Songs you really like, but would never admit to in public

[no gnu taxes]

I'll start

Chiquitita by ABBA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVnMDYSaYA4

(I swear I'm not gay)

[Mr. Silverback]

Red Rubber Ball by The Cyrkle

Play That Funky Music, White Boy

Agree with those! Plus, love the “Let the sun Shine In” chorus from Hair.

[Mr. Silverback]

Dang, I miss Chris Farley.

[Mr. Silverback]

No shame there, great song...though the bay they talk about in the song is San Francisco Bay, it always reminds of Casco Bay in Maine.

[Mr. Silverback]

Exactly!

[dfwgator]

Midnight Oil’s followup single, “The Dead Heart” is even better, but didn’t sell nnearly as well in the States.

Dead Heart is probably my favorite Oils song as well. "Dreamworld" is another good one.

[Scythian]

Remember this at the roller skating rink? We’d all skate real, real fast, we were so cool man ...

Bay City Rollers - Saturday Night
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBn2ux5vRHk

[InvisibleChurch]

i enjoy that entire song, The Flesh Failures. good beat, easy to dance to

[Fred Hayek]

During the 90s, Slaughter came out with an awesome version of “You’re so Vain.”

I think that was Faster Pussycat.

[Erasmus]

I did too. I meant to say “bassibaw.”

[PLMerite]

“Lets Get Drunk and Screw” Buffett!

If you’ve ever been, you’ll never forget 10,000 drunks on the lawn at Merriweather Post Pavilion standing, swaying, singing “Why don’t we get drunk...and screw!”

It’s a beautiful thing.

[bigheadfred]

Stay outta South Central. You don’t stand a chance. teehee

[Erasmus]

“
Led’s hear it for de boyss in de band. Evry one of dem is a bad muthher in his own righdt.
...
And now, leds hear it for de luffly Lennon Sisterss, who vill sing for you, ‘I candt gedt no sadtisfagtion.’
...
Tank you sisters, dat vas a bitchin’ badass song.
“

—Lawrence Welk, as interpreted by Robin Williams.

[Impala64ssa]

Jam up and Jelly Tight, I thought I was the only one who remembers that one! Before that one Dizzy, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU_rqm7WPPI&feature=related was another big hit for Tommy Roe. Don't know if any of these were already mentioned, but speaking of "Bubblegum music",
yummy yummy yummy, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6Zs8qbExfs
SIMON SAYS, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvzHGYSv8kw
Gimme Gimme Good Lovin', http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JibgblgNdYk&feature=related
Anyone remember this one? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ag0MZjGzps Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep, I wouldn't DARE admit I kinda liked this one, when WABC was still doing top-40, they played the heck out of it during the summer of 1971. Or how bout these politically incorrect ditties:
Indian Giver, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78H-tRFShiY&feature=related
Which Doctor, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPQrXwJgYZ8
Ahab the Arab, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwQERrdrRhE&feature=fvst

[Impala64ssa]

Blue Swede - Hooked On A Feeling (the cover of B J Thomas’ version) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo-qweh7nbQ&feature=related

[Tainan]

I hate to admit this "out loud", but I like the songs by Anne Murray.


And I'll tear your ears off if you tell anyone....

[Impala64ssa]

A bit abashed about publicly admitting to liking this one: The Archies' Sugar Sugar
A bubblegum classic, check out the late great Wilson Pickett's
cover.
This song was meant to be sung by a Black guy.

[rhema]

Fervent thanks to Pickett for forever redeeming the song.

[Impala64ssa]

This is a very fascinating thread! Here’s another one, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB93vLlnXj0
Incense and Peppermints, kinda trippy but catchy.

[Impala64ssa]

We have an oldies station in the Hudson Vly, that at times puts the “bubblegum music” and novelty tunes in heavy rotation. their slogan used to be “crank it up, embarass your kids”.

[Impala64ssa]

And speaking of my neck of the woods, Pt. Jervis, NY has a few claims to fame, among them, Stephen Crane wrote The Red Badge of Courage while living here, and The Kalin twins were born and raised here, their one smash hit from 1959, When http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G55yNWCnXTI Sadly they passed away a few yrs ago within a few months of each other.