There’s a lot of reasons why this happens. Perhaps it’s the theme song to a show, an anime, or movie you don’t want to admit you watched/enjoyed. Maybe it’s so musically simple you feel it’s not worthy of respect. Or maybe it’s a song everyone else hates, but it just works for you. No judgement from me, but what songs do you find yourself singing along with or on your own, but suddenly shut up if someone else comes along?
Two for me to start:
“Adventures of the Gummi Bears” - What can I say, I rarely watched the cartoon as a kid, but if it was on, I’d watch just long enough for the theme song! I still don’t know why it appeals to me, but every once in a while I’ve got to listen to it! You may now heap shame upon me.
“We Built this City” by Starship. Okay, this one is easier to excuse. Sure, it’s relentlessly upbeat and silly, and many hate it, but I was born in the mid 70s, so I am very much a part of the MTV generation. I was a tween when this was popular, and it lives in the deep dark part of me that never grew up and can look at the Cybertruck and think it’s kinda cool (to my tween self, and only for the angulaaaaar 80’s aesthetic that loves the Landmaster and similar post apocalyptic vehicles).
The Cowsills and their poppiest of pop productions, We Can Fly. This particular video features a 12-year old Susan Cowsill boogy-ing way too much for that type of music.
Same here re 70s cheese. And there’s no shame in liking Ursher. How could you not l!
In fact, I enjoy everything mentioned, so far. My shame is in the form of one Clay Aiken, singing about being invisible so he can watch me in my room . Top that.
Another class of music, which is sadly considered cheesy for me in Colorado, is that I love me some John Denver. Happy, sad, maudlin, I’ll take it all, except “Sunshine on My Shoulders”. I don’t hate it, but I’ll skip it, the timing on it is just off for me.
I’ve never heard it before nor have I ever heard of the performers. I like it, and I’m surprised I haven’t ever heard of them or the tune. It appears to have been around my tweens early teens.
Nothing to be ashamed of, that’s a perfect pop song in my book.
There are at least two songs I like that are hated by almost anybody else: the aforementioned "Escape (The Pina Colada Song) by Rupert Holmes and, hold your breath, Madonna’s cover of “American Pie”.
