# Simple songs that you like anyway **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 10, 2017, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-songs-that-you-like-anyway/790916 "2017-07-10T13:32:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2017, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-songs-that-you-like-anyway/790916/61 "2017-07-15T00:07:52Z")
[slight hijack] > [@WordMan](#): > > I always wish the drums were a bit less militaristic with Albini… With Big Black (the band I cited) he used a drum machine, hence that not-too-cozy sound. With his next band, Rapeman, not only did he use a real drummer (and not only one of the finest drummers of his time) but also FWIW IMHO an _amazing_ recording: (From '88) (one of my top ten all time albums) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/UegitO6qIng/maxresdefault.jpg "Rapeman - "Trouser Minnow"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UegitO6qIng) ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2017, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-songs-that-you-like-anyway/790916/62 "2017-07-15T00:19:48Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > Their song **Just One Fix** is so, so, so simple and relentless: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYYGKCanqfA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYYGKCanqfA) Love that one too! ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Downtown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Mr\_Downtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Downtown)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2017, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-songs-that-you-like-anyway/790916/63 "2017-07-15T04:18:57Z")
Ja! Ja! NDW! After just two hearings in 1985, I had [Bruttosozialprodukt](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9KGwcnfnPo) stuck in my head until I finally found it, in 2002. Not sure it’s as deceptively simple as this thread requires, though. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2017, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-songs-that-you-like-anyway/790916/64 "2017-07-15T15:27:13Z")
Wait, there are people who don’t like simple songs? This is like hearing that some people don’t like cheeseburgers. Now, my own mother preferred a hamburger to a cheeseburger, but that fact still unsettles me. Simple songs are just a few ingredients assembled into a tasty treat. And since I feel that way, a lot of my favorites are listed here already. Here’s three more: Cub - [Chinchilla](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtqOLVUptiw). If you can play a blues progression, you’re almost overqualified to play this song. The Cramps - [TV Set](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aRnPP5qc94). Same chord progression as the first song, but the bridge has been replaced with a chromatic build up. The first rock song I ever learned to actually play. Ministry - [TV Song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pt4jOQJVdo) Not so much to it, but it is quite fast. It’s basically a picking exercise with a break thrown in. > [@WordMan](#): > > Really? I love it. The lyrics are easy to understand. It just a big, balls-out blast of anger at W’s presidency. Complete nitpick: His daddy was still vice president when that was written. 😃 ---
**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:** [July 15, 2017, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-songs-that-you-like-anyway/790916/65 "2017-07-15T15:38:56Z")
Hey, a Cub song got mentioned! Cool! When it comes down to it, the majority of music I listen to could be categorized as “simple” and fit this thread. But I think “simple” is deceiving. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-songs-that-you-like-anyway/790916/66 "2017-07-20T01:14:01Z")
Your love is like a Rollercoaster, Baby! - the Ohio Players (at least the words are simple) ---
**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-songs-that-you-like-anyway/790916/67 "2017-07-20T01:43:26Z")
With the exception of the guitar solo, this ( **VERY** NSFW) Alestorm tune is prety simple. [spoiler]Fucked With an Anchor [ALESTORM - Fucked With An Anchor (Official Video) | Napalm Records - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th4Czv1j3F8%5B/spoiler%5DIt's) also really fun when they play it live. ---
**Author:** ![Elemenopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b5e925/32.png) [@Elemenopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elemenopy)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-songs-that-you-like-anyway/790916/68 "2017-07-20T07:03:39Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > No argument from me! > > Okay, sparse music? Gotta go with **Kelis’ Milkshake** , produced by the Neptunes (Pharrell and Chad Hugo): [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pGL2rytTraA](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pGL2rytTraA) > > The whole song is made up of a synth line that is kinda like Gary Numan’s Cars, a bit of drum machine and a tinkly bell. So simple, but damn. Totally agree. And it’s not exactly my kind of music, on first glance. As for me, almost anything by the Violent Femmes. Simplistic on the surface, no vocal virtuosity, but just plain fun and feeling. (And now I’m stuck mentally comparing Kelis to Violent Femmes at 3 AM without the right background and terminology.) ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-songs-that-you-like-anyway/790916/69 "2017-07-20T19:53:53Z")
Belong by REM. Probably their simplest song but one of my favourites. ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2017, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-songs-that-you-like-anyway/790916/70 "2017-07-21T02:07:27Z")
Probably more for its nostalgic value than its musical value, but I submit “Louie Louie” by the Kingsman. No matter how a green a guitarist you were, this was a song you could learn easily in a day. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-songs-that-you-like-anyway/790916.md?page=3)