Mar 22 2007
Musical Guilty Pleasures
Well, I figure that since I’ve already exposed my musical soul here, I decided that I would repost my list & invite the rest of you to chip in with the Top 5-10 (or more if you’d like) songs in YOUR music collection (whether iTunes or old-school) that you’re embarrassed to say are there, but you just can’t get enough of.
To start things off (& to get the conversation flowing), here are Top 5 (with some explanation):
“Lead Me On” - Amy Grant: I’ve always carried a torch for Mrs. Gill (or is Vince now Mr. Grant??), and this is simply my favorite song off her best album. I make no apologies for my love for Amy Grant. It’s too bad that Christians hated her for so many years — this woman actually knows how to write a honest song about her faith without watering it down for radio play and easy record sales.
“Toxic” - Britney Spears: This is simply a killer track with a driving beat. Even if the girl has gone wacko, it doesn’t diminish how great this song is as a single. The dark, minor key string swells mixed with a solid guitar riff mixed with a vinyl airline stewardess outfit — is there anything wrong with that?
“Somebody Told Me” - The Killers: This band is the definition of hipster guilty pleasure: ’80s synth lines, emo-style lyrics filled with whiny jealousy, tons of radio play, and it’s STILL a song that you can’t shake from your head. Mr. Flowers — leave Jersey to The Boss and return to Las Vegas while you still can.
“Fix You” - Coldplay: Admit it folks. Just go ahead and admit it. We’ve all sung along with Mr. Martin when he launches into the big vamp at the end of the song. In fact, if you’re too afraid to do it yourself, I’ll sing with you this time. “Tears stream down your face….â€
“Kiss Me” - Sixpence None The Richer: Forget all of those worthless teen movies & how overplayed this song became on the radio and high school proms for about 2-3 years around the turn of the millennium. This was always a fun, breezy, lighthearted song about idealistic young lovers from a deep and talented band that too many people didn’t appreciate because they only know this song. But still, I love this song….
Anyone else?!? Who wants to expose themselves for the whole world to see? Who will join me in liberating their musical libraries!
March 24th, 2007 at 11:27 pm
1) “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” by Elton John and Kiki Dee- I was raised on Elton and I challenge anyone to truly hate on his seventies material. This song makes me smile and reminds me of hanging out with my mom as a kid.
2) “Wake Me Up Before You Go Go” by Wham!- If you have seen the “Family Guy” episode where Chris joins the Peace Corps, then you understand my love of this song.
3) “Poison” by Alice Cooper- Overproduced 80’s hair metal at it’s best!
“I wanna love you, but I better not touch”
4) “Elvira” by The Oak Ridge Boys- More inspiration from “Family Guy”, the lyrics are changed when we sing it around here on Cactus Creek…
5) “Just Like Jesse James” by Cher- I love, love, love Ms. Cher and I have seen her twice with J.Ho. This song is basically, “I have decided I want you and there is nothing you can do about it”. Love it!
I have to add one more…
6) “Accidentally in Love” by Counting Crows- No matter how terrible my day has been, this song makes me happy.