I might have nicked that entire quote from the film American Psycho 😆
The great suggestions keep on coming.
Sally Cinnamon, 21 June 2017.
Me singing along with the Roses and more importantly my son James. Apologies, I am very, very, very flat!
That many people singing along - that must make it pop right...?
Surely, this must be a contender?
Or this one...
The more time you have to think, the more songs come to mind! 😆
Only played Prince a lot in the last few years - so many good records.
Just noticed someone had posted Twistarella by Ride as well, cracking EP that.
More B-52s...
And what about M.C.? 
Tears for fears - Ewtrtw
Before they started sucking:
Ooh ..did someone say Tears For Fears..
Woman In Chains , Everybody Wants To Rule The World , Shout ..take your pick ..my fav...Laid So Low (tears roll down)..not sure if it was a single though
Word Up is a good shout.
One of those tunes (like Get It On actually) that you could play in almost any club, anywhere and it'd go off.
upshift -
I might have nicked that entire quote from the film American Psycho
Excellent work! 😀
Another classic...
Although some might say at least Hotel California is a better contender.
Although some might say at least Hotel California is a better contender.
It all depends on what mood you're in, as to which song is best, but Hotel California does it for me in every mood!
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And bonus Girls Aloud (whoever produced these last two knew what they were doing)
Some very fine suggestions, my offerings
some belters here. I'll just add
One of the best threads in yonks.
Some stunners along the way eh, who doesn’t remember listening to them..
More perfect pop genius...
Or....
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OP Should change the thread title to your favourite half a dozen pop songs 😀
You can never have too much perfect pop, surely?
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With my love of British 80’s & 90’s indie I think I have to suggest:
Ramsey Neil - Member
OP Should change the thread title to your favourite half a dozen pop songs
I could - but it would make a hypocrite! 😉
Not heard this Fleetwood Mac tune in years on the radio, but then out of nowhere since this thread started, bits of it started playing in my head. Googled it and initially, the video rang no bells, but then I started recalling this being played lots on MTV in the mid to late 1980s and bits of the video such as those dolls at the start/end. I've lost count how many times I've played the video now in the background while web browsing since Monday! 😆
I think I can safely conclude that for me, picking out the best tune of all time is an impossible task! 😳 😉
OP Should change the thread title to your favourite half a dozen pop songs
Half of the suggested tracks would never be classified as pop.
Erm, I dunno.. I think any song that’s upbeat, rhymes and you [i]can[/i] dance to is Pop... I’m not a huge fan of some of the “rock pop” that’s been posted, but you can’t deny it has pop appeal and crosses the genre because the songwriter needs to produce a [i]Pop[/i] song for the album.. 😉
So stepping back into the thread, I have another.. a Band that gravitated towards dance, built on Pop beats and urban communication.. it is a true classic of theirs, nothing comes close to hitting the originality.
A N Other, well not really.. haven’t seen this mentioned and I’m clearly stepping into BBC R2 Steve Wright territory (so please forgive the tangent) however Chaka Khan & Rufus “ain’t no body” lit up the dance floors in 83’ will a Pop Dance song that’s as true today as it’s always been.. we’re stepping into classics territory .. hold on tight..
Work was too demanding today so I’m relaxing by being back on this thread, you can tell my journey home is going to be a long drawn out affair..
A story of a thousand dance-floors, of nights in sweaty discos up and down the country, sticky baggy t-shirts and torn jeans, glue based hair gel and phone numbers written in pen on your hand (only to disappear with torrents of sweat)
Soul II Soul defined a dance generation and moved a million hips transcended Pop into Dance as we know it.
Dunno about here, but in the States during the 70’s and early 80’s a day wouldn’t go by without the Jackson 5 being interviewed or played or watched or gossiped about, defiantly Groove, classically Pop..
I have to put this on because the summer of 69 was a great summer for me and it's also great song.
Y’o! Gonna kick my ass f’o diss bro’ innit..
Kerwazy, the 90’s eh.. all that groovin and wrigglin and getting up to no good in the clubs.. tekin da drugz and being darn wiv those terrible uncouth youths who ought to be put in prison for thier outrageous behaviour Tarquin..
Are those E’s really any good dear fellow? Are they?
Two more before I hit a tunnel..
And I’m sticking with my Dance orientated Pop, purely for the fact you can dance to it..
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Bowie's lets dance is a strong contender. Anyway how about these:
This was massive in Spain in 1982 but wasn't released in the UK as far as I know and every holidaymaker in every club kept asking to have it played . Those of us who were there for the season used to sing along to it with "we hate this f***ing record " which went perfectly . Probably not the best ever but pure unadulterated pop nontheless .
I don’t think I’ve ever seen you post so much on a thread bikebuoy...!
Ain’t Nobody - nothing wrong with that!
Loving your work bikebouy 🙂
I'll just add
More contenders to add! 😆
one things for sure we all remember and loved them. same cant be said for all the new stuff coming out.
Latecomer to this thread, as I thought some stuff was too obvious. But I had to get to page 5 before there was any Wham! WTF! And still no Elton:
I love this stuff, I really do.
Fascinating looking back at the stuff that’s past through our ears and given us formation of music culture. For all the worthy recommendations, those that seemed to push back the boundaries of Pop there are those artists that embraced and thrived within the genre. Pop transcends class and politics and simply seeks to entertain for a few moments hatred is forgotten.
Controversial for some, too complicated to understand for many.. but the bloke produced some of the most memorable tunes of the 20th century.. will there be another artist to surpass his skill and craft? I do hope so, but for now..
Just dance..
