I can agree with you there, Peace. I'm just using different terms, in this case. To me, if a song is "good," it means I can justify its quality in an argument (which would include what I think is a reasonable definition of "good" and elements of the song that fit that definition), but if I like something, it's just a matter of taste. I think both are perfectly valid, because there are plenty of songs I don't think are high-quality but like, and there are some excellent songs that aren't my thing.

Taste is weird, anyway, so I guess it's futile to justify it, but I try to anyway. I mean, I dislike "If I were a Carpenter" (mainly because of its apparent sexism, but it's also a little sappy for me, which I suppose is odd, considering other songs I do like) but I like Ramblin' Jack's arrangement so much that I learned to play it and now do so regularly.

To me, "One Tin Soldier" is preachy and kind of lame, but it's fun to play and it has a nice melody, plus I've known it for as long as I can remember. So I like it, even though I can't really defend it. I guess I shouldn't need to.