# Most embarrassing iPod song(s) (Why?) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 9, 2010, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-embarrassing-ipod-song-s-why/553153 "2010-09-09T06:33:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2010, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-embarrassing-ipod-song-s-why/553153/41 "2010-09-11T03:36:04Z")
Harry Belafonte’s Greatest Hits. A 3-CD set acquired by accident. See, I had added it to my Amazon wishlist to remind myself to order it for my mother-in-law, who loves his stuff. And I forgot to add a note (or this may have predated the ability to do that)… and my brother bought it for me for Christmas. :smack:. So when we got iPods, and started ripping all our CDs, it got ripped right along with 'em. And now that we’ve got large-capacity iTouches, our entire music library fits… ---
**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:** [September 11, 2010, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-embarrassing-ipod-song-s-why/553153/42 "2010-09-11T03:51:08Z")
> [@Joey\_Tightlips](#): > > Cannonball by Menudo. > > It’s total 80’s cheeseball drivel, but I caught a bit of Cannonball Run 2 on TV the other day and thought “I have to have that song”. I had completely forgotten about that song. It was one of my favorites when I was about 14 or 15, since I was a huge fan of Menudo in my early teens. I realize that with this post, I hereby abandon any pretense of coolness I might have had. So be it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2010, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-embarrassing-ipod-song-s-why/553153/43 "2010-09-11T03:51:40Z")
> [@limegreen](#): > > Bruce Springsteen singing “Froggie Went a-Courting”…it was for a lullaby CD I made for a niece and her husband. Heh. I got an Elvis version of this tune on my iPod (well, iPhone, actually.) _checks playlist_ Holy crap. I have the Bruce Springsteen version, too. And the Bob Dylan version. ETA: And a Paul McCartney version. Probably the most guilty pleasure I have on that is this cheesy, sugar, dance-pop German cover of a song called [Ich Will](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GaGA9skePs). Originally by UKW, cover by Das Modul. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2010, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-embarrassing-ipod-song-s-why/553153/44 "2010-09-11T04:00:00Z")
Several songs from _The Hobbit_ and _Return of the King._ The Rankin-Bass versions. I think that actually beats the mp3 of _Both of You, Dance Like You Want to Win_. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2010, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-embarrassing-ipod-song-s-why/553153/45 "2010-09-11T05:08:25Z")
I have a ton of Taylor Swift on there. Plus a lot from Glee (Don’t Rain On My Parade is my ‘getting pumped up’ song) and even a Jonas Brothers song (Love Bug is such a cute song). Oh, I also have a bunch of 2gether. My reasoning is I’m a veteran and I fixed a machine gun one handed because I broke my other hand while flying over Baghdad in the middle of the night. I’ve earned the right to listen to lame music. ---
**Author:** ![Ichbin\_Dubist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/51bf81/32.png) [@Ichbin\_Dubist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ichbin_Dubist)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2010, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-embarrassing-ipod-song-s-why/553153/46 "2010-09-11T11:35:37Z")
Probably Olivia Newton-John’s “Have You Never Been Mellow.” The “why” would be on those rare occasions it comes up on shuffle it always cracks me up for some reason. I like lots of 70s wimp-pop but this is past my comfort zone. And yet it remains. “Wildfire” could perform much the same function. I mean, when I’m not just being embarrassed over the whole idea of an iPod. (Seriously, **johnpost,** are you [this guy?](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCumH8LRo1A#t=01m09s)) ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2010, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-embarrassing-ipod-song-s-why/553153/47 "2010-09-11T14:00:43Z")
> [@Ichbin\_Dubist](#): > > Probably Olivia Newton-John’s “Have You Never Been Mellow.” The “why” would be on those rare occasions it comes up on shuffle it always cracks me up for some reason. I like lots of 70s wimp-pop but this is past my comfort zone. And yet it remains. “Wildfire” could perform much the same function. > > I mean, when I’m not just being embarrassed over the whole idea of an iPod. (Seriously, **johnpost,** are you [this guy?](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCumH8LRo1A#t=01m09s)) I’ve SEEN that guy. He lives in my neighborhood. Goes out running alongside the highway every. single. day. rain, shine, or temp of 100 degrees. Sometimes goes inline skating around the neighborhood wearing all the safety equipment you’d put on an 6 year old! Quite a sight, he is! No iPod, probably so he can concentrate on his own deep thoughts. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2010, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-embarrassing-ipod-song-s-why/553153/48 "2010-09-11T16:49:28Z")
> [@Ichbin\_Dubist](#): > > …“Wildfire” could perform much the same function… Yeah, I have “Wildfire.” ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2010, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-embarrassing-ipod-song-s-why/553153/49 "2010-09-11T16:54:32Z")
I have the Brady Bunch album on mine… “I think I’ll go for a walk outside now…” ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2010, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-embarrassing-ipod-song-s-why/553153/50 "2010-09-11T17:24:10Z")
I’m not embarrassed about any of the music I listen to. I know a couple people who think I should be embarrassed that I have 4 Enya albums on there but I think her music is beautiful and soothing and I don’t care who knows it. ---
**Author:** ![A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a87d85/32.png) [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Dodgy_Dude)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2010, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-embarrassing-ipod-song-s-why/553153/51 "2010-09-11T19:59:50Z")
> [@limegreen](#): > > Bruce Springsteen singing “Froggie Went a-Courting”. I have [Elvis’s version.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIo3yhbwqAs) ---
**Author:** ![Stauderhorse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Stauderhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stauderhorse)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2010, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-embarrassing-ipod-song-s-why/553153/52 "2010-09-11T20:29:47Z")
Probably “Bells of Notre Dame” from the Disney _Hunchback of Notre Dame_ soundtrack. I just feel a bit childish having a Disney song on my iPod, but I love the epic Latin chanting too much. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2010, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-embarrassing-ipod-song-s-why/553153/53 "2010-09-11T22:05:18Z")
I can’t help but wonder, what songs SHOULD be on one’s iPod? Is there some central authority that could be consulted as to whether a song is considered embarrassing or not? I would hate to walk around uncool. ---
**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2010, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-embarrassing-ipod-song-s-why/553153/54 "2010-09-11T22:27:27Z")
I have Leonard Nimoy’s Hobbit Song, just because there is nothing like it in the world Spock hair and all. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC73PHdQX04) ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2010, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-embarrassing-ipod-song-s-why/553153/55 "2010-09-12T01:02:38Z")
My whole play list is embarassing. Why? Because no matter what song someone likes, they’ll think the next one is ridiculous. My tastes are just that varied, and I put everything on random. So it doesn’t matter what I’m listening to, someone will think I have weird tastes if they listen long enough. ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2010, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-embarrassing-ipod-song-s-why/553153/56 "2010-09-12T07:42:51Z")
I teach at an “English village” in Korea, and often use song lyrics as poems in my Reading class. One song I used in the class was “Cat’s in the Cradle” by Harry Chapin. At a teachers’ barbecue, someone asked to borrow my iPod for tunes and he zeroed in on this particular song, purely out of devilment. Um, that teacher is no longer with us. ---
**Author:** ![\_mostly\_Harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/9d8465/32.png) [@\_mostly\_Harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_mostly_Harmless)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2010, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-embarrassing-ipod-song-s-why/553153/57 "2010-10-07T04:51:35Z")
I am a twentysomething male and I have an entire Aqua album and an Avril Lavigne album that I don’t ever tell anybody about. (except, of course, on the intraweb). 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2010, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-embarrassing-ipod-song-s-why/553153/58 "2010-10-07T09:28:26Z")
I’m a guy in his mid-40’s. [Loituma - “Ievan Polkka”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN4cLlIKnoA) I just find this terribly cheery and upbeat. and this one: “[Tumbling Tumbleweeds](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8sjiV3U3XU)” by Slim Whitman I have no excuse for this one. I also have “[Indian Love Call](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXULwgzezUg)” but that makes me laugh when I think of the aliens whose heads exploded in _Mars Attacks._ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-embarrassing-ipod-song-s-why/553153.md?page=2)