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What’s the guilty pleasure that deserves another listen?

Don't be ashamed of your Spotify any more!

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Swedish pop group ABBA celebrates winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest. (AP/Robert Dear)
Swedish pop group ABBA celebrates winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest. (AP/Robert Dear)

Salon introduces our Question of the Day, where we invite you to lead the conversation.

This week, Kenneth Womack argues that Wings — once dismissed as Paul McCartney’s disappointing post-Beatles band — has endured the test of time. Other less than critically acclaimed in their time acts like ELO, Abba, and The Carpenters have found deeper appreciation from subsequent generations of fans and critics alike.

What’s a musical act that once got no love that you’ve rediscovered? Could you make the case for early Backstreet Boys or Ace of Base? Tell us who deserves another listen.

By Mary Elizabeth Williams

Mary Elizabeth Williams is a senior writer for Salon and author of "A Series of Catastrophes & Miracles." Follow her on Bluesky @maryelizabethw.


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