With the recent thread about songs you've gotten sick of, I thought it might be fun to look at the mirror image of that. What are some songs that you originally disliked but that grew on you?
Some of mine are:
Car Wash - Rose Royce It was disco when I still hated disco, it got way overplayed, and what was up with that artist name anyway? But damned if those handclaps haven't wormed their way into my brain over the years, and I find myself singing this one a lot when I'm working around the house. Just ask my wife, who probably is sick of it now.
Goodnight Tonight - Wings See disco comment above. And this wasn't even hardcore disco. I really don't know what I was thinking.
To Sir With Love - Lulu This song was never designed for a nine year old, but that's what I was when my sister had the 45 on heavy rotation in our house. Now I'm older and at least a little wiser.
Midnight Train To Georgia - Gladys Knight & The Pips Another one for the "you'll appreciate this when you're older" category, and I do.
Sister Christian - Night Ranger Music snobbery kept me from liking this when it was originally popular but the song was used so well in the drug deal sequence from Boogie Nights that I knew I'd have to rethink it. Yes, it's excessive and overblown and, yes, I now love it.
I really hated "Electric Avenue" by Eddy Grant when it came out. It's still not a favorite of mine, but it takes me back to high school and instead of getting angry whenever I hear it (which was the case back then), I occasionally enjoy it now.
For me, it's mostly soul songs that came out when I was about 11-14. Things like "Me and Mrs Jones". Didn't get them then, love them now.
I liked a lot of that 70s soul stuff at the time but I find that I appreciate and enjoy it even more now. We were in the middle of the golden age of soul and we didn't know it.
Strange bedfellows for sure, but two that immediately come to mind are "Poor, Poor Pitiful Me" by Linda Ronstadt
Just curious - did you dislike the Zevon original or was it just Linda's version?
I liked Zevon's version so much that I thought the LR cover was a big mistake. Took a couple of years, but I got over it. Still like Zevon's better, but I like hers just fine, too.
I disliked quite a few Beatles songs back when I first got into them.
Now, of course, I think they are all equally fab.
I grew up on Paul and Wings mostly. I didn't get the Beatles at all. Till I was about 18 and was alone at my aunt's and uncle's house while they were away.I then discovered the Abbey Road album in their basement and played it for a joke. I was so blown away that I must've played it endlessly for a whole day. I am now officially a Beatles fanatic.
Most Stained songs, with, Its Been A While and Outside at the top of the list. Do You Wanna Die by Toad The Wet Sprocket. And Take on Me by A-Ha.
I'm sure there are more but those are the only examples I can think of right now.
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UNITED! UNITED!
West Ham United fight song.
"Shine" by Collective Soul "Mr. Jones" and "Round Here" by Counting Crows "The Boys are Back in Town" by Thin Lizzy; not exactly in love with the song, but it's pretty good.
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Do You Really Want To Hurt Me by Culture Club. Hated it when it came out, danced to it with a girl I really liked in college at an '80s-theme party, and it suddenly clicked for me.
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Do You Really Want To Hurt Me by Culture Club. Hated it when it came out, danced to it with a girl I really liked in college at an '80s-theme party, and it suddenly clicked for me.
I don't think I've ever heard this song start to finish.
_________________ These days, it's all secrecy, no privacy... ~ Mick Jagger, "Fingerprint File" Save the Bees
Do You Really Want To Hurt Me by Culture Club. Hated it when it came out, danced to it with a girl I really liked in college at an '80s-theme party, and it suddenly clicked for me.
I don't think I've ever heard this song start to finish.
Almost everything by Rush in the 70's (I've always liked Workingman, but didn't like ANYTHING else by them until a few years ago). I enjoy most if not all of there 70's heyday albums now.
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