# Coming out of the music closet (no, not that!) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 6, 2001, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coming-out-of-the-music-closet-no-not-that/71423 "2001-07-06T00:55:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2001, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coming-out-of-the-music-closet-no-not-that/71423/1 "2001-07-06T00:55:11Z")
We’ve had our share of “guilty pleasure” threads pertaining to musical tastes, so now’s the time to admit to liking certain artists or genres that you have kept hidden from the world. I’ll get you started: I like Barry Manilow. At least, the mid-70’s stuff. Disco. I liked a lot of the so-called “disco music”. I just hated the whole white-polyester-suit-black-shirt-opened-to-the-waist-let’s-go-dancing-and-snort-coke" thing. The Bee Gees. Yes, even the aforementioned disco stuff. Except “Too Much Heaven”. Bad teen party experience. Okay, I’ve opened the door. Everybody out! ---
**Author:** ![Kaitlyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/73ab20/32.png) [@Kaitlyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaitlyn)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2001, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coming-out-of-the-music-closet-no-not-that/71423/2 "2001-07-06T01:14:09Z")
Count me in as a Barry Manilow fan. Also: The “Saturday Night Fever” soundtrack. Debbie Gibson–(In college, a friend, looking at my cd collection, which was alphabetized, noticed my Debbie Gibson CD’s right next to my Gun’s ‘n’ Roses CD, and was amazed that it is even possible to like both without going insane from cognitive dissonance) ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Zero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@Saint\_Zero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Zero)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2001, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coming-out-of-the-music-closet-no-not-that/71423/3 "2001-07-06T01:16:28Z")
Ahh! Light! Steve Taylor. Christian Rock artist, great guy, and author of the absolute best song to start flamethrowing debates with "I Blew Up the Clinic Real Good. Has a killer horn section, too. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2001, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coming-out-of-the-music-closet-no-not-that/71423/4 "2001-07-06T01:26:26Z")
I like Barry Manilow. I still have all my albums and am slowly replacing everything with CDs. I like it all. Hell, my daughter was concieved to the strains of _Paradise Cafe_. I have the \*Saturday Night Fever \* and _Urban Cowboy_ soundtracks. I have introduced my children to disco. And they _like it_! Especially KC and the Sunshine Band. 😃 Donna Summer before she got all nice. _Love To Love Ya, Baby_. Oh, yeah. ---
**Author:** ![BooBoo316](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e0b2c6/32.png) [@BooBoo316](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BooBoo316)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2001, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coming-out-of-the-music-closet-no-not-that/71423/5 "2001-07-06T02:09:17Z")
[sub]I listen to pop music[/sub] Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys, N Sync, Christina Aguilera, etc. I can’t stop…Lord knows I’ve tried. Shut up. I can hear you laughing. Like you don’t have any skeletons in your CD collection. Ingrates. ---
**Author:** ![screech-owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2001, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coming-out-of-the-music-closet-no-not-that/71423/6 "2001-07-06T02:55:20Z")
John Tesh (but even I have my limits) ---
**Author:** ![ThisYearsGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@ThisYearsGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisYearsGirl)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2001, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coming-out-of-the-music-closet-no-not-that/71423/7 "2001-07-06T04:27:51Z")
I just love the Spice Girls. I really don’t remember much about them when they were popular, but about two years ago, I just fell in love with them. They’re so cute and loud and “Girls Rule!” with their personalities and poppy little songs. I adore them. And Spice World is actually a clever and entertaining film. ---
**Author:** ![Saitou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Saitou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saitou)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2001, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coming-out-of-the-music-closet-no-not-that/71423/8 "2001-07-06T10:38:10Z")
/looks around nervously Sometimes when my roomies are away I’ll crank up a little [sub] Burt Bacharach [/sub] [sub] gotta love Tim Curry singing Anyone Who Had a Heart[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2001, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coming-out-of-the-music-closet-no-not-that/71423/9 "2001-07-06T11:29:29Z")
I’m not nearly as averse to country music anymore. In fact, I have considered… _buying a Johnny Cash CD_! ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2001, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coming-out-of-the-music-closet-no-not-that/71423/10 "2001-07-06T12:19:04Z")
ABBA. And wait till Mamma Mia opens on Broadway. Every ABBA fan will be out of the closet. ---
**Author:** ![CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crankyasanoldman/32/11670_2.png) [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2001, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coming-out-of-the-music-closet-no-not-that/71423/11 "2001-07-06T12:53:30Z")
Since others have copped to ABBA and Manilow, I’ll admit to liking Helen Reddy and also Roger Whittaker. Yes, him. That guy. spooje, there is no shame in wanting a Johnny Cash CD. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2001, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coming-out-of-the-music-closet-no-not-that/71423/12 "2001-07-06T13:06:08Z")
Oh, my CD collection has lots of odd choices, for a guy who’s basically a boring old 70s “classic rock” fart. Among the CDs in my collection that provoke groans or raised eyebrows among people who THINK they know my tastes: 1. KC & the Sunshine Band’s Greatest hits 2. The original “Fiddler on the Roof” soundtrack (with Zero Mostel) 3. The Best of Bread 4. “Bubble Gum Hits” (featuring the best of the Ohio Express & the 1910 Fruitgum Company… brings back memories of when I cut “Yummy Yummy Yummy” off the back of a cereal box and put it on my Close-n-play phonograph) 5. The Clancy Brothers at Carnegie Hall (not just on St. Paddy’s Day, either… I play it in my car all the time. Drives my poor wife bonkers.) 6. “Back Home Again” by John Denver (sue me! Cheesey as he was, I LIKED the guy, and I creid when he died.) Now, there’s also loads of stuff I like but never bought… I liked a lot of Barry Manilow, Jim Croce, Association, even (gasp!) Petula Clark. ---
**Author:** ![Gregor\_Samsa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@Gregor\_Samsa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gregor_Samsa)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2001, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coming-out-of-the-music-closet-no-not-that/71423/13 "2001-07-06T13:06:34Z")
**spooje** : Johnny Cash is one of the coolest guys going. There’s a bunch of people pretending to be JC, and then there’s JC. I’m not proud of this, but I sometimes find myself singing Britney Spears songs. In my defence, I started my Britney interest from her videos (she’s so cute.) Now, I actually find I kinda like her music. I’ve never bought any of her music (and don’t plan on it) but I’d probably play it if someone gave it to me. It’s sad, I know. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2001, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coming-out-of-the-music-closet-no-not-that/71423/14 "2001-07-06T13:38:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Pipeliner \* > **There’s a bunch of people pretending to be JC, and then there’s JC.** Well, God knows **THAT’S** true! Women love me, men want to be me. How high _is_ that water, anyway? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2001, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coming-out-of-the-music-closet-no-not-that/71423/15 "2001-07-06T13:59:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Arden Ranger \* > **I like Barry Manilow. I still have all my albums and am slowly replacing everything with CDs. I like it all. Hell, my daughter was concieved to the strains of _Paradise Cafe_.** Definitely his best album. I must also confess that, despite holding a BA degree in musicology, not only do I own several Barry Manilow CDs, but have actually attended a live concert by the man himself. It’s true, I’m afraid. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2001, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coming-out-of-the-music-closet-no-not-that/71423/16 "2001-07-06T14:02:29Z")
I am completely unashamed of the fact that I like Broadway showtunes (as long as they’re not by Sondheim or Webber). ---
**Author:** ![Nausicaa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@Nausicaa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nausicaa)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2001, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coming-out-of-the-music-closet-no-not-that/71423/17 "2001-07-06T14:18:23Z")
I know that “real” jazz people hate him but I liked Kenny G Live. I have ten (count 'em) John Denver albums, 5 Arlo Guthrie and 3 or 4 Peter, Paul and Mary. I gave up being cool a loooooong time ago. N. ---
**Author:** ![Weird\_AL\_Einstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c67d28/32.png) [@Weird\_AL\_Einstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weird_AL_Einstein)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2001, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coming-out-of-the-music-closet-no-not-that/71423/18 "2001-07-06T14:36:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Number Six \* > \*\* > Debbie Gibson–(In college, a friend, looking at my cd collection, which was alphabetized, noticed my Debbie Gibson CD’s right next to my Gun’s ‘n’ Roses CD, and was amazed that it is even possible to like both without going insane from cognitive dissonance) > > \*\* I was going to say, I’ve been able to do it just fine, but then, I guess you aren’t really qualified to judge your own sanity. I still like: MC Hammer Vanilla Ice Yes, Vanilla Ice. ---
**Author:** ![Winnie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e480ec/32.png) [@Winnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winnie)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2001, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coming-out-of-the-music-closet-no-not-that/71423/19 "2001-07-06T15:53:49Z")
My music tastes are very diverse, from a mostly Metallica-based diet to Bruce Springsteen to Swing. However there are a few skeletons in my cd collection: John Denver Waylon Jennings Kenny Rogers Flatt & Scruggs I grew up in VA and those were the songs of my childhood, so I guess listening to them brings me back to that time. And there are a few cassette tapes hidden in a closet from my teen years that will never get thrown away: New Kids on the Block, Michael Jackson “Thriller”, “Like a Virgin”, Bobby Brown. ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2001, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coming-out-of-the-music-closet-no-not-that/71423/20 "2001-07-06T15:53:59Z")
I own several Neil Diamond CDs, and about a month or so ago I was downloading from napster, uhhhh, Frank Sinatra and John Denver. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coming-out-of-the-music-closet-no-not-that/71423.md?page=2)