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The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten Special ~ Guilty Pleasures


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Perhaps we should have kept the bit about not nominating stuff that's already made the Top Ten? Stands to reason that any such song is actually pretty popular and nobody felt especially guilty about voting for it previously. Anyway, no point crying over spilt milk.

Others have already pointed out that this category is kind of difficult, particularly if one regards pleasure as something you needn't feel guilty about. Also, it's predicated on the notion that there is a universal consensus on what music/artists are credible/cool and what aren't, when, quite clearly, there isn't. Personally, I don't have any qualms at all about liking cheesy disco/pop music, much of which has far more to recommend it than any number of cool/credible, acclaimed "rock" artists you might name and whom nobody would regard as a "guilty pleasure". Give me Sylvester's "You Make Me Feel Mighty Real" over almost anything by the Chili Peppers, Coldplay or The Doors. :)

If it's a question of identifying stuff that it's hard to admit to liking, well, I might feel some unease about professing a liking for odd tracks by such as Duran Duran, U2 and Depeche Mode, but I sure as hell won't nominate them as a) nobody else would understand why these might be regarded as a "guilty pleasure" and B) I'd prefer not to give such gruesome filth the oxygen of publicity. ;)

So, I have had to settle on a couple of tracks which I know I probably shouldn't like, and furthermore of which nobody I know (whose opinion might normally count in someway) seems to approve. (Losers!)

"Feels Like I'm In Love" ~ Kelly Marie

"Born To Be Alive" - Patrick Hernandez

Both big in Germany at the time, no doubt.

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Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band

Back for Good - Take That

Beautiful People, The - Marilyn Manson

Boogie Nights - Heatwave

Born To Be Alive - Patrick Hernandez

Bust A Move - Young MC

Even Now - Barry Manilow

Every Time You Go Away - Paul Young

Feels Like I'm In Love - Kelly Marie

Good Morning Starshine - Oliver

Goodnight, My Love - The Four Seasons

Heaven - Warrant

Here I Go Again - Whitesnake

Hero - Enrique Iglesias

Hollaback Girl - Gwen Stefani

Honey - Bobby Goldsboro

I Believe - Frankie Laine

If You Go Away - Neil Diamond

I'm Not Okay (I Promise) - My Chemical Romance

I`m With You - Avril Lavigne

I'm Yours - Jason Mraz

Jump - Kris Kross

Karma Chameleon - Culture Club

Like I Love You - Justin Timberlake

London Bridge - Fergie

Lucky - Britney Spears

Ma Baker - Boney M

Making Love Out Of Nothing At All - Air Supply

Mickey - Toni Basil

Mr. Bass Man - Johnny Cymbal

Need You Now - Lady Antebellum

Rain The, The Park & Other Things - The Cowsills

She Will Be Loved - Maroon 5

Storm at Sunup - Gino Vannelli

Sugar, Sugar - The Archies

Sweet Dreams - Beyonce

Take A Chance On Me - Abba

(They Long to Be)Close To You - The Carpenters

This Guy's In Love With You - Herb Alpert

Walking On Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves

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1. Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band

2. Hero - Enrique Iglesias

3. Making Love Out Of Nothing At All - Air Supply

4. This Guy's In Love With You - Herb Alpert

5. Take A Chance On Me - Abba

6. Born To Be Alive - Patrick Hernandez

7. Every Time You Go Away - Paul Young

8. Heaven - Warrant

9. Hollaback Girl - Gwen Stefani

10 Boogie Nights - Heatwave

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1. Here I Go Again - Whitesnake

2. Heaven - Warrant

3. I Believe - Frankie Laine

4. Sugar, Sugar - The Archies

5. Back for Good - Take That

6. Karma Chameleon - Culture Club

7. Sweet Dreams - Beyonce

8. Rain The, The Park & Other Things - The Cowsills

9. Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band

10. I`m With You - Avril Lavigne

Very difficult to whittle the list down to 10 songs, there were some great tracks nominated this week.

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1. The Beautiful People - Marilyn Manson

2. Bust A Move - Young MC

3. Born To Be Alive - Patrick Hernandez

4. Mr. Bass Man - Johnny Cymbal

5. The Rain, The Park and Other Things - Cowsills

6. Sweet Dreams - Beyonce

7. Take A Chance On Me - ABBA

8. Sugar, Sugar - Archies

9. Mickey - Toni Basil

10. She Will Be Loved - Maroon 5

Honorable Mention: Oliver, Kris Kross, Gwen Stefani, Heatwave, Bobby Goldsboro

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1. Every Time You Go Away - Paul Young

2. I'm Yours - Jason Mraz

3. Karma Chameleon - Culture Club

4. Good Morning Starshine - Oliver

5. Back for Good - Take That

6. Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band

7. Walking On Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves

8. Here I Go Again - Whitesnake

9. This Guy's In Love With You - Herb Alpert

10. The Rain, The Park & Other Things - The Cowsills

After listening to these ten songs ... :headphones:

all guilt is gone!

Only pleasure remains. :thumbsup:

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1. Mr. Bass Man - Johnny Cymbal

2. Boogie Nights - Heatwave

3. Good Morning Starshine - Oliver

4. Born To Be Alive - Patrick Hernandez

5. This Guy's In Love With You - Herb Alpert

6. Karma Chameleon - Culture Club

7. The Rain, The Park & Other Things - Cowsills

8. Sugar, Sugar - Archies

9. Close To You - Carpenters

10. Need You Now - Lady Antebellum

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1) (They Long to Be)Close To You - The Carpenters

2) Beautiful People, The - Marilyn Manson

3) Feels Like I'm In Love - Kelly Marie

4) Ma Baker - Boney M

5) Born To Be Alive - Patrick Hernandez

6) Take A Chance On Me - Abba

7) Boogie Nights - Heatwave

8) Sugar, Sugar - The Archies

9) Mickey - Toni Basil

10) Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band

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1.She Will Be Loved- Maroon 5

2.I`m With You - Avril Lavigne

3.Every Time You Go Away - Paul Young

4.The Rain, The Park and Other Things - The Cowsills

5.Making Love Out Of Nothing At All - Air Supply

6.Honey - Bobby Goldsboro

7.This Guy's In Love With You - Herb Alpert

8.(They Long to Be)Close To You - The Carpenters

9.Karma Chameleon - Culture Club

10.Boogie Nights - Heatwave

I left RonJons songs off the playlist and just noticed so I had to redo my whole list. Sorry for the two I had to cut :(

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1) Born To Be Alive - Patrick Hernandez

2) Sugar, Sugar - The Archies

3) Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band

4) Hollaback Girl - Gwen Stefani

5) Take A Chance On Me - Abba

6) Making Love Out Of Nothing At All - Air Supply

7) (They Long to Be) Close To You - The Carpenters

8) Mickey - Toni Basil

9) Jump - Kris Kross

10) Honey - Bobby Goldsboro

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1. Jump - Kris Kross [big]*[/big]

2. Bust A Move - Young MC

3. Every Time You Go Away - Paul Young

4. Boogie Nights - Heatwave

5. Mr. Bass Man - Johnny Cymbal

6. Born To Be Alive - Patrick Hernandez

7. The Rain, The Park & Other Things - The Cowsills

8. Making Love Out Of Nothing At All - Air Supply

9. Good Morning Starshine - Oliver

10. Ma Baker - Boney M

[big]*[/big][smaller] In 1992, this was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for eight weeks and was certified double platinum as a single. But I guess pretty much all of the nominations were immensely popular in their fitting times & spaces.[/smaller]

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1. Making Love Out Of Nothing At All - Air Supply

2. Even Now - Barry Manilow

3. Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band

4. Here I Go Again - Whitesnake

5. Heaven - Warrant

6. I'm Not Okay (I Promise) - My Chemical Romance

7. Like I Love You - Justin Timberlake

8. Karma Chameleon - Culture Club

9. I'm Yours - Jason Mraz

10. Beautiful People, The - Marilyn Manson

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1- This Guy's In Love With You - Herb Alpert

2- If You Go Away - Neil Diamond

3- Mickey - Toni Basil

4- Every Time You Go Away - Paul Young

5- Karma Chameleon - Culture Club

6- Good Morning Starshine - Oliver

7- Take A Chance On Me - Abba

8- (They Long to Be)Close To You - The Carpenters

9- Back for Good - Take That

10-Born To Be Alive - Patrick Hernandez

...not feeling guilty at all. I've had some of those songs in my walkman or iPod...

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1. I Believe - Frankie Laine

2. Goodnight, My Love - The Four Seasons

3. Mr. Bass Man - Johnny Cymbal

4. The Rain, The Park & Other Things - The Cowsills

5. Walking On Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves

6. This Guy's In Love With You - Herb Alpert

7. Every Time You Go Away - Paul Young

8. Good Morning Starshine - Oliver

9. Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band

10. Heaven - Warrant

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1. Sugar, Sugar - The Archies

2. (They Long to Be)Close To You - The Carpenters

3. Jump - Kris Kross

4. Here I Go Again - Whitesnake

5. Good Morning Starshine - Oliver

6. Boogie Nights - Heatwave

7. Feels Like I'm In Love - Kelly Marie

8. Ma Baker - Boney M

9. I'm Yours - Jason Mraz

10.Mickey - Toni Basil

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