We all have them. Those songs that you love despite every fiber in your body telling you that you shouldn’t. Whether you hate rap music but can’t help but to turn up some Scarface, can sing every word to Hall & Oates “Man Eater” WITHOUT the song playing, or secretly fly a parrothead flag in the privacy of you’re own home, our Guilty Pleasures do as much to define our musical personality as the bands t-shirts we proudly display. So, today is the day we want you to hurl your closet door open and let the light shine on the secrets that lurk inside.
Now, don’t leave us all naked flapping in the wind. Leave your top 5 in the comments.
Note: I decided to do them as YouTube clips cause we’re getting into draconian copyright laws and the labels who love them waters here and I didn’t wanna get caught up in this shit. So, enjoy the videos (or not) and ridicule me all you want but don’t forget to and scroll to the bottom to see RomeoSidVicious’ guilty pleasures mixtape.
Toby Keith – I Love This Bar
Marilyn Manson – Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
Lady Gaga – Bad Romance
Britney Spears – Gimme More
Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mya & Pink – Lady Marmalade
RomeoSidVicious’s Selections:
37 Responses to “TOP 5: GUILTY PLEASURES”
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Guilty pleasures….hmm….
“Down In Mississippi (Up To No Good)” – Sugarland
I hate me for liking this song.“Travelin’ Soldier” – Dixie Chicks
I’m a sucker for war stories like this, even if the Dixie Chicks performed the song.“Tessie” – Dropkick Murphys
For some reason I love this song yet hate the rest of the band’s library.“Rockstar” – Nickelback
I like this song because of the video. That’s about it.“I’m Country” – Trent Summar & The New Row Mob
So darn pop country it ain’t even funny, but I like the song. Oh well, that’s life.
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FWIW: This is probably one of the funniest parody songs I’ve heard:
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No ridicule coming from my glass house. I love everything about Lady Gaga from the bad dancing to the inane lyrics. She’s like heroin for my ears.
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Oh God not Cledus! Noooooooooooooo!
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A lot of my guilty pleasures have come off my computer thanks to memory constraints but here’s what I can come up with off the top of my head.
1. John Cougar Mellancamp – Jack & Diane & Steve Miller Band – The Joker
2. Van Halen – Jump
Oh to be at high school keg parties again listening to already dated music. This also applies to both Dazed & Confused soundtracks.3. Kilo – Love in Ya Mouth
From Gay Spring Break back in college. I still remember most of the lyrics. The hubby was appalled the first time he heard me sing it.4. Outkast – I love Outkast, and I think I can get away with it being from the ATL.
5. Pete Seeger, Peter Paul & Mary, etc – I grew up on these songs when my parents weren’t listening to Skynyrd or the Allmans.
Honorable Mention: most expensive concert ticket I’ve ever bought – New Kids on the Block. They were my first concert ever so I HAD to go to the reunion tour.
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Brit: Kilo – Love in Ya Mouth…I had to look that one up.
Adam: Honestly, I like a lot of The Dixie Chicks songs.
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Lady Gaga – Yes. Especially “Teeth”.
George Michael
Pink
Elton John
Eminem
STOP JUDGING ME
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ain’t nothing wrong with a little eminem.
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Haha, good topic!
Can’t see anything wrong with early Manson, though…hehe.ok,
ahem, I’d like to second Nickelback/Rockstar. horrible, horrible band, but I find myself singing along to that one all the time.
also:
some 80′s/early 90s Bryan Adams, and not just Summer of ’69, either. Heaven in particular is a favorite.70′s fat Elvis
\m/ DIO \m/
and more that I don’t even realized that it”d be a guilty pleasure for others…
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I have so many, I’ve stopped calling them “guilty” pleasures. Otherwise I would be racked with so much guilt I couldn’t leave the house.
1. Wilson Phillips – “Hold On” (always wanted to cover this)
2. Vanessa Carlton – “1,000 Miles” (this too)
3. The Eagles – “Desperado”
4. Kelis – “Milkshake” (before this song came out, I was hooked on “I Hate You So Much Right Now,” which played on the video reel when I worked at Virgin Megastore)
5. Marilyn Manson – “Beautiful People”
6. Alanis Morrisette – “Your House”
7. Bryan Adams – “Summer of 69″ AND “There’ll Never Be Another Tonight” (which I had the cassette single of)
Eminem, Dixie Chicks, Outkast, Van Halen (not Van Hagar), and Elton John are all pretty awesome.
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Here’s another one:
AND!
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My Guilty Pleasure: Linkin Park (Thats bad enough for all 5 right there in one shot)
P.S. Hall and Oates aren’t guilty pleasures. Those guys are the real deal. Hall and Oates has been sampled to death, and shaped the music of the 80′s. They could play, and T Bone Wolk and GE Smith are serious players, and both longtime members of that band.
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This is always a fantastic topic! Here’s a sample of my latest and greatest…
“I’m Yours” – Jason Mraz
This is some catchy horseshit. I’m so ashamed.“Hot and Cold” – Katy Perry
At least it’s not Ke$ha
“Let Me Be Myself” – 3 Doors Down
Yep. The Geico commercial song. I suck.“Picture” – Kid Rock w/ Sheryl Crow.
I’ll always have a soft spot for this assbag. I was a fan before the Kid Rock explosion of the late 90′s (I’m sure Autopsy IV remembers).“More Than Words” – Extreme
Just take my man badge now. My apologies to everyone!May I suggest a “Guilty Pleasures: Hair Metal Edition” in the future? That’s an icky stroll down memory lane
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I’ll always have a soft spot for this assbag. I was a fan before the Kid Rock explosion of the late 90’s
Hell yes. I saw him in a tiny ass club on the Devil Without A Cause tour right before he exploded.
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Bahaha great read so far, Ive got to with.
1.Sinead O Connor- “Nothing compares to you” Baldy but goody..
2.Sophie B Hawkins- “Damn I wish I was your lover”
3.Cranberries-”Linger” God I loved this band in the 90′s.
4.Sting-”Fields of Gold” Really great song to me for some reason.
5.Sarah McLachlan- “Building A Mystery” I actually used to like alot of her stuff.
I could come up with more but will leave it at that..great topic
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Katy Perry <3
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“Katy Perry <3″
quoted for truth…
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im definetly on board with bad romance by lady gaga ( i cant get over this song its ridiculous) top 4 would be
keith urban- til summer comes around
beth rowley- you never called tonight
mumford and sons-the cave
sia- i go to sleep
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My soft spot is 80′s hair metal, and I’m too lazy to list songs so let’s go with bands:
Cinderella
Guns & Roses
Poison
Van Halen
Motley Crue
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i’m not even sure i can play — i like almost every song listed on the guilty side, and don’t even understand some (Dixie Chicks? Guns and Roses? Fat Elvis? Sophie B?— hello, good shit!… i even own several Kenny Chesney albums —Autopsy please don’t ban me from 9B!!) — if it moves ya -the purpose of ‘pop’ music, sugar-infused or not- then it is doing the job! so let your freak flags fly, turn it up and shake your rummmmpah!
but in the spirit of communal disgrace:
1) Wham/George Michael — Careless Whisper
2) Rupert Holmes – Escape (The Pina Colada Song)
3) Air Supply – Even the Nights are Better
4) Fall Out Boy – Sugar We’re Going Down
5) Fergie – Glamorousagain — no shame, just big smiles and a shaking ass…
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Just about any Kelly Clarkson
Kings of Leon’s latest (yeah, I said it, i dont feel great about it though)
The Fray
Brooke White (failed Amer Idol from a couple of years back)
There, it’s out there, now I can stop living a lie!!!!
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There, it’s out there, now I can stop living a lie!!!!
LOL!
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To Adam in the original comment….
If you like “Travelin’ Soldier” by the Dixie Chicks you should listen to Bruce Robison’s (wrote the song) original version. It’s better and you don’t have to feel “guilty”
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“Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover” is a great song. I heard a a live version of Eels doing it years ago. It’s probably still online someplace.
I like a lot of The Cranberries stuff too. Loved that song “When You’re Gone.”
And no one should ever feel guilty about listening to Guns N Roses. Ever.
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OMG the Pina Colada song. And everything on Brandons list. I have way more guilty pleasure songs than I thought.
I think we need a “best of” playlist from this post.
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I think we need a “best of” playlist from this post.
Oh. Shit. You might be onto something!
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bdub, I had no idea Bruce Robison wrote that song. I may have to check that out.
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Priceless!! Air Supply–forgot about them.
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“Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover” is a great song. I heard a a live version of Eels doing it years ago. It’s probably still online someplace.
Man I used to think Sophie B was so damn fine back then. Every time she went into course and that voice cracked slightly, pure sex appeael she was bro..
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I once was engaged but had to break it off when she refused to walk down the aisle to Night Rangers “Sister Christian”. So if there is a women out there who shares in this guilty pleasure I’ll see you at the alter.
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In fact for everyone, here ya go..
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Well, I tried to post the Vid.. maybe IV can post it up for yall.
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I have no guilty pleasure.
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Looking Glass – Brandy (You’re A Fine Girl)
Joan Osborne – One Of Us
Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls
Gin Blossoms – Hey Jealousy
Alanis Morissette – Ironic by
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Yeah. I’m embarrassed by three of the five.
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Gin Blossoms are good. I’ve always liked them and Toad The Wet Sprocket.
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Since when did ‘Cursive’ become a guilty pleasure. I’ve always considered them a great band.
I do love me some Kelly Clarkson and I dig almost all New Found Glory’s stuff.