I'm not sure if this qualifies as pop, but I love the song and the video ...
Stephen Malkmus - Jo Jo's Jacket
(Topic ID: 226191)
Canandaigua, NY
Quoted from gweempose:Both of those songs were on Thriller which was released in 1982.
See how time fly's, sucks getting old!
Quoted from o-din:While the corporate rock DJs seemed to drone on and be talking to themselves, KROQ brought in a guy named Rodney Bingenheimer in 1976 who brought his own records to play. And they let him.
He's the guy that introduced Alice Bowie as they got on stage in Up In Smoke.
This is hard to argue with, too bad I can only upvote once because it deserves 100 ups!!! Earache my Eye 
Quoted from Mark66:This is hard to argue with, too bad I can only upvote once because it deserves 100 ups!!! Earache my Eye
Ladies and gentlemen, The Surf Punks.
Quoted from vid1900:Daler put the indi in indie-pop
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Canberra
Toronto, ON
Quoted from Chambo:I sense a Kiwi in the house?! Both great songs, and there’s so many more in the Flying Nun canon
I'm a huge fan of Flying Nun. Love the Bats, 3DS, Bailter Space, the list goes on. Very underrated label that gets overlooked cause of labels like creation, 4ad, etc..
Quoted from jwilson:Oof, long string of mouldy oldies the last couple of days. How about some stuff from this century?
Good point. So here's a clear winner across all categories: perfect pop, charted only in the UK, and released last year (admittedly the singer got his best known band together in the 90s). It also features the rare use of a tin whistle in a pop song, and there's a vague pinball theme to the video. What more could Pinside ask for?
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Holy Mountain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=14&v=BIQdUJ04iNY
Quoted from Chambo:Good point. So here's a clear winner across all categories: perfect pop, charted only in the UK, and released last year (admittedly the singer got his best known band together in the 90s). It also features the rare use of a tin whistle in a pop song, and there's a vague pinball theme to the video. What more could Pinside ask for?
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Holy Mountain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=14&v=BIQdUJ04iNY
Huge Noel Gallagher fan, and love his solo stuff. But I feel like Oasis have some pretty spectacular ones that blow this clear out of the water. Still, great song, wish he would tour in Baltimore once but I'm sure he doesn't wanna go anywhere near #1 in murders. I hear his favorite show is The Wire though so, maybe there's a slight chance haha.
Quoted from BrooklynDrug:Huge Noel Gallagher fan, and love his solo stuff. But I feel like Oasis have some pretty spectacular ones that blow this clear out of the water. Still, great song, wish he would tour in Baltimore once but I'm sure he doesn't wanna go anywhere near #1 in murders. I hear his favorite show is The Wire though so, maybe there's a slight chance haha.
I hope you can get Noel to Baltimore - and I'd have thought any member of the Gallagher family would be able to handle themselves pretty well in a pub brawl at least.
I would have nominated Wonderwall by Oasis but it breaches the original rule about the songs being relatively unknown. You can judge a classic by the number of times it's been covered. Ryan Adams might have even bettered Oasis with his version too...
Quoted from Chambo:I hope you can get Noel to Baltimore - and I'd have thought any member of the Gallagher family would be able to handle themselves pretty well in a pub brawl at least.
I would have nominated Wonderwall by Oasis but it breaches the original rule about the songs being relatively unknown. You can judge a classic by the number of times it's been covered. Ryan Adams might have even bettered Oasis with his version too...
Ohhh. Didn't see that rule up there. Oh well. I really dig the live version of Noel singing it the most. But Liam, he's just got that voice man. It's quite the belter though.
I'm a huge shoegaze fan, I can never find a pinhead into shoegaze. That's a hard duo to find it seems. If I ever find a girl into shoegaze and pins I just might have to marry her.
Quoted from Mark66:JIM CARROLL....PEOPLE WHO DIED.
"It's Too Late" is a great Jim Carroll track.
Sana'a
Top 10 most upvotes so far:
19 - Sweet - Ballroom Blitz
19 - Cheap Trick - Surrender
18 - M - Pop Music
16 - I’m Not In Love - 10CC
12 - The Knack - Good Girls Don't
11 - Ghost - Square Hammer
11- Bow Wow Wow - I wan't candy
10 - Aqua - Barbie Girl
8 - Les Paul & Mary Ford Show: The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise
8 - Outcast - Hey Ya
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Things I noticed looking back through the posts:
1. Same song listed posted sever times probably dilutes the votes
2. An insane amount of Moldy Oldies (these have their own thread: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/post-your-favorite-moldy-oldie-tired-or-overplayed-songs#post-4613137 )
3. If you did not list the Artist and Song Title, the song probably did not get any votes
Keep 'em comming, lots of great music posted!
Quoted from vid1900:If you did not list the Artist and Song Title, the song probably did not get any votes
Ballroom Blitz made it to the top of the list despite all that!
Who knew all these modern rock fans would be so familiar with such an old track
One not so old-
Quoted from Underspin:Wake up kids, we got the dreamer's disease.
The 90s kids will agree with me that this gem should get consideration. Impossibly catchy, witty lyrics and a steady upbeat tempo that doesn’t let up the entire song. It’s perfect pop music.
New Radicals “You Get What You Give” from 1998
This is a great answer. I'm a 70s kid and I think it's great - Apparently lead singer Gregg Alexander competed in 1984 battle of the bands which I remember being heavily promoted by WRIF in Detroit
Still being played on college radio
IMG_3972 (resized).jpgQuoted from vid1900:Top 10 most upvotes so far:
19 - Sweet - Ballroom Blitz
19 - Cheap Trick - Surrender
18 - M - Pop Music
16 - I’m Not In Love - 10CC
12 - The Knack - Good Girls Don't
11 - Ghost - Square Hammer
11- Bow Wow Wow - I wan't candy
10 - Aqua - Barbie Girl
8 - Les Paul & Mary Ford Show: The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise
8 - Outcast - Hey Ya
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Things I noticed looking back through the posts:
1. Same song listed posted sever times probably dilutes the votes
2. An insane amount of Moldy Oldies (these have their own thread: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/post-your-favorite-moldy-oldie-tired-or-overplayed-songs#post-4613137 )
3. If you did not list the Artist and Song Title, the song probably did not get any votes
Keep 'em comming, lots of great music posted!
vid1900 can you please implore on your people to please post the name and song on their video links.
There are some great suggestions here but I am disinclined to click on random grainy YouTube videos with no context.
Quoted from Ballypin:Don’t Go Breaking My Heart
Elton John and Kiki Dee for the WIN
This makes for a great karaoke duet. I saw Elton in Philly last month - dont be fooled by this video, he is old.
I already posted earlier but this is song also fits the requirements. I don’t know where I originally heard this song but it grabbed me and wouldn’t let me go for months. Also I don’t think it has ever been really played on radio. It is classic hard rock. Gaslight Anthem “American Slang”
Merthyr Tydfil
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