Today did not work out as planned. I missed everything I was supposed to make it to today. It was one of those domino effects....being late to one thing kept me from hitting the next...I ended up spending unnecessary money and wasting time. Just one of those rotten days. But--I never got hit by a car, no one told me that they hated me, I didn't kill any babies. So it could have been worse. WAY worse.
In any case, I feel like somewhat of a waste of space today and it makes me a bit confessional. So here it is. CONFESSIONS.
There is a list of over-played, over-prostituted songs one might hear on the radio that I never tire of. Some of these songs that I love so dearly I will openly admit are repulsive and even poor-quality and I agree with you on how hokey and horrible and despicable some of them may be. But. For some ungodly reason, whenever one of these songs comes on the radio, not only am I pleased to hear it, I get these tingles of excitement that YES, I LOVE this song, they are playing this song for ME, and even while I am thinking this very thought, I also know that I would take that secret with me to my grave. That is, until tonight.
So without further ado, the top 20 list of over-played songs that I will never get sick of, that I will never not want to dance on the tables to, songs that I will turn up loud when I'm driving or doing the dishes just so long as no one else is around, songs that I will scan classic rock and easy listening stations for, songs that I hope people ask Delilah to play for them. *commence kazoo fanfare*
20. Dancing in the Moonlight -- Toploader19. Crash -- Dave Matthews
18. I'm Not Your Stepping Stone -- The Monkees
17. Play Me -- Neil Diamond
16. Time After Time -- Cyndi Lauper
15. Cat's in the Cradle -- Harry Chapin
14. From a Distance -- Bette Midler
13. Kiss from a Rose -- Seal
12. Everything I Do -- Bryan Adams
11. Everybody Wants to Rule the World -- Tears for Fears
10. Simply Having a Wonderful Christmastime -- Paul McCartney
9. Return to Pooh Corner -- Kenny Loggins
8. More Than Words -- Extreme
7. Place in this World -- Michael W. Smith
6. Yesterday -- The Beatles
5. Yellow Brick Road -- Elton John
4. Forever Young -- Alphaville
3. I Saw the Sign -- Ace of Base
2. I've Got My Mind Set on You -- George Harrison
1. For the Longest Time -- Billy Joel
So go on, judge me. Bring it. These songs have faithfully made me grin since before I even hit puberty. I love them! I will never tire of them! I want them played at my deathbed! ...Maybe!! So dish it out now, you hypocrits. What are your guilty overplayed pleasures that you pretend like you hate but secretly get all stoked up from. I'm sure we share some.
(Post Script: I wanted to place Cat's Peace Train and Gordon's Carefree Highway to the list, but they aren't quite as despicable as the rest, though they are quite overplayed. Consider them honorary mentions.)
13 comments:
I love this post and you. I've been on a "More than Words" kick for at least 6 months. I listen to it all the time. I love it. Bless you.
You are joking about some of them right?
I mean More Than Words...That's not a pleasure that should be guilty. I mean, yeah, he's saying please just shut up and go to bed with me, but LOVE that song.
I'm sorry to say that I HATE Cat's in the Cradle and Simply Having a Wonderful Christmas time. I'll let you keep those and be glad that someone out there enjoys them.
My Mind Set on You...oh man, I love that song and just thinking of the Sinbad's Top 10 Songs of '89 (was it 89...I'll check) makes me so laugh and laugh. You know he was wishing he could have got Huey Lewis and the News to help him out on that video. I just found it so I'll post it so you know what I'm talking about. You might not have been born then. :)
Emily! Sherry and I just had our very own music fest right here and now from reading your blog. I can sing them all, and in the style of the original (raspy Brian Adams, high Alphaville)--at least, in my mind I sound exactly like them. Thanks for the nostalgia.
I've got your entire list beat with a single guilty pleasure of my own. I love Mambo No. 5. Bring it.
OH, JADE....oh, no, no, that is the WORST!! Hahaha! I remember going to Salt Lake's First Night on New Year's Eve with Jonesy and Erin Hamp and ringing in the new year with Mambo No. 5. I'm convinced 2001 was made the worse for it. But fine! No judgment!!
Julia, I don't blame you for hating "Simply Having." It is a wretched wretched song but I LOVE it. I have an obscure tape cassette recording that I used to rewind and play, rewind and play, rewind and play inside my room late at night. And it just so happens I was 7 years old in '89. Almost the age of accountability even.
Trev, I can actually hear your voice coming through the computer. I know exactly what you must have sounded like. My sympathies for Sherry are boundless today, haha.
Love you, too, Jaction, love you, too.
When "My mind set on you" came on in the climbing gym I almost started killing people. That's my guilty pleasure.
Your list scares me. I've got some that I'm not proud to flaunt in front of the crowd, but some of those are just scary.
Wait...
"My Place in This World"?
Unredeemable Christian Soft-Rock? This changes things...I need some time on this one.
You HAD to put a pic of Bette up there didn't you!
HAHAHAHAH!!! I think the greatest part of this whole post...(could we even pin-point the greatest? I think not...the whole thing is a gem...) but the part I laughed at, and strangely understood? Michael W. Smith. I have to go now. I'm too embarrassed to continue. BWAHAHAHAHAHHA!!!! Thank you for being so naturally awesome.
"Real Genius" (and all of the music that appears in that movie) is on my top ten guilty pleasures list. Thank you for promoting obscure 80s movies along with your whored out songs.
Hey em. it's em. as in em little. can i have your e-mail address so i can send you an e-mail and be in contact with you that way instead of having to sneak onto your blog every now and then to see how you are doing and to make sure you haven't died from snake bits or poisonous desert plants? Total Eclipse of the Heart. I don't even know if that's the real name of the song. But the one that says, "At first I thought that we were falling in love, now i see we're falling apart. da da da dum dum, total eclipse of the heart."
the friends:
I love bette. I love DMB. I love bryan. My heart will swoon everytime I hear Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman and to glorify all my wildest of heart swoons some Russian made a film called "House of Fools" solely based on the empyrical penetrating rasp of his voice. I once went directly from a Wyclef Jean concert to his. He wore black leather pants.
The an' sums:
Linda Ronstadt - Blue Bayou
Mr Big - I'm the One
Mariah Carey - Vision of Love
Celine Dion - 80's and 90's repertoire
Blackstreet - No Diggity
Ryan Adams - Come Pick Me Up
Arrested Development - Everyday People
Dexys Midnight Summer Runners- Come On Eileen
ANYTHING The Fugees
I couldn't do this the first time around but I've mustered the courage:
Jack Johnson - Banana Pancakes
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