The Perfect Pop Song?

Salty · **Posted:** Sat Sep 12, 2009 12:44 pm

girls aloud, the promise
bbolt

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

Take that do perfect 'mam' pop songs.

Hate them, but barlow is very good at writing a song he knows people will love.

Gibsons Beard · **Posted:** Sat Sep 12, 2009 12:55 pm

Yubep wrote:

but barlow is very good at writing a song he knows people will love.

jish · **Posted:** Sat Sep 12, 2009 12:59 pm

Hard to argue with that Elvis. Gigolo Aunts did a pretty good version of it.

I wold say West End Girls by the Pet Shop Boys is almost perfect pop. Girls Aloud, Biology combines lots of musical styles yet comes out as perfect pop.

Deeply Dippy by Right Said Fred is perfect pop.

I've just realised that I sound well gay!!! bbolt

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Sat Sep 12, 2009 1:04 pm

This....

Couldn't find a better version though.... banghead

....Mr.Elvis may help out!!!! :coool:

jish · **Posted:** Sat Sep 12, 2009 1:06 pm

She was a good songwriter that Kirsty MacColl. Sadly missed.

mouldy old dough · **Posted:** Sat Sep 12, 2009 1:17 pm

WestParkPoolie · **Posted:** Sat Sep 12, 2009 1:18 pm

andyp · **Joined:** Thu Mar 08, 2007 2:54 am **Posts:** 856

jish wrote:

She was a good songwriter that Kirsty MacColl. Sadly missed.

AND she sang the high "B-A-B-Y" in They Don't Know

Spender · **Posted:** Sat Sep 12, 2009 4:27 pm

Can't do Youtube so I have little idea of what you're on about, I just see big, big, empty spaces but I'd say the perfect pop song is 'There She Goes,' by the La's. :wink:

alleztfc · **Posted:** Sat Sep 12, 2009 4:42 pm

What a top-notch 100% rasper, Muttley!
Really couldn't agree more clappp

Only Ones - ANOTHER GIRL ANOTHER PLANET must get somewhere near aswell.

PoolieBarnes · **Posted:** Sat Sep 12, 2009 4:47 pm

Think I'd have to go for 'Raspberry Beret' by Prince.

PoolieChrissie · **Posted:** Sat Sep 12, 2009 4:53 pm

Quote:

Can't do Youtube so I have little idea of what you're on about, I just see big, big, empty spaces but I'd say the perfect pop song is 'There She Goes,' by the La's. :wink:

Spender · **Posted:** Sat Sep 12, 2009 4:59 pm

Yep, cheers Mrs Chrissie, more light blue background.... :wink:

Hawklord · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:27 pm **Posts:** 3116

It was the La's - especially for you :wink:

born toulouse · **Posted:** Sat Sep 12, 2009 5:10 pm

Groove Is In The Heart by Dee-lite or Rockaway Beach by The Ramones

Spender · **Posted:** Sat Sep 12, 2009 5:11 pm

Well, again, ta, but I can't get Youtube here. Some nutter posted the Xinjiang riots on it, with the best of intentions I should add, showed the nutters chucking rocks at the Police and the Police being very restrained and surrounding and quietly lifting them.

Consequently, in case someone studied their tactics, they shut the whole thing down. sadx

Poolie of Kent · **Posted:** Sat Sep 12, 2009 7:07 pm

My favourite song, this:

Poolie of Kent · **Posted:** Sat Sep 12, 2009 7:08 pm

Hawklord wrote:

It was the La's - especially for you :wink:

Didn't Kylie Minogue sing that?

BillinghamPoolie · **Posted:** Sat Sep 12, 2009 7:40 pm

Not necessarilly the Perfect Pop song, but I've been wracking the memory banks and came up with this as a possible candidate........

Just for you Spender it's Carrie Anne by The Hollies

Frodraff · **Posted:** Sat Sep 12, 2009 8:02 pm

Band on The Run

BillinghamPoolie · **Posted:** Sat Sep 12, 2009 8:29 pm

Bringing two threads together is this Caster Semanaya's idea of a perfect pop song.

Have a guess Spender!!

Spender · **Posted:** Sun Sep 13, 2009 6:46 am

Lola by The Kinks??

threepintwonder · **Posted:** Sun Sep 13, 2009 9:49 pm

car67 by driver 67

Cornelius Atweasle · **Posted:** Sun Sep 13, 2009 9:51 pm

ElvisAintDead wrote:

Ignore the fact that it's Tracey Ullman (who I actually adore!) and just listen the song.

It's got everything.

Somebody should cover it.

Her US shows are funny as.

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22671

For out and out 'pop' songs you gotta include pretty much anything by Take That. Whether you like what they do or not, they do it exceptionally well.

My other offering is these from the golden age of Glam Rock;

and (I know, I know. But you can't do glam rock without including him)

Cornelius Atweasle · **Posted:** Sun Sep 13, 2009 10:52 pm

This Flight Tonight - Nazareth. clappp

pde147 · **Posted:** Sun Sep 13, 2009 11:04 pm

Not taking the mickey. This is the most sugar sweet perfect pop song I know.

Cornelius Atweasle · **Posted:** Sun Sep 13, 2009 11:19 pm

Cornelius Atweasle wrote:

This Flight Tonight - Nazareth. clappp

Thanks for putting the vid up ... clappp

But ... "this video is not available in your country due to copyright reasons." banghead

Spender · **Posted:** Mon Sep 14, 2009 3:48 am

That's 'cos they might not get the PRSA money from the billions of Bahamian Nazareth fans who'd be queuing up to rip it. :laugh:

alleztfc · **Posted:** Mon Sep 14, 2009 12:43 pm

I'll see your Nazareth tune. Then raise you 12:51 by the mighty Strokes.

2 and a half minutes of 'dark' pop. A classic! rolf

sadly not available on Youtube

Sure they made a vid aswell...

BillinghamPoolie · **Posted:** Mon Sep 14, 2009 12:47 pm

This one?

alleztfc · **Posted:** Mon Sep 14, 2009 1:00 pm

You, sir, are a diamond!

What a track! :coool:

alleztfc · **Posted:** Mon Sep 14, 2009 1:04 pm

How good is that??? clappp

Davey Axelrod · **Joined:** Sat Feb 21, 2009 12:41 pm **Posts:** 41

Walk Away Renee by The Leftbanke is pretty much perfection for me.

jish · **Posted:** Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:18 pm

Two perfect pop nuggets from Roddy Frame...

and one from Frank Reader and the boys...

jish · **Posted:** Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:48 pm

Spooky.

Great choices of albums btw

The Lightning Tree · **Joined:** Thu Nov 30, 2006 5:30 pm **Posts:** 5804

ElvisAintDead wrote:

Out with a couple on Muso mates yesterday all in our 40's and we got onto what makes the perfect pop song?

We're not talking rock/indie/cleverarse shoe-gazing piffle here, just perfect pop.

I think it's THIS...

Anybody arguing will have to have pretty good reason. :wink:

...and I've just picked it up in 5 minutes on me acoustic!

Saw this video on a doccumentary about stiff records last week. Fantastic song clappp

SandyBanks · **Joined:** Fri Sep 08, 2006 8:50 pm **Posts:** 120

Did that Elvis Costello live in Montreal turn out ok Elvis?

Sandy

Hawklord · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:27 pm **Posts:** 3116

So many to choose from - this one's a bit strange. Took quite a while to download on my pc but well worth the wait.

For Kev - it's Transmission, the Joy Division number done by a steel band.

And · **Posted:** Tue Sep 15, 2009 8:20 am

Brilliant - really good that, like Unfinished Sympathy at a right angle. I don't get to see many 'pop' videos nowadays, but I bet there will be loads of similar 'bands on flat beds' videos knocking around in the near future, if there aren't already. (Probably is a hugely wellknown video that the steelband clip is copying and has passed me by mind, bugger it, i'll go back to lurking)

Compo · **Posted:** Tue Sep 15, 2009 9:46 am

one for mampi here:

chessington · **Posted:** Fri Sep 18, 2009 10:46 pm

I usually keep out of music threads as my knowledge is limited to 80s Pop :uhoh:

but I have been trying to find this song on youtube for ages and finally stumbled across it tonight. To be honest, not even sure it's pop but I think it's fantastic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyj6t-5THic

chessington · **Posted:** Fri Sep 18, 2009 10:50 pm

this is also a particular favourite of all the Chessingtons at the moment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YN2lsrWN34

alleztfc · **Posted:** Sat Sep 19, 2009 11:37 am

Great call there Chess with the B52s track.
For me, it drizzles all over Rock Lobster from a height!

Mind, Kate and Cindy have gone down the pan a bit, eh?

Hawklord · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:27 pm **Posts:** 3116

One of the other threads made me think of this:

(For Kev: A girl like you by Edwyn Collins)

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Sun Sep 20, 2009 2:26 am

This IS Proper Pop Music....

FACT!!!!

The Perfect Pop Song?

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