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Old 30-01-2008, 18:45
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What songs would you class as a perfect pop song?

Don't Go by Yazoo is so simple but so fantastic.

Is that the key, get a good catchy hookline and keep it basic?
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Old 30-01-2008, 20:06
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I would say that Heart of Glass by Blondie is pretty much perfect as a pop song
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Old 30-01-2008, 20:59
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Old 30-01-2008, 21:18
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Rather ironically it is:

'Heavenly Pop Hit' by The Chills

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ite_aYNLZus
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Old 30-01-2008, 21:56
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I always thought "If I Can't Change Your Mind" by Sugar was pretty close to perfect for a 3m20s instantly accessible jangly guitar song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGR5HOfKwfM
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Old 30-01-2008, 22:19
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Britney Spears - Toxic
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=K84ySmoUUdk
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Old 31-01-2008, 11:03
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britney toxic is a perfect pop song
cant get you out of my head - kylie also is
and love shack
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Old 31-01-2008, 13:39
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Old 31-01-2008, 13:50
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Love Action by The Human League

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=2OHPRtRWqWg

A great tune topped off by a monster bass line.
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Old 31-01-2008, 16:17
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If you want really poppy pop, 'Baby's coming back', the orginal by Jellyfish
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Old 31-01-2008, 16:22
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I always liked Sweet Talkin' Woman by ELO, great pop tune

http://youtube.com/watch?v=1LOBOJDI9yI
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Old 31-01-2008, 16:23
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I always liked Shanice 'I Love Your Smile', or Shannon's 'Let The Music Play' = Perfect pop!
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Old 31-01-2008, 17:06
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Pop Perfection No.1

Pop Perfection No.2

'Nuff said.
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Old 31-01-2008, 17:09
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Old 31-01-2008, 17:14
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Old 31-01-2008, 18:07
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Ooh, I agree with that. I love that song.

One song that instantly struck me as a perfect pop song was Push the Button by the Sugababes.
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Old 31-01-2008, 18:35
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Ooh, I agree with that. I love that song.

One song that instantly struck me as a perfect pop song was Push the Button by the Sugababes.
It's not the greatest lyrically, but the beat and the melody.. I always think of a perfect pop song when I hear it.

Agree with you about Sugababes.. although I think About You Now is more perfect
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Old 31-01-2008, 18:47
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Penny Lane - The Beatles

There She Goes - the Las

Itchycoo Park - the Small Faces

Pure - the Lightning Seeds

God Only Knows - the Beach Boys
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Old 31-01-2008, 20:07
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We tend to forget that The Beatles were a great pop group before they went all arty-farty..............

Here's my fave.........

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=-ngwIb-DxTI
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Old 31-01-2008, 20:41
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I love this and think it's pretty near to a perfect pop song (and Stuart Maconnie agree's)

Loving Spoonful - Do You Believe In Magic

http://youtube.com/watch?v=eaqRwFyoGgQ
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Old 31-01-2008, 21:20
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What doe's "pop" mean? I've never heard anyone say "cmon lets form a pop band".
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Old 31-01-2008, 21:22
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OMG, CHOON or what!?! I heard it playing in British Home Stores of all places a few months ago, and it sounded superb. I like the fact that they had no other hits. It draws attention to the fact that this is one of the greatest songs of all time.

I'm gonna get slated for this, but I'll also nominate Crazy In Love by Beyonce. Possibly the perfect, 21st Century Pop Song. The vocals are great, unusually for a song like this the rapping actually enhances it - especially where Jay Z announces her at the beginning, like some sort of Royal Proclamation - and it has one of the best 70s Soul samples ever used. It certainly introduced me to the Chi-Lites, a great group I knew nothing about up to that point.
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Old 31-01-2008, 21:26
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We tend to forget that The Beatles were a great pop group before they went all arty-farty..............

Here's my fave.........

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=-ngwIb-DxTI
Oh my god. I love that song!
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Old 01-02-2008, 09:40
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This is ABC's best in my view, great pop and a great video.

http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance...-near-me_music

And this from Go West is classic pop with a great vocal although Peter Cox seems to have had some kind of shaving accident in the video

http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance...-call-me_music
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Old 01-02-2008, 15:54
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Speaking of the Beatles, I think the ultimate pop song is In My Life. Lyrically not the normal song most songwriters were writing at the time either.
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