For the dudes here... What "girl" song you secretly love?

CYB3R@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml – 37 points –

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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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!

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.

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

Call Me Maybe, such a banger

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

“Kiss Me” by Sixpence None The Richer

love to know how people interpret a “girl” 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.

Would Lights by Ellie Goulding count because that song slaps

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

Are you new to the whole “human” thing? We gender absolutely everything.

Not as much in English compared to some other (mostly European) languages

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".

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?"

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.

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.

Unfortunately I have experienced this quite a lot. I was even shamed for wearing the color pink, and that was a shirt for males specifically and they still thought it was "girly". Also, I was a brony at one point (not anymore), yep, you can guess what happened.

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

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

I will belt that song in the car, never fails to brighten my day.

just a girl by no doubt

I was going to say this. I was just listening to Spiderwebs the other day. No Doubt has some great songs.

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.

I can't make you love me by Bonnie Raitt

Have you heard her cover of Made Up Mind by the Bros. Landreth? SO fucking good!

Just listened to it and god she is amazing. Great recommendation!

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.

Lover by Taylor Swift. Also Toxic by Brittany

I’ll add “Would’ve Could’ve Should’ve” by Taylor. It’s a bonus track on Midnights and easily could’ve been the title track on a different album

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.

Avril Lavigne - Girlfriend

Cant get over it from Burnout Paradise on the PS3.

I don't care that I'm a 30 something man. I'll sing that and Complicated at full volume.

Played that game on my switch. I honestly don't see what's so great about it.

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

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.

Possibly because this thread is about the songs, not the producers, but please I would absolutely love for you to expand on what it tells you about how music is perceived in the mainstream, should my eyes ever stop spinning like a one armed bandit.

No need to be sarcastic, I'm not attacking anyone on a personal level.

I know this thread is about songs, in fact I wanted to give credit to the people who actually had an active part in writing these songs (not just producing).
I know people cannot always credit every member working behind a piece of music, like it's a scientific paper, but if you're a lover of this art sometimes is nice to stop and be curious about who these people are and how they work. If you don't you're just a consumer, which is fine but you're missing a big part of the process.

Yeah I saw that YouTube short too dude. But nobody cares about writers

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

This may not exactly answer your question, but I saw a question the other day on another platform "Men, what song that is sung by a female vocalist do you sing with all your heart?" Below was my answer to that question.

Love Story - Tayler Swift

Fast Car - Tracy Chapman

Ashes - Celine Dion

Waterfalls - TLC

Jolene - Dolly Parton

Fucking Perfect - Pink!

Hello - Adele

Higher Love - Whitney Houston

Beyond The Burning Skies - Battle Beast

I Get Off - Lizzy Hale

Oh man, I literally can't answer this. I mainline EDM, I would end up laundry listing a hundred or so vocalists.

I'll just say that JES is legendary and I have a playlist that's like 15 hours of electronica with her vocals and it rules.

Wrong Impression - Natalie Imbruglia

Two Become One - Spice Girls

C'est La Vie - B*Witched

Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross

I’m a 47 year old man.

Whenever I hear Salute by Little Mix, I bop along. How could you not?

Torn - Natalie I

Just hits the balls hard.

There's nothing where he used to LIEEE The conversation has run DRYYAAAIIAIA

That chorus is a banger

Tori Amos's Silent All These Years. That mercurial little piano riff. The painful lyrics. The liberation of the middle eight. It's a perfect song.

I don't really think of songs as girl songs or boy songs. That being said, I guess La vie en rose by Edith Piaf, I guess? Nothing secret about it, though.

Also, no secret in me liking I want it that way. Never told anyone, but that's because nobody ever asked me.

As a huge swiftie, there are a lot of songs to pick from.

Going back a few years I loved 90s Mariah Carey and Jewel. Fiona Apple’s debut album was instrumental in my life. Nowadays, I am not a super fan or anything but I enjoy and have very high opinions of T Swift, Gaga, Beyoncé and many other.

My daughter recently introduced me to Chappell Roan and damn she’s amazing.

I've had Girls Aloud in my rotation recently. Their songs are just fun and really catchy. Also have The Veronicas, Brittany Spears, Taylor Swift etc...

Someone already posted my first thought, No Doubt- Just a Girl, so I'll add some modern songs.

Doechii- Black Girl Memoir

Megan Thee Stallion - Anxiety

I recently came across Espresso by Sabrina Carpenter and it sounds like the old pop that I like.

Lots of Britney, Gaga and Gwen Stefani.

However specifically for this question, 7 Ring by Ariana Grande and I have no explanation why.

Fat white mid 50s male.

Uh, here I go, here I go, here I go again

Girls, what's my weakness? (Men!)

"Best Thing I Never Had" by Beyonce. Does it qualify?

Secretly? My Type by Saweetie. Trashiest lyrics you've ever heard but it really helps energize me in the mornings

Countdown by Beyonce... It's super catchy and puts a big smile on my face!

Literally anything by Baby Queen.

Or, for a throwback, Cry For You by September.

Such an oddly gendered question for no reason.

Wtf is a "girl song"???

Did a 5yo write this question?