Music you're embarrassed to admit you like

[Titan4ever]

I'm pretty eclectic myself with a lot of genres (80's dance/pop, 70's disco, 40's big band (love those Reader's Digest record sets), and Alternative Rock)) in my collection, but I hate to admit liking musical soundtracks a bit too much. Streisand's "On A Clear Day" soundtrack with Yves Montand, "Hedwig & the Angry Inch", and "Cabaret" come to mind. If I'm talking to people my own age, I generally just admit to being an 80's guy who still listens to Blondie & the Go-Go's.

[huedell]

I used to be massively embarrassed by being a Niel Diamond fan. I embraced it in college and have never looked back. The dude is awesome, and if you don't like him, you're either lying or helpless.

Dang Paul---I saw Neil in concert about 5 times

One of my BEST favorites----cool

One piece of advice---if you don't have his album:
VELVET GLOVES & SPIT----buy it ASAP

you can thank me later

(and that goes for the resta yus too!)

[ramsey37]

I've always loved movie soundtracks and showtunes, including Disney movies. I also have a weakness for girl bands in general (The Bangles, the Go-Gos, Spice Girls, etc). Plus sappy, goofy soft rock from the 1970's and 1980's. Plus most pop music from the MTV/VH1 era, back when they still showed videos. Don't judge me
George

[saildog]

Okay...I'm trying to relate to the Show Tunes and I think I can.

Anything from "Man of La Mancha".

"I, Don Quixote' is pretty stirring, but nothing beats Elvis singing "The Impossible Dream".

[Vortigern99]

I started to post this in the 'Rock Geek' thread and realized it was more appropriate here.

I love showtunes -- not just the ones that rock like Hair, Grease and JC Superstar, but also the jazzy ones, like Chicago and Cabaret, and the classics like Sound of Music and Wizard of Oz.

Also, my wife loves Disney musicals, and it's hard to resist her enthusiasm for them. Sometimes we sing songs from 'Aladdin' and 'Beauty and the Beast' together. I don't mind people knowing, since I'm pretty secure in my masculinity, that I enjoy songs composed with 7-year old girls in mind!

[saildog]

I've been thinking about this thread for awhile and I have come to the conclusion that all of you are like me. You like what you like and if people would be honest enough to admit it, music requires no other justification.

What the heck, Brian is from Canada and likes Roger Miller. I'm from Oklahoma and like Gordon Lightfoot.

[saildog]

Buk wins... or well, doesn't win... the big award...

http://www.maggiland.com/stuff/loser.gif

Give the man a dented can of creamed corn!!!!

[saildog]

Hey, thanks to Quentin Tarantino, I can get by with my love for Stealers Wheel.

You won't make fun of me because you know there is a chance I will cut your ear off and soak you in gasoline.

[Hulk]

SHHH ...... Don't tell anyone but I actually LIKED the Spice girls .

Buk wins... or well, doesn't win... the big award...

[EmergencyIan]

Love the Beatles, James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Jim Croce, Eagles, Paul Simon, America,Loggins & Messina etc, etc, etc. I'm not embarassed about it, though. I don't like too much new stuff. Listening to Boston right now. By the way, I like the Carpenters, Bread and KISS, too!


- Ian

[txteach]

Duran Duran addict! The coaches I work with will never be told, I hope.

[grayhank]

I have a little bit of everything in my music collection. But the most embarrasing artists I have would probably be Helen Reddy, Barry Manilow, Barbara Streisand, Tony Orlando & Dawn, The Partridge Family, Frankie Goes To Hollywood and Milli Vanilli.

BTW - Why is Tears for Fears embarrasing? Their last album "Everybody Loves A Happy Ending" is fantastic. Roland & Curt put aside their differences and reunited for this one. Roland had carried on without Curt for the past several albums. They didn't end in 1985 like most of those 80s bands, too bad US radio doesn't play the newer stuff. Much like the band a'ha who have put out at least 7 or 8 albums since they had the hit "Take On Me" in 1985. They were great then, still great now!


And if you haven't gotten the Eagles new studio cd by now you don't know what you're missing! 2 disc set at Walmart for 11.88. Worth it, worth it, worth it!

[palitoy]

I think Kenny Rogers and the First Edition is the bomb, I also love Roger Miller.

[LadyZod]

My music collection runs in many directions... but the one genre that earns me a few chuckles here and there is: showtunes.

I particularly like Andrew Lloyd Webber penned broadway musicals.

[jwyblejr]

This is embarassing. I love anything ABBA . There....I said it!!!!

Yup. Them and KC and The Sunshine Band.