For the dudes here... What "girl" song you secretly love?
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.
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... I agree...
Yeah, that’s exactly what I was thinking too….
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.
If you want to hear a surf rock instrumental cover that is actually phenomenal check out The Surfrajettes. Also amazing name.
(I actually like White Houses more)
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
Pretty much everything by Avril Lavigne.
Have you heard the recent album with the Blink 182 guys? Travis Barker drums with Avril's vocals are great.
Oh wow. Yeah I have it but didn't realise the Blink 182 guys were involved till now.
Loved what the hell by her
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
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I'm a Barbie Girl.
Jolene - Dolly Parton
Straight banger
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.
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I will belt that song in the car, never fails to brighten my day.
I don't know what qualifies as "girl" music.
I’ve never checked a songs genitalia myself.
Man, you don't know what you're missing. There's long hard ones, soft fuzzy ones, and more!
Same. I like iwrestledabearonce, they have a lady singer
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).
You're a what?
cisgendered heterosexual
Oh, one of those modern things
Go ahead and just shoot me now..
E.T. - Katy Perry
This is a very good one.
My friend in Katy! Such a banger.
Not a fan of the Kanye version though.
For me, it's Birthday
Surprised how nobody mentioned "Everytime We Touch" by Cascada
I really like the Electric Callboy cover of it. You should listen to it.
Man I love those guys.
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
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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!
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
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.
"That as a guy I am not supposed to like."
Right in the feels, man.
Wannabe - Spice Girls
All ‘Bout The Money - Meja
Lovefool - The Cardigans
Third Time Lucky - Basia
Genie In a Bottle - Christiana Aguilera
Don’t Speak - No Doubt
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Oops I Did It Again, but this version
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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.
Video game OSTs are some of the best nostalgia drugs ever.
I don't care that I'm a 30 something man. I'll sing that and Complicated at full volume.
Burnout Paradise is going to stay in my all time hall of fame till I die.
Played that game on my switch. I honestly don't see what's so great about it.
Lovefool by The Cardigans
Yael Naim - New Soul
Pretty much anything by Marina and the Diamonds. Specifically Pimadonna Girl, though.
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
Songs by Pink! They normally got a good drive to them and sound great!
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
Wrong Impression - Natalie Imbruglia
Two Become One - Spice Girls
C'est La Vie - B*Witched
Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross
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
What short?
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
My wife got me into Rihanna, and Lana Del Ray.
Pretty Girl Rock by Keri Hilson is a fucking jam
My go to is Adele.
True by Spandau Ballet
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
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The Beaches - Blame Brett
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.
Hot'n'Cold polka version by Ukrainian cover band Los Colorados:
Hot n Cold
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I’m a 47 year old man.
Whenever I hear Salute by Little Mix, I bop along. How could you not?
Uh, here I go, here I go, here I go again
Girls, what's my weakness? (Men!)
Pretty much anything by Birthday Massacre.
Monster by Meg and Dia
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.
One track lover
Secretly? My Type by Saweetie. Trashiest lyrics you've ever heard but it really helps energize me in the mornings
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
Dropping one nobody has ever heard but it's amazing -
Jain - Come
Adorable
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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...
Vanessa Paradis 😊
Rich by Maren Morris
I guess a good bit of Emilie Autumn could fall into that class if I where to put tags on it.
"Best Thing I Never Had" by Beyonce. Does it qualify?
Countdown by Beyonce... It's super catchy and puts a big smile on my face!
Take me Home by Jess Glynn
As a huge swiftie, there are a lot of songs to pick from.
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.
I recently came across Espresso by Sabrina Carpenter and it sounds like the old pop that I like.
Freak Like Me and not the Adina version
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It's raining men by the weather girls.
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.
Such an oddly gendered question for no reason.
Wtf is a "girl song"???
Did a 5yo write this question?