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[remindmeofthe]

Inquiry:

What's the statute of limitations on songs you should hate but love anyway? In other words, how long before nostalgia becomes an acceptable factor/excuse?

I have a copy of "My Heart Will Go On" complete with clips of dialogue from Titanic. The movie came out when I was fourteen, and I saw it for the first time when I was fifteen (for my birthday!). I am now twenty-six. Is it okay to admit that, due to fond associations, I love the song and always will, or should I keep my mouth shut on the subject for a while longer? What about Ricky Martin's "La Vida Loca," which came out when I was roughly sixteen? When does it become okay to embrace songs (or other forms of media) that become victims of tremendous backlash?

Comments

[cacopheny.livejournal.com]

Any song that makes a positive association even if it sucks to the populace at large, can still be called a nostalgic song, even if it only came out last year. That's how I call it. If it makes you think of happy times, then it counts ^^

(this iz vair srs ansr)

[ashen_key]

I adore 'My Heart Will Go On' for the simple reason that we learnt it in choir, and I had so, so much fun singing it. Also, I do like 'La Vida Loca'.

I...hmm. I don't know. A few years works, I think.

[littlestclouds.livejournal.com]

There is no statute of limitations! :P

[ceitfianna]

I happen to have bought a copy of the Titanic soundtrack at one point, it might have been when the movie came out. So really, no need to feel guilty or anything.

Its good music just a little overdramatic but some days you just feel that way.

I even have a Titanic icon. :-)

[owllover711.livejournal.com]

See, I'm of the mind that one should own one's love for unpopular music without shame right from the get-go, so screw backlashes and the like. Just glower at anyone who gives you grief, and that's that. ;-)

[timeofnoreply.livejournal.com]

Ummmm I definitely saw it like four times and cried at each and every viewing. And I bought the soundtrack. No judging from me.

[vivien]

Hey, love what you love. We all have those songs we love for guilty pleasure reasons.

And movies and TV shows and... Yeah.

Rose and Jack...

[coneyislandbaby]

Do you think that's a coincidence on RTD's part? I've always hoped not - and he did work with KW a while back ;)

As for the songs... I love them both, have never been ashamed to admit it (though I still think Trisha Yearwood's How Do I Live was the superior Oscar nominee and I don't care that it's country but I also think that year was an incredible year for Oscar songs in general).

But I still think Ricky Martin's hot so my taste may be suspect ;)

[genarti]

I am with owllover771 up there! As long as you admit that something is terrible and dorky and ridiculous, you are completely free to OWN that glee you take in it.

See also: my unrepentant love for godawful 80s music, and the number of whiny-boy artists I like solely because they're fun for me to sing along with.