Unlike the wonderful Lindsay Ellis, I do not count a guilty pleasure as something that you know is bad, but you like it anyway. I classify a guilty pleasure as, for whatever reason, despite how much you like it, you still feel somewhat guilty about it, contradicting your normal taste. For example, I hate Chris Brown. Hate him. But I cannot deny that Yeah x3 is a decent song, and I have a soft spot for the enjoyable high-schooly With You. But yet I still feel guilty about liking those songs, but can't deny that they are genuinely good songs. So, this is my list of songs, for whatever reason, I feel guilty for liking.
5. Beyonce-Irreplaceable
This is relatively low on the list because I don't think there is any denying Beyonce's wonderful vocals, especially on this track. But the reasons I feel somewhat guilty about this song is how flimsy the whole concept is. The motif of 'To the left, to the left' refers to a box of the old boyfriends stuff, which bugs me for some reason. And, I can already hear the feminists booing, how sexist this song is to both genders. Beyonce is yelling how her latest man is far from irreplaceable, and how she has already found another man, which if given to any other singer, would be unavoidably catty, and dare I say, slutty, really not the example such a wonderful artist like Beyonce should be promoting (As soon as you're done with one man, move on as quickly as possible to the next. Progressive, in terms of how women shouldn't have to be tied down to men, I guess, but still kind of unfair.) I also understand that this can quite easily be gender flipped to suit the man, but despite the baffling lyrics, this is still a fantastic song, and holds up 6 years later as one of Beyonce's best songs.
4. Die Antwoord-I FINK U FREEKY
Oh My God, I hate Die Antwood. Aside from their videos being blatant rehashes of Prodigy videos they covered over 15 years ago, they are unbearably annoying in both vocals and repetitive music. But I love them. This is one of the bands I know less about, but if I FINK U FREEKY is anything to go by, I can summarise that they sound very like Le Grand's 2004 masterpiece Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit. In fact, that's exactly what they sound like. And this repetitive piece of annoyance from good old South Africa is just as annoying as that song, but I can't deny it's still really good, but really bad. It's so catchy, so annoying, I don't know what to think. The problem is, I'm not sure if they're taking things seriously, if Fatty Boom Boom, their latest single is anything to go by. Are they unaware what's going on, or are they just fucking around with us. I feel the same way about Amanda Bieber, either they are really really annoying, or just joking.
3.Justin Bieber featuring Nicki Minaj-Beauty And At Beat
OK, let me make something clear. Bieber is an idiot. An idiot. Nicki Minaj is also an idiot. Both of them make an idiotic couple, they'd be perfect for each other. This song is a wonderful song however. The lyrics are hilariously dumb (Tonight we're gonna party like its 3012 tonight) as well as the hardly distinguishable chorus, which sounds like everything else in the charts. And yet, I really like this song, in particular the guest verse by Minaj, who manages to actually escape with dignity despite some horrific lines. (Buns out, weiner/But I gotta keep an eye out for Selena) It is refreshing to see the Biebs do something out of his comfort zone instead of his revolting teen bopping like Baby, or even the horrific Boyfriend, which also had his go out of his comfort zone, only to more hilarious effect. Still, this is a genuinely good song, and despite the dumb people behind it, it is still a lot of fun.
2. Katy Perry-Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)
I love Katy Perry. Like, have you heard her live performances? How does one take such an out of tune valley girl prostitute Barbie and make it so easy to listen to. Either way, this is one of the most hilariously fun songs ever written. It's just one of those songs that are so easy to dance to, like DJ Got Us Falling in Love, Boyz, or even the ridiculously dated Cha Cha Slide. And while the lyrics drag a lot, and some are just inexplicably and probably unintentionally hilarious (Think I need a ginger ale/That was such an epic fail) this song is wonderful. I love the random sax solo, that repeating wonderful chorus, the insanely irritating chants of T.G.I.F., its just a masterpiece of awful. I can't do it justice, I love it and it is awful. Simple as.
1. Ke$ha-Blah Blah Blah
I am so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so sorry. I just can't defend this one. This could be one of the worst songs of all time. It is so poorly auto-tuned so ugly, so repugnant, so stupid, and featuring the terrible vocals of the truly disgusting douche frat-boy dickheads 3OH!3, it makes me feel dirty this got to number 7 in the US and 11 in the UK. Why? Why do I like it? I just don't know. The beat is so overused, but I love it. It is like eating a full bag of sugar, so bad for you, something no one would ever do, but dammit, Google it and you will see someone doing it. Ke$ha ate her bag. She ate it all. There is nothing salvageable except maybe how ridiculously danceable it is. There are no more words. I cannot say anything else.
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