Assisted Procrastination

OK, people. I think one fundamental principle behind the last post was missed. There was to be NO judging. I have received a number of comments (I’m curious as to why it shows only 1 posted, as I received responses in a variety of formats.  *Save for future rant).

Please allow me to clarify:

1. The basic premise of the post was the fact that I fully understand these are songs I should NOT like or sing/hum without end either in my head or aloud.
2. I also recognize that, even though I occasionally have the songs stuck in my head, I enjoy the songs.
3. A sane individual would not publicly admit to liking these songs.
4. I put myself out there as the first to admit to something potentially humiliating.
5. I specifically offered a forum to share such afflictions (specifically, the liking of commonly accepted bad songs) without threat of judgment or public flogging.
6. Air Supply was an 80’s band (even though they are again touring) and for that reason is exempt from judgment.

So there are my “six” issues. (Any link to the fact that my only comment ON the actual POST is purely coincidental. Really. It is. Not buying it?)

Let me also tell you that I’ve glimpsed the musical tastes of ‘Others Who Shall Remain Nameless’ and think that the classification of music as “Crap” is, more often than not, completely inaccurate. I would also like to point out that the radio or just simply individually overplaying songs can lead to the “crap” classification of a song. Few songs are able to withstand the treatment of the radio. I tend to adore those songs that are underplayed or not at all played on the radio. They sometimes take me an extra listening or two to adopt, but that can turn out to be well worth the price. As a side benefit, I have the ability to tie a song to just about any situation (PC or not).

All that being said, I still welcome comments and encourage you all to take the opportunity to publicly proclaim those songs you like that you know you probably shouldn’t. Take this as an offering of support from an audience that probably already has that song in a frequently used iPod playlist. As much as you may want to be alone here, you aren’t.

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