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Confession! Guilty Pleasures. Embarassing but Catchy Music.

OK, We all have one or two- the band, artist or song that we secretly like. They may be sissy, unimaginitive, woefully uncool, or too commercial. Maybe you liked them when you were young, and you still can't help but listen when they come on the radio. So, what are your guilty pleasures (musically!)? Who are you ebarassed to listen to, but still can't help yourself?

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randofo says: Jan 12, 2009. 5:17 PM
College was a confusing period....



darthbindy in reply to randofoFeb 6, 2012. 7:12 PM
i love his songs! nothing to be ashamed of there, every time we go to our cottage, (in the country) we playy country roads, so fun!
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Goodhart in reply to randofoMar 4, 2009. 10:49 AM
I loved a lot of his songs :-) Annie's song for one and the one he did with Placido Domingo......um, Perhaps Love , which is one of my favorites.
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Lithium Rain in reply to randofoJan 12, 2009. 6:29 PM
O_O Randy likes John Denver... >Head 'asplodes<
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randofo in reply to Lithium RainJan 12, 2009. 8:49 PM
Great for karaoke too...
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kelseymh in reply to randofoJan 12, 2009. 9:00 PM
On the up side, you can actually understand what he's singing...
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Goodhart in reply to kelseymhMar 4, 2009. 11:12 AM
Here is one I finally ended up breaking the 45 to LOL It got to be pretty popular....of course, the parents, at the time, didn't rally understand the song at all. . . 1972 if IIRC.....Sweet


Rock Soldier says: Jul 13, 2009. 9:02 PM
It's too embarrassing for a boy my age to say...
annus says: Jul 13, 2009. 11:25 AM
a friend said "listen to this; it's the catchiest song ever". of course i didn't believe her, but actually she was probably right. this treetops mcphoenix
guy is weird but it's sooooo catchy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfAQFxKWH-w
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lemonie in reply to annusJul 13, 2009. 12:18 PM
Originally - Chuck Berry I believe.

L

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skunkbait (author) in reply to lemonieJul 13, 2009. 6:32 PM
There we go! I've always loved that one!!! (Talk about GUILTY PLEASURES!!!!!)
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lemonie says: Jul 13, 2009. 1:19 PM


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The Jamalam says: Jul 7, 2009. 1:13 PM
Crazy frog, I'm afraid. =(
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Lithium Rain in reply to The JamalamJul 7, 2009. 1:15 PM
I LOVE crazy frog. Never be ashamed of crazy frog! xD
annus says: Jul 7, 2009. 12:45 PM
ok, this really is one of the catchiest songs EVER. enjoy

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfAQFxKWH-w
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lemonie says: Mar 4, 2009. 11:07 AM
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NachoMahma in reply to lemonieMar 4, 2009. 11:22 AM
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lemonie in reply to NachoMahmaMar 4, 2009. 11:43 AM
I've had another go at it L
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lemonie says: Mar 4, 2009. 11:43 AM
As NachoMahma the previous post had some kind of fault with it which I don't understand.
Try this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUzxX_ylAoI

and this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFlmEznsr2w&feature=PlayList&p=686D619CA17D3E80&playnext=1&index=6
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NachoMahma says: Jan 6, 2009. 2:46 PM
. OK. You asked for it. For some reason, this little ditty makes my foot start tapping.

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Goodhart in reply to NachoMahmaMar 4, 2009. 10:56 AM
That song used to make me sad.....now it just angers me.....like Ron White says, you can't cure Stupid. . . somebody without anything to go back to would have made a better volunteer for the mission. Some how, it reminds me of an old pun about being on the DA's list.
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skunkbait (author) in reply to NachoMahmaJan 6, 2009. 3:03 PM
Oh, Nacho:-( *shakes head in disgust* I thought you were cooler than that.... I've been trying to get that one out of my head for 30 years. And everytime I finally quit humming it, an otherwise decent person reminds me!
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NachoMahma in reply to skunkbaitJan 6, 2009. 4:21 PM
> trying to get that one out of my head ... reminds me! .
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westfw in reply to NachoMahmaJan 8, 2009. 2:03 AM
That's in the category of things I used to like when I was young that I really wonder why when I hear it again (aside from the catchy tune.)
Kiss is in there too
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Goodhart says: Mar 4, 2009. 10:45 AM
for catchy music you cant get out of your head, try signing up with the Yoville ap/game and spending about 5 minutes in there......*sigh*
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PKM says: Mar 4, 2009. 10:03 AM
Freezepop.
runs away to hide his head underground

Bonus points if you know who Philippe is :)


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skunkbait (author) says: Jan 13, 2009. 1:44 PM
Ok, this one REALLY annoys me, and I'd die if anyone caught me listening. But I can't turn it off!!!

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canida says: Jan 8, 2009. 12:58 PM
Most painfully catchy thing I can think of: Venga Boys. This was all the rage with the highschoolers on MIT's FIRST team.


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skunkbait (author) in reply to canidaJan 8, 2009. 8:52 PM
The background music sounds like something out of a video game. I'll make it a point not to listen to that one again. I don't want to catch myself humming that one forever!
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kelseymh says: Jan 7, 2009. 12:38 PM
Geez, Skunkbait! Why do you have to come up with these interesting and provocative discussion topics, without having them turn into flame wars? No fair!

Oh, yeah, back on topic...
  • ABBA
  • Neil Diamond
  • Rod Stewart
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canida in reply to kelseymhJan 8, 2009. 12:56 PM
ABBA is catchy, yes, but the Erasure covers are faster and even catchier.


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Chicken2209 in reply to canidaJan 8, 2009. 12:59 PM
if there is one thing I learned from scrubs, its that Erasure is like a virus I tried to discover, a little something to make me sweeeeter. oh, and that sometimes to get MRIs, they send people of, erm greater weight, to the zoo
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skunkbait (author) in reply to kelseymhJan 7, 2009. 1:21 PM
Rod Stewart!!! "Maggie May" and "Hot Legs" are awesome! But I still turn up "THe First Cut is the Deepest", "Sailing", and "Forever Young". And I have to confess "Kentucky Woman" and "Sweet Caroline" still get to me, even if the kids tell me to turnit down!
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bumpus says: Jan 7, 2009. 2:11 PM
Michael Jackson. When he was still black mostly. :D
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Chicken2209 in reply to bumpusJan 8, 2009. 12:17 PM
thats 5* right there
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KentsOkay in reply to bumpusJan 8, 2009. 5:38 AM
I concur, I think Thriller is some of the most awesome dance music ever...
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jessyratfink says: Jan 6, 2009. 6:20 PM
Rick Astley, but most people here already know that. :D Also, Madonna, Kylie Minogue, and the Spice Girls. Shameful, I know, but I love stupid dancey pop music.
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Goodhart in reply to jessyratfinkJan 7, 2009. 4:00 PM
Have you ever heard the Go-Go Girls? :-) *whistles softly to himself* LOL
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jessyratfink in reply to GoodhartJan 7, 2009. 4:40 PM
Nope! I tried to look them up on youtube but failed. :P
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Goodhart in reply to jessyratfinkJan 7, 2009. 4:53 PM
Ok, sorry, they are normally referred to as simply the GO-GOs.....

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jessyratfink in reply to GoodhartJan 7, 2009. 5:22 PM
Oh, okay! I know exactly who they are. I used to like them a lot when I was little. :D
stretch mark in reply to jessyratfinkJan 7, 2009. 10:44 AM
Gwen Steffani!!!! That is hard to admit even to a bunch of strangers.
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skunkbait (author) in reply to stretch markJan 7, 2009. 1:26 PM
*nobody looking?* -WHispers- Yep, I really liked "Underneath it All". But I prefered her stuff with No Doubt.
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Labot2001 says: Jan 6, 2009. 4:55 PM
*attempts to resist urge*

...

I SECRETLY LIKE THIS GUY:


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Gjdj3 in reply to Labot2001Jan 6, 2009. 5:09 PM
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fun Fact: Did you know that Rick Rolling is no longer funny (even in real life!).

See xkcd
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Labot2001 in reply to Gjdj3Jan 7, 2009. 4:55 PM
Lol, best xkcd ever.
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Rishnai says: Jan 7, 2009. 3:24 PM
Billy Idol. The Bee Gees. Tesla. Foreigner, Styx, and REO Speedwagon. I love Rush, too, but I don't even bother trying to hide that one, and everyone in my neighborhood can vouch for that! They're some of the greatest musicians of all time!
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skunkbait (author) in reply to RishnaiJan 7, 2009. 3:32 PM
I could admit to most of that, but BeeGees? Styxx and REO should've quit while they were ahead.
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Rishnai in reply to skunkbaitJan 7, 2009. 3:35 PM
I'll also admit to my disco-dancing abilities. But I won't demonstrate. FOR ANYONE.
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Rishnai in reply to RishnaiJan 7, 2009. 3:26 PM
Once every three months or three thousand miles I roll the windows down and turn up my car stereo loud enough that I can hear it while I'm under it. No complaints yet...
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gmoon says: Jan 6, 2009. 5:19 PM
Dexys Midnight Runners Biz Markie Bloodhound Gang
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skunkbait (author) in reply to gmoonJan 7, 2009. 11:34 AM
Oh yea! When "COme on Eileen" comes on, I can't help but turn it up.
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gmoon in reply to skunkbaitJan 7, 2009. 2:30 PM
Yeah, it's a kick. Great song.

No one's mentioned it yet, so I will. Queen.
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whatsisface in reply to skunkbaitJan 7, 2009. 12:48 PM
I like an instrumental of theirs called "The teams who meet in caffs", and must say that the singer has a unique voice.
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KentsOkay says: Jan 6, 2009. 12:52 PM
Hmm... Weird Al.... Celtic Woman. I can't help it if half the group is in my Top 5 Hottest Celebrities....
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skunkbait (author) in reply to KentsOkayJan 6, 2009. 12:57 PM
Yeah, I'd fess up to liking Weird Al. But no, I probably wouldn't wear an "Eat It" T-shirt.
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skunkbait jr in reply to skunkbaitJan 7, 2009. 2:12 PM
me to
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kelseymh in reply to skunkbaitJan 7, 2009. 12:39 PM
"Are you a good witch or a bad witch?" "I'm a sandwich, so eat me!"
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KentsOkay in reply to skunkbaitJan 6, 2009. 6:39 PM
I'd wear a WHite and NErdy tshrt:P
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skunkbait (author) in reply to KentsOkayJan 7, 2009. 9:04 PM
For me, the shirt isn't necessary!
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Weissensteinburg says: Jan 6, 2009. 4:54 PM
We found out that my physics teacher likes Little Wayne today.
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Lithium Rain in reply to WeissensteinburgJan 7, 2009. 1:43 PM
L,l,l,l,like a lollipop...
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skunkbait (author) in reply to WeissensteinburgJan 7, 2009. 1:28 PM
I had a highschool teacher that saw The Doors and Hendrix live! How could I ever compete with that? (Although I have seen Bob Dylan, Bad Company, Skynard, and Jerry Lee Lewis!)
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bumpus in reply to skunkbaitJan 7, 2009. 2:14 PM
My English teacher has been to 3 Metallica concerts, AC/DC, Kansas, and Steve Miller Band. Shes hardcore.
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Chicken2209 in reply to skunkbaitJan 7, 2009. 1:50 PM
I would go to a skynard concert just to yell freebird
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JuCo in reply to Chicken2209Mar 1, 2009. 11:47 PM
there was a bar i used to frequent out in south carolina that had freebird blacked out because the owner was so tired of hearing it. (i found this out the night that i put it on and was greeted with 7-8 minutes of silence... from the jukebox and the crowd when they figured out who'd put it on.)
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skunkbait (author) in reply to Chicken2209Jan 7, 2009. 2:02 PM
It's more fun though, to yell Freebird @ an orchestra concert!
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Weissensteinburg in reply to skunkbaitJan 7, 2009. 2:09 PM
Someone yelled it at a Blue Man Group show that I was at once.
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bumpus in reply to WeissensteinburgJan 7, 2009. 2:10 PM
Same here! The guy actually started to play it!
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Gjdj3 in reply to bumpusJan 8, 2009. 12:14 PM
Same here! I wonder if we were all at the same show. Or if it's just part of the show.
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bumpus in reply to Gjdj3Jan 8, 2009. 3:47 PM
I went to the one in Scranton PA.
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Gjdj3 in reply to bumpusJan 8, 2009. 4:49 PM
Ah, different shows then. I went to the one in Chicago.
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skunkbait (author) in reply to bumpusJan 7, 2009. 2:12 PM
That's awesome. Any band that can slip into Freebird, get's my respect.
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Gjdj3 in reply to WeissensteinburgJan 6, 2009. 5:10 PM
That's ill, not sick.

Sorry, couldn't resist. Haha
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Kiteman says: Jan 6, 2009. 3:10 PM
I have no guilty secrets about my musical tastes, and inflict them all on my classes. In my car right now I have a ska compilation, some Irish folk (the Dubliners) and Led Zeppelin's "Mother Ship".
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Labot2001 in reply to KitemanJan 6, 2009. 4:50 PM
Ska? I didn't know it was possible, but I respect you even more now.
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whatsisface in reply to Labot2001Jan 7, 2009. 12:47 PM
Hey, even I have The Beat on my iPod.
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skunkbait (author) in reply to KitemanJan 6, 2009. 3:19 PM
So Kiteman.... If we looked into your past, we'd hear no ABBA, Air Supply, or BeeGees?
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Goodhart in reply to skunkbaitMar 4, 2009. 11:01 AM
The only song I really liked that the Bee Gees ever did, and it wasn't their own song, was "Turn Around" - ( Final Destination II ? )


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Gjdj3 in reply to skunkbaitJan 6, 2009. 4:32 PM
ABBA, lol. They may be some of the most catchy, yet embarassing bands of all time.

Point and case...
,Note: Intro doesn't end until about 50 seconds in.,
darthbindy in reply to Gjdj3Feb 6, 2012. 7:26 PM
i love that song! ha, so do my freinds, we all agreed it was awsome, after my freind posted it on buzz!
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westfw in reply to Gjdj3Jan 8, 2009. 1:54 AM
That wasn't ABBA. But I've go to admit that they (ABBA) fit the topic pretty well... (really enjoyed "Mama Mia!")

Um. Lots of "show tunes." Traumatic memories of taking Mame to the 6th-grade end-of-year party...

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Gjdj3 in reply to westfwJan 8, 2009. 12:13 PM
Not ABBA, but written by them for Murray Head to sing.
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westfw in reply to westfwJan 8, 2009. 2:05 AM
Come to think of it, a lot of my music collection is "filk", so I have a lot to be embarrassed about :-)
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Chicken2209 in reply to skunkbaitJan 6, 2009. 3:23 PM
you would, hes just not hiding those...
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skunkbait (author) in reply to Chicken2209Jan 6, 2009. 3:30 PM
Wow. That takes guts. I'd rather be caught in public in only my underwear, than admit to an affinity for Air SUpply!
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kelseymh in reply to skunkbaitJan 7, 2009. 12:40 PM
Hey, I like Air Supply's song! It's amazing how many different versions you can hear of just one tune...
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Chicken2209 in reply to skunkbaitJan 6, 2009. 3:36 PM
lets see, its the parents job to embarrass their kids what happens when you run out of material? looks like someone will be dropping their kids off to the blasting sound of Air Supply
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westfw in reply to Chicken2209Jan 8, 2009. 2:00 AM
A friend of mine wrote a parody, about zero-G sex. "Making Love, Weighing Nothing at All." It's very fun, but it's hell trying to find someone who can sing it well...
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skunkbait (author) in reply to Chicken2209Jan 7, 2009. 1:24 PM
It sufficiently embarasses the kids when I start thrashing to the Ramones or Sex Pistols. I enjoy embarassing the kids, but not myself in the process!
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Kiteman in reply to skunkbaitJan 6, 2009. 3:23 PM
Oh, you'd hear them all, and Jethro Tull as well. I'm just not embarrassed by them.
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Goodhart in reply to KitemanMar 4, 2009. 11:06 AM
Do you have a copy of the


Disco Duck !!!
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NachoMahma in reply to GoodhartMar 4, 2009. 2:11 PM
. I could have happily gone the rest of my life without hearing that "song" again.
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Kiteman in reply to GoodhartMar 4, 2009. 2:02 PM
Oh... no...
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randofo in reply to KitemanJan 12, 2009. 5:44 PM
One of my favorite music essays is where Lester Bangs talks about how he was flown to Vietnam to get to the bottom of the whole Jethro Tull thing. Now whenever I think about Jethro Tull, all that comes to mind is Vietnamese folk music.

http://www.tullpress.com/crmay73.htm
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skunkbait (author) in reply to KitemanJan 6, 2009. 3:28 PM
Nothing wrong with Jethro Tull! But the others would be on par with nose-picking or cross-dressing (whatever floats your boat, just not in public!).
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Goodhart in reply to skunkbaitMar 4, 2009. 3:32 PM
Ok, shall we then introduce: The Village People.....


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kelseymh in reply to skunkbaitJan 7, 2009. 12:41 PM
Who here remembers that when the Grammy's introduced the "heavy metal" category, Jethro Tull was the first recipient?
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skunkbait (author) in reply to kelseymhJan 7, 2009. 1:22 PM
That was hilarious! I was just waiting for Pat Boone to get a mention.
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Chicken2209 in reply to skunkbaitJan 6, 2009. 3:32 PM
more than a woman, more than a women to me...
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