Awesome Pop Songs, Part Five

[frank thomson]

what, did glass houses have only 7 or 8 top 10 hits?

he should be ashamed of himself!


I like *big shot*, too.

[Gris]

How about some R&B or soul...?

Mrs., Mrs. Jones...

[pc]

How about some R&B or soul...?

Mrs., Mrs. Jones...

"Me & Mrs. Jones"--Billy Paul...

Too late!

[Kap'n]

Listening to the Pulp Fiction soundtrack this afternoon at the 4th party.

Son of a Preacher Man. Damn, I love that song!

[frank thomson]

and the absolute best; THE MONKEES

-last train to clarksville
-daydream believer
-i'm not your stepping stone
-mary, mary
-pleasent valley sunday
-i'm a believer

[NeoFauve]

"Save The Last Dance For Me" - The Drifters, or Emmylou Harris

"Come A Little Bit Closer" - Jay & the Americans, Trini Lopez
I think(?) the Trini version is the one I dig.

[Rickenjangle]

i think Phil Vasser is the counrty billyjoel

jmmfo

(fwiw, i like both...just sayin is all)

True dat.

And I'll go out on a limb and say that I've always been a fan of Billy, although I think he jumped the shark with Uptown Girl.

Though I love his use of a Beethoven melody in the song This Night, from the Innocent Man album.

Some of his earlier stuff was a-freakin'-mazing...Captain Jack's one of my favorites, especially the live version.

[hi-watt357]

Ok...some of these may not have been intended to be pop songs, but they may have ended up being so anyway...

"Take On Me" - Ah-Ha
"Voices" - Cheap Trick
"Photograph" - Def Leppard
"Let's Go Crazy" - Prince & The Revolution
"I Love Rock And Roll" - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
"Borderline" - Madonna
"The Middle" - Jimmy Eat World
"Got To Be Real" - Cheryl Lynn
"Jukebox Hero" - Foreigner
"Knowing Me, Knowing You" - ABBA
"Heart Of Glass" - Blondie
"Don't You Want Me" & "Fascination" - The Human League
"Relax" - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
"Only Happy When It Rains" - Garbage
"Strip" - Adam Ant
"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" - Michael Jackson

I'm sure I'll think of more...

[hi-watt357]

"Our Lips Are Sealed" - The Go-Go's

[TL5]

From the Todd Rundgren file:
"Love is the Answer" my favorite version is a live version by Utopia. I think the Cd was "Live in Japan 1988" but I coould be wrong on the year.

"100 Years" by Five for Fighting.

From the "Ill never grow tired of it" catergory: 'Baby Come Back' by Player

and one more, found in the "you've probably never heard it" file:
She Sheila by The Producers. In fact, I'd throw in a couple more from the Producers debut "What's He Got (That I ain't got)" and "What She Does to Me"

The Producers were an Atlanta Ga band that almost made it big time in 81-82. A similar sounding group that did 'hit' was The Tubes "She's a Beauty" and "Talk to Ya Later"

[Gtrplyr]

and one more, found in the "you've probably never heard it" file:
She Sheila by The Producers. In fact, I'd throw in a couple more from the Producers debut "What's He Got (That I ain't got)" and "What She Does to Me"

The Producers were an Atlanta Ga band that almost made it big time in 81-82.

The Producers are still one of my favorite pop bands! She Sheila is a great pop song. Picked up a CD of their first 2 albums not too long ago. Saw them in concert back in '82 and got to go to the after party with the band as well. It's ashamed they never got further with their career.

[NeoFauve]

Just heard this one out of the blue a couple days ago.

"Every Kind Of Paople" - Robert Palmer

[gweimer]

Gris - I don't think so.

My band also used to play 3Dog's "Liar." Man, that was fun. I can still play the little rolling guitar figure any day. (Yes, I know the song was written by Russ Ballard... the same band also played "Hold Your Head Up.")

And Three Dog Night did a far better job of it than Argent.

I'm playing catch-up here, so if we haven't gotten these:

"Elenore" - The Turtles
"Never Been To Spain" - Three Dog Night
"Hit Me One More Time" - Britney Spears (sorry, it's a good song)
"Heat Wave" - Martha and the Vandellas
"Would I Lie To You" - Eurythmics
"Stacey's Mom" - Fountains of Wayne

[Gravity Jim]

gweimer, my same old band that played "Hold Your Head Up" and "Liar" also played "Elenore!" Geez, that was a fun band.

That's a good list. I love that Britney record, no lie. Can't give her much credit for it, but the record sounds awesome. :)

[Plugger]

The Monkees always makes me smile. And "Born to Run". And just about any Cream song, but especially "White Room" and "Toad" from the reunion DVD. "A Day in the Life" still does it too. And "Lithium" by Nirvana -- but that's a long story...

-Mark

Edit: I just realised I got this in the wrong thread. This was supposed to be in "the songs that make you happy" thread. Just in case anyone cares.

[gweimer]

gweimer, my same old band that played "Hold Your Head Up" and "Liar" also played "Elenore!" Geez, that was a fun band.

That's a good list. I love that Britney record, no lie. Can't give her much credit for it, but the record sounds awesome. :)

My current band is actually working up a version of it for ourselves. Maybe we should do "Soldier of Love" by Donny Osmond while we're at it.

[alanizjohn]

Takin' Care of Business - BTO

Anyone else tempted to pick up the phone and order Time-Life collection. If it was someone other that Greg Brady pitching, Id probably have ordered by now.

[NeoFauve]

The only Bob Seger song I like.

"Night Moves"

[Kap'n]

Things We Said Today.

[wellstrung]

Things We Said Today.

Beatles are in a class by themselves. So so many.

One I heard recently that grabbed me and I had to listen over and over was If I Fell.

[wellstrung]

Can it be... no mention... of...

'Susie Q', 'I Put a Spell on You', 'Proud Mary', 'Bad Moon Rising', 'Lodi', 'Green River', 'Commotion', 'Down on the Corner', 'Fortunate Son', 'Travelin' Band', 'Who'll Stop the Rain', 'Up Around the Bend', 'Run Through the Jungle', 'Lookin' Out My Back Door', 'Long as I Can See the Light', 'I Heard It Through the Grapevine', 'Have You Ever Seen the Rain?'

Creedence Clearwater Revival (for those who don't recognize these--hey, smilies don't work!)

Did anyone catch John Fogerty last night on PBS. Caught the last few minutes of a concert, apparently pretty recent. Holy WOW. Impressive as hell. My fanaticism is Revived. He was amazing, what I caught.

[FenderBender]

Listen to Her Heart: TP & the Heartbreakers

Good one!
I also like
Here comes my Girl, American Girl, and Even the Losers
from that time period

[FenderBender]

"And She Was" - Talking Heads.
".

Letting the days go by
water flowing underground
into the blue again
after the money's gone
same as it ever was
same as it ever was


I also like Burning Down the House

[boobtube21]

Letting the days go by
water flowing underground
into the blue again
after the money's gone
same as it ever was
same as it ever was

I think that one's called "Once in a lifetime"

[FenderBender]

I think that one's called "Once in a lifetime"

Yeah, that's the ticket! Thanks BT21!

[FenderBender]

Land down under - Men at Work

Any tune by the Gap Band

[FenderBender]

Moonpie gazes out towards the bleachers....he points to the right field stands...
and realizes he's forgotten the song he was about to post and call it a home run.....

He searches his memory banks....(Moonpie finds he likes talking in third person, after recent threads adressing the issue)....grasping at straws, he calls an audible........


837-5609
Riki Don't Lose That Number
634-5789
Call Me, Don't be Afraid to Just Call Me
Please Call Home


Moonpie leans back in the saddle, putting all his weight on the reins.
Realizing he's totaly off on a tangent again.....he takes one last parting shot


Ring Ring Telephone Ring Somebody Said.....

I called up Trudy on the telephone... Little Feat

Operator, well can you help me place this call?
you see the number on this matchbook is old and faded.. Jim Croce

Hello, how are you? Well it's been awhile
all those lonely, lonely, lonely ... ELO


Ring Ring...Hello, .....call from Mr. Floyd to Mrs. Floyd....will you accept the charges? Click. Ring Ring... Hello..This is United States calling...are we reaching? Click,...See, he keeps hanging up...

[FenderBender]

Wow...Old Jim is lookin' rought theese days.

No, didn't mean to imply Boyce and Hart did yummy yummy..
just my meandering mind....they wrote so many hits.

I thought it was the Archies, but do I know?

[FenderBender]

Well that leads to Foreignor which leads me to their first album which had some great stuff on it. Feels Like the First Time,Cold as Ice, The Damage is Done and my favorite Headknocker.

And my favorite - Star Rider

[FenderBender]

Hey I got one - Immigration Man.

That's a damn good song!

[FenderBender]

"Your so vain" Carly Simon
"Talking in your sleep" the Romantics

the song by the Greg Kihn Band...with the line-
"they dont write like that anymore"

"Afternoon delight" by...cant think of thier name right now(starlight something?)

Dean

Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band

and my favorite Romantics tune - That's What I like about You

[FenderBender]

Elton & Bernie wrote some great one's, but Tiny Dancer always slays me. Just brilliant...

Me too! and Levon

[FenderBender]

You see it's all so clear, you were meant to be here...

"From The Beginning"

and oooh, what a lucky man he was...

[FenderBender]

I really haven't found one I can stand to listen to.

Some of them, conversely, are fun to play, both as an exercise, and for crowd reaction.

Captain Jack will get you high tonight

[FenderBender]

I have read this whole thread, so I pick:

Dreamer, and Give a Little Bit- Supertramp
Time for me to fly - REO Speedwagon
the whole Pyramid album - Alan Parsons Project
Solsbury Hill and Red Rain- Peter Gabriel

All the songs you guys have picked would make a killer setlist!

[gweimer]

Anyone mention "Africa" from Toto yet?

or "The Break-up Song" by Greg Kihn?