What are your favourite or best sounding pop music songs?

[cron]

Dua Lipa's Don't Start Now is probably the pop production that's stood out most for me recently. The manipulation of space and dynamics that 'pops' the first line of the chorus ("Don't show up"), smash-cutting from lush space to hyperreal intimacy, is one of more startling production tricks I've heard recently.

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

[Dasheesh]

discuss.

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/601 ... nilli-hoax

[Dasheesh]

it's getting heated out there. is a sample of a moog a moog? is a sequencer a player? is a "musician" a "performer"?

https://variety.com/2021/music/news/who ... 234941186/

[excuse me please]

Best production I could find:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8r7YPHw_7T4

[melomood]

Dua Lipa's Don't Start Now is probably the pop production that's stood out most for me recently. The manipulation of space and dynamics that 'pops' the first line of the chorus ("Don't show up"), smash-cutting from lush space to hyperreal intimacy, is one of more startling production tricks I've heard recently.

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

The album is quality pop & the dj mix version of the album gets points for having at least a little Masters at Work remix + various 'shout outs' to dance classics

[mjstonehome]

It's a few years old but "Style" by Taylor Swift is an absolutely killer mix.

[frmbg]

discuss.

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/601 ... nilli-hoax

the article says one of the members spent time in a "Bavarian orphanage". this type of lie in the middle of a popular market money play looks dangerous, and scary to even read!

[melomood]

So many pop acts have come and gone,but once there was this band Milli Vanilli who was popular for nearly a year....

[jancivil]

Here's one:
https://youtu.be/GaH25Sghoqc

the most erudite bitter breakup song ever

Elliot Randall and Denny Dias, guitars

the opening lick of this is instant joy

[lpr]

Been into Purity Ring lately their latest album slaps. Got tickets to see them in November! Super pumped.

[harryupbabble]

i relistened to these favourites recently
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fdJLxHK1smU
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7aAH4eVrVp8

and a favourite i recently found out is about drugs
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-CCfIJgVM6M

and another one that i always thought was about drugs
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VNH6nftTD5g

yesterday, i relistened to this one, sorta druggish too?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HCTunqv1Xt4

[vurt]

i relistened to these favourites recently
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fdJLxHK1smU
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7aAH4eVrVp8

and a favourite i recently found out is about drugs
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-CCfIJgVM6M

and another one that i always thought was about drugs
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VNH6nftTD5g

yesterday, i relistened to this one, sorta druggish too?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HCTunqv1Xt4

the las, many years ago i used to dj a bit at indie clubs, just back to back indie hits, no mixing bollocks...

there she goes, was one of those tracks, that made me laugh a little to myself, watching all the teens dancing with their beloved, acting like it's a love song.

joy division, love will tear us apart (the clue is in the title itself there) and rems the one i love were others.

as for the beatles, no, no drugs there.

[melomood]

Here's one:
https://youtu.be/GaH25Sghoqc

the most erudite bitter breakup song ever

Elliot Randall and Denny Dias, guitars

the opening lick of this is instant joy

Anything by Steely Dan/solo Donald Fagen is top shelf to me
recently got caught up as far as 'Morph the Cat'
All great stuff (imho)

[telecharge]

Generally speaking, I like pop music, though I'm somewhat out of touch with current pop.

I temporarily have access to MTV Live (which is basically like classic MTV since they play videos). It's mostly pop with a hip-hop video here and there. The music I'm hearing doesn't suck, but it doesn't really make an impression either -- unremarkable, samey, and forgettable.

One of the few standouts for me is this unplugged version of Midnight Sky by Miley Cyrus. Her singing in this reminds me of Stevie Nicks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF8pBmk0zKE

[melomood]

Yea she's going that way. Caught her on snl covering 'wish you were here'
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=u9TrCN9S9zE