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Published on August 25, 2004 By historyishere In Music

Oh, we all have them... those songs we know we just shouldn't like, but something inside us just makes it so irresistible. Songs with bad lyrics or odd instrumentation, or from an artist that is tacky... or you love heavy metal but deep down, you just need to hear Debbie Boone belt out "You Light Up My Life" when no one is home. Or you like jazz and reggae, but the theme song from Footloose just gets you going too. 

Come on, I know you want to confess. It'll be ok... there will be no judgment here.

I'll tell you what, I even do a little quid pro quo here and tell you a few of my groaners:  

I recently did battle with the long version of Men Without Hats' "Safety Dance"... it started and I just couldn't stop it for almost 2 hours. There is also this whole drunken karaoke duet incident with Abba's "Dancing Queen," where I knew all the words,  that I am not particularly proud of, but in the interest of being honest, I feel it is necessary to be honest. And yes, I will admit it: I liked "Barbie Girl" and "Viva Forever" when they came out... yeah, I finally said it, and it's great to get it off my chest!

So, now that I've gotten the ball rolling... who will add to this motley gang of songs we wish we could forget. I've also included as an external link VH1's list of the worst 50 songs ever recorded to help you remember a few of them.


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on Aug 25, 2004
Heee...bad music....I could write a blogs and blogs about it.

Say it loud...say it proud....

But "Viva Forever" is what got me into the Spice Girls. This year. I missed the Spice Girls the only time they were popular and discovered them recently.

I also love Tiffany and the A*Teens. There are some Hilary Duff songs that are just pop delights.
on Aug 25, 2004
TrinaP: oh, you SO have the spirit of this. Confession is good for the musical soul... Let the music play!

TW: Could I be anything but Da Man? Groove is in my heart! DA DA DA DA DA DA! HEY! DADADADA!

Dusk411: And I vaguely remember you reviewing Debbie Gibson not too long ago. And I am sure that the Spice Girls are going to become kitschy in the near future... I mean, look how fast the eighties came back....
on Oct 21, 2004
New semi-cheesy song to add to my list: Jim Croce's Time in a Bottle
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