You know them: The incredibly catchy songs you love upon first listen… then can’t stand for the next ten thousand. Except you still love them, but hate them at the same time. Oh, pop music, how you play with our emotions.
Here are some of Newsday staffers’ guilty-pleasure songs, dating back to Barry Manilow’s ’70s classic, “Copacabana,” which he’s sure to play during his Nassau Coliseum concert on Friday.
What are some songs you’re not afraid to admit you love?
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