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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@davehg  - I was just listening to "Nilsson Schmilsson" and was going to post the same. So here it is......

The 1973 Grammy award for Best Pop Vocal, Male......

Harry Nilsson - "Without You"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dnUv3DUP4E
@mitchagain  - I like these two........

There She Goes - The La's
All I Want - Toad The Wet Sprocket

For my Thursday Evening offering I could choose nearly any song on Elvis Costello's "My Aim is True" that I'm spinning on the TT right now. But my nomination goes to.......

Elvis Costello - "(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pS8oaMFsBEk
@cd318 - Thanks for starting the thread. I love great pop songs. But I don't like that version of Louie Louie, by Julie London. Nope, not at all. Destroyed all that was good about that song. I agree that Julie London has a great voice. Love her sultry style. Just not fitting for this song.

Try this one. The opposite of the Julie London selection you posted.

Them (Featuring Van Morrison) - "My Lonely Sad Eyes"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHPRCaXEd5M

Keep 'em coming..... Here's my Monday morning offering......

The Association - " Wantin' Ain't Gettin' "

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msnkBKDITBY

Great thread @cd318  - I hope it continues to grow and promote great pop songs.
@16f4  and All,

I was just kiddin' about going head-to-head. The last thing I want in this thread is a pi$$ing match about what's best.

Let's keep it fun for everyone.


@16f4 

General Public - Tenderness

Definitely a pop song. And pretty popular too, if I recall my mid-80's radio listening.

We should go head-to-head - American Bandstand Rate a Record style.


My late Friday Night offering:

The  Bobby Fuller Four - "I Fought The Law ( And The Law Won)"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0sI6eFarFE

Thank you very much, and good night!
Late Sunday Night Offering (not power pop this time):

Linda Ronstadt - "Love is a Rose"
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


@glupson  - Well, since "Stayin' Alive" sucks, I'll go with "Dancing Queen".

This one is likely not well know because it was apparently a cover, recorded for a movie soundtrack. However, if you are a fan of Matthew Sweet, or Pop Rock in general, you should hear this one. For both myself, and my teenage son, this track in probably in our top 2-3 most played songs on Spotify for the last couple of years......

Matthew Sweet - "Wild"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFUomwWNLhQ