We have a bit of a confession to make: When we are feeling a bit low we get in the car, roll down all the windows, crank the iPod over to a special playlist and sing loudly to it without caring what anyone thinks. The playlist is labeled "Shame," although we refuse to feel shame, really, over any song on the list; rather, we feel the need to recognize that, yes, we know the difference between these songs and the rest of our song library, with its Shins and Death Cab For Cutie all dripping with indie cred. No, the "Shame" playlist features songs that are not considered cool by our hipster friends, songs by Kelly Clarkson and Barry Manilow.

Shame Playlist

Kelly Clarkson, "Since U Been Gone"
The Little Mermaid, "Part of Your World"
Crystal Waters, "Come On Down, White Label Mix 2005"
Salt-N-Pepa, "Push It"
Neil Diamond, "Sweet Caroline"
The Brady Bunch, "It's a Sunshine Day"
Britney Spears, "Toxic"
Olivia Newton-John, "Xanadu"
Journey, "Don't Stop Believing"
Sir Mix-a-Lot, "Baby Got Back"
Chumbawamba, "Tubthumping"
Madonna, "Dress You Up"
Dolly Parton, "9 to 5"
Deee-Lite, "Groove Is in the Heart"
Barry Manilow, "Copacabana"
Christina Aguilera, Pink, etc., "Lady Marmalade"
Destiny's Child, "Bootylicious"
Debbie Gibson, "Out of the Blue"
Sigue Sigue Sputnik, "Love Missile F1-11"
Wham! Featuring George Michael, "Careless Whisper"
Aqua, "Around The World"

What guilty pleasures are on your iPod?