Best POP song ever.

[Mullardman]

Abba were a brilliant singles band, pure and simple. The Beatles changed the face of pop music, developed it incredibly as an art form and are the most important band that will ever be.

Absolutely... and they wrote more near perfect pop songs than ABBA...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Songs_written_by_Lennon–McCartney

I rest my case

 

[Mullardman]

...and I've decided that Mouldy Old Dough by Lieutenant Pigeon is the best .

 

[Whaleblue]

Can't believe we've got this far without this lot getting a mention..

<Denis vid>

Yup, fell in love the day that first showed.

Cemented by this...

[youtube]WGU_4-5RaxU[/youtube]

 

[irons1965]

I don't think any performer(s) has ever amassed as great a collection of near perfect pop songs as Abba. Not even the Beatles can match them. In the 70s I thought they were irritatingly lightweight and uncool - these days I'm much less snobby.

Completely correct this but my choice would have to be 'God Only Knows' by The Beach Boys.

 

[Bananahead]

Maybe it's this today

 

[zekezebra]

Late for work so will read the whole thread later. Did Madness get a mention yet? Did some great pop songs.

 

[Hazelberry]

So many great songs here!

My nomination:

Uhhh, hang on...

Cemented by [Heart Of Glass]

Yes! If somehow I ever forgot about Emily and Zig Zag, there'd always be this around to top the pile on a sunny day.

 

[Steve Catterall]

Subterraneans - My Flamingo.
is today's answer.

Nick Kent showing that music journalists can make decent records.
Excellent choice

 

[gassor]

For late converts like myself to Abba this is worth a browse. OK they were not about rebellion, but the enduring musical quality and the sad lives behind the band is explored.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/culture/story/20140415-why-are-abba-so-popular

 

[gavreid]

Oliver's Army for me 99% of the time.

I might possibly say Down in the Tube Station At Midnight or Going Underground on another day...

 

[Bananahead]

But if it must be a song from ago..........

 

[jimi]

But if it must be a song from ago..........

Did'nt Noel Gallagher write this?

 

[rich46]

jailhouse rock started it all. the film clip of song is years before is time

 

[Del monaco]

Great Pop Music should still send shivers up yer spine.

I still get it. Every time.

Sounds like Feargal Sharkey..or Larry the lamb.

 

[mattgbell]

This is a wonderful piece of songwriting and could also be the most powerful pop song ever made, so it gets my vote.

Martha and the Vandellas -- Dancing in the Street

 

[Nick_G]

Hi,

How about this banger by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles.

Catchy, uptempo, a good dancer and great lyrics.

Sounds like a happy song but it's the opposite.

Dean

That song is probably my earliest memory: hearing my mum playing it aged maybe 2 or slightly less. She loves Motown and with that being the first music I remember it has a very deep place in my heart for me too.

 

[Aethelist]

Feargal Sharkey? Was he even born when that song was recorded?

Jeesh.

Whizzer & Chips.

 

[gassor]

Oliver's Army for me 99% of the time.

And where did Elvis rip off the piano riff from? Correct, Abba's Dancing Queen of course

 

[Still]

You undeserving swine!

That, Sir, is the finest tv comedy every produced.

 

[JamesJamerson]

You undeserving swine!

That, Sir, is the finest tv comedy every produced.

Jed, and those of you with a similar affliction, may enjoy this:

http://www.postpoppodcasts.com/monkey-tennis/