Shitty songs that you know are shitty that you (secretly?) like..even though they are shit.

[Captain Stern]

I'm old, so my secretly liked shitty songs live in the eighties and seventies:

[Wounded Bear]

1. Don't be dissing on Kung Fu Fighting now...

[Captain Stern]

2. I'm not. I just cranked it up...

...and beat the hell out my recliner. I love that tune...even though it's shitty.

[Wounded Bear]

3. It is, as we used to say...

a real toe-tapper.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

4. +1

I fail to see anything wrong with Kung Fu Fighting. In fact one day it will be our global national anthem.

Terry Jacks, on the other hand, should have been put to death in a North Korean way for making me cry. Repeatedly. Fucker.... I miss my dog.

[dipsydoodle]

5. Most songs from the '70s and '80s are shit anyway

so there must be a huge bundle to chose from.

Random one here :

[SkatmanRoth]

6. Georgia Satellites - Keep Your Hands To Yourself

[Common Sense Party]

73. I love that song.

I didn't know it was shitty.

[polly7]

7. I loved Seasons In The Sun!

I used to sneak it from my sister's room and play it over and over - til I sccrrratched the heck out of it by accident and had to buy her a new one, but I wasn't old enough to babysit or anything yet so had to sell some of my stuff to my brother the blackmailer

[Frank Cannon]

8. So did I.

When I got dumped by a girl once in college, I came home and played it 20 times in a row full-blast. Drove my hallmates crazy.

True fact: Terry Jacks didn't intend to release the song at first. His paperboy came by to collect on his monthly bill, liked the song that Jacks just happened to be playing, and invited his friends over to listen to it. Jacks was so encouraged by their response that he went ahead and released it. The rest, as they say, is history. It was one of the best-selling songs of 1974.

[polly7]

10. Interesting! I'm glad it was so popular for him and that it meant so much to people.

I was just little, but remember we used to sing it on the school bus all the time ... we drove the boys and our bus-driver crazy.

[Mister Ed]

62. On our bus, we altered the lyrics slightly:

We had joy, we had fun
We were streaking in the sun
But the cops, they had guns
And they shot us in the buns

[Rowdyboy]

9. My friends make fun of it, but I like Colby Collette..."Bubbly"

There...I admitted it! Maybe it is silly and childish but I like her. Listening to her is a little like drinking champagne.....

[Glorfindel]

50. Hey, Rowdyboy! What's not to like?

It's a great song, it's happy, and makes one feel better for having heard it! Not silly at all.

[ok_cpu]

11. Michael Martin Murphey - Wildfire

And, for longer than it should, this POS was in my head.

[LiberalElite]

14. Oh God Wildfire

gives me the creeps.

[MrsBrady]

16. I love both of these.

And not ashamed.

Lol

[lastlib]

33. (I was going to name my first car 'Wildfire' after that song......

("We'll be ridin' Wildfire....&quot but after a few hundred miles I had to change it to 'Backfire'.........)

[Paulie]

12. Here's a few

[Rhythm]

20. "Country Roads" is the ~unofficial~ song of my alma mater...

...and i have the Spice Girls on my 'CLEAN ALL THE THINGS' Spotify playlist, because i'll be dancing around while i vacuum!

[Locut0s]

21. How can anyone dislike Moskau?...

Now taking it seriously is another mater but it's impossible not to like that song

And the blue guy is the spitting image of Dr Evil.

[Initech]

56. Toots & The Maytals did an awesome version of Country Roads:

[lastlib]

13. Shannon (1975)

musically, it sucks, but I still like it (though not in heavy doses....)

[Captain Stern]

26. Now, that's some good shit.

Very sad. When I first heard it, I thought it might be about a teenage girl running away from home. Very moving. Then, I found it was about an Irish Setter that got washed out to sea (brian wilson's?). That made it even sadder.

Regardless, it's definitely a shitty song that I love.

[NMDemDist2]

39. LOL i think i'll be fulfilling your excellent advice

i really really tried to like that song, since it's my name

but no... couldn't quite get there

[kwassa]

15. The Fox by Ylvis

very catchy song with utterly absurdst humor.

[Captain Stern]

27. Well done. Definately a steaming pile...but very likeable, and catchy I admit I like it. (nt)

[RebelOne]

17. I always liked Seasons in the Sun and never considered it "shitty." n/t

[sendero]

18. I'm even older..

... so my example is from the sixties.

Now, I wouldn't call this song shitty as much as I would ... well .... maybe a bit sappy.

Anyway, this popped into my head a few weeks ago after not hearing it since it was on airplay in 1967. I have no idea why.

It is a seriously happy song!

[Locut0s]

22. What's Mark Hamill doing on the cover? ;) nt.

[femmocrat]

19. One of the worst songs ever: "I've Never Been to Me"

I always thought it was kind of catchy! LOL

[Arugula Latte]

67. Wait ... You actually LIKE that piece of shit?!?!?!

NOOOOOoooooo!!!!!

That is grounds for PPRing, or tombstoning as we'd say in the old days ...

[femmocrat]

68. Hey, it was the 70s. What can I say!

It is catchy though!

[mackerel]

23. what no REO Speedwagon?

[orleans]

24. i was thinking "no billy don't be a hero"

but don't get me wrong. i never liked billy don't be a hero.

[orleans]

25. still not sure if this is "shitty" or just fun bubble gum music

i remember riding bikes (in the street) with a friend and we were singing this song as loud as we could on a nice summer day (no hands on the handlebars!)

it was enough of a memorable moment that i took it with me for all these years, since 1969.

(little did i realize, in that minute or two of happiness and exhilaration, that i was in the process of creating an unforgettable memory--that's kinda cool actually)

[Art_from_Ark]

43. I loved that song

It was on the juke box at the public pool. And I used to sing songs on summer days while riding with no hands on a "Buzz bike", but I can't remember if I sang that one or not

[nomorenomore08]

58. I would never call Tommy Roe shitty. And I was born long after that song.

[Ahpook]

28. Ok, I'll do it

The song that everyone is afraid to link

[Boomerproud]

29. Me and You and a Dog Named Boo probably rates on this list.

Another early 70's high-school era song for me.

[sharp_stick]

30. Bang Your Head - Quiet Riot

I thought this was the epitome of great music when I was a kid. I still get a kick out of this album when I need a pick me up.

[Captain Stern]

31. Excellent Choice. Total shit, but totally fun. (nt)

[nomorenomore08]

59. "Slick Black Cadillac" is way better. But I guess that sorta defeats the purpose of this thread.

[newcriminal]

32. I know, I know, but I can't help it.

[Captain Stern]

36. This is EXACTLY the sort of shit I'm talking about.

It sucks. But when nobody else is around......"turn it up, man". It's like 'freedom rock', just without the freedom or the rock. Good shit indeed.

[LynneSin]

74. I saw them live in concert last year

They played the local Flower Show here in Wilmington. I happened to be a volunteer though so I didn't pay to see them.

[Locut0s]

34. Flock of seagulls - I Ran...

Actually I'm guessing a lot will actually like this. But it's typical 80s cheese...

[Captain Stern]

35. Very intense shit...Well chosen.

[Monk06]

77. I worked in a bar in 1980 - 83 and had to listen to that three coil steamer five times a night

three nights a week for three years. I still get an ear worm from it.

[Captain Stern]

37. More shit, but magic shit if you were 13. RIP Alan O'Day.

[RobinA]

38. David Cassidy

I Think I Love You

[NMDemDist2]

40. anything by the Monkees

i still have their 'Greatest Hits' on my playlist LOL

[MrMickeysMom]

41. Telephone Man

Hey baby…

[Tom Ripley]

42. Monster Mash

[Art_from_Ark]

44. Timothy, Timothy, where on earth did you go?

[uriel1972]

45. The Final Countdown - Europe

May something have mercy on us all.

[lame54]

70. Job's song

[Initech]

71. That song will forever be associated with Arrested Development for me.

GOB Bluth!!!

[lame54]

72. Then there's this...

[Tommy_Carcetti]

46. Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe"

A shitty song, but one that was undeniably catchy. Hence why you had just about everyone singing it on Youtube for about a year. It sucks you in.

[justiceischeap]

47. I'll play

I'm a total 80's baby (meaning I came into my music listening in the 80s).

[Neoma]

48. Detachable Penis.

I think it's amusing and my husband looks at me weird for saying that.

[nomorenomore08]

60. Certainly a 90's kitsch classic, to say the least. KM has a good amount of truly hilarious material.

Ever heard "Jesus Was Way Cool" or "I Am A Sensitive Artist"?

[Glorfindel]

49. I'm probably the only one who remembers this, but I always loved it

Maybe it's the bagpipes.

[malthaussen]

51. A pipe band and pretty girls with nice legs...

... what's not to like?

Never saw that one before. Nice way to start the day.

-- Mal

[malthaussen]

52. Yummy yummy yummy...

... this defines all your criteria, except I openly like it:

-- Mal

[Teamster Jeff]

53. I always liked this song.

I won't even say that I know its a "bad" song, but ABBA had a rep as a cheezy band.

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[Autumn]

54. This has got to be the shittiest song, ever. But I liked it

[Initech]

55. Wing - Santa Claus On A Helicopter

[Doc_Technical]

57. E. L.&P.- Benny the Bouncer

[nomorenomore08]

61. KISS - "I Just Wanna"

"I just wanna f-, I just wanna f-, I just wanna for-get you!"

Terrible, I know, but it cracks me up. And that riff!

[LissaMac]

63. Ok, Don't boot me out..

Dare I say, Toxic? Yes, I'm sorry. Damn that pop music!

[LynneSin]

76. I put Creed on my list - I think you're safe

They'll come after me with the pitch forks and whatnot first.

[Tabasco_Dave]

64. I win!!

[MissMillie]

65. Sometimes I just like a sappy song

[Captain Stern]

66. Intentionally shitty, but still fun

[joeybee12]

69. I heard Sailing by Christopher Cross the other day...

Hell, I still like it...one of the most maligned songs of all time!

[LynneSin]

75. Ok here's my list and I have some classic crap that I do adore!!

Geraldo - "Rico Suave"

BTW Geraldo trivia - that wasn't his hair - he was wearing a wing

Lisa Lisa and the Cult Jam - "I wonder if I take you home"

I think this was the the theme song in college!

Barry Manilow - "I Write the Songs"

No one writes them better than Barry Manilow

Apache (Jump On It) - Sugar Hill Gang

Makes Kung Fu Fighting look politically correct

Getting Jiggy With it - Will Smiith

Yeah I got jiggy with it a few times in the 90s!

And the one song guarenteed to cost me my DU Cool Points.....

Yes Creed was a Pearl Jam/Soundgarden rip-off and yes every Creed song seemed to start with that same epic intro that made their songs start out douchier than ever and yes their so-called 'Christian Band' stance was a lot of bull and yes Scott Stapp is the biggest douchebag asshole out there but there was something catchy about this song that I liked anyways!

[Demo_Chris]

78. Let the hate flow through you....

[Captain Stern]

79. I might sing along to these two...if no one is around, that is.

[LumosMaxima]

80. Y'all will probably never speak to me again.

I can't help it. I like "MMMBop" by Hanson.