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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.

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.

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

I don't feel guilt. I let others feel embarrassed for me.

"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.

I don't wear boots in my house!

guilty feet have no rhythm, anyway

boudicca wrote: 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.

Now't wrong with the 'minds, they're a good bunch of tims!

As for me it'll be Ozone (you can't beat a bit of Pop Eurotrash e.g. Eddy Wally )

boudicca wrote: 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.

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.

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....

New Gold Dream is a classic album.

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.

Never dance to techno, canon? Foot-tapping definitely counts.

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.

Francis wrote:New Gold Dream is a classic album.

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.

You lot are sacked

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.

I read this thread with increasing alarmingness.

Simple Minds are a total and utter bag of wrongs....

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.

as head of ents at Dundee Art School in 1979, I booked Simple Minds... to be continued if anyone's interested

were you dropped on your head, as a baby?

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.

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.


Paul

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.


Debaser wrote:

Simple Minds are a total and utter bag of wrongs....

You are so right.

I'd best agree then, hadn't I?

Bit slow for me, in all truth. Definitely scores well in the annoying stakes though.

emilystrange wrote:guilty feet have no rhythm, anyway

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.

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

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

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

Deacon Blue / Aztec Camera

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