What are your guilty pleasure songs ?

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

You know , the songs that you secretly listen to and dance to alone and pray that none of your friends find out that you like it ?

I am not telling you mine until you tell me yours :evilgrin:

[aquaman]

1. hello fellow carolina person......

Coming to to your state, in Asheville, to see Son Volt soon.

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

3. I hope you enjoy our state .

And let me be the first to greet you with a " welcome " ;)

[PittPoliSci]

2. California by the Adicts

[CottonBear]

4. Madonna. Come on now baby, put your love to the test

Hey, hey, now baby,...:) :evilgrin: :eyes:
I love Madonna!
I'm a NC native! :hi: Hi fellow North Carolinian!

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

9. I love Madonna too .

Just this morning I thought I was home alone and I was singing " Vogue " at the top of my lungs and everybody was home LOL ! :: waving back at you from the Piedmont :hi: ::

[CottonBear]

13. Hello from NE GA! I'm vogueing now! LOL! n/t

[Tom Kitten]

5. Yummy Yummy Yummy I Got Love In My Tummy

sung by Julie London

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

17. Have you ever heard Julie London's version of " Blues In The Night " ?

I give it 2 thumbs up . Most excellent indeed .

[Tom Kitten]

21. oh yes!

I have several Julie London lps, I love her voice...the Queen of torch ballads!

[Systematic Chaos]

6. All kinds of silly (or not) 80's songs

And, I mean ALL KINDS.

When I was in high school during the early to mid 80's, I was a laughing stock because I simultaneously loved Iron Maiden and Duran Duran. Still do. It's just that now that I'm being asked, I can't come up with any good specifics.... :(

Okay, on further reflection, here's one from the early 90's:

"Twiggy Twiggy" (also known as "Twiggy Vs. James Bond") by Pizzicato Five.

Or, how about "Funkytown" by Lipps, Inc. from 1980?

Or, "Somebody's Watching Me", with those famous Michael Jackson backing vocals, by Rockwell, from 1983?

Or, "Whip It", by the Dazz Band?

And even "Rock Me Amadeus" by Falco! Which, by the way, has been named repeatedly as one of the worst songs of all time here on DU. And you would think I would agree with that being a prog rock elitist, but NOOOOOOPE!! :rofl:

Okay, there's some of mine. YOUR TURN, SUCKA!! :evilgrin:

On edit: Oh MAN, how the HELL did I get Devo and the Dazz Band's tunes confused? I feel like such a total tard now. :eyes:

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

14. Alright here are mine > You pulled it out of me LOL

I love Duran Duran - I am a Duranie . Loved them since I was a tiny tot . I am 24 ( will be 25 in a month to this day ) so that means I was just itsy bitsy CarolinaPeridot when they were making their mark on MTV - but I still had ( and still have ) the biggest crush on John Taylor -who is the ONLY guy who could wear a mullet and still look hot ;) - Actually right now " Girls On Film " (just came on at random . My dear I was only 1 years old when that came out . WOW ! Still sounds good to me today . My friends hurry and change the station whenever a Duran Duran song comes on the radio because I lose my mind - its true !

And that " Whip It " by the Dazz Band always make me dance - I remember dancing to that song in the living room with my mom :)

All of my guilty pleasure songs are from the 80's :
- " Too Shy " - Kajagoogoo ( The instrumental version of is excellent )
- anything by Duran Duran
- anything by Janet Jackson
- anything by Madonna - I actually like everything from before 1996 . Now , she lost me completely :shrug:
- That " One Night In Bangkok " song . :: shakes head ::
- " Somebody's Watching Me " by Rockwell is too cool . I love the Michael Jackson chorus . I always said I wanted to remake this with new lyrics if my record deal dreams ever came true ...
- basically anything 80's
- oh yeah I almost forgot - WHAM ! and George Michael

[Systematic Chaos]

34. OH MY GOD!!!

"One Night In Bangkok", by Murray Head!! Yes, that song is just da fuggin' BOMB!!!

I even remember listening to the weekly top-40 show with Casey Kasem, and when that song was peaking in the charts (didn't do all that badly if I remember, hit the top-20 at least) they did a short blurb about how the whole thing was written. It seems that since it was for the musical "Chess" they just did the music first and then let the mood of the song guide them as to what the lyrics should be, plugging in words almost at random. The line "One night in Bangkok" ended up in there for the first line of the chorus, and it struck Murray Head as so appropriate that the entire lyrics ended up formed around it.

And I have a head that's just full to bursting with useless trivia like that. :rofl:

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

38. There is a dance remix version of " One Night In Bangkok "

and I listen to it repeatedly trying to get friends hooked - so far so good ;)

[Lilyhoney]

51. I would love a copy of that dance mix.

I have a much better understanding of that song as an adult. :bounce:

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

52. Send me a PM .

[General Zod]

55. The Reflex..........flex, flex, flex, flex, flex.....

I can't tell you how much I love that song. Oh, and Girls on Film , Planet Earth, Rio......

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

59. You are my new best friend .

I have the ummmm " uncensored " version of " Girls On Film " on my computer but I only watch it to see the guys rock it out . I also have the videos to " Sunrise " ( which I think was an excellent come back single " , " Reflex " ( I wish I was in that audience - the scene with guy in the audience dancing in the stands was out of sight ) , " Rio " ( this video makes zero sense to me but I love it ) , " Hungry Like The Wolf " , " Ordinary World " , and " Wild Boys " . I am the total Duran Duran geek ;) \


I checked your profile , we might even be neighbors LOL .

[General Zod]

63. I've never seen the uncensored version of that video......

....I may try to find it on LimeWire. Thanks for the nice comments. It's always good to talk to another North Carolinian.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

22. I thought "Whip It" was by DEVO, unless it was covered by Dazz Band,

or Dazz Band had some entirely different "Whip It" song? Unless you are talking about "Let it Whip"?

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

24. Its a different version .

Its a funkier R&B version - completely different song with no wearing of flower pots on the head ;)

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

25. So this is different from Dazz Band's "Let it Whip"?

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000001AHN/qid=1122188955/sr=2-2/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_2/104-7291037-8500755

Sample available at first track on the album...

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

27. LOL Actually I am talking about " Let It Whip " .

We were talking about the same version all the long . Sorry for the confusion .

[Champ]

7. Mariah Carey - We Belong Together

:hide:

[Archae]

8. My MJ tunes

Yes, Michael Jackson... :crazy:

[Systematic Chaos]

10. Hey man, there is... er, WAS...

NOTHING wrong with Michael Jackson!

"Off the Wall" and "Thriller" are two of the most infectious and addictive albums of all time. "Bad" is another decent one, but from there his music went downhill in direct relation to his physical mutation.

He's getting exactly what he deserves for the (at least) highly inappropriate things he's admitted to, let alone been accused of. But, I still think the whole thing is one HUGE tragedy and I feel horrible for him that nobody could confront him and get him to seek some help for whatever demons he's plagued with. :(

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

28. OTW and Thriller ARE great, great pop albums. MJ actually WAS

the "King of Pop" for that little window of time. His being a complete freak afterwards doesn't change that...

[Champ]

11. Also, Kid Rock "Cold and Empty"

:hide:

on edit: Definately Kid Rock, not a big fan but a big fan of this song.

[mvd]

12. OK - here are mine

Britney Spears - Baby One More Time, Lucky, Toxic, Brave New Girl, Everytime

Chumbawamba - Tubthumping

Celine Dion - Falling Into You, A New Day Has Come

There are more, but I won't attempt a list this late.

[Champ]

16. I admit, "Toxic" is pretty catchy

:hide:

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

18. I actually like " Toxic " - I could not believe that I actually ...

I could not believe that I actually liked a Britney Spears song - thats probably one of her better ones .

[mvd]

23. Yeah.. the whole In The Zone album is actually kind of..

likable IMO. But especially the songs I mentioned from it.

[Zomby Woof]

15. My tastes are impeccable

Therefore, I have nothing to feel guilty about.

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

19. Boo ! And where is my cake ?

Only joking :)

[Zomby Woof]

26. I got yer cake!

No wait... GOPisEvil ate it. x(

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

29. LMAO !

You are so bad ;)

[swag]

20. I love this song, and for some reason I should hate it, or so I'm told

There Goes The Neighborhood (Sheryl Crow)


Hey let's party
Let's get down
Let's turn the radio on
This is the meltdown
Get out the camera
Take a picture
The drag queens and the freaks
Are all out on the town
And cowboy Jane's in bed
Nursing a swollen head

Sunshine Sally and Peter Ustinov
Don't like the scene any how
I dropped acid on a Saturday night
Just to see what the fuss was about
Now there goes the neighborhood

The photo chick made to look sickly
Is standing in her panties in the shower
She plays the guitar in the bathroom
While the police dust her mother's plastic flowers
And Schoolboy John's in jail
Making a killing through the U.S. mail

Sunshine Sally and Peter Ustinov
Don't like the scene any how
I dropped acid on a Saturday night
Just to see what the fuss was about
Now there goes the neighborhood

This is the movie of the screenplay
Of the book about a girl who meets a junkie.
The messenger gets shot down
Just for carrying the message to a flunkie.
We can't be certain who the villans are 'cuz everyone's so pretty
But the afterparty's sure to be a wing-ding as it moves into your
city

[bridgit]

30. enjoy ~

I wish: I want to stay here
I wish: this be enough
I wish: I only love you
I wish: simplicity

Look at the speed out there
It magnetizes me to it
And I have no fear
I'm only into this to

Enjoy

I wish I'd only look
And didn't have to touch
I wish I'd only smell this
And didn't have to taste

How can I ignore?
This is sex without touching
I'm going to explore
I'm only into this to

Enjoy

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

31. Björk is great .

[Systematic Chaos]

33. Hell, yes!

Well, at least "Post" is incredible. I got a copy of "Vespertine" from the library and, um, preserved it for posterity on my hard drive. :evilgrin:

Can't really get into that one. It's not pumped-up enough for me.

[EFerrari]

32. The other night, I watched a tribute to the Mamas and the Papas

and I knew every word. Still haven't told Mr. sfexpat.

(But I'm ordering the collection from Amazon. :) )

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

35. Amazon is my best friend .

I am pretty sure a red light siren goes off whenever I order something from them .

[EFerrari]

36. You, too? I see stockers sliding down fire poles.

:rofl:

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

37. I just saw that vision in my head LOL .

And I also get the next day delivery because I can't wait to get whatever I ordered . And then I spend the entire day peeking out of my curtains because everything sounds like the UPS truck coming .

[caty]

39. "Time to Say Goodbye"

Both the English and Italian version by Andrea Bocelli. Don't tell---shhhhh:blush:
It just touches my heart.

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

41. OOOh I like that one !

He has a beautiful voice .

[caty]

48. Just kinda melts your heart

doesn't he?

[all.of.me]

40. pleasure should NEVER have GUILT associated with it!!!

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

42. ok

[all.of.me]

43. enjoy, enjoy, enjoy, and feel GREAT about it!

ye-haa!!
:)

(fuck what other people think)

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

44. So true ...

Are you sure wanna hear me sing " Too Shy " at the top of my lungs ? I sound pretty good I might add ;)

[all.of.me]

46. absolutely!!

[Bzzzz]

45. Shanty...

Jonathan Edwards

Shanty


Gonna sit down in the kitchen
And fix me something good to eat
And make my head a little high
And make this whole day complete
Cuz we gonna lay around the shanty, mama
And put a good buzz on

Well pass it to me baby
Pass it to me slow
We'll take time out to smile a little
Before we let it go
Cuz we gonna lay around the shanty, mama
And put a good buzz on

Well there ain't nothin' to do
And there's always room for more
Fill it, light it, shut up
And close the door
Cuz we gonna lay around the shanty, mama
And put a good buzz on

We gonna sit around the kitchen
Fix us somethin' good to eat
And make ourselves a little high
And make the whole day complete
Cuz we gonna lay around the shanty, mama
And put a good buzz on
Cuz we gonna lay around the shanty, mama
And put a good buzz on

[Lindsay]

49. I was thinking about "Shanty" just the other day!

Now all that's missing is the good buzz....:smoke:

[flamingyouth]

47. "Wild Child" by W.A.S.P.

And other equally ridiculous '80s metal songs.

[samplegirl]

50. Norah Jones turn me on

Like a flower
Waiting to bloom
Like a lightbulb
In a dark room
I'm just sitting here waiting for you
To come on home and turn me on

Like the desert waiting for the rain
Like a school kid waiting for the spring
Im just sitting here waiting for you
To come on home and turn me on

My poor heart
It's been so dark
Since you've been gone
After all you're the one who turns me off
You're the only one who can turn me back on

My hi-fi is waiting for a new tune
My glass is waiting for some fresh ice cubes
I'm just sitting here waiting for you
To come on home and turn me on

[usedtobesick]

53. Photograph by Def Lepard

and I moon walk while I do it. No clue as to why but now it is out in the open..

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

54. You rock - I have only Moonwalked once in my life lol .

[usedtobesick]

57. well it isn't pretty

so don't feel bad, once was propably enough but...I can't help it.

[Fenris]

56. "Mother" by Danzig

[General Zod]

58. Just about anything by Night Ranger.......

.....but especially " When You Close Your Eyes"

[mac56]

60. The Grass Roots

The Raspberries
Gordon Lightfoot

more to come

[General Zod]

65. The Raspberries were great!

I wouldn't consider them a guilty pleasure. Same with the Grass Roots.

[libnnc]

61. Panama...

anything from Van Halen, 1984.

Gloria Gaynor, "I Will Survive"
Alicia Bridges, "I Love the Nightlife"
A Taste of Honey, "Boogie Oogie Oogie"


I like Disco. No--I LOVE DISCO. :bounce:

[Xipe Totec]

62. Oh Lord, It's Hard to Be Humble

Oh Lord it's hard to be humble
When you're perfect in every way
I can't wait to look in the mirror
Cuz I get better looking each day.

To know me is to love me
I must be a hell of a man
O Lord it's hard to be humble
But I'm doing the best that I can.

http://www.stinalisa.com/Chris.html

[Lilith Velkor]

64. Anything by Donna Summer n/t

[kwassa]

66. She has a great voice, and stage presence. The songs?????