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Post by oh oooh on Nov 30, 2022 9:56:45 GMT
I wish someone had started a thread about the definition of pop. If only someone would, eh?
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Post by osgood on Dec 5, 2022 8:21:29 GMT
This belongs in here, but it could be also in the "Miniscule moments ..." thread, by merit of 1:04 "Now listen honey" or 2:25 "I say no matter, no matter what you do"
And I reserve the option of nominating it for the 1963 canon.
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Post by toomanyhatz on Dec 5, 2022 8:31:36 GMT
Songs that sound like hits no matter who's doing them - though not uncoincidentally, the originals are always the best:
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Post by rayge on Dec 5, 2022 9:43:46 GMT
Songs that sound like hits no matter who's doing them - though not uncoincidentally, the originals are always the best:
No argument that's my favourite version of California Sun, bought it when it came out and annoyed people with it for years, but it's not the 'original'.
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Post by davey on Dec 5, 2022 14:10:56 GMT
This belongs in here, but it could be also in the "Miniscule moments ..." thread, by merit of 1:04 "Now listen honey" or 2:25 "I say no matter, no matter what you do" And I reserve the option of nominating it for the 1963 canon. I posted it earlier in the thread. Great minds.
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Post by osgood on Dec 5, 2022 14:22:26 GMT
Ooops
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Post by davey on Dec 5, 2022 15:30:25 GMT
It’s all good. I lumped it in with a dozen songs. But it was the first one I thought of when I started thinking about perfect pop,
I’m gonna confess something here. My first memory of this song wasn’t Dusty, but rather this cover by the Bay City Rollers:
This record hit the charts when I was 11. It was confusing, because some part of me responded to the perfection of the song, while the other part of me understood that the Bay City Rollers were essentially a pre-fab boy band assembled for little girls to dream about. Saturday Night (which I also secretly kind of liked) had already made them ubiquitous, and already made them a target of scorn amongst the neighborhood boys of my age group. This was a bridge too far. Yet, there was another part of me that could not ignore that cascading melody.
It was quite a predicament. Thankfully, I finally heard Dusty’s original and could direct my admiration accordingly (and more deservedly).
The point being… that song is perfect.
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Post by DarknessFish on Dec 5, 2022 16:40:02 GMT
It’s all good. I lumped it in with a dozen songs. But it was the first one I thought of when I started thinking about perfect pop, I’m gonna confess something here. My first memory of this song wasn’t Dusty, but rather this cover by the Bay City Rollers: I've never seen that image before, but I wonder if that was a direct influence on Throbbing Gristle's 20 Jazz Funk Greats? I can't find anything linking the two online, but the similarities kinda leapt out at me.
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Post by fange on Jan 20, 2024 2:16:52 GMT
Good thread.
The John Farnham track is the very definition of 80s Aussie pop-rock, but also the very definition of a ubiquitous chart hit; i can't and won't deny its pop appeal but i find it hard to hear it with fresh ears and appreciate it.
Here's my candidate for the perfect Aussie 80s pop-rock song...
Hoodoo Gurus - What's My Scene
Great lyrics, great catchy but tough sound, killer hook, full of dynamic shifts and bursting with energy.
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Post by fearlessfreap on Jan 20, 2024 12:21:40 GMT
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