NPR: What band(s) are you secretly a fan of?

mtnrider · February 2011

Ok so we all love 80s music, that's a given...but one of my FB friends just posted a link to "On the Wings of Love" video and I was shocked because that's so far from her style of music. So...what bands are you secretly still a fan of that you would never admit to your IRL friends? (or post on FB for that matter!) Mine are Air Supply and Loverboy. Embarrassed

carladillon · February 2011

I have always been more of an alternative rock/punk kinda girl. But I also have Air Supply on my iPod, in addition to The Bee Gees, Barry Manilow, and The Carpenters!

Daisiesinmygarden · February 2011

I, too, love me some Air Supply and Chicago and, oh, I never share this Embarrassed , the occassional ABBA and Yaz.

Tamzin418 · February 2011

Daisiesinmygarden:
I, too, love me some Air Supply and Chicago and, oh, I never share this , the occassional ABBA and Yaz.

All of this, plus Barry Manilow. I also love some John Denver and Peter, Paul and Mary songs because they remind me of my mom. One of my favorite CDs is "Kermit Unpigged" with various Muppets singing duets with famous musicians. On of my favs is Miss Piggy and Ozzy Osborne singing "Born to be Wild". It came out the same time everyone was doing "Unplugged" albums. So sad, but true.

Puckchick07 · February 2011

I love ABBA, but that's not a secret.

I like some Barry Manilow, Monkees, Carpenters...might as well through in Neil Diamond

peeper72 · February 2011

All of the above and then some ....

What I love the best is when you find another secret fan of something and end up driving along in her car on the way to a wedding rehersal, both of you obscenely pregnant, belting out lyrics to "Makin' Love Out of Nothin' at All" at the top of your lungs.

True story.

mtnrider · February 2011

Wow, so many good 70s bands on people's lists! Peeper, your post reminds me of that car commercial that's on tv these days where the 2 little kids pull up beside one another and the one kid's parents have been singing some slow oldie song forever and the kid mouths the words "help me" to his friend. I forget the song they were singing...anyone remember?

racampbell1 · February 2011

mtnrider:
Wow, so many good 70s bands on people's lists! Peeper, your post reminds me of that car commercial that's on tv these days where the 2 little kids pull up beside one another and the one kid's parents have been singing some slow oldie song forever and the kid mouths the words "help me" to his friend. I forget the song they were singing...anyone remember?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjuUXE3Kab0

Is this it? Too funny. I still love Foreigner and Journey. Embarrassed

robynlesley · February 2011

My "secret" faves are more hard rock/alt/metal bands. The biggie: Metallica. I really like Metallica. And Creed, Days of the New, Soundgarden (well Chris Cornell in general) and Alice in Chains.

I'm pretty musically diverse with one exception. Not. A. Fan. Of. Country. Music.

Peppernut · February 2011

Alrighty. In the day, I was all moody, dark, broody goff, industrial or death metal, and I morphed into kind of an anything goes sort of creature. My most secret affection probably goes to mister Lyle Lovett, though.

livvielo · February 2011

I also gravitate toward alt rock/new wave (New Order is my favorite band of all time). But my secret band obsession is Rush. I *love* Rush. There, I said it.

ETA: Wow, I just saw that I'm now a pregnant blonde! Who knew!

stever · February 2011

Peppernut:
Alrighty. In the day, I was all moody, dark, broody goff, industrial or death metal, and I morphed into kind of an anything goes sort of creature. My most secret affection probably goes to mister Lyle Lovett, though.

And I'll have to confess to having Robyn's tastes. I love Metallica and nearly everything out of Seattle before '94. I mean who doesn't have the hots for Chris Cornell?

indianasunshine · February 2011

ABBA, and it's definitely not a secret after our Mamma Mia 40th birthday party. When I was 13 I was obsessed with Air Supply.

KristelRobin · February 2011

stever:
Peppernut:
Alrighty. In the day, I was all moody, dark, broody goff, industrial or death metal, and I morphed into kind of an anything goes sort of creature. My most secret affection probably goes to mister Lyle Lovett, though.
And I'll have to confess to having Robyn's tastes. I love Metallica and nearly everything out of Seattle before '94. I mean who doesn't have the hots for Chris Cornell?

Yes

ETA: I forgot to say I like Christopher Cross. I was driving DH nuts by singing "Sailing" this morning.

M.Amy · February 2011

It is not a secret but most people would be surprised that I am a fan of Nine Inch Nails, Rage Against the Machine, NWA, and Public Enemy.

What I keep secret is that I like teen pop music (Britney Spears, Katy Perry, Justin Timberlake).

daisydana · February 2011

peeper72:
All of the above and then some ....
What I love the best is when you find another secret fan of something and end up driving along in her car on the way to a wedding rehersal, both of you obscenely pregnant, belting out lyrics to "Makin' Love Out of Nothin' at All" at the top of your lungs.
True story.

LMAO

Piranha54 · February 2011

ABBA - but that's no secret, and my staff has long ago learned that if the abba is turned up loud, just keep walking...And I do love me some BeeGees - and not the Saturday Night stuff either. Oh and the Scorpions - nothing like them for a roadtrip.