# Shitty Songs from Your Teen Years that You Still Sorta Love **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 12, 2009, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shitty-songs-from-your-teen-years-that-you-still-sorta-love/496139 "2009-05-12T05:16:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shitty-songs-from-your-teen-years-that-you-still-sorta-love/496139/21 "2009-05-12T17:47:45Z")
> [@DudleyGarrett](#): > > “Nah, nah, man, that’s Under Pressure by Queen. See, my shit goes like DIS: “bum-bum-bum-dum-ba-dum-dum-dump” See the difference?” > > – Vanilla Ice, circa 1995 Ahahahahahahahaha I remember that from his “Behind the Music”. I don’t know the name of the song, but “I wanna know what love is (I want you to show me…)” etc. is the song. Also, It’s not technically _from_ my teen years, cuz it’s older than I am…but that’s when I discovered it. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shitty-songs-from-your-teen-years-that-you-still-sorta-love/496139/22 "2009-05-12T17:48:31Z")
Actually, all those are on my iPod too. Along with greats like The Night Chicago Died- Paper Lace Chick-a-Boom - Daddy Dewdrop Telephone Man- Merry Wilson Seasons in the Sun- Terry Jacks Convoy- CW McCall I am Woman- Helen Reddy The Night the Lights Went out in Georgia- Vicki Lawrence I Am I Said- Neil Diamond ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shitty-songs-from-your-teen-years-that-you-still-sorta-love/496139/23 "2009-05-12T17:51:04Z")
Younger teen years (I think I was actually 12): Mr. Jones by Counting Crows Older teen years: Crazy Game of Poker by OAR I’m really nostalgic for those shitty songs. Everything else I liked was actually good :D. ---
**Author:** ![PeacePlease](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/71c47a/32.png) [@PeacePlease](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PeacePlease)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shitty-songs-from-your-teen-years-that-you-still-sorta-love/496139/24 "2009-05-12T17:51:09Z")
Alright, **Scumpup**. Rock on!!! ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shitty-songs-from-your-teen-years-that-you-still-sorta-love/496139/25 "2009-05-12T17:51:16Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > I don’t know the name of the song, but “I wanna know what love is (I want you to show me…)” etc. is the song. Also, It’s not technically _from_ my teen years, cuz it’s older than I am…but that’s when I discovered it. Surprisingly, it’s “I Want To Know What Love Is” by Foreigner: ![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/gz2cUX0CNA8/maxresdefault.jpg)https://www.youtube.com/embed/gz2cUX0CNA8?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque ---
**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:** [May 12, 2009, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shitty-songs-from-your-teen-years-that-you-still-sorta-love/496139/26 "2009-05-12T18:00:40Z")
\*\*PeacePlease \*\*and **Scumpup** , can I hang out witcha? I’ll bring over my collection which includes Rock the Boat - Hues Corporation Angie Baby - Helen Reddy Slow Dancing - Johnny Rivers Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty Kung Foo Fighting - Carl Douglas When You’re in Love with a Beautiful Woman - Dr. Hook Bad Blood - Neil Sedaka ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shitty-songs-from-your-teen-years-that-you-still-sorta-love/496139/27 "2009-05-12T18:04:09Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > \*\*PeacePlease \*\*and **Scumpup** , can I hang out witcha? I’ll bring over my collection which includes > > Rock the Boat - Hues Corporation > Angie Baby - Helen Reddy > Slow Dancing - Johnny Rivers > Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band > Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty > Kung Foo Fighting - Carl Douglas > When You’re in Love with a Beautiful Woman - Dr. Hook > Bad Blood - Neil Sedaka Me, too! Me, too! Though, I think I’ll have to leave the room when you play “Afternoon Delight.” Gives me hives. ---
**Author:** ![PeacePlease](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/71c47a/32.png) [@PeacePlease](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PeacePlease)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shitty-songs-from-your-teen-years-that-you-still-sorta-love/496139/28 "2009-05-12T18:39:32Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > \*\*PeacePlease \*\*and **Scumpup** , can I hang out witcha? I’ll bring over my collection which includes > > Rock the Boat - Hues Corporation > Angie Baby - Helen Reddy > Slow Dancing - Johnny Rivers > Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band > Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty > Kung Foo Fighting - Carl Douglas > When You’re in Love with a Beautiful Woman - Dr. Hook > Bad Blood - Neil Sedaka > [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Me, too! Me, too! > > Though, I think I’ll have to leave the room when you play “Afternoon Delight.” Gives me hives. Yay! A 70s music-athon. Someone bring the weed! **Bad Blood** …there’s another good one. And how could I have forgotten **Kung Foo Fighting**? ---
**Author:** ![SaharaTea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SaharaTea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaharaTea)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shitty-songs-from-your-teen-years-that-you-still-sorta-love/496139/29 "2009-05-12T19:17:08Z")
> [@Cisco](#): > > Younger teen years (I think I was actually 12): Mr. Jones by Counting Crows. That’s not a shitty song. I think it’s one of the best of the 90s, and I enjoy singing along at full blast. ---
**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shitty-songs-from-your-teen-years-that-you-still-sorta-love/496139/30 "2009-05-12T19:47:10Z")
It was slightly earlier than my teen years, but a couple months ago VH1 Classic was re-running it’s 100 Greatest Songs of the '80’s series, and I realized that I really dig New Wave. As mannered and affected as those acts were, “I Ran,” “Obsession,” “She Blinded Me With Science”-- that’s some great pop music right there. (Ooh – and “Pop Music,” too!) –Cliffy ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shitty-songs-from-your-teen-years-that-you-still-sorta-love/496139/31 "2009-05-12T20:30:21Z")
I was a teen in the 1980’s and was a fan of all the heavy metal acts then, and the big hair bands. Dokken, Metallica, Ozzy, Black Sabbath…I pretty much liked it all. I only like some of it now, mostly Black Sabbath and very old Metallica, but I rarely listen to it unless I’ve been drinking or something, just for nostalgia’s sake. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shitty-songs-from-your-teen-years-that-you-still-sorta-love/496139/32 "2009-05-12T20:38:20Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > I was a teen in the 1980’s and was a fan of all the heavy metal acts then, and the big hair bands. > > Dokken, Metallica, Ozzy, Black Sabbath…I pretty much liked it all. I only like some of it now, mostly Black Sabbath and very old Metallica, but I rarely listen to it unless I’ve been drinking or something, just for nostalgia’s sake. Dude . . . do you realize you and Diogenes the Cynic could be really good friends? ---
**Author:** ![DudleyGarrett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@DudleyGarrett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DudleyGarrett)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shitty-songs-from-your-teen-years-that-you-still-sorta-love/496139/33 "2009-05-12T20:43:30Z")
Old Black Sabbath rocks. I can’t get enough of it. ---
**Author:** ![PeacePlease](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/71c47a/32.png) [@PeacePlease](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PeacePlease)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shitty-songs-from-your-teen-years-that-you-still-sorta-love/496139/34 "2009-05-12T20:58:09Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > I was a teen in the 1980’s and was a fan of all the heavy metal acts then, and the big hair bands. > > Dokken, Metallica, Ozzy, Black Sabbath…I pretty much liked it all. I only like some of it now, mostly Black Sabbath and very old Metallica, but I rarely listen to it unless I’ve been drinking or something, just for nostalgia’s sake. > [@DudleyGarrett](#): > > Old Black Sabbath rocks. I can’t get enough of it. True, true. But aren’t we deviating from the OP? I mean can one really call Metallica, Dokken, and/or Ozzy and Black Sabbath “shitty”? Me thinks not! ---
**Author:** ![DaphneBlack](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daphneblack/32/5389_2.png) [@DaphneBlack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaphneBlack)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shitty-songs-from-your-teen-years-that-you-still-sorta-love/496139/35 "2009-05-12T21:00:43Z")
Jagged Little Pill has been my secret shame lo these many years. I still kinds like the Goo Goo Dolls. Soundgarden was awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shitty-songs-from-your-teen-years-that-you-still-sorta-love/496139/36 "2009-05-12T21:04:15Z")
Huey Lewis & The News ---
**Author:** ![DudleyGarrett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@DudleyGarrett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DudleyGarrett)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shitty-songs-from-your-teen-years-that-you-still-sorta-love/496139/37 "2009-05-12T21:08:01Z")
My contribution: Glenn Campbell, **Rhinestone** Fucking **Cowboy** Edit: Well, it’s not from my teen years, but… More appropriate: All hairband music. I have multiple CDs with Skid Row, Motley Crue, Warrant, Whitesnake, and the like. ---
**Author:** ![DudleyGarrett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@DudleyGarrett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DudleyGarrett)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shitty-songs-from-your-teen-years-that-you-still-sorta-love/496139/38 "2009-05-12T21:09:11Z")
> [@PeacePlease](#): > > True, true. But aren’t we deviating from the OP? I mean can one really call Metallica, Dokken, and/or Ozzy and Black Sabbath “shitty”? > > Me thinks not! OK, you’re right. See my post above! ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shitty-songs-from-your-teen-years-that-you-still-sorta-love/496139/39 "2009-05-12T21:19:12Z")
> [@Ro0sh](#): > > [Break Stuff](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYXZAAlxzOI) by Limp Bizkit. (Holy shit that video had a lot of Cameos. Good times) I’m pretty sure I’d never seen that before. Who is that in the black corset? ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shitty-songs-from-your-teen-years-that-you-still-sorta-love/496139/40 "2009-05-12T21:20:22Z")
Somehow when people talk about bad music from back in the day, they always seem to forget about all that New Jack R&B and dance from the late 80s / early 90s. [Jeremy Jordon](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV05oji5doc) [Marky Mark](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHcPksqIwtw) [Bel Biv Davoe](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMzZYTZnfzI) [C&C Music Factory](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b714Wi4CDsQ) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shitty-songs-from-your-teen-years-that-you-still-sorta-love/496139.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shitty-songs-from-your-teen-years-that-you-still-sorta-love/496139.md?page=3)