Songs/Artists You Don't Like to Admit You Love

[devo133]

We all have songs/artists we don't like to admit we like, especially if you're into hard rock/heavy metal like me. Here's a chance to let our skeletons out of the closet so to speak I'll break the ice...

Jewel - I love her first album Pieces of You. I learned how to finger pick on guitar from that album.

Genesis' "Hold On My Heart." Heard it when I was kid. And it's been stuck in my head ever since.

The Carpenters. I hear that piano intro to Close to You (Just like Birds) every time I see a pretty girl lol.

Enya - Sometimes I just like listening to air

[blackrose22]

I listen mostly to Rock and Metal too but have a soft spot for some of Madonna's stuff. Beautiful Stranger and Ray of light send shivers down my spine whenever I hear them. It looks weird between my Metallica/Megadeth/Motorhead albums but who gives a fu...!

[Rjeso]

I'm also a rock/metal kind of girl (at least first and foremost - I really do have a lot of different genres in my collection). The songs or artists that are way out of my usual tastes are

Maroon 5
Independent Woman - Destiny's Child
Some of Eminem's stuff
Some Outkast stuff
A couple Black-Eyed Peas songs

As you can tell, I don't listen to a lot of pop/hip hop/rap sorts of stuff, so these definitely stand out in the crowd.

[Samanthita]

Matchbox 20. Only the first cd... and mostly, just the last song. But hell, I got that cd 12 years ago, so I grew up with it. Same with Third Eye Blind, but everyone knows I love them.

Also, Northstar. They're just so... poppy? Compared to most of the music I listen to at least. Usually I don't like stuff like that, but for some reason...


I could go on and on all day in this thread. But I'm not going to. It's safe to say that anything in my iTunes from the 90's and about half of my pop punk, I don't admit to.

[Girlystevedave]

I'm also a rock/metal kind of girl (at least first and foremost - I really do have a lot of different genres in my collection). The songs or artists that are way out of my usual tastes are

Maroon 5
Independent Woman - Destiny's Child
Some of Eminem's stuff
Some Outkast stuff
A couple Black-Eyed Peas songs

As you can tell, I don't listen to a lot of pop/hip hop/rap sorts of stuff, so these definitely stand out in the crowd.

What's embarrassing about Outkast? They rock.

[Erin]

I have to admit that I do like some country like Garth Brooks and Alan Jackson that I will listen to when I'm alone in the car.

I also have to admit that I really like the Spice Girls. They are great music to work out to.

[Rjeso]

They're just not the sort of band I typically listen to, and I think my friends would probably laugh at me if they knew I had Outkast songs, hahaha. So they go on my list here. *shrug*

[alinda]

I listen to ALOt of Andrea Bocelli, I am not ashamed of this, but not
too many people who hear this go...."Oh I love that guy".

[LadyHitchhiker]

I love Genesis and The Carpenters!!

But stuff I'm embarrassed about liking:

Avril Lavigne
Shakira
Garth Brooks (I'm not a country girl)
New Kids on the Block
Mika (used to be but am now growing some pride for it)
Enya
Christina Aguilera's "dirty" and "Beautiful"

but mostly I'm not ashamed of what I listen to...

[fernandito]

I'm also a rock/metal kind of girl (at least first and foremost - I really do have a lot of different genres in my collection). The songs or artists that are way out of my usual tastes are

Maroon 5
Independent Woman - Destiny's Child
Some of Eminem's stuff
Some Outkast stuff
A couple Black-Eyed Peas songs

As you can tell, I don't listen to a lot of pop/hip hop/rap sorts of stuff, so these definitely stand out in the crowd.

What's embarrassing about Outkast? They rock.

I'm sorry Ms. Jackson [OOOH]
I am for real
Never meant to make your daughter cry
I apologize a trillion times

[Rjeso]

Hahaha, and feev swoops in to prove my point. Thanks, Fernando, you're always there for me.

[fernandito]

(sheepish grin)

Just here to help.

[obscurejude]

We all have songs/artists we don't like to admit we like, especially if you're into hard rock/heavy metal like me. Here's a chance to let our skeletons out of the closet so to speak I'll break the ice...

Jewel - I love her first album Pieces of You. I learned how to finger pick on guitar from that album.

Genesis' "Hold On My Heart." Heard it when I was kid. And it's been stuck in my head ever since.

The Carpenters. I hear that piano intro to Close to You (Just like Birds) every time I see a pretty girl lol.

Enya - Sometimes I just like listening to air

Devo, that's really interesting. The first song I learned to finger pick was "I was meant for you." I was only fourteen at the time. I also love that first album, its got a lot of great stuff on there. "Come back to sleep" is one of my favorite songs. People are usually pretty surprised when I talk about how much I like this album. There's just something about it that is so genuine...most people seem not to have any idea.

[obscurejude]

I realize the grammar is bad (see above). I'm just a little tipsy.

[HanzouNorak]

Green Day, i hate to admit it because they became emo with American idot.

[obscurejude]

Became emo? Clarify sir, if it pleases you.

[Bethany]

my "real" musical tastes are all over the board and i'm not ashamed to own up to any of it.

but my secret shame:

Spoiler:

the jonas brothers

/is prepared to relinquish her membership

[Girlystevedave]

Green Day, i hate to admit it because they became emo with American idot.

**GASP**

cierra el osico!

OKay, I know the eyeliner is unnecessary, but the music is still good. It is not emo.

[Girlystevedave]

Once again....NOT EMO

[obscurejude]

What do you mean by emo girly? I really like early emo- before it was trendy. I'm thinking of Dashboard Confessional in the late 90's, Further Seems Forever, Juliana Theory etc...

[Girlystevedave]

I'm just very defensive. I don't really have anything against emo, but Green Day's music has never ever ever been emo.
Trust me....I'd know.

[HanzouNorak]

Green Day, i hate to admit it because they became emo with American idot.

**GASP**

cierra el osico!

OKay, I know the eyeliner is unnecessary, but the music is still good. It is not emo.

the album was mostly 50/50. i really liked them b4 cause they didn't have any style. hmm, looking but on it i can find a few emo songs, dont ask me which cause i cant remember names.

[obscurejude]

I would say that "Welcome to Paradise" might have a little emo in its tank- its long, lots of breaks, guitar builds and break downs etc... "Long View" comes to mind as well for similar reasons (the album version). Oh yeah, "I was thinking of you" is pretty damn emo.

[Girlystevedave]

The songs aren't emo. They've just grown as artists and are able to write slow songs as well as kick ass songs.
American Idiot only has a few slower songs.

[Girlystevedave]

I would say that "Welcome to Paradise" might have a little emo in its tank- its long, lots of breaks, guitar builds and break downs etc... "Long View" comes to mind as well for similar reasons (the album version). Oh yeah, "I was thinking of you" is pretty damn emo.

What!? Longview and Thinking of you? Longview is about boredom and angst and masturbation.
And Thinking Of You is about...masturbation.
The topic of masturbation is not emo.