| Thursday Thirteen #3: Thirteen songs I’ve actually “purchased” from iTunes
We all have songs that we love and we won’t admit to. This week, I’ll share thirteen songs that I’ve “purchased” on iTunes. I have to use the quotes since I haven’t actually put any of my own money into iTunes, but through gift cards and some free credits and things, I’ve gotten a number of my guilty pleasure songs from iTunes. I hope you enjoy this, and if you see one you like too, you should come clean. 
- Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia) - US3: “Funky, funky!” I forget where I first heard this song, but I remember listening to it on some car ride with my uncle. He’s always so cool, and knows so much about music. I love this song.
- Inside Out - Eve 6: High School Angst. I’m ashamed I know all the words. This is on my “Angry” playlist.
- Take On Me - a-ha: How can you not love this song? Seriously. You know you sing along to it too when no one’s listening.
- All I Want for Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey: I once bought a Mariah Carey CD, and a few years later, the used CD shop wouldn’t buy my copy - they already had too many. Still, I can’t help but love this song (and part of me is secretly glad I still have that CD). My friend in undergrad would sing this one, and I love the movie “Love Actually,” so this one is definitely a keeper.
- Downtown - Petula Clark: In grade school, the big thing to do on a Friday night was to go to the Roller Rink, put on your roller skates and have a good time. This was a song they often played, and whenever she said “downtown” you had to crouch. Classic. They also played “The Sign” by Ace of Base a lot. I haven’t bought that song though. Yet.
- Beware of the Boys (Mundian to Bach Ke) - Panjabi MC: Logan’s undergrad roomie played this song quite a lot, so it grew on us, and we had to get it a few years later (though it took us awhile to figure out what it was…)
- It’s Raining Men - The Weather Girls: I sing along to this. Every time. Hallelujah.
- U Can’t Touch This - MC Hammer: This song still makes me want to dance - even if I ocassionally slip into the lyrics of the Weird Al version, and I think about Family Guy when it’s time to do the bump. “That’s word because you know, you can’t touch this!”
- Ievan Polkka (Ieva’s Polka) - Loituma: Yes, it’s that song with the spinning leek. I couldn’t help myself. It’s so catchy - even if I can’t understand any of it.
- Informer - Snow: Yeah, the super-white reggae rapper from Toronto. I admit it. I still can’t sing along to the whole song though.
- Autobahn - Kraftwerk: This was a song that Logan’s family played at the beginning of some of their longer road trips. We had to get it to, but it was awfully hard to pick which version to buy. There are tons!
- Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations: We did this song in marching band once in high school. At one point in the routine, we got to sing and dance to a line or two. The french horn section (led by one of my best friends) made up a nice little routine to that line. Whenever we’re together (mostly just at weddings these days), we sing it at the top of our lungs and do the dance.
- Whip It - Devo: Really, there’s nothing to say for this one. Just whip it. It’s not too late.
Wow, thirteen came and went really quickly. I could keep going. What are your guilty pleasure songs?
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How brave of you to post some of the guilty pleasure songs that you have bought! I definitely have some of those on my iPod (guilty pleasure songs and songs from your list!).
Isn’t it the best to be able to just buy one song from an album? Man…I love iTunes!
I can’t say I am ashamed of knowing any songs, but I do know some unusual ones. Out of your list I know 3.
“It’s Raining Men” - love that song! Love it even more since I found a little vid clip on YouTube with clips from the movie 300 and that song
All I want for Christmas - my absolute favorite Christmas song since seeing Love, Actually.
Other guilty pleasures include:
Goody Two-Shoes by Adam Ant, Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Toxic by Britney Spears (I know, I need help
Thanks for coming clean. Do you remember when MTV started putting the lyrics to “Informer” on the screen because so many people wanted to know what the hell it as Snow as rapping?
As for my guilty pleasures, there are numerous ones. Here are some:
Electric Youth by Debbie Gibson
Alone Again (Naturally) by Gilbert O’Sullivan
You’re the Inspiration by Chicago
Nobody’s Perfect by Hannah Montana
Snowbird by Anne Murray
As I loved the movie Love Actually too, and yes Mariah’s song had a lot to do with it. That girl who sang it was really fab! hehehe.
Nice playlist
Angie - I’m glad I’m not the only one! iTunes is quite nice for things like this - buying just the one song you really want, although I could probably make another TT with guilty pleasure songs I actually have the whole CD for, too! (The Best of the Bangles, anyone?)
Nicholas - Unusual is good, too!
Firefly Mom - I just love belting it out with “It’s Raining Men.” I can see it working for a video with clips from 300 too! (I like Goody Two-Shoes as well, and Toxic manages to get itself in my head every now and then too…)
Malcolm - I can’t say I remember MTV putting up the lyrics to Informer, but I believe it. Even with the lyrics though, I don’t understand half of it.
As for your guilty pleasure songs, I’m pretty sure “You’re the Inspiration” made it onto VH1’s “Most Awesomely Bad” lists.
Vera - That girl in the movie was amazing. I wish I could sing like that.