What are your favourite or best sounding pop music songs?

[melomood]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GHUnBRwkSHM

[GRUMP]

Her voice has improved since "The Christmas Queen"

That is - despite of her cute nose - so fantastic about her.

But anyway ... Top of the Pops will always be Jacko. And the Commodores Nichtshift. And maybe Depeche from time to time

[melomood]

Oh yea. Rock me, Commodores

[midi_transmission]

Been listening to Billie Eilish - "Where do we go when we sleep" if that's pop music.

Can you explain what's special about it? No bad intention with this question, real interest to understand. It's just that I can't understand why everybody seems to see something special in this music and gave awards to them. I don't see anything interesting or new in this music even when I put personal taste aside. I want to get this phenomenon. Or is it mainly about personality?

[mumpcake]

Been listening to Billie Eilish - "Where do we go when we sleep" if that's pop music.

Can you explain what's special about it? No bad intention with this question, real interest to understand. It's just that I can't understand why everybody seems to see something special in this music and gave awards to them. I don't see anything interesting or new in this music even when I put personal taste aside. I want to get this phenomenon. Or is it mainly about personality?

I think after 20 years of pop singers that sounded like contestants on American Idol, people were ready to jump on the first person with a hit that didn't sound like that.

[BBFG#]

https://youtu.be/cEgGtbhmAiQ
https://youtu.be/mfsYSPCNWCw
https://youtu.be/NrcemZpOmpI
https://youtu.be/tqDFGpd845Y

XTC

[PatchAdamz]

Josie · Steely Dan

The perfect pop song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-BipyU4WXs

[olepro]

Prefab Sprout - The Sound of Crying
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zr4xlgZqQkg

[midi_transmission]

Been listening to Billie Eilish - "Where do we go when we sleep" if that's pop music.

Can you explain what's special about it? No bad intention with this question, real interest to understand. It's just that I can't understand why everybody seems to see something special in this music and gave awards to them. I don't see anything interesting or new in this music even when I put personal taste aside. I want to get this phenomenon. Or is it mainly about personality?

I think after 20 years of pop singers that sounded like contestants on American Idol, people were ready to jump on the first person with a hit that didn't sound like that.

Possible

[BBFG#]

Got a lot of radio play in the '80s...

https://youtu.be/e5ep8jp2zkQ
https://youtu.be/4x0fPZrPV3M

(Saw RomeoVoid as a warm up band to The Tubes one year. Funny thing was the majority of the audience was there to see them and left after. So the 200 seat audience turned into less than 70(?) people to see the better band.)

[BBFG#]

Other favs of the '80s...
(That I still listen to today.)
https://youtu.be/IiqRO9FZnV4
https://youtu.be/86PYIkX33PI

And something more current that sticks in my head often...
https://youtu.be/M2G_PquyIco
This is the Snarky Puppy/Vassen version. Unfortunately, her version seems to suffer from the worst mastering I've heard for a studio recording. But Becca Stevens is great IMO.

[Spring Goose]

Been listening to Billie Eilish - "Where do we go when we sleep" if that's pop music.

Can you explain what's special about it? No bad intention with this question, real interest to understand. It's just that I can't understand why everybody seems to see something special in this music and gave awards to them. I don't see anything interesting or new in this music even when I put personal taste aside. I want to get this phenomenon. Or is it mainly about personality?

I think after 20 years of pop singers that sounded like contestants on American Idol, people were ready to jump on the first person with a hit that didn't sound like that.

Possible

All my songs in the opening post are from the last 20 years and sound nothing like contestants on American idol. (i think, because i've never seen American Idol, i do0n't live in America, but i guess i have an intuitive idea what contestants on American Idol sound like).

My guess is: Mariah Carey. They all sound like mimicking Mariah Carey.

[BlueOysterCult]

Production on this is insanely good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3Yja9suQzc

Tambu and Mindfields are best sounding Toto records IMO. Toto IV is great too. Too bad Toto XIV was disaster mastering wise.

[Spring Goose]

Production on this is insanely good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3Yja9suQzc

Tambu and Mindfields are best sounding Toto records IMO. Toto IV is great too. Too bad Toto XIV was disaster mastering wise.

Your song reminded me of this song (Tears For Fears):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5-c79LQ3aM

and your words ("Production on this is insanely good.") reminded me of this song (E.L.O.):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvBOZCrJsAI

[mumpcake]

Been listening to Billie Eilish - "Where do we go when we sleep" if that's pop music.

Can you explain what's special about it? No bad intention with this question, real interest to understand. It's just that I can't understand why everybody seems to see something special in this music and gave awards to them. I don't see anything interesting or new in this music even when I put personal taste aside. I want to get this phenomenon. Or is it mainly about personality?

I think after 20 years of pop singers that sounded like contestants on American Idol, people were ready to jump on the first person with a hit that didn't sound like that.

Possible

All my songs in the opening post are from the last 20 years and sound nothing like contestants on American idol. (i think, because i've never seen American Idol, i do0n't live in America, but i guess i have an intuitive idea what contestants on American Idol sound like).

My guess is: Mariah Carey. They all sound like mimicking Mariah Carey.

Perhaps a caricature of her, Christina Aguilera, and a few others I can't think of right now.

And the issue is not who they are trying to sound like as much as how they do it. They tend to come across as second rate divas who can't differentiate volume from emotional content. Fortunately with social distancing I am less exposed to these sorts of singers.