Perfect Pop Songs.

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Permalink Reply by Gail Manchester on May 27, 2012 at 10:03pm

This good old one comes to mind..

 

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Permalink Reply by Vic Paric on May 27, 2012 at 10:05pm

Since you already mentioned my first choice (Waterloo Sunset), here's my runner-up:

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Permalink Reply by Gail Manchester on May 27, 2012 at 10:06pm

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Permalink Reply by Vic Paric on May 27, 2012 at 10:22pm

This one almost falls into the "guilty pleasures" category, but we are talking pop songs and I'm too old to feel guilty about any pleasures. I just love this song ...

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Permalink Reply by Stan Schwieger on June 22, 2012 at 8:36am

Excellent, excellent choice.  Proving that you do not need a Rick Wakeman-esque keyboard player, or have Eddie VanHalen laying his riffs down, to make great pop music!   The Ohio Express played songs I could play on a guitar!

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Permalink Reply by Julie Jurrjens on August 23, 2012 at 1:58pm

No guilt required... great tune. It used to be covered by a Detroit band I followed back in the day, and it also looked like it was great fun to play.

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Permalink Reply by Vic Paric on May 27, 2012 at 10:32pm

Okay, last one. For my money, the high water mark of the power pop era ...

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Permalink Reply by Stan Schwieger on May 28, 2012 at 6:38am

You are absolutely right, but this has to be right there with it.

 

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Permalink Reply by maximum jack on May 28, 2012 at 4:38am

All good examples,keep 'em coming.  Of course, any serious discussion of Perfect Pop has to include some Beach Boys and Beatles:

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Permalink Reply by maximum jack on May 28, 2012 at 4:42am

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Permalink Reply by maximum jack on May 28, 2012 at 4:45am

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Permalink Reply by maximum jack on May 28, 2012 at 4:48am

The British really get it.  Here's an American band doing a song written by a Brit:

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