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The
20 Most Embarrassing Tunes I have Recently Belted in My Car
I
moved to the far outskirts of the city about a month ago, which
means that it takes me about ½ hour to get to work. That’s
an hour a day in the car for those of you who don’t share
my bad ass math skillz. I thought all of this “alone time”
might give me a chance to do useful, noble things like think deep
thoughts or listen to NPR, but mainly I find myself singing my
head off to some of the worst music EVER, and loving it!! I have
no idea how I learned the lyrics to so many cheesy songs. I suspect
it comes from having worked in a supermarket for a while in high
school, and spending countless hours hanging out in Dunkin’
Donuts in college (you know, like the rest of the cool kids).
I wonder if the lyrics are taking up space in my brain for more
important things like equations, poetry or clever witticisms.
Occasionally I am filled with fear at the idea that I will be
discovered singing enthusiastically along with on of Barry Manilow’s
greatest hits. Maybe I will accidentally leave my windows open…eek!!!
So in order to nip this fear in the ass, I am choosing to come
out to the millions of folks who read this web page. I’m
confessing loudly and proudly that I love hideously uncool music!!
I love singing to hideously uncool music in my car!!! Whew, it
feels good to let that cat out of the bag.
If you are driving alongside me, you may catch the sweet sounds
of one of these songs. I've included handy links to the lyrics,
so feel free to roll down your window and sing along. I will hide
no more!!
Belted
Bad Tune / Artiste(s)
1)
Islands
in The Stream / Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton
2)
How
Deep is Your Love / Bee Gees
3) Don’t
Go Breakin’ My Heart / Elton John and Kiki
Dee
4) Escape
(The Pina Colada Song) / Rupert Holmes
5) Copa
Cabana / Barry Manilow
6) Rainy
Days and Mondays / The Carpenters
7) Waterloo
/ Abba
8) Hard
to Say I’m Sorry / Chicago
9) Wedding
Bell Blues / The Fifth Dimension
10) Rocky
Mountain High / John Denver
11) It’s
Raining Men / The Weather Girls
12) You
Give Love A Bad Name / Bon Jovi
13) Magic
/ Olivia Newton-John
14)
Do
Ya Think I’m Sexy / Rod Stewart
15) I’m
Your Boogie Man / KC and the Sunshine Band
16) I
Think I Love You / The Partridge Family
17) Jose
Cuervo / Shelly West
18) Jessie’s
Girl / Rick Springfield
19)
Gloria
/ Laura Branigan
20)
Love
On The Rocks / Neil Diamond
Gigi
10.4.02
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