Guilty Pleasure Songs...

[scotpens]

"Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl, with yellow feathers in her hair and a dress cut down to there..."

That’s the one song of his I like.

BTW, does anyone else think Don Henley’s “The Last Worthless Evening” sounds like a Barry Manilow song?

 

[Mary Ann]

...and now I blame you both for an earworm I won't be able to get rid of...

"Her nam was Lola, she was a showgirl, with yellow feathers in her hair and a dress cut down to there..."

<continues singing>

I will get revenge!

Look on the bright side, Shanndee, I have Can't Smile Without You earworming me. And, yes, I know all the lyrics.

 

[Holdfast]

Is it wrong to say I love Barry Manilow?

Screw it. Sue my pasty white ass.

I really like Mandy.

[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5IifdSv9Gk[/yt]

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

My brother is still into Manilow, even the latter day stuff.

I like some of the 70's songs, but don't go out of my way to listen to them nowadays.

 

[scotpens]

A little off-topic, but here’s a cute parody of Barry Manilow’s “I Write the Songs”:

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(Ironically, Manilow didn’t write “I Write the Songs.” It was written by Bruce Johnston.)

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

If I enjoy something, I enjoy it; if I feel like listening to it, then I'll listen to it. But guilt? Nah. What for?

Exactly so.

 

[Chaos Descending]

My guilty pleasure song is "You're the One that I Want" performed by Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta from Grease.

It hasn't got much to do with the lyrics, but I like the sound of it, and the chorus "you're the one that I want" makes me think of my wife. Unfortunately recent events have made this song mean just a little less to me.

 

[cooleddie74]

The movie wasn't much to brag about, but some of the songs were incredible.

[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mI20KoG4uyE[/yt]

 

[scotpens]

^^ Xanadu had some great songs, thanks to the abundant talents of Jeff Lynne and John Farrar. But the movie was one huge “WTF??” from beginning to end. I only wish the MST3K crew could have dug their claws into that turkey.

 

[cooleddie74]

Couldn't agree more. The film was a drug trip, and not a particularly good one. But the soundtrack was pretty exquisite and the vinyl album or CD are definitely worth owning if you're a Jeff Lynne/ELO and Olivia Newton-John fan, which I am...especially ELO. That band was the Beatles of the 1970s.

 

[Admiral2]

I'll show you a guilty pleasure song:


Determinate


(sob) I'm so ashamed!

 

[doubleohfive]

Whether or not it contributes anything of note or any real value beyond just being 'catchy,' I never really had a problem with this song.

[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYroR9hz4T8[/yt]

 

[cooleddie74]

The TrekBBS itself has its own guilty pleasure song, although a whole lot of people aren't aware of its existence to this day. How this thing didn't take off like a Delta rocket I'll never know. Immerse yourself in the humor and songwriting acumen of one J. Allen:

[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcq01cbjGXU[/yt]

 

[scotpens]

I'll show you a guilty pleasure song:

Determinate

Never heard of the song or the band before, but the singer is totally hot. I just wonder if she could hold a note for more than a second without auto-tune.

EDIT: Oh, it was a Disney Channel movie. The hot chick is Bridgit Mendler. So is that a scene from the movie, or a live performance by the actors in the movie? I mean, seriously, are those supposed to be high-schoolers?

And speaking of beautiful babes of dubious vocal talent, here’s one of my truly guilty pleasures: Brigitte Bardot singing (well, sort of) an ode to a motorcycle in a 1968 TV special.

 

[Alrik]

The TrekBBS itself has its own guilty pleasure song, although a whole lot of people aren't aware of its existence to this day. How this thing didn't take off like a Delta rocket I'll never know. Immerse yourself in the humor and songwriting acumen of one J. Allen:

[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcq01cbjGXU[/yt]

And he went there.

Props to you, sir. (Well technically to J too. )

 

[Admiral2]

I'll show you a guilty pleasure song:

Determinate

Never heard of the song or the band before, but the singer is totally hot. I just wonder if she could hold a note for more than a second without auto-tune.

Bridget Mendler, the lead singer, is better at it than most of the latest Disney crop. Here's the band performing the same song live on the View:

The View

EDIT: Oh, it was a Disney Channel movie. The hot chick is Bridgit Mendler. So is that a scene from the movie, or a live performance by the actors in the movie? I mean, seriously, are those supposed to be high-schoolers?

Actually, the first clip is from another Disney show, "So Random", which spun off from a Disney show starring Demi Lovato, the rehab girl.

And yes, Bridget Mendler is smoking hot.

 

[Admiral2]

^^ I can’t tell these young Disney stars apart. I think they’re all cloned from the same basic template, like those do-it-yourself business cards.

You need a nine-year-old in your life to explain things to you.

 

[T'Preea]

As a self-proclaimed rocker-babe, my other guilty pleasure is "rocking out" to Cher and Celine Dion. *blushes*

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

I have the Xanadu soundtrack on CD

Who said that?

 

[Holdfast]

Watched Never Mind the Buzzcocks earlier; now can't can this 80s classic out of my head...

[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CR3pQpqeqSc[/yt]