Best pop song of all time…..

Philly_Q

A few more good ones from the days when I followed the Top 40:

rsvmark

Philly_Q said:

I've already registered a vote, but here's another:

I haven’t heard that for 30 years! For that you are allowed another!

bacchanalian

'Walk on By' was on the radio. 

or 'God Only Knows' 

lustycourtier

Iris isn’t a patch on the likes of Drops of Jupiter or Crazy by Let Loose

Sporky

guitartango

Where does it go from here ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvtTe7XDP9I

guitartango

I hope to God

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIhJJ5ZVgx8

Kittyfrisk

Philly_Q said:

I've already registered a vote, but here's another:

I think this entire thread is probably ultimately pointless (not an insult, just an observation), but I do love 'Behind the Wall of Sleep" partly as it was never that popular 
Slightly more seen on TV...

And the slightly genre twisting but not that popular

And the Aussie entry 


I'm off back to sleep now Nursie...

tone1

I’ve obviously got 1000’s but my faves are  

1. No Rain Blind Melon
2. There she goes The La’s
3. California Dreaming Mama’s & Papas
4. Son of a Preacher Man Dusty Springfield 
5. Last train to Clarksville - Monkeys 
6. Jeepster - Trex

rlw

Strawberry Fields/Penny Lane

Haych

Has anyone mentioned this one yet:

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

Haych

And of course, there's this one which is brilliant in every way:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfR9iY5y94s

guitars4you

Crikey - Could do this now and again in 5 weeks and pick a different song

I'm going for two - Fleetwood Mac and Go your own way - It has so much going for it - quality, solo, vocals, catchy etc etc

Then for a similar reason - Somewhere in my heart by Aztec camera and a similar reason to above

But in many ways, if it was left to the general public and the song that nearly everyone knows and can sing along to then probably has to be Dancing' Queen

hollywoodrox

fretmeister said:

https://youtu.be/dXcFFNx0_g8

/thread. 

These are better than the spinners I once saw on the tele as a kid . They all wore orange smocks & played some god awful folk type music 

guitars4you

Danny1969 said:

I think this is the finest crafted pure pop song 

I can recall this coming out - I was about 14 - The band The Rubettes never existed at the time - The high vocals were done by a session singer called Paul Da Vinci - The song was about to chart so the 'demo/session' guys quickly became The Rubettes minus Paul and formed just in time to go on TOTP - Showaddywaddy were offered the song and turned it down

hollywoodrox

Danny1969 said:

I think this is the finest crafted pure pop song 

When I was 6 / 7 years old I thought these cats were the coolest around 
was this a studio singer really a la boney M 

hollywoodrox

Philly_Q said:

Outstanding 

hollywoodrox

I Win . Waiting for a Star to fall  is sheer class  even the mockery of a TOTP2 presenter takes nothing away from it  & Shannon looks so 80s girl next door cute 

https://youtube.com/watch?v=5BiWXOUXQ0I&feature=share

EricTheWeary

guitars4you said:

Danny1969 said:

I think this is the finest crafted pure pop song 

I can recall this coming out - I was about 14 - The band The Rubettes never existed at the time - The high vocals were done by a session singer called Paul Da Vinci - The song was about to chart so the 'demo/session' guys quickly became The Rubettes minus Paul and formed just in time to go on TOTP - Showaddywaddy were offered the song and turned it down

Those sort of faux teddy boy bands were pretty much my first awareness of pop music via TOTP. My favourites were Mud. I think Tiger Feet is still a classic (with quite buzz saw fuzz guitar as I think I recall). 

jonnyburgo

Twinkle- Golden Lights, short concise and sugary, pop is an often looked down upon genre but it is very tricky to do.