Perfect Pop Songs


Those with the kind of music, lyrics, performance, arrangement and production that you could easily repeat all day.

How about starting with this one? Somewhat outside of her usual cannon and none the worse for it. Perhaps also a contender for the sexiest vocals ever?

Louie Louie  by Julie London
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Many great posts here, Rhinestone Cowboy great 70's choice! IMO a perfect pop song should be between 3-4 minutes long(Billie Jean 4:54) not overly repetitive, restricted solos/dynamics while being seamless and avoiding political/polarizing lyrics.


dayglow,

Did you just describe Dancing Queen?

Every 4-year-old girl would agree while spinning her tutu.

Or, maybe even...

Men’s Grande Pink Tutu Costume | Oriental Trading

(I just bought ABBA The SIngles - The First Ten Years. It arrived yesterday.)

Would I Was Made For Loving You by Kiss qualify for a good pop song?
 glupson,

I think "I Was Made For Loving You" is a little suggestive, "Beth" would be the best example of a perfect Kiss pop song. Yes IMO a perfect pop song is really "about nothing"

I'm sure most of these have been mentioned 
"Walking On Sunshine"
"Hold On"
"Windy"
"Up Up And Away"
"Mellow Yellow"
"Have You Ever Been Mello"
"Carefree Highway"

Could some of the late 60's early 70's perfect pop songs have hidden meanings?

A great example for 2000's
"Bad Day" Daniel Powter


At the moment I was writing my previous post, Kiss and I was made... came on the radio. Then it continued with a string of, what I consider, pop hits.

Thinking about Mellow Yellow and Dancing Queen, maybe good pop songs are those that kids latch on quickly.
Old days:  Pretty much everything '50's and 60's

Newer days:  Brittany Spears' "Oops I Did it Again" kind of defined pop for a generation, along with her follow-ups.

Cheers!