Inexplicably liked songs

[DennisN]

Ok, I just thought of a fun and unusal idea for a music thread...

This is a thread for songs that you like yourself, but you don't know why.
And when you think more deeply about it, you still can't say why.

I am not talking about guilty pleasures, I am talking about songs you simply do not understand why you like. It could be a song of a genre you don't normally like, a style you don't like, lyrics you don't like, feelings you don't like, but you still like the song very much.

That is; it is a mystery to you why you like it.
The thing is, this is VERY interesting psychologically.

Because the reason for your liking may be... subconscious.
And if you then delve deeper and actually figure out why you like the song, you get a glimpse into your own subconscious. That's not the objective of the thread though, to solve it.
I just thought it would be a fun idea.

So please, tell me/us of songs you really don't know why you like!

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Sidenote regarding my reason for the thread:

Why I got interested in this right now is personal. I actually write songs for myself, because I used to be a composer in a band, and I could never kick the habit. It is a bit addictive. And very psychologically cleansing .

Now, there is one song that I finished about a week ago. It started demanding to be written in January and got completed in November (no, I did not take the entire time, some songs come in pieces and get assembled at the end, actually just like a baby does).

The funny thing is that this is a song I didn't decide to compose.
Instead, it was a song that demanded me to compose it, or actually my subconscious was at work.
From the entire time between January and November.

I realized this in a complicated way I don't need to get into. But I now understand the final meaning of the song perfectly, it is obvious. (and others that know me have done too). It's a pretty universal theme, though emotionally very difficult.

But... there is one line that I simply do not understand why I wrote.
And it's an important line at the end of the song. I truly don't know what I am meaning with the line. But there is a meaning; somewhere in my subconscious. It really annoys me that I can't solve the meaning of that darn line, it's a complete mystery to me.
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[DennisN]

By the way, I have a couple of songs I know I like but I don't know why.
I'll post them in a while....

 

[DennisN]

Here is a song I really don't get why I like...

The Andrews Sisters - Rum And Coca-Cola 1944


This is a calypso song from a culture that is vastly different from mine.
And it is about issues that are not connected to me at all.
And I don't think it is an excellent song.
But I still like it very much.
I truly don't know why.

 

[DennisN]

Neil Sedaka - "Amarillo" (1977)​

Gosh I love this song.

But it's not a style that I normally like, and it's incredibly cute, which is also something I don't normally like. And the lyrics are a bit too basic for my liking.

But I still think it is a fantastic song.
I don't know why.

And I don't even know what "Amarillo" is.
Is it a city? I have to go to google....

Edit: Yes, a city in Texas obviously.

And I LOVE how he pronounces "Maria" at 1:27.
A small detail.

 

[DennisN]

Ok, here is a song by a band that I really like...

But I don't really get why I like this particular song so much.
I am not particularly fond of the style of the song.
It's not one of their more famous songs.
And it's pretty simple for being Dire Straits.
And not that sophisticated lyrics.

But I just love it to pieces.
And I sometimes get tears in my eyes when I hear it.
It probably reminds me of someone I miss, but I don't know who it is.

Dire Straits - So Far Away


Edit: Believe it or not, I like this song more than their iconic megahits "Money For Nothing" and "Brothers In Arms" which are themselves fantastic songs.