I don't really like the term "guilty pleasure". It is commonly used to describe some work of entertainment that you enjoy but is considered "dumb" by an arbitrary, nebulous critical community. Personally, I feel that if you enjoy a song/movie, then you have nothing to feel "guilty" about - you are liking this song for a particular reason that is being overlooked by this mysterious elite group that have deemed it unworthy. Now, if someone got their jollies by kicking puppies, that's a true "guilty pleasure"! (Perhaps I'm taking a bit too literally.) Anyway, my point is that you shouldn't feel shame in merely enjoying a song. Rant over.
So, as I clearly showed that I have no idea what a "guilty pleasure" is, I'll go with "Ain't Got You" from Tunnel of Love. It's a song that Steven Van Zandt hated, and it signals Bruce's move away from the E Street Band, giving it two reasons I could feel guilty about enjoying it. But man, I do love that Bo Diddley beat.
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