Your best pop song ever, and why.

[Dave 123]

Naming 'the' best is impossible... but an example of what I consider a perfect pop song

Sugababes... push the button. The rhythm is infectious.

Catchy as flip. Good choice!

 

[winjim]

Honorable mentions to Britney

View: https://youtu.be/LOZuxwVk7TU?si=r92dyBD95NzWTN1p


And Taylor

View: https://youtu.be/TqAollrUJdA?si=sxDck2wbSAJLYux6


But for proper pop, the 80s are where it's at.

 

[PapaZita]

Are we allowed to mention Phil Spector? River Deep, Mountain High, Then He Kissed Me, Be My Baby, etc.

View: https://youtu.be/ULw1RHHPv5g?si=0Pvh4lh3S0FVbEVJ


Mrs. Z insists that Girls Aloud - Biology gets a mention too.

View: https://youtu.be/bBPtP4t2J1k?si=bsAo-eUnQtqV7kTZ

 

[Jenkins]

I'm defining it as... not my favourite song nor my favourite artist but a big catchy chart hit that may be really crap compared to stuff i really like, but i like it anyway.
It could also be... not rock, not soul, not funk, not jazz or grunge or whatever, but POP... the likes of Pete Waterman might have produced.

I'll have to have a think.

This is the sort of definition I had in my head when I read the topic

Naming 'the' best is impossible... but an example of what I consider a perfect pop song

Sugababes... push the button. The rhythm is infectious.

Sugababes for me too, but Round, Round instead

 

[CharlieB]

come see about me - Diana Ross & Supremes
Why? It’s the unconventional Major to minor key shift halfway through the verse and then back to Major for the chorus. Almost exactly the opposite to how most huge hit tunes are constructed, but then H-D-H were incredible songwriters.

 

[Drago]

She's Not There by the Zombies. I mean, just listen to it.

 

[Accy cyclist]

'Pop music' to me means not rock, not soul, not glam rock, not Indie, not punk, not everything else, just something that appeared on TOTP's, which the artist(s) mimed to and they rarely had another 'hit'. Which makes me think that this could be my favourite pop music tune of all time.

Or maybe it could be this one? 🤔

 

[lazybloke]

And You Smiled.

I'm only 42 but I bloody love Matt Monro's voice. It's not among my personal favourites of his, but it is an earworm and a half!

OMG, that took me back.

Not sure I wanted to be there!

 

[slowmotion]

A pop song's supposed be about Fun, isnt it???
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This sort of thing....
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[slowmotion]

A pop song's supposed be about Fun, isnt it???
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This sort of thing....
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Shouldn't pop music be about the excitement of rummaging about with a new acquaintance, rather than getting all angsty about the state of the World?

 

[HMS_Dave]

'Pop music' to me means not rock, not soul, not glam rock, not Indie, not punk, not everything else, just something that appeared on TOTP's, which the artist(s) mimed to and they rarely had another 'hit'. Which makes me think that this could be my favourite pop music tune of all time.

Or maybe it could be this one? 🤔

Funny, i could have sworn that when i went for a stroll in the Hills of Accrington the other day, i saw a monocled man, driving a Fiat 500 bopping to Barbie Girl by Aqua...

 

[matticus]

I was trying to decide on a favourite Macca song, and I came across this little gem.
I followed the comments, and it seems the other guy did some really catchy stuff. Nowhere near Beatles level, but good; check him out!

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLEhh_XpJ-0

 

[Beebo]

absolutely!

Everyone disagrees with me but i do argue that back in the early 80's when heavy metal bands were regularly troubling the top 40, heavy metal was pop music. Trad sounding rock'n'roll bands were also in the charts, that was also pop. We can call it what we want after the event but at the time...

I disagree with you.
Popular music isn’t the same as Pop music.
Just like Garage music isn’t music you listen to in the garage.

 

[matticus]

'Pop music' to me means not rock, not soul, not glam rock, not Indie, not punk, not everything else

I'd go with that - hopefully we all know that there ARE no rules, but just for the sake of knowing what we're yakking about, this is probably very workable.
Sure, it excludes some very POPULAR and great songs, but they get their own recognition anyway, so what's the harm?!?

 

[cyberknight]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-H0uIH5HHQ