Rowan5215: Flawless Pop Songs

Rowan5215 03.05.16	sup
tempest-- 03.05.16	blink is a stretch
tempest-- 03.05.16	some good picks otherwise
Friday13th 03.05.16	First eleven are amazing except never liked "Brown-eyed Girl" especially compared to songs on Morrison's first two albums.
EnyaFangirl 03.05.16	pictures of you - the cure
ArsMoriendi 03.05.16	2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 16, and 18 all rule. Should have picked DARE for 23.
Friday13th 03.05.16	'66 is basically the best year for pop. Check "Pretty Ballerina" by the Left Banke.
Rowan5215 03.05.16	other blink is maybe lloyd but All the Small Things is straight up bubblegum pop @friday not his best agreed but it's the one everyone know @Ars Feel Good Inc fucking slays DARE tho
ScuroFantasma 03.05.16	Sweet, bookmarked
ArsMoriendi 03.05.16	"Feel Good Inc fucking slays DARE tho" We must agree to disagree because I adore DARE. "Give Up the Funk" by Parliament a ton of things by Stevie Wonder, especially "I Wish"
laughingman22 03.05.16	good stuff
Friday13th 03.05.16	yeah gotta get some Stevie Wonder
wwf 03.05.16	DARE is flawless 'Can't Get You Out of My Head' is clearly the best pop song ever tho
ArsMoriendi 03.05.16	I Wish, Sir Duke, Boogie on Reggae Woman, Isn't She Lovely, Higher Ground, Superstition, Master Blaster (Jammin') ...
Rowan5215 03.05.16	love some Stevie but not everyone I know knows who he is so he doesn't meet the critera
Rowan5215 03.05.16	DARE is the worst song on that album, like come on, it's not even close to the best
ArsMoriendi 03.05.16	If someone you know doesn't know at least Superstition and Sir Duke you need to slap some sense into them honestly.
Rowan5215 03.05.16	that's also what I should do to people who think DARE is the best song on demon days honestly
wwf 03.05.16	rowan confirmed for hating fun
ArsMoriendi 03.05.16	I haven't heard all of Demon Days anyway... but it's better than Feel Good Inc., Dirty Harry, O' Green World, and November Has Come. The 4 other songs I know from that album... :P
ArsMoriendi 03.05.16	Also I have no idea what M83/Midnight City is honestly.
tempest-- 03.05.16	wasn't talking about the "pop" part as much as I was the "flawless" one ;-]
Rowan5215 03.05.16	objectively wrong tbh lloyd you've obviously never been at a uni party when ATST comes on after a whole night of shitty electronic tunes, man that fucker goes off!!
Friday13th 03.05.16	You're hanging with the wrong crowd if everyone knows M83 and not Stevie Wonder.
ArsMoriendi 03.05.16	So I'm listening to "Midnight City" right now and I've never heard this before. Also what the hell is "Zebra" and how does it qualify as pop more than Stevie Wonder?
wtferrothorn 03.05.16	The Jackson 5 - I Want You Back Prince - Little Red Corvette a-ha - Take On Me
Rowan5215 03.05.16	Take On Me fuck ye
larrytheslug 03.05.16	you included just like heaven, but gotta go with friday, i'm in love on wish.
barcafan21 03.05.16	fun.- be calm
RadicalEd 03.05.16	Stevie wonder - supersticious Phoenix - lizstomania
Tyler. 03.05.16	Oh sweet you made this. Great list
RogueNine 03.05.16	Dreams in 1977.
ArsMoriendi 03.05.16	OMG YES Dreams is literally one of the best songs ever.
Cygnatti 03.05.16	TAINTED LOVE OOOOH OH TAINTED LOVE oh and where did our love go obvs
Cygnatti 03.05.16	'THUNDER ONLY HAPPENS WHEN IT'S RAININ'' agreed
ArsMoriendi 03.05.16	What's Love Got to Do with It by Tina Turner too, fucking wonderful. WHO NEEDS A HEART WHEN A HEART CAN BE BROKEN?
laughingman22 03.05.16	list needs Kate Bush - Running up That Hill or really any of her singles, all of them are pop perfection
ArsMoriendi 03.05.16	Wuthering Heights dude Throw in Bennie and the Jets by Elton while we're at it.
laughingman22 03.05.16	Yeah I suppose Wuthering Heights is her biggest hit trying to think of some more; Peter Gabriel - SledgeHammer Kinks - Lola New Order - Blue Monday Daft Punk - Harder Better Faster Stronger (was the biggest song around back middle/highschool hated it then, love it now)
ArsMoriendi 03.05.16	Miss You by The Rolling Stones Loser by Beck MAYBE...even if it isn't his best song.
Hep Kat 03.05.16	just fucking awful list, awful suggestions, just bloody appalling
dmp3131 03.05.16	What a great comment that was Everybody Wants to Rule the World is probably my perfect pop song
Tyler. 03.05.16	Shhh @hep
adr 03.05.16	List needs some Smiths, otherwise it's nice
NakedSnake 03.05.16	La Roux - Let Me down gently
NakedSnake 03.05.16	Nero - Promises
tempest-- 03.05.16	Spandau Ballet - Gold
MyNameIsPencil 03.05.16	where is macdonalds
Frippertronics 03.05.16	rock and roll mcdonalds
MyNameIsPencil 03.05.16	ROCL AND ROLL MCDONALDS - MC RIDE SOUNDALIKE IN SUPERSIZE ME
adr 03.05.16	Stop posting pencil
MyNameIsPencil 03.05.16	Eat shit adr
RadicalEd 03.05.16	Suede - "Beautiful Ones" Therapy? - "Die Laughing" Ride - "Nowhere" The Housemartins - "Happy Hour" The Beautiful South - "You Keep it All In" The Lightning Seeds - "Pure" The Boo Radleys - "Wake Up Boo!" The La's - "There She Goes" Ash - "Girl from Mars" The Jesus and Mary Chain - "Far Gone and Out" Literally none of these songs (aside from maybe "There she goes) is known by the general public.
adr 03.05.16	✏
Frippertronics 03.05.16	please don't ruin Wesley Willis for me, Winkledink
MyNameIsPencil 03.05.16	Let me apologise now cause I may have had a few with a couple of buddies and I'm just going to do sleep soon and regret the fuck out of this tomorrow
DoofusWainwright 03.05.16	These need adding Row: 1980 - Talking Heads 'once in a lifetime' 1981 - The Stranglers 'golden brown' 1983 - The The 'this is the day' 1988 - Jane's Addiction 'Jane says' 1998 - Mercury Rev 'goddess on a highway' 2000 - Lambchop 'up with people' 2015 - Oneohtrix Point Never 'sticky drama'
DoofusWainwright 03.05.16	Nice Therapy? pick Ed
tempest-- 03.05.16	Spandau Ballet - True
DoofusWainwright 03.05.16	Ahhhh, scan reading is not my friend :D It did seem an out of the blue pick for Ed... Smh
DoofusWainwright 03.05.16	If there's one song everyone here should give a go it's 'up with people' by Lambchop
dmp3131 03.05.16	Another one for me would probably be Biffy Clyro - Folding Stars
zakalwe 03.05.16	This is great (even with Blink 182) Hey Ya is actually one of my greatest chart tunes of the last 20yrs. Some others off the top of me head. James - Sit Down The La's - There she Goes Cornershop- Brimful of Asha Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
DoofusWainwright 03.05.16	Brimful of Asha takes me back lol
zakalwe 03.05.16	Perfect 'pop' song dude. I'm actually giving feel good inc a spin as a result of this list. Classic.
DoofusWainwright 03.05.16	Slating Cornershop then bigging up bleedin' Phil Collins :/
zakalwe 03.05.16	When I was Born for the 7th Time is an album and a half. Cornershop is also one of the greatest band names of all time.
danielcardoso 03.05.16	Amazing to see some love for JBT here, Zebra is fantastic. Great list bud.
RadicalEd 03.05.16	"so i'd say those are a handful of those songs that kind of are well-known." Yeah sure but rowan was going for: "even total music plebs must know it" and it say none of your songs fit that descriptor. (I like most of 'em so I'm not complaining to much)
DoofusWainwright 03.05.16	Well mixing in some 'perfectly written but overlooked should have been hits' is interesting too
Rowan5215 03.05.16	Yeah read the description bros Zak I'm so happy mate
DoofusWainwright 03.05.16	My first two picks still stand
theBoneyKing 03.05.16	This may be an unpopular choice, but Coldplay - Clocks is pretty perfect, if you can call that a pop song.
UpwardSpiral 03.05.16	Wire - Kidney Bingos, if you can call that a pop song.
Pangea 03.05.16	Clocks [2]
InfamousGrouse 03.05.16	Don't You Want Me - Human League
Sowing 03.05.16	A lot of these aren't pop songs but I appreciate the idea and am mad I didn't think of it first
Sowing 03.05.16	Also I made that comment before reading your list criteria so Whoops
Hyperion1001 03.05.16	thriller is the best pop album of all time aint even close
Hyperion1001 03.05.16	maybe 1999 but thats just maybe
onionbubs 03.05.16	20 is definitely a stretch my god 1987 really was a good year.
Cimnele 03.05.16	Specials "Ghost Town" for 1981 imo
Ryus 03.05.16	i was with you until the 90s man not into RHCP, live, or foo fighters but nice choices for 60s-80s mostly
Atari 03.05.16	Cool list rowan, have a feature
dmp3131 03.05.16	James - Sit Down [2]
theNateman 03.05.16	, I can't feel my face- the weekend for last year, and everybody wants to rule the world should replace head over heels on the tears for fears
anarchistfish 03.05.16	midnight city is a great choice also scissor sister - mary sky ferreira - everything is embarrassing
anarchistfish 03.05.16	earth wind and fire - september
Rowan5215 03.05.16	@ryus REM tho?? @Atari :-)
zakalwe 03.05.16	Backstreet Boys - Everybody (Backsteets Back) On the dancefloor, arm wave thing, snog some slag, bottled in the car park. 90s >
Ryus 03.05.16	"@ryus REM tho??" REM rules yeah. would have probably chosen a different song though
dmp3131 03.05.16	Never Gonna Give You Up...
SharkTooth 03.05.16	It's Raining Men
JonEthan 03.06.16	Iris - Goo Goo Dolls SMD
FearThyEvil 03.06.16	25 is absolutely terrible, sorry
ArsMoriendi 03.06.16	I really don't Iris, terrible song. Sex and Candy by Marcy Playground is pretty good.
Rowan5215 03.06.16	as far as songs everyone knows tho Ryus you can't really beat it, obviously its not their best song ever or anything Iris a classic tune ye
Mongi123 03.06.16	All The Same Things is god awful
Rowan5215 03.06.16	s m h
Mongi123 03.06.16	I mean maybe I'm just biased because I hate that band but still, no bueno. You're a sinner for liking that young Rowbro!
Rowan5215 03.06.16	you were never young if you hate blink tbh
Mongi123 03.06.16	Yea I'm Benjamin Button. But nah I never much cared for them.
ArsMoriendi 03.06.16	"you were never young if you hate blink tbh" What If I dislike them, but don't hate them? Does that mean I might have never been young? xD
AlexKzillion 03.06.16	Lorde - Team Kanye West - Stronger Weezer - Say It Aint So Demi Lovato - Cool for the Summer
Masochist 03.06.16	#25 is probably my favorite pop-ish song of the past 10 years not by Justin Timberlake. Wow, it's incredible. "Iris" is amazing, too.
oWhoadYo 03.06.16	Bruh where the fuck is Friday I'm in love
ShadowRemains 03.06.16	fleetwood mac - go your own way gerry rafferty - baker street
Cygnatti 03.06.16	all the small things is literally one of the worst songs of all time. dammit >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Rowan5215 03.06.16	"literally" Dammit is a better song but do music plebs know it??? don't think so Go Your Own Way is a good call ye
Masochist 03.06.16	Also, I might've added "Africa" and "I Ran"...some other 80's songs.
jsaf7 03.14.16	M83 - Midnight City
SitarHero 03.14.16	RE: Blowin' in the wind. I think a prerequisite for a pop song being flawless is not having Bob Dylan sing it. Eg. Jimi Hendrix - All along the watchtower (flawless). Bob Dylan - All along the watchtower (ew!)
Rowan5215 03.14.16	Dylan rules lad Hendrix is not pop imo
SitarHero 03.14.16	Haha, I can't stand his voice. It's just...exactly wrong. Hendrix was just an example of how Dylan's songs are vastly improved by just not having him sing them.
Rowan5215 03.14.16	His voice suits the music, it's not amazing obviously but I like it Cheers for the bump anyways!
worthlessscab 03.14.16	Chumbawamba - Tubthumping x4
Rowan5215 03.14.16	aw fuck that's a good one Eddsworld memories man
oWhoadYo 03.16.16	1984 has to be when doves cry
Tyler. 03.16.16	i love this list
ChoccyPhilly 03.16.16	TAKE ME TO THE DISTANT PAST
LotusFlower 03.16.16	I WANT TO SO BAAAAAAAAD
aoz007 03.16.16	It's funny how you have Hunky Dory, Ziggy and Heroes all lined up. I bought all three on the same day :) Plus, Just Like Heaven by The Cure, that's pop perfection.
jtswope 03.16.16	Something happens and I'm head over heels!
Rowan5215 03.16.16	you inspired it chesse my man I NEVER FIND OUT TILL I'M HEAD OVER HEEEEEEELS
demigod! 03.16.16	I GET KNOCKED DOWN BUT I GET UP AGAIN
demigod! 03.16.16	pissin the niiiiiight awayyyy
Rowan5215 03.16.16	helloooooooo i've waited here for youuuuuuuu EVERLOOOONG
ftinside 03.16.16	Have you heard of lady gaga?
demigod! 03.16.16	that song live was life changing
BSX 03.16.16	no kylie minogue. . .list invalid
ftinside 03.16.16	Demi is a liar. He doesn't even verge SOMETIMES
demigod! 03.16.16	yea true i dont think ive listened to em all year im a sell out rip
ftinside 03.16.16	He thinks foo fighters is a cover band
Rowan5215 03.16.16	Kylie is trash and I say this as an Australian
zakalwe 03.16.16	Craig McLachlan >
Rowan5215 03.16.16	Kyle MacLachlan >
zakalwe 03.16.16	Pffft. The day he can sing Hey Mona with a mullet and still look a total dish is the day I >
Rowan5215 03.16.16	I feel sorry that you had to be in australia at a time when mullets were unironically a thing, short straw lad
zakalwe 03.16.16	I was in Australia when black and white tele was still a thing rowbro. It was 2001.
Rowan5215 03.16.16	bloody hell that's like the 80s in every other country innit
zakalwe 03.16.16	It really was, it was amazing.
InfamousGrouse 03.16.16	Can't Get You Out of My Head is such a jam though
torts 03.16.16	I can't feel mi face when I'm with u
RadicalEd 03.16.16	but I like it
InfamousGrouse 03.16.16	zak won this thread with Brimful of Asha, hadn't heard that one in years
Rik VII 03.16.16	Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence Props for Starman, Feel Good Inc & Head Over Heels, disagreed with Love Will Tear Us Apart. List is missing some Björk stuff. Also, Orpheus by David Sylvian.
Keyblade 03.17.16	Cassie - Me & U the goat pop song from the 00's
ryu 03.17.16	Justin Timberlake - What goes around Head Automatica - Beating Heart Baby Incubus - Drive Alien Ant Farm - Glow Mr Big - To be with you Outkast - Hey Ya
Anthracks 03.17.16	1960 - Connie Francis - Where the Boys Are 1963 - Roy Orbison - In Dreams 1967 - The Cowsills - The Rain, the Park & Other Things 1969 - The Guess Who - No Time 2004 - The Killers - Mr. Brightside 2010 - Ke$ha - Take It Off These are my contributions
Rowan5215 03.17.16	No-one I know irl knows Head Automatica Drive is a good call, Hey Ya is already on the list Mr Brightside great jam too
ryu 03.17.16	No one knew who Head Automatica really was, but back in 2004 if that song was played at a party, radio or what have you, everyone knew that beat.
runaways 03.20.16	2012 - Anna Sun, Walk the Moon 2013 - Robbers, The 1975 2014 - Rollercoaster, Bleachers
mortifierftw 12.10.16	14 is flawless I agree with runaways on Anna Sun
Typhoon24 12.10.16	good picks. does what is love - haddaway count since it's dance pop
Rowan5215 12.10.16	this list has surprisingly longevity damn @mortifier crowded house are eternal man @Typhoon I suppose it does, I tried to include stuff on here that was a bit less cheesy and set in its time but eh
Typhoon24 12.10.16	lol maybe it's because i grew up on that song but it'll never get old cheesiness conceded
Rowan5215 12.10.16	to be fair I have Head Over Heels on here so it's not like I exactly succeeded at dodging the cheesy stuff, but then again that's the best song ever made so idk