The Search for the Perfect Pop Song (1 Viewer)

[talkingllama]

I've always likes Oliver's Army by Elvis Costello.

 

[Buzzo]

At the risk of repeating myself, or someone else on this thread because I haven't read it all. Africa really is one of the greates pop songs ever written. Trust me.


Africa by Toto- it has these lyrics.

The wild dogs cry out in the night
As they grow restless longing for some solitary company
I know that I must do what's right
As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serangetti
I seek to cure what's deep inside, frightened of this thing that I've become

 

[SONYMEGADRIVE]

you highlighted the wrong line, man:

The wild dogs cry out in the night
As they grow restless longing for some solitary company
I know that I must do what's right
As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serangetti
I seek to cure what's deep inside, frightened of this thing that I've become

 

[Stereobaby]

where did our love go - the supremes

 

[george mcfly]

Take Me With You by Prince is my favourite pop song ever.. closely followed by a lot of other Prince stuff like I Wish U Heaven and Girls and Boys.

The Reflex by Duran Duran is very close too.. As is pretty much every Devo single

 

[RSJ]

Beds are buring by midnight oil

or to be serious, a good flying bird by gbv (or i am a tree if they pared it back a bit) (or my valuable hunting knife cos of the distorted guitar in the chorus type bit).

 

[ICUH8N]

Arah now. He's a first rate piss artist but a composer of classic pop hits?

I ask you.

OK, I was taking the piss. You got me.

the magnetic fields are an interesting proposition...69 love songs is fantastic.

 

[Dktr. Faustus]

elliott smith - needle in the hay

wilco - ashes on american flags

undertones - teenage kicks

ground zero - consume red

teenage fanclub - neil jung

wire - outdoor miner

these are some of my contestants on the top of my head

 

[Buzzo]

Mondo, If you just check your reply there you'll see that you highlighted the wrong one and I highlighted the right one. It's ok. Easy mistake to make.

None of this hippie indie bullshit dudes, George McFly is hitting the nail on the hammer there with his ones, underlined by that signature.

 

[RSJ]

Ooh, the version of always in love on the wilco dvd. Greatness.

 

[Unclealo]

Be my baby

 

[Dktr. Faustus]

ooh, i forgot

the walker brothers - the sun ain't gonna shine anymore

 

[SONYMEGADRIVE]

the damned - 'new rose'

yeah fuck all this indie wimp shit. elliott smith?? yer breakin my heart, stabbatha

 

[Stereobaby]

in all seriousness i really like "everything i do, i do it for you" by Bryan Adams but thats probably more of a love song. rules though .|..|

Girls just wanna have fun - Cyndi Leper

not the reggae version she released years later. thats was bollocks

 

[george mcfly]

Be my baby

by UB40 with Robert Palmer??

 

[Donkey OJ]

As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serangetti
become

i poked the piss out of this very line in a post somewhere else on thumped. too many syllables for it to be perfect pop. has a great feeling of "i'm four" off it.

 

[Pantone247]

I'd like to retract my earlier submission

I thought we were looking for GOOD pop songs, not, yknow... shitty ones... like what everyone else is posting

my bad!

xxx

p247

 

[Buzzo]

i poked the piss out of this very line in a post somewhere else on thumped. too many syllables for it to be perfect pop. has a great feeling of "i'm four" off it.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGHGHGHG what's wrong with you? Half the genius is the delivery. Gawd.

You're All I Need by Marvin and Tammy. Unbelievable build up, beautiful vocals. Also fantastic as performed by Aretha.

 

[Unclealo]

by UB40 with Robert Palmer??

By The RONNETTES! sheesh

Although UB40...

 

[Unclealo]

I'd like to retract my earlier submission

I thought we were looking for GOOD pop songs, not, yknow... shitty ones... like what everyone else is posting

my bad!

xxx

p247

This maybe a TRIPLE zing. We can all stop posting now. P has won