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lumen
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Musical guilty pleasures.
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Jan 28 05:52 UTC 2000 |
Notice: this is not limited to just cheesy music.
Do you have music that you just *love* despite what a lot of the general
public, or your peer group thinks? Music that is cheesy, skanky, weird,
odd, risque, not intended for your age group, and so on..?
I think of music played on the Dr. Demento show quite a bit when I think
of this, if that helps. But I also think of music that I just love to
listen to even though it's considered outdated or too um.. juvenile by
people in my age group.
I can think of a few:
2NU's "Ponderous," which was a weird product of WA state, I think-- the
last album they did had a credit to my hometown radio station and he
reworked another song for a radio ad. I think the lead 'singer', Jock
Blainey, was some guy that did voice work for radio a lot.
Eiffel 65's "Blue (Da Ba Dee)," which is a big hit in dance clubs but
has rather silly lyrics, unless you have some deeper interpretation.
The group is an Italian trio comprised of a singer, a
keyboarder/programmer, and a DJ.
Krypton's "Let's Blow Up the Tow Truck," which I don't think has grown
beyond a Dr. Demento staple. Great tune to listen to in the winter.
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orinoco
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response 1 of 48:
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Jan 28 06:06 UTC 2000 |
10 bonus points for the word "Skanky."
I regularly shock people by telling them I listen to country music (The Blood
Oranges mostly; also Lyle Lovett and Bonnie Raitt, but they're both kinda'
borderline).
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mcnally
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response 2 of 48:
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Jan 28 07:40 UTC 2000 |
I don't listen to them frequently, but I still occasionally enjoy some of
the early-80s haircut bands of my adolescence -- A Flock of Seagulls,
Duran Duran, and other bands more notable for coiffure than composition..
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gypsi
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response 3 of 48:
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Jan 28 13:40 UTC 2000 |
I would kill for an mp3 of "Ponderous". I can't find the damn album by 2nu
anywhere, much less that single. I adored that song when it came out
(1990-91).
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goose
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response 4 of 48:
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Jan 28 20:23 UTC 2000 |
I like those 80's "hair bands". There, I said it. Winger is cool, okay?
I am known to listen to Def Leppard, *and* enjoy it. I've always been more
a Judas Pries kind of guy as opposed to an Iron Maiden kind of guy.
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sspan
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response 5 of 48:
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Jan 29 00:22 UTC 2000 |
oh boy.... I could put a large portion of what I listen to here.. let's start
with Deborah (Debbie) Gibson, my #1 guilty pleasure. I've loved her since her
first single, Only in my Dreams. I also like Selena, and some country.. Faith
Hill and Trisha Yearwood for instance.. and harmony groups like Point of Grace
and Avalon. Which is all pretty weird, as I was always an Iron Maiden AND
Judas Priest kinda guy.
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tpryan
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response 6 of 48:
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Jan 29 01:06 UTC 2000 |
I like the Band of '59: Big Daddy. I listen to their CD of
Sgt. Pepper offten enough, that it was strange to hear The Beatles
due their version of it.
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scott
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response 7 of 48:
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Jan 29 03:54 UTC 2000 |
Anime soundtracks. Usually they are pretty cool, but there's almost always
some bad bubblegum pop or other embarrassing bits.
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anderyn
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response 8 of 48:
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Jan 31 02:20 UTC 2000 |
Oh. God. Def Leppard rocks. I love them. I also like Blood Oranges.
And anime soundtracks. And Rick Springfield. Lots and lots of Rick
Springfield.
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goose
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response 9 of 48:
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Jan 31 19:06 UTC 2000 |
Sarcasm does not become you. ;-)
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carson
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response 10 of 48:
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Jan 31 19:24 UTC 2000 |
(yay for 2nu; they had a new album out late last year, but damned if
I could find a copy of it. my guiltiest pleasure is also Debbie
Gibson... although I'm having trouble following her transition into
Deborah.)
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