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the greatest pop song ever?

apropos of absolutely nothing, i just listened to the song "five o clock world" by the vogues for the first time in perhaps 20 years. i heard it on a really good lexus (levinson) sound system and have concluded that it's arguably the greatest pop production ever--the damn thing's incredible. in the space of a quick two minutes you get 12 string guitar, marimba, horns, incredible drumming and a really wild honky-tonk piano, all on top of those weird doowop harmonies. add to the mix a really tight melody and sorta meaningful lyrics and you have something that makes phil spector look unambitious and timid.

also from left field, i've been touting a song called "i can see you" by someone or something called june and the exit wounds as the single most beautiful tune ever written. as far as i know, it's only been released on a sampler by parasol records (an indy label out of urban il). this song sounds like some lost brian wilson masterpiece and is well worth finding for those in search of audio nirvana.
loomisjohnson
duanegoosen
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Also dig Friday on my mind. There are so many good poppy flavors available. Can't help thinking how much better radio could have been:
See Emily Play/ Pink Floyd (the Bowie one is good too)
Yellow Pills/ 20/20
I Can see For Miles/ The Who
Go All The Way/ The Raspberries
Sister Havana/ Urge Overkill
Little Green Bag/ George Baker Selection
The Move/ Do Ya
She's A Sensation/ The Ramones
Here Comes My Baby/ The Tremeloes
Sunshine Superman/ Donovan
Summer in the City/ Lovin' Spoonful
Just What I Needed/ The Cars
That Thing You Do/ Dwight Twilley
Breakup Song/ Greg Kihn
Strangers When We Meet/ Smithereens
Modern World/ The Jam
You Really Got Me/ Kinks
Look Sharp/ Joe Jackson
Speedy's Coming/ Scorpions
Walk Don't Run/ Ventures
Sleepwalk/ Shadows
Fleetwood Mac/ Albatross
Seven and Seven is/ Love
Too Much To Dream Last Night/ Electric Prunes
(Like the Stiv Bators one too)
Procol Harum/ Whiter Shade Of Pale
Jimi Hendrix/ Wind Cries Mary
She's a Rainbow/ Rolling Stones
Adventures in a Yorkshire Landscape/ Be Bop Deluxe
Space Oddity/ David Bowie
Backwater/ Meat Puppets
Where is My Mind (and lots of others)/ Pixies
Radiohead/ Creep
I Will Follow/ U2
Eddie and the Hot Rods/ Do Anything You Wanna Do
Never Say Never/ Romeo Void

Gobs of glaring omissions, but gotta stop somewhere
loomisjohnson OP
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duanegoosen, great list--many of my faves. also:
replacements--unsatisfied
dwight twilley--sincerly
posies--dream all day
verlaines--death and the maiden
chills--pink frost
rolling stones--torn and frayed
paul mccartney--let me roll it
big star--whats going ahn
byrds--set you free this time
lou reed--legendary hearts
robyn hitchcock--madonna of the wasps
marinne faithful--broken english
neil young--broken arrow/expecting to fly
elliott smith--between the bars
afghan whigs--what jail is like
smiths--how soon is now
procol harum--homburg
shins--phantom limb
shoes--now and then
otis redding--these arms of mine
foster and lloyd--lie to yourself
mekons--memphis egypt
tommy keene--back to zero
radiohead--karma police
jethro tull--with you there to help me
badfinger--baby blue
aimee mann--i should've known
bee gees--to love somebody
bob mould--next time you leave
george jones--she thinks i still care
elvis costello--pidgin english
graham parker---discovering japan

and on and on........................
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Thriller...period.
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