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Post by Karl Aksel on Apr 26, 2020 21:59:31 GMT
Ok, it's confession time. One of my favourite songs growing up - I never admitted it even then - was Cyndi Lauper's Girls just want to have fun. And I also like the Beach Boys. There, I've said it.
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Post by onethreetwo on Apr 26, 2020 22:06:56 GMT
I've got 4 Hilary Duff songs on my current playlist. And I only have 30 songs on my playlist. But I would admit this any day of the week.
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Apr 26, 2020 22:10:08 GMT
I don`t have any problems with admitting liking a song.
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Post by Ass_E9 on Apr 26, 2020 22:37:00 GMT
To answer the question differently, my younger self would be surprised that older self now likes songs previously avoided:
"Rebel Yell" - Billy Idol
"She Bop" - Cyndi Lauper
"Welcome to the Jungle" - Guns N' Roses
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Post by bravomailer on Apr 26, 2020 23:10:42 GMT
I used to like "25 or 6 to 4".
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Post by Nicko's Nose on Apr 26, 2020 23:13:44 GMT
And I also like the Beach Boys. There, I've said it. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys is widely considered to be one of the greatest albums of all time. Not sure why you would be embarrassed to admit you listen to them.
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Post by Eva Yojimbo on Apr 27, 2020 13:36:46 GMT
I'm not embarrassed by anything I like, nor do I have any "guilty" pleasures. Having guilt over something subjective like music is stupid and I really don't get it. Also, ditto on what Nicko's Nose said about The Beach Boys. That's a weird band to feel guilty about at all!
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Post by NJtoTX on Apr 27, 2020 18:55:57 GMT
The Fox - Ylvis
Who Let the Dogs Out - Baha Men
Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen
MacArthur Park - Richard Harris
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Post by bravomailer on Apr 27, 2020 19:22:21 GMT
Hey Mickey by Toni Basil. The video was truly obnoxious though.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Apr 27, 2020 22:43:31 GMT
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Post by mstreepsucks on Apr 27, 2020 22:55:38 GMT
Who made who
and Tattoo by the Who
Who are U. by the Who
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Post by Karl Aksel on Apr 28, 2020 13:37:37 GMT
And I also like the Beach Boys. There, I've said it. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys is widely considered to be one of the greatest albums of all time. Not sure why you would be embarrassed to admit you listen to them. Since my preferred genre is classical, both in the audience and in front of, it is not something most people would associate me with.
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Post by Karl Aksel on Apr 28, 2020 13:38:36 GMT
Who made who and Tattoo by the Who Who are U. by the Who That's an awful lot of who, and things rhyming with that, too.
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Post by Eva Yojimbo on Apr 28, 2020 13:52:11 GMT
Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys is widely considered to be one of the greatest albums of all time. Not sure why you would be embarrassed to admit you listen to them. Since my preferred genre is classical, both in the audience and in front of, it is not something most people would associate me with. I listen to classical and various pop genres about equally. Some classical fans are indeed snobby about their tastes, but some fans of all genres are snobby about their tastes, and some fans of all genres are quite open minded. I don't think there's such a thing as "good taste" in music, I just think there's a thing as cultivated taste, and all I mean by cultivated is that you've exposed yourself to a lot of music and decided what genres you like, and/or what music/artists you like in each. As long as you've done that, there's no reason to feel guilty about anything. You might be surprised by how many classical listeners you know enjoy a variety of pop music, and if they don't and/or turn out to be snobby, that's just a sign that they're idiots who like to think of themselves as better than others. That's a psychological phenomenon, it's not based in any actual facts about the music.
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Post by Karl Aksel on Apr 28, 2020 14:04:32 GMT
Since my preferred genre is classical, both in the audience and in front of, it is not something most people would associate me with. I listen to classical and various pop genres about equally. Some classical fans are indeed snobby about their tastes, but some fans of all genres are snobby about their tastes, and some fans of all genres are quite open minded. I don't think there's such a thing as "good taste" in music, I just think there's a thing as cultivated taste, and all I mean by cultivated is that you've exposed yourself to a lot of music and decided what genres you like, and/or what music/artists you like in each. As long as you've done that, there's no reason to feel guilty about anything. You might be surprised by how many classical listeners you know enjoy a variety of pop music, and if they don't and/or turn out to be snobby, that's just a sign that they're idiots who like to think of themselves as better than others. That's a psychological phenomenon, it's not based in any actual facts about the music. Believe me, I wouldn't be surprised  Of course, I've teased my fiance for her love for Mozart, which to me is mostly childish easy listening. Outside classical music her favourite bands are U2 (which I can't stand) and the Beatles (which is also my favourite outside classical). I also listen to Jazz, and some metal. And we both like folk music as well. But all those things are "kosher" for a cultured heterosexual male. So when I confessed to her that I really liked Girls Just Want to Have Fun, it was her turn to laugh at me. She also swore me to secrecy, or I'd never hear the end of it 
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Post by Eva Yojimbo on Apr 28, 2020 14:15:53 GMT
I listen to classical and various pop genres about equally. Some classical fans are indeed snobby about their tastes, but some fans of all genres are snobby about their tastes, and some fans of all genres are quite open minded. I don't think there's such a thing as "good taste" in music, I just think there's a thing as cultivated taste, and all I mean by cultivated is that you've exposed yourself to a lot of music and decided what genres you like, and/or what music/artists you like in each. As long as you've done that, there's no reason to feel guilty about anything. You might be surprised by how many classical listeners you know enjoy a variety of pop music, and if they don't and/or turn out to be snobby, that's just a sign that they're idiots who like to think of themselves as better than others. That's a psychological phenomenon, it's not based in any actual facts about the music. Believe me, I wouldn't be surprised Of course, I've teased my fiance for her love for Mozart, which to me is mostly childish easy listening. Outside classical music her favourite bands are U2 (which I can't stand) and the Beatles (which is also my favourite outside classical). I also listen to Jazz, and some metal. And we both like folk music as well. But all those things are "kosher" for a cultured heterosexual male. So when I confessed to her that I really liked Girls Just Want to Have Fun, it was her turn to laugh at me. She also swore me to secrecy, or I'd never hear the end of it Ha! And Mozart's not just my favorite composer but my favorite music of any kind! Stick me on a desert island with only one artist's complete works and I'll take Mozart immediately. He's only "childish easy listening" on the most superficial level; underneath the pleasant melodies he was a pretty radical innovator, and many of his works were pointing towards Romanticism. Not sure how much/what Mozart you've heard, but unless you've heard everything I bet I could link you to some of his music that might change your mind. Anyway, I also love jazz and metal and some folk. My top 3 popular music artists are Dylan, Iron Maiden, and The Beatles. I also love good pop music, though, and, frankly, other than exceptions like Michael Jackson, XTC, and Prince, I think most of the best pop music since the 80s have been from women, including Cindi Lauper. Taylor Swift is legitimately one of my top 30 artists because I think her ear for hooks and melodies is probably only second to McCartney's.
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Post by Karl Aksel on Apr 28, 2020 16:24:12 GMT
Believe me, I wouldn't be surprised Of course, I've teased my fiance for her love for Mozart, which to me is mostly childish easy listening. Outside classical music her favourite bands are U2 (which I can't stand) and the Beatles (which is also my favourite outside classical). I also listen to Jazz, and some metal. And we both like folk music as well. But all those things are "kosher" for a cultured heterosexual male. So when I confessed to her that I really liked Girls Just Want to Have Fun, it was her turn to laugh at me. She also swore me to secrecy, or I'd never hear the end of it Ha! And Mozart's not just my favorite composer but my favorite music of any kind! Stick me on a desert island with only one artist's complete works and I'll take Mozart immediately. He's only "childish easy listening" on the most superficial level; underneath the pleasant melodies he was a pretty radical innovator, and many of his works were pointing towards Romanticism. Not sure how much/what Mozart you've heard, but unless you've heard everything I bet I could link you to some of his music that might change your mind. My favourite composer is Bach, and if I could bring but one musical work on a deserted island, his Mass in B minor would be the top contender.  I find Mozart shines in his vocal works only. His instrumental pieces are much too light for me. They do not displease me, but they do not pierce my soul, either. I am particularly fond of beautiful melodies myself, and not everybody can write them. What good harmony can do for a mediocre melody, it can do for a good melody tenfold. That is one reason why I am so fond of the Beatles (besides having grown up with their music). Also Pink Floyd and Guns N'Roses as well - the former of which I apprecieted more in the past, and the latter of which I appreciate more today.
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Post by CrepedCrusader on Apr 28, 2020 17:42:51 GMT
Tiffany's version of I Think We're Alone Now.
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Post by Eva Yojimbo on Apr 28, 2020 19:18:57 GMT
Ha! And Mozart's not just my favorite composer but my favorite music of any kind! Stick me on a desert island with only one artist's complete works and I'll take Mozart immediately. He's only "childish easy listening" on the most superficial level; underneath the pleasant melodies he was a pretty radical innovator, and many of his works were pointing towards Romanticism. Not sure how much/what Mozart you've heard, but unless you've heard everything I bet I could link you to some of his music that might change your mind. My favourite composer is Bach, and if I could bring but one musical work on a deserted island, his Mass in B minor would be the top contender. I find Mozart shines in his vocal works only. His instrumental pieces are much too light for me. They do not displease me, but they do not pierce my soul, either. I am particularly fond of beautiful melodies myself, and not everybody can write them. What good harmony can do for a mediocre melody, it can do for a good melody tenfold. That is one reason why I am so fond of the Beatles (besides having grown up with their music). Also Pink Floyd and Guns N'Roses as well - the former of which I apprecieted more in the past, and the latter of which I appreciate more today. And Bach often leaves me cold. I find I'm about 50/50 with his works: love the organ works, the Mass in Bm, the WTC; don't care much for the other keyboard works, the Passions/Cantatas or various orchestral music. Mozart has plenty of dark, dense, instrumental works. Have you heard the Piano fantasias, the late keyboard concertos (20 is particularly stormy, and 24 and 23 have their dark moments), the string quintets and minor-key quartets? I mean, as far as "piercing your soul" goes, not much in classical music does it for me like the finale of Mozart's 41st Symphony (the finale of Tristan & Isolde and Mahler's 2nd both get close). That quintuple fugato is about as spellbinding a musical feat as has ever been created as far as I'm concerned. Even Bach never created quite its likeness. For something more directly emotional, the slow movement of the 23rd piano concerto, the Sinfonia Concertante, the clarinet quintet and concerto, etc. are all, I find, pretty emotionally stirring. Pink Floyd's a bit hit-and-miss for me too; I have to be in the right mood for them to hit me. I loved GnR back in the day and actually saw them live last year. I think I've tired them a bit over the years purely from overplaying Appetite and the Illusions. If you love Beatles-esque melodic/harmonic pop, I can't recommend XTC enough if you haven't heard them. They're as close as I've heard any band come to The Beatles as pop-art craftsman. Skylarking and Oranges & Lemons are two of my favorite albums. King's X is another band in a similar vein, though they were more hard rock with an emphasis on melody/harmony. Gretchen Goes to Nebraska is probably their best.
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Post by bravomailer on Apr 28, 2020 23:27:40 GMT
Enter Sandman - Metallica
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