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I avoid modern pop music in general... But I'm sorry, I will always have a soft spot for "Baby one more time" by Britney.

I would add "I want it that way" but let's be real, every dude secretly likes that song.

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[–] MrVilliam@lemmy.world 66 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Toxic by Britney Spears. Absolute fucking banger. Musically interesting for an American pop song. Each chorus has the chords walk down, which is pretty cool, but then on the next bar something really interesting happens. Instead of walking down from the second of the four chords, there are back to back tritone substitutions! So fucking cool!

[–] FookReddit69@lemm.ee 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] Nusm@yall.theatl.social 8 points 10 months ago

Yeah, that’s exactly what I was thinking too….

[–] TheCannonball@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I have an entire playlist that's just covers of Toxic. It's too good of a song.

Try the versions by Solence and Calvin Arsenia.

[–] Banana@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago

My favourite is when hardcore bands cover pop songs because the songs are often structured the same, so good.

[–] Jarlsburg@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

If you want to hear a surf rock instrumental cover that is actually phenomenal check out The Surfrajettes. Also amazing name.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 32 points 10 months ago

(I actually like White Houses more)

[–] Deez@lemm.ee 28 points 10 months ago

Call Me Maybe, such a banger

[–] Hircon@ttrpg.network 24 points 10 months ago

I'm the same way, but mine is "Toxic" also by Brittany.

[–] tobogganablaze@lemmus.org 20 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Pretty much everything by Avril Lavigne.

[–] Thavron@lemmy.ca 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Have you heard the recent album with the Blink 182 guys? Travis Barker drums with Avril's vocals are great.

[–] tobogganablaze@lemmus.org 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Oh wow. Yeah I have it but didn't realise the Blink 182 guys were involved till now.

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[–] comfyquaker@lemmy.world 20 points 10 months ago

β€œKiss Me” by Sixpence None The Richer

love to know how people interpret a β€œgirl” song. my mind is all over the place atm trying to classify songs and artists. like, is Taylor Swift the bakery of girl songs? does boss bitch / bad bitch energy count within the realm of girl songs? etc.

[–] Monster96@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago

Would Lights by Ellie Goulding count because that song slaps

[–] blunderworld@lemmy.ca 18 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

Attributing gender to someone's song preferences has to be the strangest example of mental gymnastics I've seen for a while.

[–] vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Are you new to the whole β€œhuman” thing? We gender absolutely everything.

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[–] Faydaikin@beehaw.org 19 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Meh, there's a ton of songs written strictly from female perspectives or with a female audience in mind. From Peggy Lee to the Spice Girls and so on.

I feel like they apply as "Girl Songs".

[–] blunderworld@lemmy.ca 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Not how I personally interpreted the question, but that's a fair point.

Even if that's the case though, I don't see why anyone would have to keep it a secret. To quote a favourite 'girl song' of mine..."Why'd you have to go and make things so complicated?"

[–] Faydaikin@beehaw.org 5 points 10 months ago

Being insecure isn't teenager exclusive, I guess.

I think OP is just asking the age-old question of "what is you guilty pleasure pop-song". Just very poorly worded. I'm not gonna hold that against 'em.

[–] FookReddit69@lemm.ee 7 points 10 months ago

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[–] card797@champserver.net 15 points 10 months ago

I'm a Barbie Girl.

[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I don't know what qualifies as "girl" music.

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[–] statler_waldorf@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)
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[–] halloween_spookster@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Every so often I listen to Lady Gaga. I really like a few of her earlier songs but haven't listened to most of her discography.

I hate that music and gender are somehow connected, but unfortunately that's the world we live in. Anyone who gives me crap for listening to/doing/etc. "girly" things is a person I don't want in my life.

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[–] BenLeMan@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago (3 children)

How has nobody mentioned Girls Just Wanna Have Fun yet? That bubbly energy is a great pick-me-up whenever you need it most.

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[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 11 points 10 months ago

it's more interesting to me you think Britney Spears wasn't marketed towards men.

[–] thebardingreen@lemmy.starlightkel.xyz 10 points 10 months ago (3 children)

It's not a secret. I am a cishet male 90s girl. I love Sarah McLachlan, Tori Amos and to a lesser extent the Indigo Girls, Jewel, Dido (though she came a little later).

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[–] TheGalacticVoid@lemm.ee 9 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Surprised how nobody mentioned "Everytime We Touch" by Cascada

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[–] UKFilmNerd@feddit.uk 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I normally listen to heavy metal, rock maybe nerdcore rap. The other night, I was alternating between the albums of Natalie Imbruglia and Melanie Chisholm. There's some good stuff in there.

[–] Faydaikin@beehaw.org 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Speaking of Heavy Metal and Natalie Imbruglia. I really liked Steve Welsh's "If Korn wrote Torn"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_eWFCceJg4

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[–] Axxi@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Go ahead and just shoot me now..

E.T. - Katy Perry

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[–] RavenofDespair@lemmy.ml 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)
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[–] shortwavesurfer@monero.town 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I don't know of any particular song but I like a lot of female pop artists that as a guy I am not supposed to like. I like Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande and all the rest of them as well as genie in a bottle by Christina Aguilera and some Britney Spears. Quite frankly, I don't give a fuck what other people think about me. If you don't like me, then it's probably best that we not talk with each other anyway.

[–] Technological_Elite@lemmy.one 4 points 10 months ago

"That as a guy I am not supposed to like."

Right in the feels, man.

[–] Jarlsburg@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (3 children)
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[–] Deadeyegai@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Lover by Taylor Swift. Also Toxic by Brittany

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[–] Skwisgaar@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Lovefool by The Cardigans

[–] fin@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)
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[–] Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)
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[–] AstroLightz@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Avril Lavigne - Girlfriend

Cant get over it from Burnout Paradise on the PS3.

[–] Jolteon@lemmy.zip 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Video game OSTs are some of the best nostalgia drugs ever.

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[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 5 points 10 months ago

My wife got me into Rihanna, and Lana Del Ray.

[–] brygphilomena@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

These boots were made for walking

It's raining men

Man! I feel like a woman!

Tons of great "girl" songs that I'll belt when they come on. Besides all the Broadway and show tunes that I love.

Music is music. A good song transcends girl or boy.

[–] Sensitivezombie@lemmy.zip 4 points 10 months ago

Yael Naim - New Soul

[–] kionite231@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago

senorita. I can feel the lyrics even it's sung by a female. "I love it when you call me senorita, every touch is oh-lala"

http://invidious.duckdns.org/watch?v=ow1QqW0jzTo

[–] OldManBOMBIN@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Pretty much anything by Marina and the Diamonds. Specifically Pimadonna Girl, though.

[–] fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago

Songs by Pink! They normally got a good drive to them and sound great!

[–] andrewta@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Hold my hand by Lady Gaga.

Destiny Child (as a whole their music kicks)

Pussycat dolls another good band. I know you asked about songs but... Here we are lol

[–] pH3ra@lemmy.ml 4 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Max Martin is the genius working behind most of the artists mentioned in this thread. The dude is a total hit parade machine and the fact that no one said his name tells me a lot about how music is perceived in the mainstream.

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