Secret Shame(s) of My iTunes Revealed
Music? I like everything and anything.
Yes, even Britney Spears.
You know what? Especially Britney. So there.
This is a testament to the fact that I’m an open person. I’ll give anything a chance before deciding. And I don’t care what a person looks like. I have very relaxed criteria for what I consider “good music.”
Can I sing, hum or mumble along? Yes? Good music.
Anyway, as a result of my complete lack of taste hang ups, some of the stuff in my iTunes archive is just hilarious.
And can only be listened to in the confines of a car. Alone.
Like this one.
I listen and sing along to this song on a weekly basis. And then, have a good laugh at what a dork I am.
Now that I’ve found the Spanish subtitles, it’s going to take my performance to a whole new level.
Incidentally, I’ve never understood the lyrics to this song. If he’s all out love, how is he so lost without her? If he was out of love, he would, in fact, be fine, right?
And how about this one. Also on the weekly playlist.
Clearly, I love foreign accented gays that can dance. George circa big hair still puts the boom boom into my heart.
Listen. I get it if you didn’t watch the last video, but you have to do the following: turn off the sound and forward the video to 2m and 11s. Guaranteed laugh.
Speaking of foreigners, this next one is going to be a cross cultural experience for non Hindi/Urdu speakers.
It’s from a Bollywood film called Billu Barber. I’m of the minority opinion that the movie was quite good. But this song is completely asinine.
(For those unfamiliar with Bollywood movies, they’re interspersed with music videos that seldom have anything to do with the plot. Yeah, that’s pretty much just as annoying as it sounds).
Still, I find myself positively obsessed with this song, lately. I blame Tariq who downloaded it in the first place. You’re very lucky, because after copious searching, I found a video of it with the English lyric translations, so English speakers can also appreciate the utter stupidity of this one (make sure you close the google ads). But I love it. I can’t help myself.
Also, fair warning if you decide to watch this video: Bollywood actors and actresses are the only people on the planet who can get away with looking normal when dancing like that. If you try to duplicate them?
You will look like an idiot. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
What about you? Do you care to share the secret shame of your iTunes? Or am I the only honest human being left in the blogosphere?
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I like listening to a lot of different music too and will listen to just about anything, except country – it makes my skin crawl. I like your picks, be out and proud about your 80s music, there’s nothing wrong with it!
I would, but I’m way too ashamed to admit I like the A-Teens!
Not going to lie: “Girlfriend” by NSync. It’s sad, but I really like that song. BTW, if you want a really good Wham! laugh, look for the video to Club Tropicana. Now that’s comedy.
Or you could combine them all – I’m all out of Go Go, Barber.
Why is he singing to violently to her breasts?
I have everything on my i-pod from Brittany and N’sync to Guns & Roses. my shame has no beginning or end.
You have the same taste in music as Jared does. Oh, OK. And me too, I admit it.
But I have to point something out here -
woman, you canNOT hum.
As for shame – I’m not really ashamed. I have everything from Etta James to Metallica – and everything in between – on my iPod. Including a full ABBA album. Or two.
there may or may not be Prozzak and/or Eiffel 65 on my iPod
Crib – crib? WTH does that mean?!!!! Hahahaha! (The tune isn’t bad, though. For a dance song.)
Yeah, I mean, I like what’s on my playlist, because I put it there (but NOOOO Air Supply!!!!); however, I am sure not everyone likes Hall and Oates and The Grateful Dead, etc. I have some ABBA, too – like Britt! The Go Go’s – oh! The J. Geil’s band – “Centerfold” – hahahahaha.
So if I’m in a car with you, I can pick the music?!
In relation to the last video, I offer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZA1NoOOoaNw
Emilie Autumn!
I second what Britt said. You cannot hum. (Neither can I.)
I have everything from Britney to Carrie Underwood to Weird Al on my iTunes.
Wham was the first 4-track cassette I ever bought for my brick-sized Sony Walkman.
As far as my iTunes library goes, there’s a lot of weird stuff in there because it came with a compilation album – I even have one Céline Dion song in there! I guess you’re looking for weird stuff that I actually like, and would be a little embarrassed to admit…
The Cranberries
Eminem
Indochine
Ahem.
Puh-leeze. I have an all Britney playlist. And I saw Wham in concert back during the 80s. Opening acts were Katrina and the Waves and the Pointer Sisters. Nothing wrong with Air Supply either. Some nights I like to mix some 70s/80s soft rock with gangsta rap. Or maybe some Brazilian jazz. Or Ofra Haza — not that i really know the words. My tastes are all over the place — including country. At this point in my life I don’t think I’m ashamed of any of my music preferences.
I have Air Supply on VINYL.
And he is ‘all out of love’ because he has lost her not because he’s out of love with her. Yeah I was completely obsessed with that song for about six months once.
I love Wham and Abba and Def Leppard and a LOT of cheese. Turn the radio up, put the top down or open the sunroof and crank ‘Pour Some Sugar On me’ and tell me you don’t car dance.
I will be loading the iPod over the next few weeks. it will have everything from Dinah Washington to Outcast to Dwight Yoakum on it.
I have that sappy love song from the film “Notting Hill” (“When You Say Nothing At All” by Ronan Keating) on my iTunes. That’s a bit odd.
Also:
Beyonce/Jay Z – Crazy in Love
Christina Aguilera – Beautiful
Destiny’s Child – Bootylicious
Mary J Blige – a few songs
Shakira – Hips Don’t Lie
TLC – Waterfalls
I sense a pattern there. Hmmm.
@Kimberly: Hee hee, I am proud, I was joking about the shame part.
@Dave2: I googled them. They are SO going into my iPod.
@Jay P: You know what? I jsut never got around to transferring my NSync CD into my iPod. I know it’s around here somewhere….
@whall: Or Wake me Up Before I’m All out of Barber? I concede. Yours was better.
@Rachel: Heh. Because breasts are their own characters in Bollywood flicks.
@Miss Britt: IT WAS PEARL JAM!! IT’S IMPOSSIBLE TO HUM PEARL JAM!!
@SciFi Dad: I have no idea who they are, but they don’t sound nearly as dorky as Wham! (remember how their name had an exclamation point in it like that?).
@Sybil Law: I have NO idea what that means… I guess they couldn’t think of a suitable translation, so they just made something up? NOBODY touches the radio when they’re in the car with me… I might make an exception for you, though.
@Kiefer and Emo: I have no idea what that means.
@Avitable: IT WAS PEARL JAM!! IT’S IMPOSSIBLE TO HUM PEARL JAM!!
@LeSombre: The Cranberries and Eminem are EMBARRASSING? That was going to make it into the “Cool Stuff on my Ipod” post.
Damn. I really do have bad taste in music.
@Kailyn: Ooh, ooh, I have the Pointer Sisters, too.
@Turnbaby: Thanks for explaining that… that’s been bugging me for several decades now…
@B.E. Earl: Me too. Sigh. I have all of those songs, too. Wait. What does THAT mean?
@SciFiDad: Hhahahahaha. I’m going to do a post like that in the future, where I get you guys to guess what they’re saying.
::ahem:: I am going to see Britney in concert next week but I like “Baby One More Time” Britney better than “Slave 4 U” Britney.
And I just bought tickets to go see NKOTB again.
I listen to everything from Abba to Zeplin. 50′s teen idols, Cher, 80′s hair bands, boy bands, disco, whatever.
Just no screaming metal music.
I think you have great taste in music – which probably says more about how lame I am than how cool you are.
Google is your friend.
I have New Kids on the Block and Tiffany on my iPod. There, I admitted it…in public no less.
I love your iPod selections. We would get along well in a car ride
Did you play Cranium with Britt and Adam? Because that humming crap is for the birds (look at that, I made a pun!). I can’t hum either (it was Dee-lights “The Groove Is In The Heart.” Go ahead, try.
I love me some Wham. And I have “I Will Survive,” “When She Comes” by Blessid Union of Souls (it means exactly what you think it does), some Bee Gees (love, love, love) and “Incomplete” by the Backstreet Boys. Hell, I even have an Enrique Igleias song! Oh, and Evan & Jaron’s “Crazy for this Girl.”
Shame is not in my vocabulary.
@Sheila (Charm School Reject): I completely agree about “old” Britney.. she was awesome. I still like her, though.
@Kiefer and Emo: I’m beginning to realize that 3 out of 4 of your comments require a Google search. Which is fine.
@Becky: Hahaha! TIFFANY!! “The flooowers you gave me are just aboout to die, and when I think about what could’ve been, it makes meee want to cryyyy.” Giggle. Loved her.
@Finn: I did. And they refuse to understand that IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO HUM PEARL JAM. Ahem. And, yeah, I’m not *really* ashamed, I just wanted to inject a little drama in the title.
Brooke Hogan’s “About Us” featuring Paul Wall. What? It’s really good.
Heh. I just watched the YouTube video… I think that outclassed my Wham video by a long shot. Also… ummm, in the dance off? I think that other girl actually won. (It was a pretty good song, though — who knew the Hulk’s daughter was so street?).
I’m with Sybil. CRIB-CRIB??? WTF? And it does have an awesome beat to it.
OK. My iPod guilty/dorky pleasure. You’re really going to make me admit this, aren’t you? Devil-woman. Here goes…
The High School Musical 2 soundtrack.
*Ducking out of sight.*
Dude, CMG, I’m with you. Only I like HSM one WAY better than two.
And, I’m going to see the Hannah Montana movie willingly.
I love the 80′s…. I love the teenyboppers.. I LOVE Old Country like George Jones, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, etc. But the one thing I think would shock people? Is I LOVE Too Short. YES. Too Short with all his bitches and ho’s and degredation of women. Not sure why? I think he’s funny and his music has a good beat.
i love just about all music…although classical will put me to sleep if i have to so to the symphony.
thanks for the wham laugh….i laughed so loudly that i woke my sedated dog!
and, for the record, i am so gonna bollywood dance for you when i see you next. tell me i can’t do something. hurmpf! what’s that? you said i would look like an idiot? well what the hell else is new when i dance?!?!?!!
Okay, I’ll admit it…I love Air Supply AND Wham! My iPod secrets are “Boot Scootin’ Boogie” (Brooks and Dunn), “I Only Have Eyes for You” (Harry Connick, Jr.) and a couple of tunes by Phil Collins. Oh, and “Womanizer” by Britney Spears.
J.
i was about to laugh and titter that you had britney spears on your ipod, until i just read earls astounding admission that he has HIPS DONT LIE on his…
excuse me a second…
BWAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!
@Coal Miner’s Granddaughter: I have no idea what crib-crib means either. As for what he’s saying in Hindi, it roughly translates to “So why all the small talk?” I guess that didn’t go with the beat? LOL at High School musical.
@Sheila (Charm School Reject): “And, I’m going to see the Hannah Montana movie willingly.” Hahahahaha. Oh, Sheila. (Which was also a good 80s song that I think I have on my iPod somewhere and that came out when you were, what… 2?)
@Twinkie: Johnny Cash is the coolest person on my iPod. I will cut anyone who tries to disagree with that.
@hello haha narf: I cannot WAIT to see you Bollywood dance. It will be AWESOME!!
@HoosierGirl: I love Brooks and Dunn… I’m wondering why they’re not on *my* iPod…
@Slyde:
It’s a good song. I have the *album*. Really, I do. In his defense, her hips do *not* lie.
I have “Steal Away” by Robbie Dupree … “No One is to Blame” by Howard Jones. A lot of Culture Club. Oh man, and ABBA; I love ABBA. The Cranberries, Sixpence None the Richer. Every time Tom Jones starts singing “Sex Bomb” I’m glad I have ear buds in. The Captain & Tennille.
I must admit I went immediately to urban dictionary to figure out wtf “crib-crib” means…the only thing that sorta could maybe kinda make sense:
n / v., Complain, rant.
Dude, will you stop cribbing about the weather?
She cribs all the time
My iPod shames (though I’m not really too ashamed, and will sing at the top of my lungs with the moonroof open):
Hello by Lionel Ritchie
Ride It, My Pony by Ginuwine, &
Sara by Jefferson Starship
Oh, and it’s A*Teens…
@delmer: Those are excellent choices! Captain and Tenille!! YES!!
@Lexi: Look at you, solving the Scooby Doo mystery. I know. *That* was a dorky thing to say. And that song by Ginuwine is impossible NOT to sing along with.
I have some Madonna. I know she’s wild but I like her music. I have mushy music too – Bread. Hip Hop – Nelly. Beyonce And I cannot forget my heritage – Enrique Iglesias, and his Daddy too. Luis Miguel, Juanes. I also have Soulja Boy. LOL I am soo out there!! I also have some Jazz Music – Lots of Jazz! I haven’t been visiting your blog Faiqa – I hope you and your family are doing fine.
I’m a strange animal because I don’t really have music. I know that sounds weird but I don’t belong to itunes and I don’t really have any music downloaded. I know a lot of songs and can sing to them from hearing them on the radio and such, but if you were to ask me who I like I couldn’t tell you… except for the odd one like Pink or Coldplay.
I know what I DON’T like though. I absolutely hate techno / rave type music. The stuff that is just computer generated beats, blips, whizzes etc. Makes me want to stab fork handles in my ears until I can’t hear anymore.