Artist	Song
Journey	Any Way You Want It
Men Without Hats	The Safety Dance
Blink 182	What's My Age Again
Michael Jackson	Black Or White
The Rembrandts	I'll Be There For You
Herman's Hermits	I'm Henry The 8th, I Am
Outkast	Hey Ya
Dexy's Midnight Runners	Come On Eileen
The Cars	You Might Think
Hanson	MMMBop
Fine Young Cannibals	She Drives Me Crazy
A-Ha	Take On Me
Real McCoy	Another Night
Spin Doctors	Two Princes
Richard Harris	MacArthur Park
REM	Shiny Happy People
Prince	Raspberry Beret
Deep Blue Something	Breakfast At Tiffany's
Escape Club	Wild Wild West
George Michael	Faith
Twisted Sister	We're Not Gonna Take It

Comment:

The phenomenon of guilty pleasures is quite interesting in that it reveals how much of a musical snob somebody is. Much of the guilt related to a guilty pleasure is a kneejerk reaction against its popularity. It may be true that I am a scenester who can immediately dismiss music based upon how often it is played on the radio, but I can tell a good tune when I hear it. Still, popular opinion can be so divided against you that you'd be embarassed to admit your admiration of these songs in mixed company (or to a Pitchfork reviewer). Here is where the guilty pleasure was born; in an admiration of a song that is so strong it can transcend the wince-inducing elements it may contain. With this criteria, I compiled a mix CD of my most guilty pleasures with an explanation of why each one is guilty and why each one is a pleasure. So I hope you're all ready to indulge in some private musical delights. Pull your shades up and come with me...

A full track by track analysis can be found at http://www.livejournal.com/users/in_articulation/21295.html

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