Your favorite Pop Music thread.

[RobinFinderson]

So I downloaded a bunch of Killers tunes, all of the 'best of' choices that folks here suggested, and I thought they were all very... nice. But with the exception of Human, none of them are going to enter the pantheon of 'favorite pop music.' What are your favorite pop songs? Here are a few of mine:

Human, The Killers
Hey Yeah!, Outkast
Champagne Supernova, Oasis
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, U2
Closer to Fine, Indigo Girls
Yellow, Coldplay
South Side, Moby
The Girl From Ipanema, Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto

[il Padrino Ute]

How would you define "pop song'? My definition would be Top 40.

[Surfah]

How would you define "pop song'? My definition would be Top 40.

That would sum up Robin's list.

[Surfah]

I tried to get this onto the wedding reception playlist but Gidget said no:

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[RobinFinderson]

How would you define "pop song'? My definition would be Top 40.

It is mostly up to you to define, but generally speaking, songs that have massive popular appeal. The band doesn't have to be a pop band to produce a classic pop song. Outkast's Hey Yeah would be a good example of that.

[TripletDaddy]

It is Hey Ya, not Hey Yeah.

It would be impossible for me to make such a list. way too many to include.

[RobinFinderson]

I tried to get this onto the wedding reception playlist but Gidget said no:

Nice cover!

[Coach McGuirk]

One of my fave's.

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JT is freaking awesome!

[RobinFinderson]

It is Hey Ya, not Hey Yeah.

It would be impossible for me to make such a list. way too many to include.

Yep, it is Hey Ya!

Hey Ya! has got to epitomize, for me, the perfect pop song. I would consider it to be the best of the best. DDD, why don't you name a couple that you consider to be the best of the best?

[RobinFinderson]

One of my fave's.

JT is freaking awesome!

Justin Timberlake puts on a hell of a performance. I think that folks who have called him the true heir to Michael Jackson are about right.

[Surfah]

The discussion of best pop songs has to start with Michael "The King of Pop" Jackson.

[il Padrino Ute]

I guess I need to go back a few years to make my picks. Here are four:

M - Pop Musik
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Tommy Tutone - Jenny (867-5309)
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Greg Kihn Band - The Breakup Song
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Sniff 'n the Tears - Driver's Seat
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I had to edit to add a 5th

Chilliwack - My Girl
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[MarkGrace]

"Pop" has a million connotations. I wouldn't even know where to start.

[MarkGrace]

I'm also stunned that you love Human and dismiss other Killers songs. Human is just awful.

[RobinFinderson]

I'm also stunned that you love Human and dismiss other Killers songs. Human is just awful.

Human is a great song! It certainly isn't 'just awful.'

But there is the risk in listing favorite pop songs. You can get judged by the popular music you like. Pop just stands for 'popular,' no? So just name a few of your all-time favorite popular songs, stuff with massive appeal.