The Search for the Perfect Pop Song (1 Viewer)

[Anthony]

Sebadoh, Beauty of the Ride
They Might Be Giants, Dr. Worm

both songs have a vocal section with no musical backing. I fucking love that.

 

[kevin gallen]

both songs have a vocal section with no musical backing. I fucking love that.

Do ya like barbershop music? No pesky musical instruments ever get in the way with that

 

[Pantone247]

Talking Heads - And She Was.

TOM TOM CLUB!! GENIUS OF LOVE!!! YAY!!!

"What you gonna do when you get out of jail?

I'm gonna have some fun

What do you consider fun?

Fun, natural fun"

 

[buck]

Ween- what Deaner was talkin about, i think this is a perfect pop song.

Bob Pollard has too many perfect ones to start naming...... choking tara (creamy), Chasing heather crazy......

 

[Charlie Bucket]

"upside-down" by yo la tengo

 

[rampz]

if you need someone: the field mice
streets of your town: the go betweens
the rat: the walkmen
eardrum buzz: wire
sensitive: the field mice
when morning comes to town: the field mice
etc etc etc etc etc

 

[Anthony]

someone mae me a compilation with all these songs on it.

 

[buck]

stockholm syndrome by yo la tengo is one of me fav songs..thats kinda poppy..

fish by daniel johnston....

of montreal....don't ask me to explain....

the byrds....(shit..can't remember name of song i'm thinking of exactly)....maybe the world turns all around her

 

[Kid Lovebeach]

currently diggin ariel pinks 'jools lost his jewels' from worn copy
one of the best pop songs ive heard in a while.

http://mp3.insound.com/download.cfm?mp3id=2474

the albums pretty good too but never reaches that level again.

 

[photon]

eardrum buzz: wire

That's good, but as Wirepop goes, I'd probably go for "Kidney Bingos" or "Map Ref. 41°N 93°W" before "Eardrum Buzz".

Paul

 

[rampz]

theyre all as good as one another eally, and the 15th also and, the b side of eardrum buzz called "the offer" is a fuckin gem.

That's good, but as Wirepop goes, I'd probably go for "Kidney Bingos" or "Map Ref. 41°N 93°W" before "Eardrum Buzz".

Paul

 

[LMD64]

anything by Mama Cass/the Mamas and Papas

It's Getting Better,
One Way Ticket,
California Earthquake,
Welcome to the World,
Move In A Little Closer Baby,
California Dreamin'
Monday Monday,
Dedicated to The One I Love,
Go Where You Wanna Go

poptastic pop from the original land of shiny happy cheery cherry pop.


Also several tracks off Carol King's Tapestry have to be entered as contenders.

 

[LMD64]

Also early Whitney (I wanna dance with somebody? ah, hello? Totally pop.)

 

[AMC]

A thread about pop songs. Wooo Hoooo!!! Below I've made a list of ten great pop songs that are on some of the albums I bought over the last 12 months. If I tried to make a list of my favourite pop songs of all time I'd be here forever.

(1) Artist - Annie
Song - Me Plus One (although 'Heartbeat' also by Annie is a close
contender)
Album - Anniemal

(2) Artist - Of Montreal
Song - My British Tour Diary
Album - Satanic Panic In The Attic

(3) Artist - Chicks On Speed
Song - Wordy Rappinghood (TOM TOM CLUB cover)
Album - 99 cents

(4) Artist - Modesty Blaise
Song - Carol Mountain
Album - Melancholia

(5) Artist - Gwen Stefani
Song - Serious (this makes Madonna look like Danni Minogue)
Album - Love Angel Music Baby

(6) Artist - Go Team!
Song - Huddle Formation
Album - Thunder Lightning Strike

(7) Artist - MIA
Song - Bucky Done Gone
Album - Arular

(8) Artist - Bees
Song - Chicken Payback
Album - Free The Bees

(9) Artist - Pinback
Song - Non Photo-Blue
Album - Summer in abaddon

(10) Artist - Tegan & Sara
Song - Walking with a ghost
Album - So Jealous


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[Stan Bowles]

squeeze - 'up the junction'

Fuckin right.

I'll stick in:

New Order - Bizzare Love Triangle
PSB - West End Girls
Tindersticks - City Sickness

And of course THE greatest song of all time, as I have stated many many times before, witchita lineman.

 

[SONYMEGADRIVE]

roxy music - 'do the strand'

 

[Eddie Gorilla]

Bucky - Teenage Research
Weezer - Buddy Holly
The Kinks - all
Elvis Costello - Olivers Army
Beach Boys - most
Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al
Buddy Holly - Maybe Baby
INXS - Do What You Do
Jimmy Eat World - The Authority Song
Simon and Garfunkel - (Feelin') Groovy

 

[Stan Bowles]

Bobby Conn - Never Get Ahead
Small Faces - All or Nothing
The Who - Substitute

 

[SONYMEGADRIVE]

bobby conn - 'united nations' !

 

[Eddie Gorilla]

Billy Bragg - A New England / Must I Paint You A Picture / The Great Leap Forwards / The Saturday Boy