I nominate:
What's the best pop song of all time?
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Impossible to pick just one. But if I had to ...
I saw Tears for Fears open for Hall & Oates at the AT&T Center a few years ago. It was awesome.
I'd say, I Can't Go For That by Hall & Oates…
I'd say, I Can't Go For That by Hall & Oates…
Read the title at first as "best poop song" and the illusion continued when I saw Never Gonna Give You Up.... I thought, definitely been some deuces in my life that I felt like I was never gonna give up on getting out.
Great one.
Even narrowing it down to a single MJ song is insanely difficult.
My nomination:
(Edges out Smooth Criminal)
My nomination:
(Edges out Smooth Criminal)
The Best MJ song is easy.
And this song has Eddie Van Halen on guitar…
Serious question...
How big were Tears for Fears? My sister absolutely wore the hell out of "Songs from the Big Chair" and i was like 10 or 11 so I barely had any musical taste whatsoever and I feel like I could sing along to any of them, thats how many times I've heard them. As an adult i hear these songs now and I cannot get over how damn good they are. I've gotten more exposed to them via sxm's 1st wave channel, so I'm appreciating them more as an adult and as a music fan. I have no damn clue what the best pop song ever is (It's probably MJ and if it's not it's still probably produced by Quincy Jones) but dang...if there's a quintessential pop sampler platter, I have 0 issues putting one of those Tears for Fears songs on it.
How big were Tears for Fears? My sister absolutely wore the hell out of "Songs from the Big Chair" and i was like 10 or 11 so I barely had any musical taste whatsoever and I feel like I could sing along to any of them, thats how many times I've heard them. As an adult i hear these songs now and I cannot get over how damn good they are. I've gotten more exposed to them via sxm's 1st wave channel, so I'm appreciating them more as an adult and as a music fan. I have no damn clue what the best pop song ever is (It's probably MJ and if it's not it's still probably produced by Quincy Jones) but dang...if there's a quintessential pop sampler platter, I have 0 issues putting one of those Tears for Fears songs on it.
That's at least 50% of the awesomeness.aggiephoenix02 said:
And this song has Eddie Van Halen on guitar…
Better MJ/Slash song:
All y'all wrong. This is MJ's best song.
If you're trying to tell me Slash is better than EVH, we're about to throw hands.Brian Earl Spilner said:
Better MJ/Slash song:
That's not at all what I said.
BUT, I prefer Slash when it comes to solos.
BUT, I prefer Slash when it comes to solos.
Those could still be considered fightin' words.Brian Earl Spilner said:
That's not at all what I said.
BUT, I prefer Slash when it comes to solos.
For my friends it was the album everyone seemed to like but no one actually had.
From that 5 year era, albums like Thriller, Back in Black, Born in the USA and Joshua Tree were way bigger.
From that 5 year era, albums like Thriller, Back in Black, Born in the USA and Joshua Tree were way bigger.
I almost said Jump by Van Halen is the greatest pop song, but I feel like Hall & Oates beats them out with I Can't Go For That.beanbean said:Those could still be considered fightin' words.Brian Earl Spilner said:
That's not at all what I said.
BUT, I prefer Slash when it comes to solos.
Now comes the funny trivia about that:
When Van Halen kicked Diamond Dave out, the first person they asked to be the new lead singer was NOT Sammy Hagar, it was DARYL HALL!
I want to hold your hand-The Beatles
They ruled the world back thensuperunknown said:
Serious question...
How big were Tears for Fears? My sister absolutely wore the hell out of "Songs from the Big Chair" and i was like 10 or 11 so I barely had any musical taste whatsoever and I feel like I could sing along to any of them, thats how many times I've heard them. As an adult i hear these songs now and I cannot get over how damn good they are. I've gotten more exposed to them via sxm's 1st wave channel, so I'm appreciating them more as an adult and as a music fan. I have no damn clue what the best pop song ever is (It's probably MJ and if it's not it's still probably produced by Quincy Jones) but dang...if there's a quintessential pop sampler platter, I have 0 issues putting one of those Tears for Fears songs on it.
When I saw them a few years ago, they sounded absolutely amazing. They played a cover of Creep from Radiohead that was the highlight of the set…
I just recently read that. Crazy! Eddie also asked Patty Smyth from Scandal. Even crazier.aggiephoenix02 said:I almost said Jump by Van Halen is the greatest pop song, but I feel like Hall & Oates beats them out with I Can't Go For That.beanbean said:Those could still be considered fightin' words.Brian Earl Spilner said:
That's not at all what I said.
BUT, I prefer Slash when it comes to solos.
Now comes the funny trivia about that:
When Van Halen kicked Diamond Dave out, the first person they asked to be the new lead singer was NOT Sammy Hagar, it was DARYL HALL!
The one that stood out to me the most in my life was Hey Ya!. This song was literally on every radio station when it was at its height. I remember hearing it on 102.1 the Edge in Dallas during high school.
- British band
- Spanish song title
- Album art filled with revolutionaries
- Christian references in the lyrics
- About the fallen king Louis XVI
= Perfection
A lot of good choices so far.
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Came here to post this. All-time bass line.
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Take On Me
Great song, great video (I'm bad at inserting video, but you know it)
Take On Me
Great song, great video (I'm bad at inserting video, but you know it)
First song that came to mind was Billie Jean.
I Want It That Way is a pretty close second IMO.
I Want It That Way is a pretty close second IMO.
I'll nom a few others from my era, though Everybody Rules the World could be my favorite pop song ever:
Prince - 1999, When Doves Cry, Little Red Corvette, Let's Go Crazy
Bangles - Manic Monday
Bowie - Let's Dance
Dexy's - Come On Eileen
Go Go's - We Got the Beat, Our Lips Are Sealed
Madonna -- Like a Virgin, Borderline
Wham -- Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
Bryan Adams - Summer of '69
Don Henley - Boys of Summer
Simple Minds - Don't You Forget About Me, Alive and Kicking
Modern English - Melt With You
Men Without Hats - Safety Dance
Madness -- Our House
Prince - 1999, When Doves Cry, Little Red Corvette, Let's Go Crazy
Bangles - Manic Monday
Bowie - Let's Dance
Dexy's - Come On Eileen
Go Go's - We Got the Beat, Our Lips Are Sealed
Madonna -- Like a Virgin, Borderline
Wham -- Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
Bryan Adams - Summer of '69
Don Henley - Boys of Summer
Simple Minds - Don't You Forget About Me, Alive and Kicking
Modern English - Melt With You
Men Without Hats - Safety Dance
Madness -- Our House
I heard some of the live stuff played on sxm (either 1st wave or Spectrum, don't remember which) probably from that same tour and it was absolutely incredible.
Just Like Heaven by The Cure could also be #1
Came here to post this one. Certainly the pop song of the 2000s.
The Kingsmen's Louie Louie inspired:
Boston's More Than a Feeling
Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirt
Kurt actually said he wanted to write the greatest pop song ever, Teen Spirit was the song, and he based the song after Louie Louie.
Edit: Here is a video of Nirvana playing More Than a Feeling before starting Teen Spirit, and all that is based off Louie Louie
Boston's More Than a Feeling
Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirt
Kurt actually said he wanted to write the greatest pop song ever, Teen Spirit was the song, and he based the song after Louie Louie.
Edit: Here is a video of Nirvana playing More Than a Feeling before starting Teen Spirit, and all that is based off Louie Louie
Tanya 93 said:
Just Like Heaven by The Cure could also be #1
That whole album was so damn good.
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