I loathe and despise everything Barry " I ruin the songs, I ruin the songs" Manilow has inflicted on the world--except for "Copacabana". Good character sketching, sex and violence, a good story, a good beat--and all over within 3 minutes. Admirable economy.

I'm with Sinsull--absolutely love LOTS of tear-jerkers.

Totally addicted to Sephardic music, Motown girl groups, Bulgarian women's choirs, really corny country music, Bob Wills' comments on ostensibly serious songs, and lots of current "country" music (really 70's rock under another name ), especially of the "It's your fault" variety" or is sarcastic e.g. " What Part of No Don't You Understand?" or has a sense of humor, e.g. . " I'm Living Up To Her Low Expectations"

Also love really egregious Beach Boys songs like "She's My Surfing Hearse"--"Not too cherry but she could be worse" and "Car Club"--"We'll start/ A car club/ And wipe out/ The other clubs"--drove several people bonkers playing that one over and over recently in the car"