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Extra - Top 4 Songs of the Week (Guilty Pleasure Edition)
Last week I promised to go through my music library and showcase some of the songs that I wouldn’t want people to know I have on my phone. Through this process I realized I have a TON of songs that fall into this category. If you like this list, let me know and I can do a part two of my guilty pleasure list. First of all, no judging this list, because you and I both know you have a list of your very own and I would love to hear yours.
4. Jennifer Lopez - Do it Well
- Oh J-Lo, I never really understood you. Are you a dancer, an actress or a singer? Because even after all of these years I have no idea. This song is one of her most recent releases and for some reason I heard it once and before I knew it, it was on my phone. It’s not horrible, but it’s embarrassing to just say I’m one of the few people that know she did more then those gross 90’s chick flicks.
3. S Club 7 - S Club Party
- I do not want to hear a peep about this song. I can almost guarantee that when you were a kid and this song came on the radio, you sang along and drew ‘S’s in the sky with your finger, just like in their pathetic excuse for a music video. That is probably why I still have the song, because it allows me to think back to my days jumping on a trampoline, again like their music video, and pretending I was Australian and in a pop band… good times.
2. Sisqo - The Thong Song
- Talk about a one hit wonder. I bet you can’t describe what Sisqo looked like without Googling it… let me refresh your mind. White hair, one bedazzled glove (that only covered a couple fingers) and a vest… that sums it up. I like to consider this song the anthem of the 90’s. When butt floss was super cool and saying things like “she’s got dumps like a truck, truck, truck” was considered flirting.
1. Will.i.am ft. Snoop Dogg - The Donque Song
- This song is only a couple years old, but that fact that I, as a pasty white guy listen to a song centered around a really bad euphemism for an ass… a donkey. Yup, nothing screams sexy like thinking about a big, stinky, dirty donkey. However, I am not going to lie to you, this is not going to stop me from busting out the rap if I ever hear anyone else quietly playing it in their car so no one else hears it like I do.
That’s the list for right now, like I said I have more guilty pleasures and I’ll share more with you later. I think the worst part about this list is the fact that I can literally sing every word from every song… even Snoop’s rap, it’s ridiculous, but I’m not that ashamed haha.
-Mitch
