# Songs you don't want to admit you enjoy **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [April 10, 2025, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-dont-want-to-admit-you-enjoy/1016879 "2025-04-10T23:00:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2025, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-dont-want-to-admit-you-enjoy/1016879/61 "2025-04-12T04:01:48Z")
Christine Sixteen. ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2025, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-dont-want-to-admit-you-enjoy/1016879/62 "2025-04-12T04:12:17Z")
Rihanna - Umbrella There were some really good dance routines online back when the song was poplar. I used to get an umbrella out and dance in my living room. Not embarrassed! ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2025, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-dont-want-to-admit-you-enjoy/1016879/63 "2025-04-12T05:24:08Z")
> [@mbh](#): > > “Afternoon Delight” > [@MonkeysBrother](#): > > … Also, I too love the harmonies in “Afternoon Delight.” … > [@solost](#): > > … In a similar vein, Starland Vocal Band’s ‘Afternoon Delight’ gets slagged a lot, but I think that is another perfect pop song, with great vocal harmonies and a similar upbeat tone. It doesn’t hurt that the song was constantly played on the radio when I first started getting interested in girls (as yet still a pre-teen, so on an innocent ‘puppy love’ level), so it’s closely connected with my own early romantic awakenings. Count me in too, guys. I’m a fan. Although I was just a little bit too young to be interested in the girls just yet. For me that came with Boston’s first album. My first kissing experience. That was heavenly. And thank you for that delightful memory, PJ (now PS) from WH CT. ---
**Author:** ![Moonrise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moonrise/32/14764_2.png) [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2025, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-dont-want-to-admit-you-enjoy/1016879/64 "2025-04-12T09:24:04Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > It feels like one of those one-off summer semi-hits.) It is hyper tempo, sugar-coated generic Euro dance, but there’s something about that song that keeps drawing me back to it when I need a hit of dopamine. That’s how I feel about [Welcome to Saint Tropez](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh2FRFhS7QY). Vapid lyrics, a simplistic melody, but once that chorus starts at 1:05 I’m singing along like an idiot (and loving it…) ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2025, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-dont-want-to-admit-you-enjoy/1016879/65 "2025-04-12T11:06:21Z")
I don’t want to admit the songs I don’t want to admit I enjoy. The clue is in the OP title. ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2025, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-dont-want-to-admit-you-enjoy/1016879/66 "2025-04-12T11:33:09Z")
_Big Balls_ by AC/DC. The most enthusiastically juvenile song ever, it makes my inner 12 year old snicker endlessly. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2025, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-dont-want-to-admit-you-enjoy/1016879/67 "2025-04-12T12:53:51Z")
> [@Cheesesteak](#): > > _Big Balls_ by AC/DC. I’ll add _Dolly Parton’s Tits_ by McLean & McLean. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2025, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-dont-want-to-admit-you-enjoy/1016879/68 "2025-04-12T12:57:27Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Walking on Sunshine I’ll go with this and also _Walkin’ On The Sun_ by Smash Mouth. I might as well throw in _All Star_ also. ---
**Author:** ![ZonexandScout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zonexandscout/32/544_2.png) [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2025, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-dont-want-to-admit-you-enjoy/1016879/69 "2025-04-12T13:42:55Z")
The people I usually hang out with are about my age and we are mostly fans of rock from the 60s, 70s, and 80s. Given a choice, we’ll be listening to Steely Dan, Boston, The Cars, Allman Brothers, classic 60s rock, etc. But every so often I have to break into a few verse of “Brokenheartsville,” “That Ain’t My Truck,” or “Straight Tequila Night.” My friends inevitably look at me in horror, usually stating, “It’s not so bad that you like that 90s country, but it’s creepy that you know all the lyrics.” ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2025, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-dont-want-to-admit-you-enjoy/1016879/70 "2025-04-12T14:38:11Z")
> [@ParallelLines](#): > > “[We Built this City](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1b8AhIsSYQ)” by Starship. Wow. I can’t even _look at_ you right now. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2025, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-dont-want-to-admit-you-enjoy/1016879/71 "2025-04-12T14:49:03Z")
Nickelback’s “I Wanna Be a Rock Star” I don’t get the hate. They’re just as genuine as any other rock band. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2025, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-dont-want-to-admit-you-enjoy/1016879/72 "2025-04-12T14:54:22Z")
> [@ZonexandScout](#): > > But every so often I have to break into a few verse of “Brokenheartsville,” “That Ain’t My Truck,” or “Straight Tequila Night.” My friends inevitably look at me in horror, usually stating, “It’s not so bad that you like that 90s country, but it’s creepy that you know all the lyrics.” I’m not a Country music fan, but I can appreciate old-school Country: Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Patsy Cline, etc. I hated Garth Brooks because he was not only Country, he seemed like the personification of fake 90s glam-Country. But… …gotta admit “Friends in Low Places” is a fun sing-along. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Nickelback’s “I Wanna Be a Rock Star” > > I don’t get the hate. They’re just as genuine as any other rock band. How can you say they’re genuine when they’re admitting in the title of that very song that they’re wannabes? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Tzigone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@Tzigone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzigone)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2025, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-dont-want-to-admit-you-enjoy/1016879/73 "2025-04-12T15:06:38Z")
> [@ZonexandScout](#): > > But every so often I have to break into a few verse of “Brokenheartsville,” “That Ain’t My Truck,” or “Straight Tequila Night.” I had to look up the dates of the those songs releases, because I think of the first as a different era than the other two - which says more about my age than anything else, I suppose. Not embarrassed to say I like a lot of 90s country - though I guess I should be, since it was my parents’ music. But it was what was on when I first paid attention to music, and definitely influenced my tastes (I’m one of the masses who likes music that music people sneer at). I wasn’t so into r&b, but do have a soft spot for some 80s rock and pop and the hair bands of the earlier 90s (that brothers and older cousins listened to). ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2025, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-dont-want-to-admit-you-enjoy/1016879/74 "2025-04-12T16:11:39Z")
My first answer would be [Calypso](https://youtu.be/q3EE83q6tzw?si=QIwQmdTdPKQdLYcL) by John Denver. But I don’t actually listen to it regularly, even though I have a digital copy. The song which is actually on my list of favorites is [Believe](https://youtu.be/g9NAAwMYoss?si=XRiuQd3i3hYXcTbP) by DJ Bobo. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2025, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-dont-want-to-admit-you-enjoy/1016879/75 "2025-04-12T16:14:45Z")
> [@solost](#): > > How can you say they’re genuine when they’re admitting in the title of that very song that they’re wannabes? 😉 Hey, we’re not supposed to judge each other in this thread. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2025, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-dont-want-to-admit-you-enjoy/1016879/76 "2025-04-12T20:24:44Z")
> [@DavidNRockies](#): > > > [@ParallelLines](#): > > > > “[We Built this City](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1b8AhIsSYQ)” by Starship. > > Wow. > > I can’t even _look at_ you right now. > > 😉 -hangs head in shame- > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Nickelback’s “I Wanna Be a Rock Star” > > I don’t get the hate. They’re just as genuine as any other rock band. Aside, have you ever heard the Pirate version? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/oEpAMm0-kVg/hqdefault.jpg "Nickelback - Rockstar Sea Shanty Lyric Video with The Lottery Winners") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEpAMm0-kVg) ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2025, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-dont-want-to-admit-you-enjoy/1016879/77 "2025-04-12T20:41:58Z")
How about the, “Perfect country and westetn song,” You Don’t Have to Call ame Darlin"? ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2025, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-dont-want-to-admit-you-enjoy/1016879/78 "2025-04-12T20:45:24Z")
I really love that song sooo much, and I’m not ashamed. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2025, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-dont-want-to-admit-you-enjoy/1016879/79 "2025-04-12T20:56:46Z")
See? Once you get covered, you become a cultural standard! ---
**Author:** ![Majestic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e4f/32.png) [@Majestic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Majestic)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2025, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-dont-want-to-admit-you-enjoy/1016879/80 "2025-04-12T22:33:07Z")
His “Rocky Mountain High” is brilliant! One of my favourite songs [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-dont-want-to-admit-you-enjoy/1016879.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-dont-want-to-admit-you-enjoy/1016879.md?page=5)