# Embarrassing music

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embarrassing-music/52117>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 28, 2001, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embarrassing-music/52117 "2001-01-28T13:19:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![vertigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/3ec8ea/32.png) [@vertigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vertigo)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2001, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embarrassing-music/52117/41 "2001-01-30T00:18:22Z")

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> \*Originally posted by beatle \*  
> \*\*I think what the OP was meant to address was one’s liking of pieces or artists who are generally derided. So, not meant to address the out there stuff, more to address the stuff that was commercially successful but usually generates groans of derision from an audience. \*\*

I have been paraphrased quite perfectly, I should think. (thanks, beatle)

This isn’t about whether or not it’s a good thing or a bad thing to be embarrassed about the music you like. That’s a much loftier goal suitable to a much loftier thread starter (I’m goodly with Englitch…)

This is about what ‘popular’ music or artist puts you into a group you’d rather not be associated with. ‘Embarrassed’, if you will.

So far I think the Hasselhoff and Shatner fans have most of us beat hands down 🙂

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**Author:** ![St.Attila](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@St.Attila](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/St.Attila)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2001, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embarrassing-music/52117/42 "2001-01-30T00:49:59Z")

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I’ve confessed this on another thread, but I listen to **The Bay City Rollers**. They rock!

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