Crap songs that you secretly think are awesome

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Everyone's got 'em - songs that people cringe about cos they're crap, but you secretly can't listen to without a guilty look on your face...

Some of the ones in the office today were desperately poor (someone mentioned Glenn Medeiros FFS) but I thought my three weren't too bad - until I went and watched the videos on Youtube...

In reverse order of crapness/embarrassment factor:

3 - Jump (Van Halen) Yeeeahhhh - cheeeeeeeeese it!
2 - Against All Odds (Phil Collins) - OK, I've got a legit excuse for this one - it was the first song I ever danced to with the first girl I ever went out with. She went back to Canada and died in a motorbike accident... well you can probably guess why I can't listen to it without weeping openly
1 - Total Eclipse Of The Heart (Bonnie Tyler) - just listen to it - listen to it - and bathe yourself in its awesomeness

 

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awww zeb, who would have knew your a big sap. I like this side of you. I like all 3 songs and will sing them out loud when they come on the radio specially Total Eclipse of the heart. That song rocks!

I am sorry about your friend too.

 

I make no apologies for the fact that I sometimes cry when listening to music - music moves me to a ridiculous extent but usually its something like a solemn classical piece or a beauitful aria that does it. Against All Odds is the exception - at least I've got a reason for it though!

Ditto - but what a lot of people know about music could be written on the back of a postage stamp with a magic marker

LOL - years ago when I was in a band, they used to rehearse in the room opposite us in a studio in Greenwich. I'm not exaggerating - they used to play that ****ing song at least five times during every rehearsal - you would have been in heaven!

 

Junior - Mamma Used to Say
Whitesnake - Is This Love

 

That is actually a legendary tune, later covered by his nephew Richard Blackwood about 5 years ago I believe.

Here's a few choice steamers from my iPod (complete with YouTube video links where possible) that I am most definitely not ashamed to say are absolutely effing brilliant!

Arnie And The Terminators - I'll Be Back! (I actually bought this on 'cassette single' when it came out)

Smart E's - Sesame's Treat (C'mon it's brilliant!)

Craig McLaughlan - Mona (Absolute clown shoes, but when you've had a few, everyone sings along!)

Kajagoogoo - Too Shy (Not sure if the bloke singing this is a bit 'ginger beer', but who cares. Classic song!)

A-Ha - The Sun Always Shines On TV (Can't touch 'Take On Me' for sheer epicness, but still an absolutely solid slice of 80's gold)

Morris Minor & The Majors - Stutter Rap (English parody of the Beastie Boys. Great song!)

I'm sure I could list about another thousand or so songs here, but I think the above will be enough to destroy any credibility I may/may not have on these fair forums!

 

how about eric clapton lay down sally? fave of mine as a girl i dated was called sally
or, hole in the ground by bernard cribbens, listen to it as a kid
and finally black sabbath paranoid just cos it has the line, finished with my woman as she couldnt help me with my life

 

Please don't ban me for the links I am about to post. I apologise in advance for crippling anyone's hearing and/or mentally scarring them for life.

Link 1

Link 2 <-- Notice how this one sounds like Rick Astley??

Link 3

Link 4 <-- Looking rather young here!

I'm going to leave now and let you all bathe in musical goodness.*






* p.s: I don't personally believe any of the above tracks are any good, just hilarious!

 

damn being on my htc diamond mobby about to watch dark knight otherwise id list more. well maybe when im back in the hotek and if thier free net is free i will. otherwise i have to pay for thier net and it aint cheap
anyway to briefly give more, how about b.b king and i've got a good mind to give up living and go shopping instead, or willie nelsons worried man.
sorry arro never been into som.

 

Only band i seen live was the Dreamers from Freddy and the dreamers!

i do lke the Wurzels, i got brand new combine harvester and Where be that blackbird, o and oim a coider drinkerz.

I do Like Aretha Franklins RESPECT as that was one of the first tunes i can rember as a kid.

 

Thankfully Link 4 now shows as Video Unavailable! the rest were bad enough.

 

I think I must have some cringeworthy tastes, because many of the songs mentioned are ones I like, eg

Jump
Against All Odds
Total Eclipse ( a pretty monumental piece in my opinion )
T’Pau (everybody remembers Carol Decker for some reason – assuming they’re old enough!)
Mona by Craig McL ( a good revamped version of one of Rolling Stones earliest songs )
Aha – all good
Paranoid ( I understand this … )

Is listening to Coldplay an admission of cringeworthiness ? I don’t think so – the latest Viva La Vida album is outstanding – their best without doubt. Madonna’s dance numbers such as 4 minutes/Ray of Light/Hung Up/Sorry are classics of their genre – like her or loathe her – she’s good at what she does. When younger and into heavy metal and a great Rush fan I used to be embarrased to let other people hear the Hemispheres album – many people just don’t understand that kind of stuff. Likewise with some Pink Floyd songs, eg. the song ‘Echos’ on the album ‘Meddle’.

The song ‘Flower of Scotland’ is often maligned by people but is a beautiful song.

Other songs I would admit to liking are :-
BACCARA - YES SIR, I CAN BOOGIE
all Motown
ABBA
Men Without Hats - Safety Dance
Chumbawamba – Tubthumping

A similar thing applies to attending concerts and I find many people would never attend a classical concert, though I have been to quite a few – such as Scottish Proms last weekend – though many people just cannot appreciate ANY classical music at all - they don’t realise it forms the basis for much of modern popular music.

Also in regard of music videos, Shania Twain’s Don’t Impress Me Much is one of my more embarrasing favorites :-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt7W6a_gQSM

 

Firstly can i say Delorean, you must never apologise for smart ees - sesames treat that tunes was awsome and it also reminded me of the black beauty remix that was pretty ok.

Secondly to all of you one thing ive started to do is try and not rip peoples taste in music as they find something in it that they like then fair play to them, plus i dont really like some goon telling me how and why my music is pants, if i didnt have an opinion of my own then life would be pretty mundane.

I think a sone should like Zeb said make you feel good so ill put 5 down that i thin k do his whether drunk or sober is up to you

1 The pointer sisters - im soooo excited
2 The lightening seeds - te life of riley (remeber it used to be the goal of the month theme on match of the day
3 new order and England - world in motion special cred to a John Barnes for the exquisite rapping.
4 The village people - YMCA normally drunk when i do it and also straight.
5 Frantique - strut your funky stuff, had to have something in from the 70s

Well thats my little selection hope it strikes a chord with you as it does with me

Ed

 

ooooh....well this is interesting...some interesting songs listed too...here are mine in no particular order.

Bombalurina - itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow polka dot bikini (laugh all you want but I do dance to this and have done in front of my female friends!)
T'Pau - China In Your Hand
Taylor Dayne - Tell It To My Heart
Aqua - Barbie Girl (yes I know and I dont care lol)
Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up
New Order - World In Motion (no other England song comes close!! Keith Allen is funny and John Barnes's rap is amazing ) EN-GER-LAND!
The Lightning Seeds - Lucky You
Suzanne Vega - Tom's Diner (all time classic)
Robert Palmer and UB40 - I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
Swing Out Sister - Breakout (I just love the song!!)

Well that's all I can be bothered to list as I do have a lot lol. So go ahead slate me

 

At least no one has said 'No Way No Way' by Vanilla. and for those of you who don't know it just look it up on YouTube .

 

the Proclaimers I would walk 500 miles in fact any thing from them, my wifes daughter is thinking of sueing me because she knows all the words of by heart. How about steps I tend to put that on when tidying up, I will seek help.

 

And I challenge anyone of a certain age for to sing along with either 'The Chicken Song' by Spitting Image or 'Star Trekkin' by The Firm.