Musicians I Have Always Had To Defend My Love For Bands/Musicians
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Musicians I Have Always Had To Defend My Love For

Paul Pearson Paul Pearson 5,318 views 10 items
They are commonly called guilty pleasures, but guilt is never a good reason to do or feel anything. Still, when I'm sitting with my art critic and film aficionado friends, and we're talking about how wonderful Stockhausen or Tom Waits or Can were, I inevitably and accidentally let slip that I might love some of these bands. Then I am taunted and the waiter refuses my appeals for more escargot. At which point I flip them the bird, storm out and drive off in my mudflapped truck. Here they are. And I defend them all. Commentary in the "Discuss" balloons.
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    10cc

    Well, I don't really love 10cc that much, but their great songs - "I'm Mandy Fly Me," "Good Morning Judge," and yes, "I'm Not In Love" - are addictive. They tried a little too hard to be clever, which led to some garbled phrases here and there. I think they lost some opportunities to not look like art school students. But they certainly weren't bad.
    BUY @ amazon
  2. 7

    Randy Newman

    Again, nobody I should have to defend too much to anyone, but his appearance here directly stems from a discussion I had with a woman in a Chicago bar in 2001, who accused him of selling out for film scores, even as his rock solo albums were just as vicious and satirical as they'd ever been. I think that's the first time I stopped hitting on a girl strictly for her musical tastes. Well, to be honest, I never really hit on girls in the first place. I mainly just laid out the doormat. Moving on.
    BUY @ amazon
  3. 8

    Bob Dylan

    This has come up in my life against recently. Believe it or not, there are still people out there -- some whom I love and cherish -- who still think Dylan sucked when he opened his mouth to sing. This makes me terribly angry. I experience tumultuous, internal violence at these opinions. I'm starting to get them now. All I can do is point them to "Don't Look Back," which I think all of them will find funny, and just hope for the best.
    BUY @ amazon
  4. 9

    Neil Sedaka

    Okay, we're stretching it here. All I really have in my defense is his 1960's recording "You Mean Everything To Me." I'm not gonna stand too strongly for anything he did past 1975, and definitely not after 1976. But the rest? Yeah, I'll bite. Not really hard, but I will.
    BUY @ amazon
  5. 10

    Justin Timberlake

    To be honest, I've had to defend Justin a whole lot less since he started appearing on "Saturday Night Live" all the time.
    BUY @ amazon

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  1. ryanhessel
    Musicians I Have Always Had To Defend My Love For at 6/21/2009 11:11 PM
    I have been quite shamed for having Justin Timberlake on my iPod, but I can't bring myself to remove it!
  2. ryanhessel
    Electric Light Orchestra at 6/21/2009 11:11 PM
    I don't think there should be any shame in loving this band. Mr. Blue Sky is probably the happiest sounding song I've ever heard. Can't help but smile every time I hear it.
  3. Kramer
    Musicians I Have Always Had To Defend My Love For at 6/15/2009 12:17 PM
    There is absolutely nothing wrong with liking ELO (or anyone else on this for that matter).
  4. mollie
    Musicians I Have Always Had To Defend My Love For at 6/05/2009 1:08 PM
    Just so you know, liking Steely Dan was like a badge of coolness when I was in high school. Then again, so was liking Justin Timberlake. Maybe I just went to a weird high school.
  5. Anonymous
    Musicians I Have Always Had To Defend My Love For at 6/03/2009 1:50 AM
    That makes commendable list!
    1. Anonymous
      Musicians I Have Always Had To Defend My Love For at 6/03/2009 1:53 AM
      wow!
  6. Anonymous
    Musicians I Have Always Had To Defend My Love For at 6/03/2009 1:47 AM
    That makes commendable list!
    1. Anonymous
      Musicians I Have Always Had To Defend My Love For at 6/03/2009 1:53 AM
      yes!

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