The readers of NME have voted. These are your guilty pleasures.
There are just some bands that you truly despise; but then, against your better you “accidentally” hear a track from an old album or a rare B side and you…actually love it? It’s those moments that change everything you thought you knew about yourself (or, being less melodramatic, your music taste). We asked you on Twitter what songs you love against your better judgment – and here’s what you said.
Coldplay – ‘Viva La Vida’
There was a lot of one song love for Coldplay on the list. People hated to love ‘The Scientist’, ‘Clocks’, their first three albums…but it’s got to be the baroque pop banger ‘Viva La Vida’ that came out on top. Maybe it’s time everyone stopped trying to be cool embrace Coldplay? Although that wouldn’t be half as fun…
The 1975 – ‘Medicine’
“Really can’t stand The 1975, but Medicine is a good song” wrote one person on Twitter. And we can’t deny that, the glitzy 6-minute opus from Zane Lowe’s rescore of ‘Drive’ is a bit of an epic.
Limp Bizkit – ‘Rollin”
The nu metal Floridians may not be for everyone; but you know that if ‘Rollin” comes on at Propaganda you’ll be straight on the dance floor. In the words of Fred Durst himself: “keep on rollin’, baby.”
ABBA – ‘Fernando’
“It’s so gloriously campy” wrote one of our voters. A niche choice of favorite ABBA track, maybe. But is it absolutely fantastic? Definitely.
