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  • 02-08-2006 7:08pm
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    mike65
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    Q magazine has been mining the "so crap its good" vein and come up with a list of 50 tunes you love but dare'nt admit to listening to known as Guilty Pleasures (complete with 3 CD box tie-in)

    The top 10 + my ratings.

    1. ELO - 'Livin' Thing' Okay
    2. Boston - 'More Than A Feeling' Classic
    3. S Club 7 - 'Don't Stop Movin'' Bluugh
    4. 10cc - 'I'm Not In Love' Good
    5. Gary Glitter - 'Rock'n'Roll Part 2' Ahem!
    6. Foreigner - 'Cold As Ice' Classic
    7. Billy Idol - 'Rebel Yell' So-So
    8. Status Quo - 'Whatever You Want' Very guilty
    9. Gerry Rafferty - 'Baker Street' Classic
    10. Gloria Gaynor - 'I Will Survive' Disco hell

    Mike.


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    ZWEI_VIER_ZWEI
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    I feel no shame in loving Billy Idol :D


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    Mossy Monk
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    Boston are at number 2? what the hell is it doing on this list at all. for shame Q magazine, for shame


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    Dudess
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    Pah, Mossy Monk, you haven't got a clue. More Than A Feeling rocks like NO OTHER!!!
    And can I just say Billy Idol is a LEGEND!!!


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    Mossy Monk
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    Dudess wrote:
    Pah, Mossy Monk, you haven't got a clue. More Than A Feeling rocks like NO OTHER!!!

    i know!!!!!

    which is why it shouldn't be on that list


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    Dudess
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    Yeah, that occurred to me afterwards. Hmmm, it is indeed a tricky scenario...


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    dalk
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    Dudess wrote:
    Pah, Mossy Monk, you haven't got a clue. More Than A Feeling rocks like NO OTHER!!!

    Yeah... was good enough for Nirvana to rip off the main riff for Smells like Teen Spirit :p

    Its an awful tune but it instantly makes you strike real Rock 'n Roll postures, complete with air guitar... Its hard not too.


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    quickbeam
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    Yeah ... I'm not sure if it's a good thing or a bad thing to see your favourites on this list :)

    Anybody have the full top 50? I Googled it and I found up to the top 20. Here's 11 - 20 if anybody's interested:

    11 Since You've Been Gone - Rainbow

    12 Centrefold - J Geils Band

    13 Summer of '69 - Bryan Adams

    14 Never Ever - All Saints

    15 Mr Boombastic - Shaggy

    16 Owner Of A Lonely heart - Yes

    17 Manic Monday - Bangles

    18 Don't You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds

    19 Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper

    20 Rock On - David Essex


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    Mossy Monk
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    Q Magazine have gotten that list so so wrong :(


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    ZWEI_VIER_ZWEI
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    I always thought that Don't You (Simple Minds) and Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper) were genuinely good songs, not "so bad it's good stuff." The rest on that list is a load of ****e bollocks :)


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    Pigman II
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    2. Boston - 'More Than A Feeling' Classic
    18 Don't You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds
    19 Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper

    All 3 are good songs and I wouldn't have any problem saying as much in front of a judge or a naked woman.


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    Dudess
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    Owner of a Lonely Heart by Yes is class!


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    Civilian_Target
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    I thought Never Ever was a pretty alright tune TBH!
    Why is Suspicious Minds not on that list?


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    mike65
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    Since You've Been Gone - Rainbow Quality!

    Mike.


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    Doomspell
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    quickbeam wrote:
    13 Summer of '69 - Bryan Adams
    14 Never Ever - All Saints
    15 Mr Boombastic - Shaggy
    17 Manic Monday - Bangles
    I'm sorry but I quite like those songs. We still party to Summer of '69


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    quickbeam
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭quickbeam


    Actually, to clarify this list, I'm don't think it was intended as "so bad it's good". None of the songs listed here are meant to be bad.

    The list is more along the lines of "good, but uncool".


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