As the title suggests, have you ever had a song that you absolutely hated but for some reason kept deliberately listening to? Lately, this has been the case with me and Train's "Drive By" -
Now, I do not want to beat anyone over the head with ponies, but there is some context that needs to be explained here. I went to BronyCon 2012 last summer and had an absolutely amazing time. It was not only my first con, but it was also the first time I flew on a plane, went to the U.S. East Coast (I live in the Mid-West), and most of all was the first time my then-21 year old self had managed to save up money and work my ass off to go on a trip like this. I even managed to score an interview with one of the show staff for nothing more than my Youtube! XD
Now what does this have to do with the topic at hand? Well, it was around this time that this atrocious song of Train's kept playing on the radio and made me want to punch the lead singer in the face, to put it lightly. I absolutely despised this song, which was made much worse by it's earworm nature. However, lately I heard this song again and it reminded me of that trip to New Jersey. Now the nostalgia of that trip is making me want to actually hear this song again, just because it brings back vivid memories of the con that I had such a wonderful time at. I still hate this song with a passion btw, but lately my desire to relive those three days has taken over and I can't stop listening to it. I know what the concept of "guilty pleasures" are before anyone points it out, and this may indeed qualify as that. However, it's less the song itself that I end up enjoying and more the association with BronyCon that makes me want to listen to it, so I don't know if that really makes it qualify a guilty pleasure. Either case, I still hate this song and can't get enough of it at the same time.
Back to the topic at hand, have you experienced something similar - a song you utterly despise being something you just wanted to binge out on at the same time? What was it like for you, and has the song gone full guilty-pleasure status for you or did you wear out of it after a while? Were there some good memories associated with the song, and if so what are they?
Captcha: "face the music". Fuck you, Captcha.
> >XD
Now, I do not want to beat anyone over the head with ponies, but there is some context that needs to be explained here. I went to BronyCon 2012 last summer and had an absolutely amazing time. It was not only my first con, but it was also the first time I flew on a plane, went to the U.S. East Coast (I live in the Mid-West), and most of all was the first time my then-21 year old self had managed to save up money and work my ass off to go on a trip like this. I even managed to score an interview with one of the show staff for nothing more than my Youtube! XD
Now what does this have to do with the topic at hand? Well, it was around this time that this atrocious song of Train's kept playing on the radio and made me want to punch the lead singer in the face, to put it lightly. I absolutely despised this song, which was made much worse by it's earworm nature. However, lately I heard this song again and it reminded me of that trip to New Jersey. Now the nostalgia of that trip is making me want to actually hear this song again, just because it brings back vivid memories of the con that I had such a wonderful time at. I still hate this song with a passion btw, but lately my desire to relive those three days has taken over and I can't stop listening to it. I know what the concept of "guilty pleasures" are before anyone points it out, and this may indeed qualify as that. However, it's less the song itself that I end up enjoying and more the association with BronyCon that makes me want to listen to it, so I don't know if that really makes it qualify a guilty pleasure. Either case, I still hate this song and can't get enough of it at the same time.
Back to the topic at hand, have you experienced something similar - a song you utterly despise being something you just wanted to binge out on at the same time? What was it like for you, and has the song gone full guilty-pleasure status for you or did you wear out of it after a while? Were there some good memories associated with the song, and if so what are they?
Captcha: "face the music". Fuck you, Captcha.
> >XD
