The perfect pop song?

Sporky

Sally Cinnamon was an excellent call.

I'll add April Skies. 



And Can't Be Sure. 

CoolCat

Some great songs have been mentioned.

The Beach Boys produced some good music too.

• Don't Worry Baby
• Fun Fun Fun 

darthed1981

breakstuff said:

Dua Lips - Physical.

Absolute banger.

I love Dua she's great.

Her Future Nostalgia album is head and shoulders above most "pure pop" of recent years.

Plus she's smoking hot.

darthed1981

Iamnobody said:

Edwyn Collins - A Girl Like You

There's a great live version with the legendary Bernard Butler nailing and making the lead parts his own as only he can.

dindude

Loads of options, especially 80’s the pop music hay day. But for me, I think this is one of the most perfectly crafted pop songs ever written, doesn’t have to be the most popular.

https://youtu.be/Y5qyNF-MLaQ

In more recent time, I like Taylor Swift (how can you not with young kids around), but even by her standards, I think Anti Hero is instant classic.
https://youtu.be/b1kbLwvqugk

Kebabkid

I've liked some the Dua Lipa and Bruno Mars' songs but I think Crowded House's 'Distant Sun', Squeeze's 'Another Nail in my Heart' and 'Tempted' but my favourite ones are more obscure, like 'New Mistake by Jellyfish and 'I don't mind at all' by Bourgeois Tagg

Aornic

Billie Jean gets my vote.

LastMantra

LastMantra said:

What makes a pop song perfect? 

Does it matter in this thread anyway?

More like...
Songs you like,
Songs that you think make you look cool/have a vast musical knowledge,
Songs sung by girls you think are hot.

  

Nitefly

^^ Such cynicism in one so young!  

Philly_Q

Predictably, I'm going to say this one again:

fretmeister

The Spinners - Rubberband Man

Jonathangus

axisus said:

I'll be there for you by the Rembrandts

This.  Textbook pop song structure, instantly identifiable intro, fantastic melody, and a cracking guitar solo to boot.

Jfingers

Hit me with your rhythm stick - Ian Dury and the Blockheads

Step On - Happy Mondays

The bulk of things mentioned on this thread would also do nicely.

HerrMetal

The Buzzcocks (Ever Fallen in love) and The Undertones (Teenage Kicks) for me. Oh and Call Me by Blondie.

idiotwindow

bacchanalian said:

Taylor Swift is amazing.  I recently listened to a podcast considereing if she is one of our greatest living poets.  She is up there with Wordsworth

I like Taylor Swift and respect her songwriting but she really isn't a poet on a par with Wordsworth. Do you think the following is up there with, say, Intimations of Immortality?

"Cherry lips, crystal skies

I could show you incredible things

Stolen kisses, pretty lies

You're the King, baby, I'm your Queen"

idiotwindow

scrumhalf said:

Didn't we do this a while ago?

Be My Baby - The Ronettes. 

Be My Baby is usually considered the greatest pop song of all time and I wouldn't argue against that. However, I do think some of this acclaim is because of Brian Wilson's well known obsession with the song rather than judging the song entirely on its own merits.

Philly_Q

I always used to say Mr Blue Sky and Wild West Hero by ELO. 

But I heard the former quite recently and for the first time I thought it's beginning to sound a bit dated.  Still great though.

DaveJames

Mr blue sky.

hollywoodrox

breakstuff said:

Laura Branigan - Gloria.

Absolute masterpiece.

Self control is perfection too & Kim carnes betty David eyes 

hollywoodrox

BillDL said:

No no no