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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC3g0JmKceU
Brilliant. I like Apologise too, but Counting Stars just has something so simple and perfect about it - I could listen to it over and over and not get tired of it.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Waterloo
Like a Prayer
I wanna Dance with Somebody
Stone cold classics.
I feel fine - The Beatles
Tempted - Squeeze
Dancing Queen - ABBA
Biology - Girls Aloud
I Believe in Miracles - Jackson Sisters
Come to that, about a thousand Tamla songs.
Which is odd, because I've long believed that pop music is totally meaningless
unless you're falling in love or you've been dumped.
At which point stupid and banal lyrics become infused with wisdom.
That's what I love about pop music: it's shit or magic depending on your life.
But
Blondie's "Union City Blue" is transcendent.
I've no f*cking idea what it's about.
I don't want to know either.
Oh, good call on "Cathy's Clown"
https://youtu.be/CTsB-llTzyc
was going to say Love me do - launched a whole industry - but going with can't buy me love
"There's a Ghost in my House" by R Dean Taylor
"Ruby, don't take your Love to Town" by Kenny Rogers and the First Edition
"Young Girl" by Gary Puckett and the Union Gap (where did they get these names)
"Walk on by" by Dionne Warwick
California Dreamin' - by mama's and papa's - and Michelle was one of the best looking girls from the 60's - full stop
It's the most played commercial song in history.
Plus- who else could look cool wearing a yellow roll neck?
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
On the original criteria from the OP, Oh Pretty Woman has an intro (good riff, too), a hook, those quirky 6-beat bars under the opening riff, a middle 8, and a powerhouse ending (watch people get it wrong time after time on karaoke!) - perfection!
I'll never forget those gold shorts.