Sana'a
It would be hard to pick the most perfect GBV song from the powerpop kings, but I'll take a stab with this.
Cheap Trick said GBV was the only band that could ever outdrink them on tour.
Guided By Voices - Glad Girls
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Harrisburg, PA
Quoted from VectorGamer:Venom - In League With Satan
There is no universe where this is a pop song. Right?
Quoted from VectorGamer:Venom - In League With Satan
Eh.. I don’t know, I think this has a better groove and just enough additional “sing along in the car with your girlfriend” je ne sais quoi to put it ahead of Venom if a catchy pop tune is what we are looking for:
I was going to post that one, but got busy with my TNA ramp project.
I still have that 45 by Hot Butter and my kid went nuts when I first played it for her.
The Vapors - Turning Japanese.
http://no-ads-youtube.com/video/rhino/the-vapors-turning-japanese-official-music-video?v=LR4XNqrqxrU
Quoted from RCA1:The Vapors - Turning Japanese.
I saw them in concert when that came out. News at Ten was another good song of theirs.
First time I heard this back in like '96 or '97 maybe, I went HOLY, WHAT IS THIS?!?! Loved the beat and a good one to go wheel the ladies at the bar.
Since we can do more than one:
Glenn Miller - In the Mood
Tones on Tail - Go!
Violent Femmes - Blister in the Sun
'Officially' too long to be a perfect pop tune. Doesn't even have a video clip. But, here's the beauty of it: it doesn't need one. Close your eyes and the song takes you on a beautiful trip on the road and through Paul's mind. This song and the album that it's on will never get old for me.
Best song you never heard...
Added over 6 years ago:
Owsley - Oh No The Radio
Seriously, check it out, great song!
Quoted from vid1900:"Synthesizers making an entire song???? Soon you won't have to have any talent; computers will be making our music!" - Old Man 1969
Hey!, I Said that! 
I've been playing Marty Balin songs all day. I didn't even know he was ill. I met him once and he couldn't have been nicer. Sadly, he passed today.
Great voice....great guy. This song to me is pop perfection.
Rest in peace, Marty.
Leduc, AB
Quoted from vid1900:Can in instrumental be a perfect pop song?
Anarchic System - Popcorn"Synthesizers making an entire song???? Soon you won't have to have any talent; computers will be making our music!" - Old Man 1969
There is no center piece holding the 45 down? The song is called 'Hot Buttered'
Canberra
Quoted from Darcy:There is no center piece holding the 45 down? The song is called 'Hot Buttered'
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popcorn_%28instrumental%29
The 1972 version of Popcorn is one of the first songs that ever seeped into my consciousness. A massive hit in Australia, number one for two months and the biggest song of the year
We could mine the 60s garage bands for days, these are primo examples:
The Seeds (much cooler than the Beatles during this era, and probably more likely to piss off the parents too )
From Montreal, the Haunted
Status Quo, probably my favorite British “Nugget”
Need more new music. <4 months old and near one billion views already. And another great video that should have some appeal here.
Quoted from vid1900:They are super cool.
Reminds me of The Regrettes
The Regrettes - Seashore (NSFW)
Both Raveonettes and Regrettes can be heard on Little Steven's Underground Garage. Sirius XM 21.
Quoted from Chambo:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popcorn_%28instrumental%29
The 1972 version of Popcorn is one of the first songs that ever seeped into my consciousness. A massive hit in Australia, number one for two months and the biggest song of the year
What?! You missed out on Rolf Harris' masterpiece, Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport?
I really thought I would be the only one with an Avril Lavigne song, but I saw someone had another. I'm not a fan as far as I know. This is really the only song of her's that I can think of.
Having said that, this song effects me in a strange way...It's 1 of only 3 songs that I know of that strangely brings me near tears when I hear it. I have no idea why that is. What I do know is I really like it and I think one of the main reasons is because it reminds me of the songs of the 70s that told a story. By the time this was released that really wasn't a thing as much.
Runners up:
Stacy's Mom by Fountains of Wayne
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1985 by Bowling for Soup
It seems a lot of my favorite pop songs are from 1 hit wonder.
I was perusing this thread the other night when I scrolled down to a post about Johnny B. Goode. And what do you think came on the radio that exact second? No kidding! What do you think the odds are of that?
When I was eleven years old, I visited our small town’s bowling alley and heard this bubble gum pop song on the jukebox.
Yummy Yummy Yummy I’ve Got Love In My Tummy, Ohio Express - a really annoying ear worm.
The first pop song I ever liked. Petula Clark, Downtown.
We kids used to sing this pop song verse over and over. “What’s new pussycat, whoa, whoa.”
Quoted from PismoArcade:I've been playing Marty Balin songs all day. I didn't even know he was ill. I met him once and he couldn't have been nicer. Sadly, he passed today.
Great voice....great guy. This song to me is pop perfection.
Rest in peace, Marty.
I always loved Runaway. Great love song, with Marty teaching Axl Rose how to do it in the bridge:
But back to perfect pop songs. I love everything about this song. A paean to listening to great music on the radio and the way music shapes our lives.
I can't believe this hasn't been mentioned yet. It's one of the reason why music videos exist The King of pop was one of the first ones to include stories in his music videos. Plus this song is a true classic. Add to that Billie Jean and numerous MJ hit songs.
Quoted from flashinstinct:I can't believe this hasn't been mentioned yet. It's one of the reason why music videos exist The King of pop was one of the first ones to include stories in his music videos. Plus this song is a true classic.
Your timing is a little off, but yes, Michael’s videos turned MTV into a Juggernaut. But with the Thriller album, not Bad. Bad continued the legacy.
Quoted from Gryszzz:When I think of "perfect" and "pop music" together, the only thing I can come up with is Taylor Swift's legs.
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Dang. Yup.
The criteria, I might have a missed few.
The song is she's a Beauty by the tubes.
It has infected my brain. I leave it there...
It has a lot to do with the time it came out I was 13 and mtv was new. I still love this song and leave it on. Unlike many others from that era.
Getting back to Perfect songs, here is an instrumental by the #2 best living guitarist on the earth.
Jim's sense of balance in his compositions, and the underlying urgency in his pacing is insane.
You will be humming this one all day...
Jim Campilongo - The Prettiest Girl in New York
Brighton
Quoted from rai:Vid
Are you saying ‘Thunderstruck’ can not be pop song because it’s rock?
Assuming you are talking about the AC/DC song (and not the BB song), then that is certainly Commercial Pop Rock.
BUT the whole purpose of this thread is to post PERFECT SONGS that you DON'T hear on the Moldy Oldies station every day.
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So even if your boyhood fantasy fantasy was Michael Jackson coyly stroking you off under his sheets, don't post Beat It.
We already know it, we've heard it 100000000 times, we've heard it this week on the PedoBear channel.
Post a perfect song.
Post a gem that most Pinsiders probably have not heard.
Since everyone is sampling all these tracks, this is your chance to educate their pallet - not just give them more of the same boring radio drivel.
(start a "post your favorite song" thread, and people can shovel in a bunch of Beatles, U2, Madonna, Bruce Springsteen...... all that 1/2 century old commercial fluff)
I can't believe this thread is already on page four and nobody has even mentioned Roxette yet. In my mind, they are practically unmatched when it comes to crafting super catchy pop songs with irresistible hooks. Case in point ...
The Look
Joyride
Dangerous
It Must Have Been Love
Listen To Your Heart
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