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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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glupson
7,842 posts
 
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?
dayglow
1,933 posts
 
 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


glupson
7,842 posts
 
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.
richopp
760 posts
 
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!
reubent
7,037 posts
 
I would like to take this opportunity to remind folks that the title of this thread is "PERFECT Pop Songs".......

Just sayin'.

And yes, I know perfect is in the ear of the beerholder. But come on.....

If you just want a list of pop songs, go to the Billboard Hot 100 charts

https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/hot-100-songs


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