perfect pop songs

[cosmo105]

i'm not talking about teeny-bopper stuff, or even necessarily big radio hits. i mean good, hook-y, sparkly POP.

altered images - happy birthday
a-ha - take on me (of course)


ok so i totally had more in mind but that's all i've got right now. you know what i mean though. more.

[mickill]

Just What I Needed - The Cars
Little Red Corvette - Prince
Then He Kissed Me - The Crystals
Lucky Star - Madonna
12:51 - The Strokes
Rock The Casbah - The Clash

[Bob]

michael jackson - billie jean

fuckin serious

also bon jovi, livin on a prayer, if that counts as pop

[Drederick Tatum]

Picture Book-The Kinks

[cosmo105]

you guys are the best. <3

[mickill]

I woulda said You Really Got Me still....I don't care how cliche this is becoming.

[Drederick Tatum]

Whip It-Devo

talk about a hook.

[mickill]

michael jackson - billie jean

fuckin serious

also bon jovi, livin on a prayer, if that counts as pop
What else would it be considered, Metal? Jazz? Jazz Metal?

You Can't Hurry Love by The Concretes
Boys Of Summer - Don Henley
Another Girl Another Planet - The Only Ones
More Than This - Roxy Music
Hanging On The Telephone by Blondie
80% of the Blondie catalog.

[hpdrifter]

I like God Only Knows by the Beach Boys.

[Documad]

Just What I Needed - The Cars
Little Red Corvette - Prince
Then He Kissed Me - The Crystals
Lucky Star - Madonna
12:51 - The Strokes
Rock The Casbah - The Clash
This is why I love you.

I'd pick He's a Rebel by The Crystals instead, but god bless for picking the Crystals. I'd pick the same Prince song and My Best Friend's Girl for the Cars. But then again -- Lucky Star? Eww.

Even if I disqualify disco and soul songs, this is too hard. A few random choices off the top of my head (mine are all hits):

Jackson 5 - ABC
Violent Femmes - Gone Daddy Gone
Gary Numan - Cars
Police - Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
Pointer Sisters - I'm So Excited
Rolling Stones - Out of Time
EW&F - Shining Star
Monkees - Valeri
No Doubt - Just A Girl
Replacements - I Will Dare
Hall & Oates - You Make My Dreams
Four Tops - I Can't Help Myself
Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over
Sweet - Ballroom Blitz


And everyone has to say My Sharona and Love Will Tear Us Apart, right?

[Documad]

More Than This - Roxy Music
Hanging On The Telephone by Blondie
80% of the Blondie catalog.
right again

[Bob]

i think i'd pick "just what i needed" by the cars instead

AZ had a thread about this i think, basically that whole album could be on this thread

[mickill]

Why you gotta front on Madge like that?

I'd say I Want You Back for The Jacksons, She's Gone for Hall & Oates and So Lonely for The Police if it were trimmed down by about a minute.

[roosta]

Van Halen "Jump"
Billy Joel "We Didnt Start the Fire"

[Documad]

Why you gotta front on Madge like that?

I'd say I Want You Back for The Jacksons, She's Gone for Hall & Oates and So Lonely for The Police if it were trimmed down by about a minute.
Man! I thought about So Lonely. I thought including it in a threesome with Message in a Bottle. :mad:

My favorite Hall & Oates song is actually Family Man, but it's so over the top dreadful I couldn't list it. And Rich Girl is very special to me because of a running joke with my childhood best friend.

Bob, you're right. It's impossible to pick a Cars song. My second favorite is Since You're Gone though.

I want some Talking Heads or at least the Tom Tom Club song.

[Documad]

Oh, I meant to add:

R.E.M - Fall on Me or Texarkana.

[I was in college when Madonna hit. He inability to sing made it impossible for me to like her. I know that she's taken classes since then and I applaud her for that. I can tolerate a few of her songs now, like Frozen or whatever it's called off the Orb CD.]

[Documad]

Billy Joel "We Didnt Start the Fire"
Only the Good Die Young. (y)

(I'll try and shut up now. :o )

[saz]

arnold layne, see emily play, bike-floyd
effervescing elephant-barrett
itchycoo park, lazy sunday-small faces
waterfall-stone roses
kinky afro-happy mondays
about a girl-nirvana
i think i'm in love-spiritualized
sad girl-supergrass

[Drederick Tatum]

Billy Joel "We Didnt Start the Fire"

you really wanted to say Uptown Girl didn't you.

[paul jones]

' Mickey ' - Toni Basil

' 'Teenage Kicks' - The Undertones

'Safety Dance' - Men Without Hats

[yeahwho]

What I Like About You - the Romantics
I Fought the Law - Bobby Fuller Band
Hats Off to Larry - Del Shannon
Senses Working Overtime - XTC
Teenage Kicks - the Undertones
Senior Service - Elvis Costello (so many twists and turns in 2:18 it's a pop opera)
American Girl - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
The Kids are Alright - the Who (the Who will occupy the David Letterman show Thursday Sept. 14th)

[Bob]

Van Halen "Jump"


the video, on the other hand...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=zSi4WGRcB5Y

[scotty]

Penny Lane - The Beatles
Mrs. Robinson - Simon and Garfunkel
99 Luftballoons - Nina
Don't You Want Me - Human League
Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon
Karma Chameleon - Culture Club
Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield
Abracadabra - Steve Miller Band
Friday On My Mind - Easybeats
Need You Tonight - INXS

Pretty much all 80's stuff and certainly not exhaustive.

[Drederick Tatum]

the video, on the other hand...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=zSi4WGRcB5Y

you just know that Lee Roth would prefer it if it was just him on that stage with a single spotlight.

but yeah, that video is pretty average. however the same cannot be said for Panama. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gX2CyIH_ebE)(cue cosmo) which is just so over the top.

[Kerrbear]

Workin for the weekend-- Loverboy
She’s a Beauty—The Tubes
And She Was- T Heads
I’m no angel—Gregg Allman (not sure if that's pop, but my sentimental favorite)

[cosmo105]

did somebody say PA-NA-MA?

[DroppinScience]

Depeche Mode - "Just Can't Get Enough"
The Cure - "Close to Me"
Soft Cell - "Tainted Love"
Death Cab For Cutie - "The Sound of Settling"
The Who - "Can't Explain"
The Verve - "Bittersweet Symphony"
Of Montreal - "Wraith Pined to the Mist"

[cosmo105]

Depeche Mode - "Just Can't Get Enough"
i don't know what it is about this song, but it just makes me...so...angry...


Death Cab For Cutie - "The Sound of Settling"
nah. i wouldn't call this "pop." just because he says "bah bah" a lot...nah.

obviously a lot of Postal Service tracks would work, too (brand new colony and clark gable being my personal favorites, and i'm sure everyone can agree that such great heights is a force with which to be reckoned or at least reco'nized), but the first collabo Ben Gibbard did with Dntel on "(This is) The Dream of Evan and Chan" is pretty much perfect in my eyes.


Of Montreal - "Wraith Pined to the Mist"
ohhh yeah. love this tune. i think a lot of of montreal tracks would fit this bill.

and no one can deny the powerhouse that was and is H & O.

i'm going to add:

Doves - "Pounding" and "Black and White Town"

OH! white town - "your woman" is a DAMNED fine addition.

a great deal of costello's catalogue could fit here too. "welcome to the working week" is short, sweet, and catchy as hell.

hot hot heat - talk to me, dance with me
ima robot - dynomite
incredible bongo band - apache
i agree with the jackson 5, lots of their stuff was pristine
jimmy eat world - sweetness (shut up, it's got a special place in my heart), lucky denver mint
the pipettes - your kisses are wasted on me
supergrass - pumping on your stereo
the thrills - one horse town

[thegoodmrbrodie!]

'young folks' by peter bjorn and john (and the lady from the concretes).
'monster hospital' by metric.
'postcards from italy' by beirut.
'old shit/new shit' by eels.
'you won't feel a thing' by the evens.
'know by heart' by the american analog set.

[Gareth]

alot of you are talking about pop music, but for very recent mtvish pop that [probably] went #1 i'd say that these are near perfect:
since u been gone - clarkson
cry me a river - timberlake
crazy in love - beyonce
hey ya - outkast

[Gareth]

supergrass - pumping on your stereo

alright

[cosmo105]

^i can agree with the ones Gareth posted.

[trailerprincess]

Be my baby - The Ronettes

[Nivvie]

Osmonds - Crazy Horses
Eagles - Hotel California
U2 - Vertigo
ABBA - (insert favourite ABBA track here)

[roosta]

oh oh oh!

Whitney Houston - I wanna dance with somebody!

thats the joint.

[minorthreat]

The La's - There She Goes

Razorlight - Golden Touch

Oasis - Live Forever

Prince - Kiss (of course)

[trailerprincess]

oh oh oh!

Whitney Houston - I wanna dance with somebody!

thats the joint.


I was watching the video for this at the weekend and dancing like a lunatic. It's an absolute classic

[icy manipulator]

tainted love and jessie's girl for sure. these songs have been playing for 25 years and they'll be played for another 25 i'm sure

[Nivvie]

How could I forget, ELO - Mr Blue Sky

[discopants]

Holy shit- some amazing songs listed here.

Bunnymen-Killing Moon
Devo- Whip it
Gary Numan-Cars
Crowded House- Weather with you
Vic Reeves and the Wonderstuff- Dizzy
Mock Turtles- Can you Dig it?
ABC- The Look of Love
The Cure- Boys Dont Cry
Buzzcocks- Ever Fallen in Love
Adam and the Ants- Ant Music (sorry but it is quite cool)
anything by the Ramones
Associates- Party Fears Two

I was listening to Associates' Sulk yesterday, anyone else have this album- its mind blowing.

[yeahwho]

the thrills - one horse town
that is a very cool song all tension and release perfect pop(y)

[abcdefz]

...you guys have already taken a lot of great ones.
I didn't see any of these, which I would therefore add:


Don't Do Me Like That - Tom Petty
Dancing Queen -- Abba
Brass in Pocket - Pretenders
Tempted - Squeeze
Sweet Talkin' Woman - ELO
The Letter - Box Tops
September Gurls - Big Star
Start me Up - Rolling Stones
Someday, Someway - Marshall Crenshaw
I Love Rock and Roll - Joan Jett
Let Him Run Wild - The Beach Boys
Paperback Writer - The Beatles
Substitute - The Who
My Doorbell - White Stripes
It's the End of the World as We Know It - REM
She Bop - Cyndi Lauper

[hpdrifter]

Ooh, I love She's a Beauty by the Tubes and Be my baby by the Ronettes.

I have a special place for Eddie Money's Take Me Home Tonight, too.

:o

[abcdefz]

Oops --


Call Me - Blondie
You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling - Righteous Bros.
Signed, Sealed, Delivered - Stevie
Karma Chameleon - Culture Club
Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival
(You Make me Feel Like) A Natural Woman - Aretha
Dock of the Bay - Otis
Urgent - Foreigner
Sweet Emotion - Aerosmith
Hungry Heart - Bruce Springsteen

[icy manipulator]

men at work - down under (y)

[abcdefz]

You know what's not perfect but I kinda miss?


C'est La Vie - Robbie Neville



I saw that CD in the $1.95 bin this past weekend and almost bought it, but I figured it's probably better in my memory, like "Breakaway" by Big Pig.

[abcdefz]

Going back in time a bit:


Donna - Richie Valens
Don't Be Cruel - Elvis Presley
Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly
Somethin' Else - Eddie Cochran
Beyond the Sea - Bobby Darin

[icy manipulator]

, but I figured it's probably better in my memory, like "Breakaway" by Big Pig.
the song from Bill and Ted?

[abcdefz]

the song from Bill and Ted?


I think someone else said that's in Bill and Ted; yeah. I could check.

I liked the movie but don't remember it well.

[abcdefz]

the song from Bill and Ted?


Yep. Apparently, it's credited as "I Can't Breakaway," which I think is shortened on the original album.

It was a promo LP we got when I worked at a record store, and in small doses, it was pretty cool. The lady could wail, the harmonica was good, the beat was huge, etc. They came in right after the Eurythmics.

[hpdrifter]

Let's have some criteria here for what makes a perfect pop song.

Yeahwho said tension and release. What else?

[icy manipulator]

Let's have some criteria here for what makes a perfect pop song.

Yeahwho said tension and release. What else?
something we'll still be listening to in 20 years time

[abcdefz]

Tension and release? I dunno.

Whatever it is should be pretty damned irresistable. A lot of these songs -- I just see the name, and immediately I hear a hook from the song in my head.

[b-grrrlie]

Absolutely brilliant stuff mentioned here! (y)
Love discopants' choices and (y) (y) (y) for Associates!

Like to add:
Cure – Love cats
Wreckless Eric – Whole wide world
Beach Boys - Wouldn't it be nice and God only knows
the Mama's and the Papa's - California dreaming
Blondie - Heart of glass

'young folks' by peter bjorn and john (and the lady from the concretes).
(y)

[ET]

Roxette - It Must Have Been Love

[ericlee]

Venus-Banananaramama
Sunglasses at Night-Corey Heart
Shout-Tears for Fears
Alive and Kicking-Simple Minds
All I Need is a Miracle-Mike and the Mechanics
Rebel Yell-Billy Idol

[Lex Diamonds]

Only ones I can think of that haven't been mentioned are

Robert De Niro's Waiting by Bananarama

and

I'll Be Missing You by P Diddy/Faith Evans

[cosmo105]

BABY HOLD ON TO ME


WHATEVER WILL BE WILL BE

[Documad]

for the love of god, eddie money lyrics are bad enough in normal font

If there is going to be Billy Idol, let it be Hot in the City please. This thread took a bad turn.

[cosmo105]

it's a great song though! :o


:(

[pshabi]

Tom Petty - American Girl
The Sundays - summertime
The Smiths - Panic
Morrissey - The More You Ignore Me
Space - Female of the Species
Matthew Sweet - Evangeline
James - Laid
Culture Club - Karma Chameleon
UB40 - Red Red Wine
MJ - Human Nature

[pshabi]

i don't know what it is about this song, but it just makes me...so...angry...


nah. i wouldn't call this "pop." just because he says "bah bah" a lot...nah.

obviously a lot of Postal Service tracks would work, too (brand new colony and clark gable being my personal favorites, and i'm sure everyone can agree that such great heights is a force with which to be reckoned or at least reco'nized), but the first collabo Ben Gibbard did with Dntel on "(This is) The Dream of Evan and Chan" is pretty much perfect in my eyes.


ohhh yeah. love this tune. i think a lot of of montreal tracks would fit this bill.

and no one can deny the powerhouse that was and is H & O.

i'm going to add:

Doves - "Pounding" and "Black and White Town"

OH! white town - "your woman" is a DAMNED fine addition.

a great deal of costello's catalogue could fit here too. "welcome to the working week" is short, sweet, and catchy as hell.

hot hot heat - talk to me, dance with me
ima robot - dynomite
incredible bongo band - apache
i agree with the jackson 5, lots of their stuff was pristine
jimmy eat world - sweetness (shut up, it's got a special place in my heart), lucky denver mint
the pipettes - your kisses are wasted on me
supergrass - pumping on your stereo
the thrills - one horse town
Nothing wrong with "Sweetness."

I could cosign on a lot of these tracks, great thread.

The Cure "Just Like Heaven" is magnif.

[pshabi]

REM -

End of the World...
Radio Song
Fall on Me (already mentioned I think)

I used to love that Unplugged performance. Actually, I still do.

[pshabi]

Eagles - Hotel California

Oh God no!

U2 - One
Radiohead - Creep

Can somebody define a "pop" song for me? I'm not sure if all of the one's I want to post are considered "pop."

[pshabi]

tainted love and jessie's girl for sure. these songs have been playing for 25 years and they'll be played for another 25 i'm sure
Jessie's Girl is my momma's favorite song of all time. She creams for Rick. He's fucking scary looking on General Hospital.

[pshabi]

I have a special place for Eddie Money's Take Me Home Tonight, too.

:o

Oh hells ya!

[cosmo105]

i wouldn't count hotel california...or creep, or one...i'm talking POP here. not necessarily popular. something really catchy, really squeaky clean, something with as much substance as a bubble bath. but you guys g'head and take it where you want it.


that sounded gross. :cool:

[icy manipulator]

Jessie's Girl is my momma's favorite song of all time. She creams for Rick. He's fucking scary looking on General Hospital.
for my best female friend's bday i got her a signed copy of Jessie's Girl on vinyl. so i'm definately in her good books now coz she loves her records and jessie's girl is her favourite song too :D

damn, i'd totally forgotten about half the songs on this thread!

[trailerprincess]

Going back in time a bit:


Donna - Richie Valens
Don't Be Cruel - Elvis Presley
Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly
Somethin' Else - Eddie Cochran
Beyond the Sea - Bobby Darin

god, I love this song.

[minorthreat]

the Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like You

[EN[i]GMA]

Take Me Out by Franz Ferdinand.

And holy shit, we've gone this far without mentioning Guided by Voices? All they did was write perfect pop songs.

[cosmo105]

GMA']Take Me Out by Franz Ferdinand.
you know what? that is a damned good pop song.

[Documad]

i'm talking POP here. not necessarily popular. something really catchy, really squeaky clean, something with as much substance as a bubble bath. but you guys g'head and take it where you want it.
Yes.

Take Me Out is a good answer for a modern pop song. I'm a sucker for gimmicks and that's packed with them.

[Rancid_Beasties]

' Mickey ' - Toni Basil

' 'Teenage Kicks' - The Undertones

'Safety Dance' - Men Without Hats
For sure(y) (y) , for the last two anyway :D

[Matt]

Billy Ocean. thats it. look no further.

[mickill]

Seriously, half of these songs aren't even pop songs. They're like stadium anthems and shit people play at funerals for their hippie stoner uncles. A good pop song really should at least include three of the five following criteria, I think:

1) be under 4 minutes (ideally 3)
2) be somewhat "popular" (or have had the potential to have been popular)
3) have a melody you can whistle/hum/play with one finger on a piano
4) not have confusing indiscernible lyrics and/or some whiney dude depressing the hell out of you singing
5) not have a 15 minute guitar solo

[yeahwho]

The Distance - Cake
Low - Cracker
Something in the Air - Thunderclap Newman
Mama Told Me Not to Come - Three Dog Night (even though it belongs to Randy)
Jet Airliner - Steve Miller Band
Wall of Sleep - Smithereens
Lump - Presidents of the United States of America
Downtown - Petula Clark
Hit me with Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar Bitches
Sorry Miss Jackson - Outkast/tie/Vines
Pretty in Pink - the Psychedelic Furs
Special - Garbage
Dream Weaver - Gary Wright
Put the Lime in the Coconut - Harry Nilsson

[abcdefz]

Long Cool Woman (in a Black Dress) - The Hollies
Ballroom Blitz - Sweet
Surrender - Cheap Trick
Jet - Paul McCartney
(Theme from) New York, New York - Frank Sinatra
Let's Go Crazy - Prince
Kodachrome - Paul Simon
Summer in the City - The Lovin' Spoonful
I'm a Believer - The Monkees
Hello, Mary Lou - Ricky Nelson
Cruel to be Kind - Nick Lowe

[abcdefz]

Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - Darlene Love

[Documad]

Seriously, half of these songs aren't even pop songs. They're like stadium anthems and shit people play at funerals for their hippie stoner uncles. A good pop song really should at least include three of the five following criteria, I think:

1) be under 4 minutes (ideally 3)
2) be somewhat "popular" (or have had the potential to have been popular)
3) have a melody you can whistle/hum/play with one finger on a piano
4) not have confusing indiscernible lyrics and/or some whiney dude depressing the hell out of you singing
5) not have a 15 minute guitar solo
Seriously. :rolleyes:

Yeahwho, I love that Smithereens song. Who references Bill Wyman? How great is that?

[mickill]

I'm dead serious!

[cosmo105]

^thanks, mickill. good criteria there.

[abcdefz]

But Mickill's rules aren't hard and fast. For instance, no whiney/depressing dudes would cut out a whole bunch of great songs like "Running Scared" or "You've Lost that Lovin' Feeling," for God's sake. Be serious. What would pop music be without paranoia and angst and teenage fever dreams?

[cosmo105]

^you've lost that lovin' feeling? yeah, it's a good BALLAD. come on, guys, there's a whole world of POPPY fuckin' POP shit that's POP! POP, DAMNIT! you KNOW what i mean, stop trying to show off :mad:

[abcdefz]

^you've lost that lovin' feeling? yeah, it's a good BALLAD. come on, guys, there's a whole world of POPPY fuckin' POP shit that's POP! POP, DAMNIT! you KNOW what i mean, stop trying to show off :mad:



If you don't think Phil Spector made pop records, through and through (well... except for those weak jazz instrumentals he'd tack onto the B-sides), then, well, I dunno. Maybe you should specify BPMs, themes, and minimum hi-hat usage. :rolleyes:

[cosmo105]

OR MAYBE YOU SHOULD POST POP SONGS

[mickill]

Why can't we just stick to Pop Pop, though? Actual Pop. Like Pop. We all knew what the initial post was getting at. You could force consideration for Stairway To Heaven if you really really tried, I'm sure.

Come on!

[wrongwayandugg]

quincy jones' michael jackson shit.

[abcdefz]

Well it's been long enough since the thread started that I'd forgotten the first post and its requirements.

I probably would've named the thread "Perfect Hooky-Poppy Pop Songs" for clarity down the line, but that's hindsight.

So anyway:

ELO - "Mr. Blue Sky" wins it all, fuck you very much.

Or maybe "I Want to Take You Higher."

fuck.

[Tomtomtom]

Animal Nitrate by Suede.

[EN[i]GMA]

Helicopter by XTC.

[abcdefz]

Penny Lane - The Beatles
Walking on Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves

[mickill]

Here Comes My Baby - Cat Stevens
Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations
Marie's The Name (Of His Lastest Flame) - Elvis Presley
Here Comes Your Man - Pixies
Can't Get You Out Of My Head - Kylie Minogue
Modern Love - David Bowie
Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John

[Drederick Tatum]

the majority of songs off Is This It.

[sumdummonkey]

Thomas Dolby - She Blinded Me with Science

Prince - Batman (Why not? It's a beat)

The Jacksons - Enjoy Yourself

Madness - Our House

James Brown - Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud

Robert Palmer - Simply Irresistible

[ericlee]

FOOTLOOSE

[sumdummonkey]

FOOTLOOSE


Kenny Loggins? Not bad. Personally I like that Caddyshack song. Whats it called?

Oh yeah... (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=33:musqoalaqi8p)

[ericlee]

Kenny Loggins? Not bad. Personally I like that Caddyshack song. Whats it called?

Oh yeah... (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=33:musqoalaqi8p)

yeah, I actually hate footloose though and it was like the song of the century at my high school dances.

[yeahwho]

Why can't we just stick to Pop Pop, though? Actual Pop. Like Pop. We all knew what the initial post was getting at. You could force consideration for Stairway To Heaven if you really really tried, I'm sure.

Come on!

You've shot the Smiths and Morrisey through the heart. :mad: *angry eyes*

[sumdummonkey]

You've shot the Smiths and Morrisey through the heart. :mad: *angry eyes*

Wait! Angry Eyes (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:omsyxdabjol7)! Another Kenny Loggins classic.

[Drederick Tatum]

You've shot the Smiths and Morrisey through the heart. :mad: *angry eyes*

that should be more *single gay tear*

[Gareth]

walk on by dionne warwick

[Maisailana]

'promiscuous' by nelly furtado kinda needs to be acknowledged

[thegoodmrbrodie!]

'is she really going out with him?' by joe jackson.
'it's different for girls' by joe jackson.
'steppin out' by joe jackson.
'cool for cats' by squeeze.
'up the junction' by squeeze.
'slap & tickle' by squeeze.
'hourglass' by squeeze.
'this is pop?' by xtc.
'making plans for nigel' by xtc.

[Reginald]

Led Zeppelin - Trampled Under Foot

[icy manipulator]

Anything by Robert Palmer@!

[dave790]

Alanis Morisette - Hand in my Pocket

[jackrock]

Macy Gray - I try

and you fucking knows it!

reminds me of hen Michael J. Fox left Spin city.

[dave790]

I want to pour burning tarmac down Macy Grays throat.

*shudders at thought of her voice*

No, not really that would be bloody mad! Can't stand that song though man!

[cosmo105]

walk on by dionne warwick

'steppin out' by joe jackson.

(!)

[b-grrrlie]

brodie's got knowledge!

[nypb]

Coffee & TV- Blur

Universal Heart Beat- Juliana Hatfield

About a Girl- Nirvana

Steppin Out- Joe Jackson

Senses Working Overtime- XTC

Pretty much the whole Fountains of Wayne catalog is Pop perfection IMO. Squeeze too, brodie

[GetYourWarOn]

crystal by new order

[GetYourWarOn]

how soon is now by the smiths

[GetYourWarOn]

gabrielle - ween

[minorthreat]

my favourite game - the cardigans

sunday shining - finley quaye

opus 40 - mercury rev

state of mind - raul midon

anything by the byrds

[mickill]

Crying, Waiting, Hoping - Buddy Holly
Ticket To Ride - The Beatles
Right Back Where We Started From - Maxine Nightengale
Just A Little Misunderstanding - The Contours
A Little Bit Of Soap - Paul Davis
Mandy - Barry Manilow
Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes
When You Were Mine - Prince/Cyndi Lauper
Recognise Us - TV-OD
Chick Habit - April March

[fucktopgirl]

Coffee & TV- Blur


About a Girl- Nirvana


Senses Working Overtime- XTC



yes ,this is good choices!(y)

i would add some Crowded house " dont dream its over"

Genesis " land of confusion"

[Tzar]

are red hot chili peppers classified as pop? could name tonnes of chili peppers songs.

[GetYourWarOn]

are red hot chili peppers classified as pop? could name tonnes of chili peppers songs.

yeah sure, why not.

[GetYourWarOn]

jenny was a friend of mine - the killers

[GetYourWarOn]

ever fallen in love? - buzzcocks

[Bob]

jenny was a friend of mine - the killers

i think somebody told me is catchier, personally