"Guilty Pleasure" Music?

[webestang]

I listen to mostly classic/hard rock, classical and Jazz (drummers). And even though I admit and like Patsy Kline and Billy Holiday I also secretly like Rosanne Cash. Back in the late 80's when Target was getting rid of their vinyl they had her first 4 LP's marked down to 99 cents each. I bought them cause I thought maybe I'd like her more than her father and I did, sorry not a fan of Johnny. 

[Ace-Garageguy]

1 hour ago, Dave Ambrose said:

Does Charles Ives count?

Excellent choice...though I might be less in agreement if you favored Burl Ives.  

[JollySipper]

3 hours ago, cobraman said:

Maybe the only one but I am kind of partial to J.Geils and Alan Parsons Project.

I really like the "I Robot" album from Alan Parsons! The song 'I wouldn't want to be like you' is from the viewpoint of a robot..... The whole album is based on that concept.....

 

Edited May 2, 2022 by JollySipper

[ksnow]

Grew up on hair bands, love nu metal. But sometimes I just have to hear some Peter Cetera, Richard Marx, Roxette and the like.

Edited May 3, 2022 by ksnow
dang autocorrect

[stavanzer]

A couple things.

German Schlager Music. I can't understand most of the words, but I like it.

Sea Shanties too.

Normally I am a Country Music, 80's Hair Metal fan with a real interest is Def Leppard and Krokus.

But then there are these....

Like this:

 

or this:

 

or this:

 

last one:

 

[jaymcminn]

14 hours ago, stavanzer said:

A couple things.

German Schlager Music. I can't understand most of the words, but I like it.

Sea Shanties too.

Normally I am a Country Music, 80's Hair Metal fan with a real interest is Def Leppard and Krokus.

But then there are these....

Like this:

 

or this:

 

or this:

 

last one:

 

Give this track a listen... "The Mariner's Revenge Song" by The Decemberists.

 

 

 

[Mike C.]

Raspberries - Go All the Way. Can't get enough of that song. 🎸

[Suburban_Hooligan]

iv been listening to a lot of 80's pop music lately.  stuff like Tiffany, Samantha Fox, Fiona, Belinda Carlisle, etc.

and was listening to some old school Avril Lavigne and Kelly Clarkson this morning.  i may also have some Emily Osment tracks on my IPod....  also have some Katy Perry...  and P!nk...  and i still listen to Ace of Base's The Sign CD on occasion...  maybe a couple Britney Spears songs... 

[jaymcminn]

Duran Duran's "Rio" album is my go-to musical guilty pleasure. Honestly, it's a great album from start to finish but as an 80's kid there's a certain stigma attached to being too into Duran Duran. 

[stavanzer]

Thanks for the music , Jason. It was great. Now, I've got a new Rabbit Hole to go down!

[Draggon]

I love Archy Jay "The Snake Charmer". I'm also a huge fan of J-Pop and J-Metal. 

 

[ChrisBcritter]

Yes, I love a certain singer, but as far as feeling guilty:

Regarding German schlagers, there's the 1968 East German teen comedy musical Hot Summer - fondly referred to over there now as the DDR's version of Grease, but it's really more like Beach Party. Lots of relentlessly catchy songs, including the opening number:

Lead actress Chris Doerk reminds me a bit of Gidget-era Sally Field.

[TonyK]

I can't stand the sound of bagpipes. Well, I do like them in AC/DC's "It's a long way to the top....." I had to check this video out mostly because of the girl but I kind of like it. Sort of a Trans-Siberian Orchestra take on the sound of bagpipes.

[stitchdup]

36 minutes ago, TonyK said:

I can't stand the sound of bagpipes. Well, I do like them in AC/DC's "It's a long way to the top....." I had to check this video out mostly because of the girl but I kind of like it. Sort of a Trans-Siberian Orchestra take on the sound of bagpipes.

I had a neighbour learning to play the pipes a few years ago. I moved

[stitchdup]

I mostly listen to rap, but ac/dc is the music i grew up with bfore rap. My guilty pleasure is the spice girls, I took my little sister to see them live when she was ten and it was one of the best concerts i've been to

[Mike C.]

Walker Brothers - The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore.

 

[cobraman]

That's a great song.

[ChrisBcritter]

Nothing to be guilty about there! One of the best Phil Spector/Righteous Brothers style songs ever.

[Mike C.]

Suspicion - Terry Stafford.        Even though this song came out a year before I came along, I can't help but like this track.

 

[oldscool]

On 5/3/2022 at 3:01 PM, jaymcminn said:

Give this track a listen... "The Mariner's Revenge Song" by The Decemberists.

 

 

Good Lord what a morbid song. I love it!

 

[Mike C.]

The Seekers - I'll Never Find Another You.   I have never been a big folk guy but this tune tune just hits me somehow.

 

[oldscool]

One of my guilty pleasure songs is Dave Brubecks Take Five. When this song came out it very hip and made you seem hip if you were playing it.

[JollySipper]

"Linus and Lucy" by Vince Guaraldi........ in fact all the Charlie Brown music was good!

 

 

[Mike C.]

13 hours ago, JollySipper said:

"Linus and Lucy" by Vince Guaraldi........ in fact all the Charlie Brown music was good!

 

 

Brigs me back to when I was a kid.

[Jantrix]

On 5/3/2022 at 7:57 PM, jaymcminn said:

Duran Duran's "Rio" album is my go-to musical guilty pleasure. Honestly, it's a great album from start to finish but as an 80's kid there's a certain stigma attached to being too into Duran Duran. 

Right there with you. There was girl in jr. high that I liked quite a lot and Duran Duran was her thing. So I listened to it and found I liked it quite a lot. Still do. 

Also, my mother is a huge Neil Diamond fan and that's what was played at home when I was a kid. I grew up with his music in the background. I've seen him live three times.