Oil Can Boyd Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 Town Called Malice-The JamI was going to suggest That's Entertainment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Doug Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 I was going to suggest That's Entertainment.If you want a Jam song, I'd suggest "But I'm Different Now" or "A Solid Bond in Your Heart" (it's on Extras, so it counts!). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PigSooie Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 Georgie James "Hard Feelings" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest David Puddy Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 "Hellbent" - Superdrag nice! anyone heard that newer superdrag stuff? i only have "regretfully yours" and "head trip in every key". both are amazing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 waterloo sunset - the kinksmanic monday - the bangleswhen you wake up feeling old - wilcoi want you - bob dylanbreakout - swingout sisterhe's gonna step on you again - john kongosgod only knows - beach boyspretty flamingo - manfred manni saw her again last night - mammas & pappasdifferent drum - linda ronstandt i would say the Boys of summer but it clocks in at 5 mins Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 Anything the Beatles did before Rubber Soul, but gun to my head, I'd say "She Loves You". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
napoleon Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 you're all wrong. wrong wrong wrong. sweet jane by the velvet underground is the perfect pop song. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
random painted highway Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 Just check Pitchfork's "200 Greatest Songs of the Sixties." Plenty of gems to be found. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GutenAbend Posted November 17, 2007 Author Share Posted November 17, 2007 These are all very very good,thanks for all the help.Im trying to think of some by XTC and ABBA and a couple other groups out there.Keep up the greatness! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 you're all wrong. wrong wrong wrong. sweet jane by the velvet underground is the perfect pop song.Not in its truncated version, and in its full glory it doesn't fit the category (even truncated it's still nearly four minutes). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tongue-tied lightning Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 clocking in at 3 min 14 sec is, Archie Bell with Tighten Up Quote Link to post Share on other sites
napoleon Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 Not in its truncated version, and in its full glory it doesn't fit the category (even truncated it's still nearly four minutes). it's the exception to the rule! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 Someday when my head is clear I will think of some true pop songs (singles - oldies) that fit the bill. There are tons really. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GtrPlyr Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 Some great ones mentioned already (Big Star, The Only Ones, Beach Boys, Nick Lowe, The Cure...) Here's a few 2-3 minute songs I put on a power pop compilation a while back that would fit the bill: No Matter What - BadfingerA Million Miles Away - The PlimsoulsFlavor of the Month - The PosiesI Want You to Want Me - Cheap TrickThis Is Where I Belong - Bill LloydThe Good In Everyone - SloanSomeday, Someway - Marshall CrenshawPlaces That Are Gone - Tommy KeeneBlack and White - The Db'sNuclear Boy - 20/20She's So Young - The Pursuit of HappinessKarate Man - The Super FriendzStarry Eyes - The Records (Okay, this one is 4:23 but it's too good to leave out) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
W(TF) Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 Should I Stay Or Should I Go - The ClashDancing With Myself - Billy IdolCorvette - Golden Smog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
theashtraysays Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 What I Like About You - The Romantics I was going to list My Sharona by The Knack, not that I like it but becuase I thought it fit the topic, but was surprised to see that it's a 5 minute song. I had no idea it lasted 5 minutes... although it always felt like it lasted a lifetime when it payed on the radio every 30 minutes back in the day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 If she knew what she wanted - The Bangles.Whatever that song was by the LAs.Train from Kansas City - the Shangrilas LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 September Gurls --- Big Star Quote Link to post Share on other sites
isadorah Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 i think i define "pop" song differently from most of the posts so far. i completely agree with the beach boys suggestion. i know i make this suggestion all the time, but seriously there's one band that mastered the pop song: The Carpenters. "top of the world" and "it's going to take some time" clock in right at 3min, but there are others. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 Itchycoo Park - The Small Faces (2:51)Windy - The Association (2:59)Got a Feelin - Mamas & Papas (2:58)Waterloo - ABBA (2:43)Girl from Ipanema (single v) Astrud & Joao Gilberto / Stan Getz, (2:55) To me, a pop song isn't blues/rock derived - it's more light and sing-songy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
W(TF) Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 Time Bomb (Rancid)Rock'n'roll high school (the ramones)Diamond Dogs - Bowie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DAngerer09 Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 Outtasite (Outta Mind) is some pretty rockin' power pop packed into a tidy 2 minutes and 35 seconds. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Somnambulist Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Twisterella by RideMakes No Sense at All by Husker DuMayor if Simpleton by XTCStrangers When We Meet by The Smithereens Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Strangers When We Meet by The Smithereens or Too much passion Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Basil II Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 "In Dreams" -- Roy Orbison Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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