# Current Song You Are Embarrased You Like **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 28, 2015, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-song-you-are-embarrased-you-like/735971 "2015-10-28T14:54:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2015, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-song-you-are-embarrased-you-like/735971/1 "2015-10-28T14:54:56Z")
Mine is so bad I can barely admit it to strangers online: Justin Bieber, [What Do You Mean](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK_0jXPuIr0) ---
**Author:** ![Soylent\_Juicy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2015, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-song-you-are-embarrased-you-like/735971/2 "2015-10-28T16:28:49Z")
Not really “current” because it happened a couple years ago, but I was driving my friend’s teenage daughter home from her granddad’s funeral and (I think it’s One Direction)'s song “What Makes You Beautiful” came on the radio. She cranked it up and started singing along and I was embarrased that I knew all the words and sang along too. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2015, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-song-you-are-embarrased-you-like/735971/3 "2015-10-28T16:42:09Z")
Until about 2 years ago, I was blissfully unaware of most current music, and owned very few CDs or mp3s from after about 1996. Since my son got old enough to listen to current music, I know and hear a lot more. And while I’m still an old fogey, I actually like a lot of top 40 stuff now. I actually like a lot of Taylor Swift’s stuff. (Shoot me now, someone!) ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2015, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-song-you-are-embarrased-you-like/735971/4 "2015-10-28T17:07:18Z")
The only place I’m ever embarrassed by my musical choices is here. Some of you people are real snobs 😛 That being said, none of the songs mentioned so far are anything to be embarrassed about. I mean, god forbid you should like the same thing that a bazillion other people like. So I’ll see your Biebs, One Direction and TSwizzle and “admit” to being hooked on [Stitches](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbfpW0pbvaU) by Shawn Mendes. Yes, he’s extremely Bieber adjacent and I kind of wish I hadn’t watched the video, but damn if that song isn’t crankable. ---
**Author:** ![Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2015, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-song-you-are-embarrased-you-like/735971/5 "2015-10-28T18:11:28Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Until about 2 years ago, I was blissfully unaware of most current music, and owned very few CDs or mp3s from after about 1996. > > Since my son got old enough to listen to current music, I know and hear a lot more. And while I’m still an old fogey, I actually like a lot of top 40 stuff now. I actually like a lot of Taylor Swift’s stuff. (Shoot me now, someone!) Yep, she is another guilty pleasure. I get the same feeling from listening to her and her ilk as I do when I eat fast food. I like it at the same time. But am ashamed and self-hating later. ---
**Author:** ![Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2015, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-song-you-are-embarrased-you-like/735971/6 "2015-10-28T18:12:28Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > The only place I’m ever embarrassed by my musical choices is here. Some of you people are real snobs 😛 That being said, none of the songs mentioned so far are anything to be embarrassed about. I mean, god forbid you should like the same thing that a bazillion other people like. So I’ll see your Biebs, One Direction and TSwizzle and “admit” to being hooked on [Stitches](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbfpW0pbvaU) by Shawn Mendes. Yes, he’s extremely Bieber adjacent and I kind of wish I hadn’t watched the video, but damn if that song isn’t crankable. That song is truly hideous! Excellent choice. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Dragwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dragwyr/32/2855_2.png) [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2015, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-song-you-are-embarrased-you-like/735971/7 "2015-10-28T18:24:22Z")
It’s not exactly bleeding edge current, but I like it anyway… And I TRIED really really hard to not like it, but I just couldn’t help myself. Ok. I will admit it. I like “Happy” by Pharrell Williams. I am so embarrassed. ---
**Author:** ![Lucky\_13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucky_13/32/13209_2.png) [@Lucky\_13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucky_13)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2015, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-song-you-are-embarrased-you-like/735971/8 "2015-10-29T00:39:59Z")
Lately I’ve grown fond of “[Fight Song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo1VInw-SKc)” by Rachel Platten. It sounds like all the other “uplifting” pop songs, and my daughter thinks it’s hokey, but I still like the message of the song and listen to it when it comes on the radio when I’m at work. ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2015, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-song-you-are-embarrased-you-like/735971/9 "2015-10-29T07:46:08Z")
Not “current” but newer. Most of the stuff I listen to is at least 30 to 70 years old. I like several songs by Maroon V and Adele. And _Count on Me_ by Bruno Mars. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2015, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-song-you-are-embarrased-you-like/735971/10 "2015-10-29T10:30:46Z")
A couple years old now, but I like “Call Me Maybe” and Pink’s “Try”. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2015, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-song-you-are-embarrased-you-like/735971/11 "2015-10-29T10:48:46Z")
> [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](#): > > Mine is so bad I can barely admit it to strangers online: Justin Bieber, [What Do You Mean](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK_0jXPuIr0) Read the thread title and this immediately came to mind. I surprised myself at how much I like this tune. Perhaps there is a support group for us. mmm ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2015, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-song-you-are-embarrased-you-like/735971/12 "2015-10-29T14:18:45Z")
Not a fan of most dance pop music…unless it comes from Latin America. My two current favorites: [Gente de Zona/Marc Anthony - la Gozadera](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMp55KH_3wo) [Enrique Iglesias - Bailando (also has Gente d’Zona](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUsoVlDFqZg) ---
**Author:** ![Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2015, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-song-you-are-embarrased-you-like/735971/13 "2015-10-29T15:08:08Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Read the thread title and this immediately came to mind. > > I surprised myself at how much I like this tune. > > Perhaps there is a support group for us. > mmm I am glad I am not the only one. I feel less alone. I would totally join a support group over this. ---
**Author:** ![Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2015, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-song-you-are-embarrased-you-like/735971/14 "2015-10-29T15:09:40Z")
Here’s another: [Ex’s & Oh’s by Elle King](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uLI6BnVh6whttp://) ---
**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:** [October 29, 2015, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-song-you-are-embarrased-you-like/735971/15 "2015-10-29T15:20:02Z")
> [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](#): > > Here’s another: [Ex’s & Oh’s by Elle King](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uLI6BnVh6whttp://) One of my recent Amazon purchases came with a free MP3 download. I used it to get this song. And I even did that after learning she is Rob Schneider’s daughter. ---
**Author:** ![Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2015, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-song-you-are-embarrased-you-like/735971/16 "2015-10-29T15:21:19Z")
> [@xizor](#): > > One of my recent Amazon purchases came with a free MP3 download. I used it to get this song. And I even did that after learning she is Rob Schneider’s daughter. This one is almost not a guilty pleasure. She is pretty good actually! ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2015, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-song-you-are-embarrased-you-like/735971/17 "2015-10-29T15:22:11Z")
Meghan Trainor’s All About That Bass is catchy as hell. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2015, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-song-you-are-embarrased-you-like/735971/18 "2015-10-29T15:24:27Z")
> [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](#): > > Mine is so bad I can barely admit it to strangers online: Justin Bieber, [What Do You Mean](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK_0jXPuIr0) I don’t get it: it’s a fine little pop song. Too much auto-tune/treatment to the voice, but nicely arranged. And a better approach to the “your lips say No but your eyes say Yes” theme vs. Robin Thicke’s rape-ier Blurred Lines. Yeah, it’s Biebs. He is a twit of the highest order. But it is a fine song. Taylor Swift does great stuff. When Royals by Lorde came out, it got overplayed, but was obviously a hit from day 1. I have no problem listening to good material and feel no need to be embarrassed for listening to it. ETA: sorry for coming across as a lecturing d\*bag - not my intent. I get the intent of the OP and yeah, I am not ashamed to say I love the song Brandy by Looking Glass and the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot and much of ABBA - good music is good music. ---
**Author:** ![Soylent\_Juicy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2015, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-song-you-are-embarrased-you-like/735971/19 "2015-10-29T15:28:21Z")
> [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](#): > > Here’s another: [Ex’s & Oh’s by Elle King](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uLI6BnVh6whttp://) I can’t handle this song anymore after hearing some lady at the gym sing the refrain out loud over and over even though she was listening to it through earbuds. _shudder._ ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2015, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-song-you-are-embarrased-you-like/735971/20 "2015-10-29T15:39:15Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > The only place I’m ever embarrassed by my musical choices is here. Some of you people are real snobs 😛 That being said, none of the songs mentioned so far are anything to be embarrassed about. I mean, god forbid you should like the same thing that a bazillion other people like. So I’ll see your Biebs, One Direction and TSwizzle and “admit” to being hooked on [Stitches](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbfpW0pbvaU) by Shawn Mendes. Yes, he’s extremely Bieber adjacent and I kind of wish I hadn’t watched the video, but damn if that song isn’t crankable. Wow, **WOOKIN** , that is truly bad. Okay, maybe there is room for guilty pleasures 😉 > [@](#): > > Now that I’m without your kisses > I’ll be needing stitches Lyrically, that just clanks, doesn’t it? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-song-you-are-embarrased-you-like/735971.md?page=2)