMarvelDuckie* · 11-14-2014, 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by pennydreadful

Cats and PoTO are great.

And hey, if we're talking so-called guilt over bad music, I've got ya beat - I have all of the songs from We Wish You A Turtle Christmas on my tpod.

Okay- I surrender to your superior "bad music" guilt! Although, I don't really thing the TOoOS tunes were really all that bad. Some of them were actually pretty GOOD.

joefsas · 11-14-2014, 02:25 AM

'Hold on' by Wilson Phillips

*pennydreadful* · 11-14-2014, 03:09 AM

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Originally Posted by MsMarvelDuckie

Okay- I surrender to your superior "bad music" guilt! Although, I don't really thing the TOoOS tunes were really all that bad. Some of them were actually pretty GOOD.

That's the best part about having bad taste - you don't even really think the bad stuff is bad.

10-20-2014, 11:26 AM	#1
Wesley Mad Scientist Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Republic of Ireland Posts: 1,597	Guilty pleasures Anyone have any guilty pleasures in music? I like listening to some songs by Girls Aloud, Big Tom, Gwen Stefani, Taylor Swift, Lily Allen, Natsha Bedingfield and S Club 7. Last edited by Wesley; 05-07-2017 at 12:16 PM. Reason: Removed Britney Spears.

10-20-2014, 04:19 PM	#4
Blossombrooks Stone Warrior Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: 'hero' turtle land Posts: 946	Britney and back in the day, Hanson. I'm pretty alternative/rock usually but there's nothing wrong with dancing around the kitchen to a bit of mindless pop. __________________ There's too much green to feel blue! http://blossombrooks.deviantart.com/

10-23-2014, 10:24 PM	#5
pennydreadful trash Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Australia Posts: 4,546	I have Backstreet's Back and Bye Bye Bye (Backstreet Boys and N'sync respectively) on my tpod. I don't have enough self-respect to be embarrassed about it though. __________________ Creator of the Technodrome After Dark Discussion Group. PM for an invite (must be over 18 - no exceptions).

10-24-2014, 12:42 AM	#7
Gunpowder Stone Warrior Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Louisiana Posts: 715	Haha, well...I'm the type of dude who loves hard rock and punk rock. Anything with heavy guitars. Yet, I also like 90's pop (Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Ace of Base, Backstreet Boys). And, hell, I even like certain musicals (Wicked, especially - and I've even gone to see that live on stage). To tell you the truth, I can adjust to basically any genre of music and find something that I like; most modern rap is absolute garbage, though. But I usually stick to rock because I like it the most (music from certain video games, too). __________________ Jason Biggs was the best Leonardo.

10-25-2014, 02:54 PM	#10
snake Disgusting Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Outer Heaven Posts: 12,231	Spoiler: I actually enjoy Gorrilaz, but the fan base is toxic.

10-20-2014, 02:10 PM	#2
Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,956	I wouldn't quite say I have any guilty pleasures, per se, as there's very little I'm not willing to share. Even my most gangsta ass friends know I actively listen to J-pop & other cutsie stuff that might seem strange for a dude of my stature to listen to.

10-20-2014, 02:26 PM	#3
Prowler Emperor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,999	Female J-pop and K-pop singers and bands.

10-24-2014, 12:13 AM	#6
arkangel Hench Mutant Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 444	My ex-wife caught me a few times, silently lip singing with no music. She literally peed her pants and I thought I'd have to call 911 as she couldn't stop laughing long enough to breathe. I have a wide range of musical favorites from 80's big hair bands and one hit wonders to alternative and modern top 40 pop. Not a fan of anything country or rap. I also like a some of the deeper goth metal and bands like Halestorm, Evanescence, Blue October, Wallflowers, Gin Blossoms. I'm straight, I swear..

10-25-2014, 02:01 PM	#8
Discogod Resolutely Analogue. Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 1,707	I don't believe in the concept of "guilty pleasures" - if you like something, you should like it unashamedly. In my music collection, Britney Spears sits happily next to Captain Beefheart - good music is good music, no matter who made it. That said, there are a lot of songs that I like that I wouldn't normally admit to, simply because they evoke some kind of fond memory. Gunpowder mentioned Ace Of Base - I love "All That She Wants", just because it was a huge song during a really great summer. Every time I hear it, I get a little warm feeling inside, but I'm not sure I'd really want to admit it in public...

10-26-2014, 10:35 AM	#11
Type 97 Chi-ha Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Brookfield, IL Posts: 1,333	How about "Yummy Yummy Yummy, I've Got Love In My Tummy"? Silly, maybe, but not outright stupid like "What Does The Fox Say?".

10-26-2014, 10:06 PM	#12
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	I really like A New Found Glory.

11-13-2014, 12:11 AM	#14
MsMarvelDuckie I Married a Duck! Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: The bowels of Hell, Texas(otherwise known as Decatur) Posts: 8,773	My biggest guilty pleasure in music is COoTS, and anything by Andrew Lloyd Webber or Gilbert and Sullivan. Yes, I like Broadway musical soundtracks. My two favorites are Cats and Phantom of the Opera, though I also enjoy a few songs from Avenue Q. Actually, ANY musicals! __________________ "You IDIOTS! You've captured their STUNT doubles!" -from "Spaceballs" "Where Science ends, magic begins." -Spiral, Uncanny X-Men #491 My various stories and fan-fics are now here- https://m.fanfiction.net/u/4770494/#end

11-13-2014, 02:33 AM	#15
Netkeeper tactical blackquill Join Date: May 2014 Location: Texas, but not for much longer Posts: 3,645	Backstreet Boys. I'd listen to them all night if there wasn't a chance of someone hearing it through my headphones. __________________

11-13-2014, 06:13 PM	#17
shuriken Second City Shinobi Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chi-town Posts: 4,182	Cindy Lauper is SOOOO GOOD. Madonna too. Well, anything before 2004 at least. __________________ Some things are better left unsaid. This isn't one of them

11-14-2014, 02:25 AM	#19
joefsas Stone Warrior Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Dorset, uk Posts: 690	'Hold on' by Wilson Phillips __________________ WANTED: S.H.FIGUARTS LEONARDO BANDANA TAIL PIECE!