# Most shameful guilty pleasure you've ever had **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 6, 2009, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameful-guilty-pleasure-youve-ever-had/512850 "2009-10-06T20:39:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Apollyon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/apollyon/32/4238_2.png) [@Apollyon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apollyon)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameful-guilty-pleasure-youve-ever-had/512850/101 "2009-10-08T01:22:20Z")
> [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](#): > > I’d honestly never heard that before. (In fact, my impression was that ALW was a major talent or something). Ah, but you see, he’s \Pop-u-lar\ 😛 If he’s a “hack” ( **Freudian Slit** ’s term), then he’s a hack in the mould of Spielberg. (Or Joss Whedon). 🙂 (That is to say – fan following, critical acclaim but also detractors, etc). _Cats_ doesn’t really do it for me – I did enjoy it the one time I saw it live, but the sounctrack isn’t that wonderful (IMO)… _Joseph_ ,_Superstar_, and _Evita_ on the other hand… 🙂 I like shows. It’s not a guilty pleasure, 'cos I don’t feel guilty. 43, male, straight… big fan of the aforementioned ALW shows, plus _Chess, Les Mis, Blondel_… ---
**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:** [October 8, 2009, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameful-guilty-pleasure-youve-ever-had/512850/102 "2009-10-08T02:12:33Z")
Although these are a tiny fraction of the songs on my iPod, I confess that I occasionally enjoy: Avril Lavigne: “When You’re Gone” Bananarama: “Venus” The Bangles: “Eternal Flame,” “Walk Like An Egyptian” Belinda Carlisle: “Circle in the Sand,” “Mad About You” Bonnie Tyler: “Holding Out for a Hero” Britney Spears: “Baby One More Time,” “Oops! I Did It Again,” “Stronger” Captain & Tennille: “Love Will Keep Us Together,” “Wedding Song,” “Come In From the Rain,” “We Never Really Say Goodbye” Carpenters: “Let Me Be the One,” “Superstar,” “We’ve Only Just Begun,” “Top of the World” Celine Dion: “To Love You More” Christina Aguilera: “Hurt,” “Beautiful” Cyndi Lauper: “Girls Just Want to Have Fun,” “She Bop” Gloria Gaynor: “I Will Survive” Petula Clark: “Downtown”\* Rex Smith: “You Take My Breath Away” Starship: “We Built This City” T’Pau: “Heart and Soul” \*for the _Seinfeld_ connection, I swear. Don’t you judge me! =Sigh= I’ll probably have to turn in my Man Card now… ---
**Author:** ![Trepa\_Mayfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameful-guilty-pleasure-youve-ever-had/512850/103 "2009-10-08T02:55:30Z")
I read [Sins: Venials](http://www.sincomics.com/). Yes, I know it’s bad, I know the author is annoying male…but I read it anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Trepa\_Mayfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameful-guilty-pleasure-youve-ever-had/512850/104 "2009-10-08T03:04:39Z")
> [@pedescribe](#): > > I read [Sins: Venials](http://www.sincomics.com/). Yes, I know it’s bad, I know the author is annoying male…but I read it anyway. NETA: It is a webcomic. A poorly drawn, poorly written webcomic. Actually, I’m a bit surprised that it’s the only webcomic I read that I’m ashamed of. I used to read more sucky ones that that. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameful-guilty-pleasure-youve-ever-had/512850/105 "2009-10-08T03:05:57Z")
Downtown’s not a guilty pleasure! ---
**Author:** ![Sanity\_Challenged](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@Sanity\_Challenged](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sanity_Challenged)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameful-guilty-pleasure-youve-ever-had/512850/106 "2009-10-08T03:30:09Z")
> [@susan\_foster](#): > > Breakin’ and Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo > And I know that I would still love them today. I own the DVD’s. I watched the original just about 3 weeks ago, which stuck [this song](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8x5JqZNYpRQ) in my head and has subsequently led to getting caught at a stop light singing my butt off in the car. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameful-guilty-pleasure-youve-ever-had/512850/107 "2009-10-08T03:35:01Z")
You should see what’s in my “Running” playlist on my iPod. I’m sorry, when you know it’s just as far home as it was to get where you are, you need to have whatever keeps you running and devil take the consequences. ---
**Author:** ![HelenGawn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@HelenGawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelenGawn)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameful-guilty-pleasure-youve-ever-had/512850/108 "2009-10-08T03:46:20Z")
[Bugsy Malone](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074256/) - saw it in the theater, bought and sang along to the soundtrack. I was 25 years old. No shame in crushing on young Jodie Foster, but some things are beyond the pale. ---
**Author:** ![Apollyon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/apollyon/32/4238_2.png) [@Apollyon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apollyon)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameful-guilty-pleasure-youve-ever-had/512850/109 "2009-10-08T09:51:16Z")
> [@HelenGawn](#): > > [Bugsy Malone](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074256/)… No shame in crushing on young Jodie Foster, but some things are beyond the pale. Oh god… another one in my DVD cabinet… 😃 ---
**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:** [October 8, 2009, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameful-guilty-pleasure-youve-ever-had/512850/110 "2009-10-08T17:51:29Z")
> [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > Downtown’s not a guilty pleasure! Bless you! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameful-guilty-pleasure-youve-ever-had/512850/111 "2009-10-08T18:06:23Z")
I kind of wish I could say I liked Cats. I love the makeup, but I couldn’t sit through it. I think I may be the only person in the world who likes the Super Mario Bros Movie. I don’t understand why people badmouth it so much. It was fun! Sure it didn’t stick close to the games, but it had enough references, and really how are you going to directly translate them? It’s not the only cheesy movie I love, but I’m not ashamed of those. I am mildly ashamed that I love Silverhawks. I’ve watched all the episodes, I _know_ how bad they are, but I still love it and I still think it could be made into serious scifi. I suppose I’m also mildly ashamed of my love of superhero slash. ---
**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:** [October 8, 2009, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameful-guilty-pleasure-youve-ever-had/512850/112 "2009-10-08T19:14:22Z")
> [@Silver Tyger Girl](#): > > I suppose I’m also mildly ashamed of my love of superhero slash. Not superheroes, but I’ve _made_ slash fanart. Whada I win? :smack: ---
**Author:** ![NajaSong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9d8465/32.png) [@NajaSong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NajaSong)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameful-guilty-pleasure-youve-ever-had/512850/113 "2009-10-08T20:29:27Z")
I probably have all of you beat: I love the Twilight series. I love the movie; I love the books. I’ve read and re-read an embarrassing number of times. I know they’re not quality literature (or theatre). I’m very forgiving when it comes to vampire stories. I’m not one of those maniac Twilight moms (I’m 34) who insist that Bella and Edward are role models for romance. I also don’t compare my husband to the male characters, if that redeems me at all. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameful-guilty-pleasure-youve-ever-had/512850/114 "2009-10-08T20:34:53Z")
Three words: Christian rap music. I didn’t discover mainstream alternative like Weezer or RHCP or Nirvana until I was 17. (which was in 2000.) My adult, atheist self still gets [DC Talk](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRX4OkDtsZU) stuck in my head from time to time. [QUOTE=Luv is a verb] Thinkin’ of a way to explain-O Cuz you know when I’m flowin’ like a bottle of Drain-O Simple and plain, L-O-V-E Ain’t all that joke that you see on TV [/QUOTE] I win 😃 ---
**Author:** ![jools](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b3f665/32.png) [@jools](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jools)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameful-guilty-pleasure-youve-ever-had/512850/115 "2009-10-08T20:58:50Z")
I’m so glad nobody knows me here so I can tell my shameful secrets… I own a copy of Staying Alive and watch it about once a year… I know it’s bad but for some reason I love it! I still have my LP of Lonely hearts club band… by the Bee Gees and Peter Frampton! what do I win??? (other than shame!!) ---
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameful-guilty-pleasure-youve-ever-had/512850/116 "2009-10-08T21:29:32Z")
> [@Zsofia](#): > > You should see what’s in my “Running” playlist on my iPod. I’m sorry, when you know it’s just as far home as it was to get where you are, you need to have whatever keeps you running and devil take the consequences. Same goes for me. My husband once borrowed my iPod and I’ve never lived it down. I think it was _I Would Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)_ that got him. Or perhaps it was _Eye of the Tiger_. Or maybe that song by Bizarre Love Triangle. ---
**Author:** ![PoorYorick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecccb3/32.png) [@PoorYorick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoorYorick)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameful-guilty-pleasure-youve-ever-had/512850/117 "2009-10-08T21:30:19Z")
[ol] [li]I had a heavy crush on Helen Reddy, and must have listened to her first album a hundred times. Of course, after “Delta Dawn,” she was dead to me.[/li][li]On my iPod, I have 1) “In the Year 2525” by Zager and Evans, and 2) “MacArthur Park” by Richard Harris. And I listen to them occassionally, too.[/li][/ol] ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameful-guilty-pleasure-youve-ever-had/512850/118 "2009-10-08T21:41:30Z")
Ummmm … I used to own a couple of Michael Bolton cassette tapes when I was, I dunno, ten or so. Knew every word to every song. I thought syrupy, melodramatic, overblown and saccharine were requirements for good music. I’ve never admitted this to anyone. Please don’t tell my friends! ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameful-guilty-pleasure-youve-ever-had/512850/119 "2009-10-08T21:55:55Z")
> [@Maiira](#): > > _snip_ > > My current guilty pleasure? Anime. Specifically, shounen, or anime written for teenage boys. Yes, I know, One Piece is a cheesy kiddy show. I don’t care. The writing is amazing and it’s about pirates. Also, some of the male characters are hot. I love One Piece. I have season one. > [@Silver Tyger Girl](#): > > _snip_ > > I think I may be the only person in the world who likes the Super Mario Bros Movie. I don’t understand why people badmouth it so much. It was fun! Sure it didn’t stick close to the games, but it had enough references, and really how are you going to directly translate them? > > It’s not the only cheesy movie I love, but I’m not ashamed of those. > > I am mildly ashamed that I love Silverhawks. I’ve watched all the episodes, I _know_ how bad they are, but I still love it and I still think it could be made into serious scifi. > > I suppose I’m also mildly ashamed of my love of superhero slash. I have the Super Mario Bros movie as well and I loved Silverhawks when I was young and they were on tv. ---
**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:** [October 8, 2009, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameful-guilty-pleasure-youve-ever-had/512850/120 "2009-10-08T21:59:12Z")
> [@Lady DeathKraft](#): > > …I’m very forgiving when it comes to vampire stories… Try Stephen King’s _'Salem’s Lot_ or George R.R. Martin’s _Fevre Dream_. There’s nothing to forgive; they’re _good_ vampire stories! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameful-guilty-pleasure-youve-ever-had/512850.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameful-guilty-pleasure-youve-ever-had/512850.md?page=7)