'Outstanding pop songs'

[risingson]

[quote name='Jack Cahalane' timestamp='1333320043' post='1600135']
It's gotta be this for me
[/quote]

I love this song. And quite a few others posted up too that made me think 'great'. There's been some interesting stuff so far and I'm looking forward to seeing other peoples!

[BassTractor]

Propaganda: Duel, from A Secret Wish:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLhYxLE8uCA[/media]


Focus: Sylvia, from Focus 3. Instrumental progpop
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0ly_bCQ2dY[/media]


best,
bert

[Truckstop]

Lionel Richie - All Night Long

Everyone knows it!

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN2_ydMMeG8&ob=av2n"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN2_ydMMeG8&ob=av2n[/url]

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[Doddy]

Any number of songs by the legend that is Barry Manilow.

[Starless]

Badfinger, No Matter What. Not to be confused with a more recent song with the same name.

[lowdown]

[quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1333319504' post='1600128']
Andrew Gold: Lonely Boy, from What's Wrong With This Picture? if I recall correctly
[url="http://www.youtube.com/embed/iCOS2vOxuXE"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCOS2vOxuXE[/url]
[/quote]

What a great writer Andrew Gold was, and a terrific tune.



Garry

[xilddx]

Great to see some love and respect for Todd Rundgren here.

[dlloyd]

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1333309319' post='1599912']
Not from me.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCca5mPMp9A[/media]


[/quote]

What does "I know that I must do what's right, sure as Kilamanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti" mean?

Given that you can't see Kilamanjaro from the Serengeti, is he not sure that he must do what's right?

[yorick]

Sam Cooke

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i98_Lqcryp8"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i98_Lqcryp8[/url]

[Lozz196]

Teenage Kicks by The Undertones

Pure Pop Classic!

[louisthebass]

Not sure if this qualifies, but this is a classic (bizarre video though....):

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cp_3NEWTzU"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cp_3NEWTzU[/url]

This came out the year before I started primary school - happy times in Chelmo!

[paul_5]

It's already been posted, but IMO 'Good Vibrations' is the best pop single ever - sheer brilliance.

[lowdown]

[quote name='dlloyd' timestamp='1333350689' post='1600237']
What does "I know that I must do what's right, sure as Kilamanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti" mean?
Given that you can't see Kilamanjaro from the Serengeti, is he not sure that he must do what's right?
[/quote]

Always found that interesting, it has been talked about for many years that one. Not sure what he meant.
Bit of a discussion here.
[url="http://www.fodors.com/community/africa-the-middle-east/kilimanjaro-from-the-serengeti.cfm"]http://www.fodors.co...e-serengeti.cfm[/url]



Garry

Edited April 2, 2012 by lowdown

[moonbass]

At the risk of pushing this thread (and some people's tastes) too far, I've always thought this was the essence of pop:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOvcytygY_M&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[Big_Stu]

I really like the new one out by The Shins; but having checked it out on Youtube the video is one of the worst I've ever seen. Still might buy the album though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoLTPcD1S4Q&ob=av2e

[ras52]

[quote name='silddx' timestamp='1333350109' post='1600231']
Great to see some love and respect for Todd Rundgren here.
[/quote]
+more than 1, absolute genius.

[51m0n]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5_QV97eYqM

[JellyKnees]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7R7q1lSZfs[/media]

Ok, I know it doesn't actually have any bass guitar on it, but it's a great example of a pop song that manages to be slightly subversive and use non-standard time signatures

[Wil]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAf2S6ij2gk&ob=av2e"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAf2S6ij2gk&ob=av2e[/url]

[Judo Chop]

This one probably isn't very well known, but it's another good little three minute pop song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcyK-edUByk&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[RhysP]

[quote name='silddx' timestamp='1333350109' post='1600231']
Great to see some love and respect for Todd Rundgren here.
[/quote]

I worship him.

[ras52]

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1333373447' post='1600701']
I worship him.
[/quote]

Yep, Todd is Godd! And, yes, Killer Queen, the essence of 70s Queen distilled.

And here's another classic on which the bass playing's not too bad either :
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svAs-6MiqxE[/media]

[seashell]

I don't know if it's just at the front of my mind due to the recent sad demise of Davy Jones, but I think this has got to be a contender:

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUUSdvwEC_Y"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUUSdvwEC_Y[/url]

[musophilr]

Some good stuff here, but here's my vote. The man's a master, and the composer is a truly brilliant woman.

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIKEWCyj8mw"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIKEWCyj8mw[/url]

[musophilr]

On a slightly lighter note:

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hcZ4s9cvpw"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hcZ4s9cvpw[/url]