Guilty Foot-Tapping

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:urff: I alarm myself sometimes.

Today I was watching the telly, as you do, flicking through the music channels, as you do... when I found myself listening to (and, dare I say it, ENJOYING) "Alive and Kicking" by Simple Minds.

I knew it was wrong... but it felt so right... and before I knew it, my buckle boots were a-twitching, tapping along to the music. :oops:

It's not the first time something like this has happened. I try and try, but I can't bring myself to dislike INXS either. I hear that little hook in that "I've got to let you know" song, and I'm off. Nodding like a grandad. :lol:

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I don't feel guilt. I let others feel embarrassed for me.
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"I'm Blue (...Dabadi)" Eiffel 65. cheapest euro-trash.
I even convinced myself, that their use of tacky 3D-animation in the vid was somehow on a meta-meta-level meant as an ironic commentary....



.... but I still love the song. :twisted:
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guilty feet have no rhythm, anyway
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boudicca wrote::urff: I alarm myself sometimes.

Today I was watching the telly, as you do, flicking through the music channels, as you do... when I found myself listening to (and, dare I say it, ENJOYING) "Alive and Kicking" by Simple Minds.

I knew it was wrong... but it felt so right... and before I knew it, my buckle boots were a-twitching, tapping along to the music. :oops:
Now't wrong with the 'minds, they're a good bunch of tims! :D

As for me it'll be Ozone :twisted: (you can't beat a bit of Pop Eurotrash e.g. :notworthy: Eddy Wally :notworthy: )
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boudicca wrote::urff: I alarm myself sometimes.

Today I was watching the telly, as you do, flicking through the music channels, as you do... when I found myself listening to (and, dare I say it, ENJOYING) "Alive and Kicking" by Simple Minds.

I knew it was wrong... but it felt so right... and before I knew it, my buckle boots were a-twitching, tapping along to the music. :oops:

It's not the first time something like this has happened. I try and try, but I can't bring myself to dislike INXS either. I hear that little hook in that "I've got to let you know" song, and I'm off. Nodding like a grandad. :lol:

What have you guiltily swayed around to in your time? Own up!

OK I will guiltily confess that I have just about every Simple Minds album on vinylu up to and including New Gold Dream....




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New Gold Dream is a classic album. :notworthy:
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canon docre wrote:"I'm Blue (...Dabadi)" Eiffel 65. cheapest euro-trash.
I even convinced myself, that their use of tacky 3D-animation in the vid was somehow on a meta-meta-level meant as an ironic commentary....



.... but I still love the song. :twisted:
Never dance to techno, canon? Foot-tapping definitely counts. :lol:

Euro-trash is ace, in a blooody annoying way obviously. It helps if you dress it up as 'uplifting anthemic house', even though it remains cheesy euro-trash.

Scooter? Pants, but ace. That 'Come With Me', no idea who it's by, the one with the speedy(as in fast) girlie vocals - diabolical, but ace.

But it's when I find myself tapping along to t'young 'un's Busted cds that I really worry for my sanity. :eek: :urff: :innocent:
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Francis wrote:New Gold Dream is a classic album. :notworthy:
I heartily agree. The album with "This earth we walk upon" is ace too. At least it was when I listened to it twelve years ago.
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The Green Lantern wrote:The album with "This earth we walk upon" is ace too.
Sons and Fascination. Yeah that was when my mate first introduced me to them. I thought they went a bit too same-old-same-old after New Gold Dream though. Record company pressure to stick to a winning formula I guess. Early Gold demonstrates their musical progression really well I think.
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I read this thread with increasing alarmingness.

Simple Minds are a total and utter bag of wrongs....
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and I have my fingers in my ears (and spare fingers over my eyes) so I shall not be listening/seeing any more of this nonsense.


















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as head of ents at Dundee Art School in 1979, I booked Simple Minds... to be continued if anyone's interested :|
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were you dropped on your head, as a baby?
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James Blast wrote:as head of ents at Dundee Art School in 1979, I booked Simple Minds... to be continued if anyone's interested :|
You were obviously a better Ents Sec than Andy Kershaw then.
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James Blast wrote:as head of ents at Dundee Art School in 1979, I booked Simple Minds... to be continued if anyone's interested :|
Very much so.


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FFS Dave wrote:
Never dance to techno, canon? Foot-tapping definitely counts.
If we agree on "Blue", I'll happily come over to your Techno Bus and dance for you on Mera Luna. :lol: :lol:


Debaser wrote:
Simple Minds are a total and utter bag of wrongs....
You are so right.
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I'd best agree then, hadn't I? :lol: :wink:

Bit slow for me, in all truth. Definitely scores well in the annoying stakes though. :wink:
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emilystrange wrote:guilty feet have no rhythm, anyway
:lol: :notworthy:

I've given up being embarrassed, I just congratulate myself on being eclectic...

Never could stand those people who won't give an opinion on a song till they know who it's by.
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What straylight said, there are no guilty pleasures in music, just pleasures. One of the benefits of getting older in my case is that "cool" becomes less and less of a factor - I even bought Robert Downey Junior's album for the girlfriend the other day from a shop instead of online.

I have no shame :lol:
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Arrrrrgggggghhhhhhh!
I now have simple minds running round my head - you evil, evil people, they are almost as bad as Deacon Blue - Nooooooooooo - I've done it again
on reflection, being born turned out not to be such a good idea after all
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silk wrote:Arrrrrgggggghhhhhhh!
I now have simple minds running round my head - you evil, evil people, they are almost as bad as Deacon Blue - Nooooooooooo - I've done it again
:notworthy:

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could be worse I suppose, there is always runrig - luckily my brain is not able to hold songs such as theirs and am thus immune to getting hooked on them
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