[Houdini]

Here

[Johnny Brown]

We're talking songs you could take anywhere in the world, to folk who've never seen a stereo, and instantly get them dancing.

So Jolene and Good Vibrations will have this effect? Hmm.

In my experience.... certainly more so than Blur's End of the century anyway.

Not been many this century but I'd submit Spiller's Groovejet and Jamie T's LDN. Rihanna certainly has it in her to produce one, don't think she's quite there yet though.

[Steve R]

Pulp - Disco 2000
NWA - Express Yourself
sugarbabes - push the button
Seal - crazy

[Dr T]

  cred.....

boy band pop

backstreet's back - backstreet boys

eighties

take on me - a'ha

indie pop

common people - pulp

pop punk

all the small things - blink 182

punk with a poppy edge

I wanna be sedated - Ramones

hair metal pop

jump - van halen

shouty metal pop

rollin - limp bizket

shouty pop

trouple - shampoo

genius pop that was never ever going to be a hit

atomic beat boy - Helen love

[Houdini]

Extreme Noise Terror - Raping the Earth.   

[SA Chris]

In my experience.... certainly more so than Blur's End of the century anyway.

I'm not the one claiming they have to be songs that everyone can dance to. I'm just listing good pop songs.

This century;

Gnarls Barkley (sp?) - Crazy
Sugababes - Push the Button

[Houdini]

Me too

Suicide - Frankie Teardrop   



No no JB is merely carrying the thread title to the letter, as you are listing good pop songs.  Though, I think that some of what you have listed are phenomenal pop songs.

[Jaspersharpe]

Some good un's Dr T

eighties

take on me - a'ha

Suggested this in my 1st post. A truly great pop single.......

[Houdini]

Jasper, I'm playing that so loud the mofo upstairs will put a contract on my head   


Though I'm having problems reaching the high notes . . .

[Dr T]

just watched take on me...
does a great pop song need to come with a great pop video nowadays??
that one certainly did....

[Houdini]

Remember the fashion for a multitude of leather laces around each wrist that Morton Harkett started? 

[Jaspersharpe]

Ha ha yeah I do. That video is 23 years old and still class.

23 years old!? 

[Houdini]

[Peanuts]

Good grief    Has no-one ever heard of Staying Alive by the Bee Gee's ??

and while we are on the subject how about

REM - Losing my Religion 

or

Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated

or

Echo Beach  - Martha and the Muffins

or

Chic  - Le Freak

or

Buzzcocks -  Ever fallen in Love

or  ....

Sheeesh

[Houdini]

Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated

Peanuts would read more closely 

[galpinos]

I'll pitch in with:

S Club 7 - Reach

5 - Keep on Movin

[Houdini]

What about this then?   

[i.munro]

Gnarls Barkley (sp?) - Crazy
Sugababes - Push the Button

I'd say 'hole in the head' if you're going for the Sugababes & don't stop movin if you're going for s-club.
Going back a bit ABBA? Knowing me ...

Try not to think of Alan Partridge

[Johnny Brown]

galpinos - if you're having 5ive, surely 'Got the feelin'' is the one?

[Jaspersharpe]

I'd say 'hole in the head' if you're going for the Sugababes & don't stop movin if you're going for s-club.

I agree - Don't Stop Movin' is a top pop tune and far superior to Reach which I can't stand. Starsailor did a cover of the former on Radio 1 once and showed it to be a really good song.

Try not to think of Alan Partridge

Not possible for me I'm afraid.

JB - I'm with galpinos on the 5ive tune. Think that was by far their best effort.

[Houdini]

Two Tribes

[galpinos]

JB - I apologise for my incorrect 5 as opposed to 5ive. Whilst 'Got the Feelin'" is pretty good, I'm sticking "Keep on Movin". I've just realised I know the words to the "rap" bit.

I'll admit, with S Club 7, I only picked "Reach" due to fond memories of dancing to it (probably still know the moves" at Loveshack.

Both groups, though, produced quality pop. I liked the first Hear'say one as well.

[i.munro]

I look forward to the UKB bouldering film. A soundtrack of S-club, sugababes & hear'say & shouts of 'send it dude!' replaced by a discussion of the merits of different moisturisers

[SA Chris]

Sounds like you are fightin' for a smitin'

An appreciation of pop makes one no less a man.

[i.munro]

Sounds like you are fightin' for a smitin'

An appreciation of pop makes one no less a man.

Sorry I wasn't clear. That's what I was trying to say. I hate this macho c$%^ that seems to be creeping into bouldering. It's good to find some like minded souls & I'd get that vid.