What piece of music are you most embarrassed to admit to liking?

LOL a great thread . .

I've ton's of 'dreadful' 80's pop that I shamelessly play at high volume AND sing along to . . . .

Duran Duran, Gary Numan, Visage, et al

It's always struck me that music snobs (who love talk about their sophisticated taste in obscure and challenging music) are frequently sour old farts who have long forgotten the joy in blasting out a cheesy tune and just enjoying it's simple easy appeal.

Doug

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Originally posted by Dougunn:
LOL a great thread . .

I've ton's of 'dreadful' 80's pop that I shamelessly play at high volume AND sing along to . . . .

Duran Duran, Gary Numan, Visage, et al

It's always struck me that music snobs (who love talk about their sophisticated taste in obscure and challenging music) are frequently sour old farts who have long forgotten the joy in blasting out a cheesy tune and just enjoying it's simple easy appeal.

Doug

Well I hope it is a great thread, many of the posts (by people who dont take themselves too seriously) have been very funny and I have laughed out loud. Not everyone has posted yet, is this because they have nothing to be embarrassed about or are there worse horrors out there than chirpy chirpy cheep cheep?

I am fond of the work of Gary Glitter and the Glitter Band, and enjoy humming along to thier greatest hits, particularly:

- Rock and Roll (Parts 1 and 2)
- I'm the Leader of the Gang
- Do you wanna touch.

DS

OTD - Trentemoller - Serentti

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Originally posted by David Slater:
I am fond of the work of Gary Glitter and the Glitter Band, and enjoy humming along to thier greatest hits, particularly:

- Rock and Roll (Parts 1 and 2)
- I'm the Leader of the Gang
- Do you wanna touch.

DS

OTD - Trentemoller - Serentti

David,

Years ago a bunch of friends grabbed me by the scruff of the neck and dragged me to a concert declining to tell me who was playing on the grounds (quite rightly)that if I knew I would refuse to go. Imagine my horror when it turned out to be Gary Glitter concert and imagine my horror when it turned out to be one of the most fun evenings I have ever head. Everyone stood on their seats and sang along and chanted and punched the air and acted if GG was the greatest superstar in the world and GG acted as if he was - it was hysterically funny and great fun and I loved it. This must be the first time I have owned up to this but I was only 19 at the time!

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Originally posted by erik scothron:
Years ago a bunch of friends grabbed me by the scruff of the neck and dragged me to a concert declining to tell me who was playing on the grounds (quite rightly)that if I knew I would refuse to go. Imagine my horror when it turned out to be Gary Glitter concert and imagine my horror when it turned out to be one of the most fun evenings I have ever head. Everyone stood on their seats and sang along and chanted and punched the air and acted if GG was the greatest superstar in the world and GG acted as if he was - it was hysterically funny and great fun and I loved it. This must be the first time I have owned up to this but I was only 19 at the time!

Eric, dosen't life have a funny way of turning round sometimes.
That was brave of you to own up, very funny.

cheers, steve

Anything by Michael (produced by Quincy Jones)

+Blackforestjackson.

Agreed. I still like Off The Wall by MJ.

I'll also throw Variations by Andrew Lloyd Webber into the mixer. (South Bank Show theme tune), It is probably about the best recorded and produced LP I've ever heard. I do genuinely loathe most of his other output though.

Good thread btw.

My "questionable" listening selections are,

Claudine Longet
The Cowsills
The Monkees
Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive
Jon & Robin

That's all and that's enough!

Scott

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Originally posted by erik scothron:
life on mars and starman by David Bowie (a man I find to be truly repulsive)

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Originally posted by Fredrik_Fiske:
Can I admit to owning Brothers in Arms and Alchemy, both by Dire Staits! I also have the Doors' The Doors. And some Buddy Holly, some Edith Piaf, Ella...

Blinkin' 'eck - you guys must either be highbrow classical "snobs" or muso elitists. What's wrong with the Doors' "Doors" or Bowie?

I can appreciate you loathing Edith Piaf or that awful MTV "Brothers in arms" though (which I used to love until I got into "Communique" and "Dire Straits", back when Knopfler didn't sell out

"Pure shores" is great - got that on CD single (worth it for the cover alone - phwoar!), and I too own a Wombles album, bought for ME frm MVE (for "Remember you're a womble" ).

I also have "Mary poppins" on vinyl as it was the first movie I ever got taken to the cinema to see by my folks (in 1980). They've only been to the cinema with me maybe 3 times in their life - my neighbours went much more often.

My most embarrassing item is...

"Rhythm of the rain" by Jason Donovan, on VILE orange-shelled "cassingle". Cheers mum - great chrimbo "tree" present THAT was. And I can't ditch it as it's a present.

Next to that is joint tie of "I don't wanna fall in love" by Jane Child and "I can't stand it" by 24/7 - BOTH bought by ME on "cassingle" in the arrogance of yoof!!!

Domf
Remember-member-member what a womble-womble-womble you are.

The Very Best Of, Bread.

Makes the Moody Blues sound like the Stooges.

(...no, not the Three Stooges.)

ROTF

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RHowever if I'm going to offer records I have and like that I don't like to admidt to then it's Spanish Train and Other Stories by Chris De Burgh. Now I know I'm not supposed to like anything by CDB, and I, like everybody else, hate Lady in Red, but the first album, especially the title track, is pretty damn good. There, I've said it - my secret is out.

Like Harry Potter I went to boarding school but there the magic ended. I really love the song on "Spanish Train" I'm going home.

people say in the dead of night you can hear me playing it still

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Originally posted by Sloop John B:
ROTF
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Like Harry Potter I went to boarding school but there the magic ended. I really love the song on "Spanish Train" I'm going home.

people say in the dead of night you can hear me playing it still

I had a girlfriend who like all kinds of anguished rubblish like Michael Bolton and Chris De Burgh so I got dragged to a CDB concert - when he started 'spanish train' I nearly popped in my ear plugs but I have to admit it was a real show stopper - it was very well done indeed.

Bear with me, I'm struggling to get this out . .

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The Bangles "Eternal Flame"

Steve

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Originally posted by Yo-yo Master:
Bear with me, I'm struggling to get this out . .

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The Bangles "Eternal Flame"

Steve

There, I bet you feel better now huh?

Yes, I've just played it, and enjoyed it without shame for the first time

Steve

Shy boy by Bananarama
Very deep and meaningfull lyrics

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Originally posted by Grant Crowe:
Shy boy by Bananarama
Very deep and meaningfull lyrics

LOL

Although others sometimes become embarrassed by what I play, I am almost always not embarrassed by what I like. I do not always argue that what I like is good, just that I like it. There is a lot of 'good' stuff that I do not/never will like.

However, although I like amongst other things Wombles-Rolf Harris-Charlotte Church-Aled Jones, I almost am embarrassed when I hear the latter's performance on some of the trite titles on his last album 2005 'New Horizons'.

I actually own more Level 42 records than is healthy, I was a big fan in my teens.

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Originally posted by Chumpy:
Although others sometimes become embarrassed by what I play, I am almost always not embarrassed by what I like. I do not always argue that what I like is good, just that I like it. There is a lot of 'good' stuff that I do not/never will like.

However, although I like amongst other things Wombles-Rolf Harris-Charlotte Church-Aled Jones, I almost am embarrassed when I hear the latter's performance on some of the trite titles on his last album 2005 'New Horizons'.

Wow - Wombles-Rolf Harris-Charlotte Church-Aled Jones - that's quite a super group to rank along side Baker, Bruce & Clapton or Emerson, Lake, Palmer or Motorhead & the Nolans.

ok.
The Carpenters.

How many of you are man enough to admit liking them?

A Song for You is a good album and one of Mrs Rotf's favourites - she actually prefers it to the first Napalm Death album.

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Originally posted by kuma:
ok.
The Carpenters.

How many of you are man enough to admit liking them?

Kuma,

See 5th entry on thread. Currently beating my chest, drinking 15 pints, playing rugby, farting loudly, shaving for third time today etc.

Regards

Nic ( A sucker for Karen's voice)

I am very - and rather unaccountably - fond of "Goodnight Tonight" by Wings. It's shit, but I love it.

K