JohnS Posted March 9, 2004 Share Posted March 9, 2004 "Blinded By The Light" Manfred Mann and his Earth Band "Riding the Storm Out" REO Speedwagon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Strat Posted March 9, 2004 Share Posted March 9, 2004 Annie Lennox - Sweet Dreams Billy Idol - Hot in the City Duran Duran - Notorious BlueStrat a.k.a. "El Guapo" ...Better fuzz through science... http://geocities.com/teleman28056/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiveMusic Posted March 9, 2004 Share Posted March 9, 2004 Judging by the public, "Brown Eyed Girl" is #1. Damn thing is catchy as hell. I used to like it before I heard for the five millionth time. > > > [ Live! ] < < < Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlChuck Posted March 9, 2004 Share Posted March 9, 2004 Hahhaa. Nah, I can't say I like that one. I was just trying to think of songs that have that pop quality. I don't have the A-ha box set, trust me! Oh, thank god... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fendercaster Posted March 9, 2004 Share Posted March 9, 2004 Steve Miller-Abracadabra Swinging Medallions-Double Shot of my Baby's Love Cher-Believe Robert Palmer-Addicted to Love Bob Welch-Ebony Eyes The Clash-Rock the Casbah Glen Frey-Party Town Elvin Bishop-Fooled Around and Fell in Love and on and on and on............. My gear: http://fendercaster.freeservers.com/guit3.html If you own two Lexus cars, do you have Lexi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peake Posted March 9, 2004 Share Posted March 9, 2004 XTC rocks. Any Ramones, especially Pet Cemetary (definitely not their best song either). Pop? Don't know. Catchy? Absolutely. Give me the ANALOG and no one gets HURT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shniggens Posted March 9, 2004 Share Posted March 9, 2004 Elton - Your Song Beatles - The whole damn catalog Amateur Hack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrono9000gi Posted March 9, 2004 Share Posted March 9, 2004 Great topic and lots of great tunes already mentioned. "Time After Time" is indeed a killer (Miles could always surprise with the pop tunes he covered, rediscovered, and transformed, back to "Bye Bye Blackbird" and before, although on this one I still think I like Cyndi Lauper's original best in all its plaintive vulnerability). For current tunes, how about Dre3000's "Hey Ya" for a strong if highly eccentric and unrepresentative contender? My guess is that time is going to treat this tune well. In the R&B classics category, I'd say that Chic's "Good Times" and Al Green's "Let's Stay Together" are a couple slam dunks. I also think Kool and the Gang put out several timelessly well-constucted tunes. I've been listening to (and playing along with) "Ladies' Night" a lot again lately: what a perfect balance between sinewy rhythm lines, sophisticated composition, major funk, and mainstream pop accessibility! The vamps build irresistably, and the changes are surprising but finally absolutely right. Gratifying to both brain and butt. -Steve Steve Chall steve.chall@earthlink.net 919-969-5553 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrono9000gi Posted March 9, 2004 Share Posted March 9, 2004 Great topic and lots of great tunes already mentioned. "Time After Time" is indeed a killer (Miles could always surprise with the pop tunes he covered, rediscovered, and transformed, back to "Bye Bye Blackbird" and before, although on this one I still think I like Cyndi Lauper's original best in all its plaintive vulnerability). For current tunes, how about Dre3000's "Hey Ya" for a strong if highly eccentric and unrepresentative contender? My guess is that time is going to treat this tune well. In the R&B classics category, I'd say that Chic's "Good Times" and Al Green's "Let's Stay Together" are a couple slam dunks. I also think Kool and the Gang put out several timelessly well-constucted tunes. I've been listening to (and playing along with) "Ladies' Night" a lot again lately: what a perfect balance between sinewy rhythm lines, sophisticated composition, major funk, and mainstream pop accessibility! The vamps build irresistably, and the changes are surprising but finally absolutely right. Gratifying to both brain and butt. -Steve Steve Chall steve.chall@earthlink.net 919-969-5553 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJDM Posted March 9, 2004 Share Posted March 9, 2004 Since many of my other favorites have been mentioned already (in some cases multiple times) I'll only add: The La's "There She Goes" DJDM.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abnorm Posted March 9, 2004 Share Posted March 9, 2004 "Bed Are Burning" by Midnight Oil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug osborne Posted March 9, 2004 Share Posted March 9, 2004 Everything, everything everything that Phil said. Plus "What's So Funny 'Bout Peace Love and Understanding". Doug Osborne Music on Bandcamp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Strat Posted March 9, 2004 Share Posted March 9, 2004 Shout - Tears for Fears Linger - The Cranberries Tahitian Moon - Porno for Pyros 100 Ways - Porno for Pyros BlueStrat a.k.a. "El Guapo" ...Better fuzz through science... http://geocities.com/teleman28056/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
songrytr Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 Great thread and a lot of good stuff has already been mentioned. If I may add... Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House (the New Zealand Beatles as far as I'm concerned). I Need You - America So You Are A Star - Hudson Brothers (obscure enough?) Saturday In The Park - Chicago Any number of ELO singles. Pulling Muscles From The Shell - Squeeze Man Out Of Time - Declan McManus Tedster...*love* the Grand Funk song...ever heard the Jayhawk's version? Hats off to all the XTC fans too. Phil, never heard of this Ralph guy...must be some yahoo from the 909, eh? this house is empty now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guruman Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 no elvis? --------- -Guruman- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. Gauss Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 ignoring the beatles for the moment, i'd mention these gems: elvis- "burnin love" the cars -"my best friends girl" xtc- "life begins at the hop" flaming groovies -"shake some action" big star- "september gurls" stones - "satisfaction" buzzcocks- "ever fallen in love?" talking heads- "and she was" (bascially a ripoff of "just like romeo and juliet" which is an even better song, but i can't remember the band's name) neil diamond via the monkees - "i'm a believer" butch walker/marvelous 3 - "you're so yesterday" not the same as the lizzy maguire song paul collins' beat- "rock and roll girl" plimsouls- "a million miles away" cheap trick- "surrender" the wonderstuff- "like a merry go round" the queers - "punk rock girls" prince- "when you were mine" the osmond brothers - "just like a yo yo" ramones - "rockaway beach" ohio express- "yummy yummy yummy" music explosion- "little bit o soul" dave clark 5- "any way you want it" wilson pickett- "midnight hour" eddie floyd- "knock on wood" redd kross- "bubblegum factory" the jam- "that's entertainment" imperial drag "boy or a girl?" -d. gauss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Strat Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 Smooth Criminal - Alien Ant Farm BlueStrat a.k.a. "El Guapo" ...Better fuzz through science... http://geocities.com/teleman28056/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip OKeefe Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 I'll pass that along Bluestrat. Kendrix made some good calls - can't leave Todd Rundgren off the list... so "We Gotta Get You A Woman" gets added... I can't believe I left The Cars off my list too... Best Friend's Girlfriend is incredible stuff, as is pretty much the whole first album. Good call on the Crowded House stuff Songwriter... I thought of adding that song to my list this morning (afternoon) when I got up. I really like that Hudson Brothers song you selected... but only the pure of powerpop heart will remember it. As far as the Ralph Torres guy, I think you'd like him. I will burn you a CD of some of his stuff when I see you later. She Loves You was a great call, but I think my fave early Beatles tune would have to be "I Saw Her Standing There". That would definitely rate as a "perfect" pop song in my book. Heck, even the count in is a classic. Lots of great selections folks - keep 'em coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlampson Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 Phil, Is Ralph a local? I'd love to catch his act, if possible. John ----------- John\'s Songs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipclone 1 Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 Originally posted by gmstudio99: Safety Dance (I forgot who did this one) That was Men Without Hats, from Canada Whichever one of the Finn Brothers did `Hit The Ground Running`-gorgeous changes I would add a couple by Shawn Colvin-Another Round of Blues, Steady On, Shotgun Down The Avalance. Landslide abd Bare Trees (an early one) by Fleetwood Mac are great. Same old surprises, brand new cliches- Skipsounds on Soundclick: www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandid=602491 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipclone 1 Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 Originally posted by skipclone 1: Originally posted by gmstudio99: Safety Dance (I forgot who did this one) That was Men Without Hats, from Canada Whichever one of the Finn Brothers did `Hit The Ground Running`-gorgeous changes Three Strange Days-School of Fish (the band) I would also add a couple by Shawn Colvin-Another Round of Blues, Steady On, Shotgun Down The Avalance. heck, this could go on for years... Landslide abd Bare Trees (an early one) by Fleetwood Mac are great. Same old surprises, brand new cliches- Skipsounds on Soundclick: www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandid=602491 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gord -B Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 Tasmin Archer - Sleeping Satellite Sinead O Conner - Nothing Compares to you Seal - Kiss from a Rose Don McLean - American Pie Derek Smalls: It's like fire and ice, basically. I feel my role in the band is to be somewhere in the middle of that, kind of like lukewarm water. http://www.myspace.com/gordonbache Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gord -B Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 Extreme - More than Words David Bowie - Space Oddity Gary Jules - Mad World David Gray - Please Forgive Me Derek Smalls: It's like fire and ice, basically. I feel my role in the band is to be somewhere in the middle of that, kind of like lukewarm water. http://www.myspace.com/gordonbache Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basshappi Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 Sweet - Love is Like Oxygen Just about everything by Journey Devo - We're Through Being Cool B-52's - Rock Lobster Queen - You're My Best Friend Wings - Silly Love Songs Nothing is as it seems but everything is exactly what it is - B. Banzai Life is what happens while you are busy playing in bands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gord -B Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 Oh and of course the whole top gun soundtrack ... class! Derek Smalls: It's like fire and ice, basically. I feel my role in the band is to be somewhere in the middle of that, kind of like lukewarm water. http://www.myspace.com/gordonbache Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YourMotherShouldKnow Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 Hey Mark Lacoste, Sting's "All This Time" is a GREAT song. That lyric is among my all-time favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanmass Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 Police - Every Breath You Take Katrina and the Waves - Walking on Sunshine Blondie - Heart of Glass The Lightning Seeds - Pure Echo and the Bunnymen - Killing Moon Sex Pistols - Anarchy in the UK Tone Loc - Wild Thing Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar on Me on and on it goes, the wheel of POP (eat that Lydon!) spins again... BTW, Phil....Smithereens and Sweet....! WOOHOO!!!! I thought i was the only one who appreciated them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipclone 1 Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 How about Prefab Sprout? Atlantis, or maybe The Sound of Crying Same old surprises, brand new cliches- Skipsounds on Soundclick: www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandid=602491 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rog Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 Birdhouse in your Soul - TMBG She Bangs the Drums - Stone Roses Race for the Prize - Flaming Lips "That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." - Banky Edwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip OKeefe Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 Originally posted by jlampson: Phil, Is Ralph a local? I'd love to catch his act, if possible. JohnHe plays the occasional gig with his partner John McGill (another really good singer / songwriter www.johnmcgill.com ) as a duo known as "Mostly Harmless". I'll let you know if they have a show coming up in your area, and I'll be including a few of their cuts on a CD for you if I can cop a few free moments of time to put it together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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