The digital age leaves little room for deniability. Your iPod is your iPod, and so are the songs on it. Which is great, except for those moments when a friend picks up your device and scrolls through to reveal a few of your awful, embarrassing secrets. Or worse, if someone decides to plug your iPod into a set of speakers at a party.
With that in mind, Asylum decided to poll its writers with the question: Which song(s) or artist in your iPod would you be most embarrassed by if a friend found it in a playlist?
Now we reveal the best (worst) of the most embarrassing songs on our iPods. Fess up to yours in the comments.
10. Brian: Bonnie Tyler, "Total Eclipse of the Heart." But the embarrassment would just make me turn it up even louder.
9. Brendan: Souljah Boy, "Kiss Me Thru the Phone." Thanks, evil redheaded girlfriend.
8. Scott: I would defend them to death, so I'm not sure if it's "embarrassing," but I imagine a lot of people would give me crap for my iPod's wealth of Tegan and Sara. I frickin' love Tegan and Sara. Everything about them is perfect. They are adorable. They are geniuses. They are twins. I would probably be embarrassed if someone could see the FREQUENCY with which I play these albums.
Keep reading for the rest of the worst.
7. Brendan: Insane Clown Posse. About 10 albums worth.
6. Richard: "Party in the USA" by Miley Cyrus. Sorry, it's catchy. And I like catchy!
5. Daniel: Hanson, "Mmmbop" (Which I am now listening to, thanks to you.)
4. Chip: "That's Not My Name" by The Ting Tings. I was gambling in a casino in Manchester, U.K., in Summer 2008, and the dance mix of this song, dubbed in like Swedish or something, played all effing night on an endless loop. It must have burned the track directly to my brain because I still jump like a bug on fire every time I hear it.
3. Brian: Is it wrong that I have Alec Baldwin's screaming rant at his daughter? I can't imagine too many people listen to this for its unintentional comedy, but when it pops up randomly on shuffle it immediately cracks me up.
2. Dan: Depends on the friend. My artsy friends will give me crap for Ted Nugent, my redneck friends will make fun of me for Leonard Cohen. Both groups will question me for the Dixie Chicks, but I can play that in the car with my mother-in-law, who thinks I'm weird if Dead Prez comes on. And none of them get why I have Lady GaGa.
1. Tommy: Lil Mama and Avril Lavigne's "Girlfriend" remix.
Author's Bonus Track: "Hot N Cold" by Katy Perry. Whatever, she's talented. I hope my friends don't read this.
Tell us yours in the comments.


























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Thursday 01 April
By Patrick
Is it equally embarrassing that I have yet to purchase an iPod? Yes. Yes it is.
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Thursday 01 April
By Michele
Miley Cyrus, "The Climb." Heard it on the radio and liked it before I knew it was her!
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Thursday 01 April
By j5kevin550
how could you not tell it's Miley? she's pretty distinct lol
i'm not embarrased by anything i have on my ipod. i like what i like, if i have no problem with it, why should anybody else?
Thursday 01 April
By PrinceC23
Gettin' Jiggy With It / Will Smith
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Thursday 01 April
By Natasha
The Jock Jams MegaMix (circa 1997/Space Jam-era). Oh ... yeahhhhh
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Thursday 01 April
By Christopher
Paris Hilton--Stars Are Blind...yeah, yeah, I know...
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Thursday 01 April
By Ruth
I have Willie Nelson's "Countryman" album
Willie Nelson singing reggae. It's good music but I get some strange looks.
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Thursday 01 April
By Jesse
B*Witched / C'Est La Vie
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Thursday 01 April
By Andromedabv
Ok, so I don't get embarassed easily. I don't care if no one gets my jrock/jpop collection; then there's Numa Numa, aka, "Dragostea Din Tea" by O-Zone. It sadly didn't make the cut when I added music to my new phone (much to my son's delight), though there are two that I also wouldn't want overheard; Lemon Demon's Ultimate Showdown (more people like that than will admit), and Puscifer Rev 22:20.
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Thursday 01 April
By LFPR
Not embarrassed about a single song; not one. I listen to music because of the way it hits me. I have nothing to be embarrassed about whatsoever, neither should you.
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Friday 02 April
By Takahashi
I agree with you wholeheartedly. My playlist (composed of whole albums rather then single songs) is one of the strangest blends of music that most people have seen. We all need our soundtrack for life, eh?
Thursday 01 April
By VanDugan
not only do i have "what is love" it is the most played song on my ipod, so in the middle of all my death metal a lone synthesizer reigns
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Saturday 03 April
By angeL
I am more embarrased by what Other people have in their iPods! My iPos all have Great music on them :)
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Monday 05 April
By mark
I don't have anything I'm embarrassed about. I am not embarrassed to admit I have songs by Paul Revere & The Raiders, The Monkees and Spacehog side by side with The Las, Yes, Sebadoh and Andrew Bird. :-)
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Monday 05 April
By Chip Carter
I LOVE Spacehog! Not the least bit ashamed of that. What I do find surprising is how few people were willing to 'fess up here.
Monday 05 April
By mrbrettsmiley
Agreed, Chip. Spacehog is awesome. Space is the Place, In the Meantime.
Only a handful of confessions and two self-righteous, humorless comments. I thought we'd learn more about the worst of iPods.
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Saturday 10 April
By Liz
I think Tommy and I should be new best friends.
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Wednesday 14 April
By KP
Daniel...thank GOD i'm not the only one!
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