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jens · Post by **jens** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 2:36 pm

amongst many many others:

Supertramp: logical song

Travis: sing

CypherOne · Post by **CypherOne** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 2:37 pm

whereas I'd glady mow Travis down with a big truck. although I agree that Sing is very catchy.

Stupid American Pig · Post by **Stupid American Pig** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 2:38 pm

cytospur wrote:I'm surprised no-one has mentioned Vince Clarke - until now, of course:

Just Can't Get Enough - Depeche Mode
Don't Go - Yazoo
Sometimes - Erasure

Pure pop to dance to. Simple melodies, catchy riffs and real foot stompers.

I thought those were all the same song, just with different names

Yeah vince made a good pop song and several decent remixes of it

CypherOne · Post by **CypherOne** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 2:39 pm

Right now I'd say Scissor Sisters are turning out some great pop records...

advaya · Post by **advaya** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 2:41 pm

jens wrote:amongst many many others:

Travis: sing

Yeah! I love that tune! My mates and I used to bash and wail that one out over and over whilst sitting around ye ol' campfire! Good times!

How could I forget???

advaya · Post by **advaya** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 2:44 pm

CypherOne wrote:whereas I'd glady mow Travis down with a big truck. although I agree that Sing is very catchy.

Mowing down Travis would be about as gratifying as kicking a week-old puppy! You sick bastard!

cytospur · Post by **cytospur** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 2:46 pm

@ S_A_P

To prove that I have differently styled pop songs that I think are near-perfect I would stick in:

Happy Hour - The Housemartins
Crash - The Primitives

CypherOne · Post by **CypherOne** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 2:51 pm

advaya wrote:
CypherOne wrote:whereas I'd glady mow Travis down with a big truck. although I agree that Sing is very catchy.
Mowing down Travis would be about as gratifying as kicking a week-old puppy! You sick bastard!

Nah, I'd gladly line up all of the 'made for radio faux indie jangly guitar pop wank artists'...Travis, Oarsis, Coldplay, Keane and so on

It's not that I don't like some of these sorts of tracks, it's just when you listen to it on a decent hifi set up and not a radio you realise there's no bass and half of it sounds like the band were in a wardrobe with the mics on the outside when they recorded it.

Obviously just my opinion of course...

jens · Post by **jens** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 2:59 pm

CypherOne wrote:whereas I'd glady mow Travis down with a big truck.

- I know what you mean...

but 'sing' is one of those songs which usually evryone loves, no matter what style he/she usually prefers...
- and that's my definition of a 'perfect pop-single'

here's three more:

Pulp - disco2000

TalkTalk - it's my life

Mia - hungriges Herz

haydxn · Post by **haydxn** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 3:03 pm

really jens? i like some travis songs but sing is the most trite they've come up with! they're consistent in picking a word and running with it [sing.. sing.. sing- sing sing sing] [turn tu---rn, turn turn turn, turn tu----rn, turn] etc.. me, i like their first album more... U16 girls is a good track, so is funny thing..

but sing?!

Hellbilly · Post by **Hellbilly** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 3:07 pm

Some of what i consider good songs, may not be all pop, but i'll go ahead anyway...

Eric Clapton - Layla
Billy Idol - White Wedding
Junior Senior - Move your body
B52's - Love Shack
Presidents of the USA - Kitty
Pearl Jam - Betterman
Tenacious D - Wonderboy
AC/DC - Thunderstruck

ooof, seems like i wandered off there a bit, who cares though...

R.E.M. - Shiny happy people
Proclaimers - I would walk walk 500 miles
Radiohead - Creep
Radiohead - High and Dry
Robbie Williams - Man for all seasons
TaTu - All the things she said (

)
Black Eyed Peas - Shut up

I should probably stop now....

Indeed, i will.

jens · Post by **jens** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 3:08 pm

haydxn wrote:really jens? i like some travis songs but sing is the most trite they've come up with! they're consistent in picking a word and running with it [sing.. sing.. sing- sing sing sing] [turn tu---rn, turn turn turn, turn tu----rn, turn] etc.. me, i like their first album more... U16 girls is a good track, so is funny thing..

but sing?!

really!!! - I think you're in a very small minority then - I just love this tune because it's incredibly erm... 'uplifting'

haydxn · Post by **haydxn** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 3:11 pm

i think turn is better

jens · Post by **jens** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 3:15 pm

- I only know two songs from them ('sing and 'why does it...')- I hate britpop and I'd never buy such crap

Hovmod · Post by **Hovmod** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 3:16 pm

Nobody else think 'when I kissed the teacher' is a perfect pop song?

The 'perfect' pop single