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Old 06-11-04, 12:58 PM
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200 Perfect Pop Songs

This is done on another forum and seems to come off well. I also think that it'll be a fun way for all of us to make one cooperative list instead of tearing through 20+ extensive posts.

How it works: List as many "perfect pop" songs as you like, but no more than 5 at one time (I'm sure that a mere 5 members could fill out the whole list if no cap was set) and don't make a second, third, or fourth+ post unless there are at least 5 others after yr last one. The list begins at 200 and works backwards, so if you are saving up one for the top 10, it would be in yr best interest to list it in the event that it doesn't get on the list at all. We'll consider all songs on the list to be of equal standing with numerals representing the number of slots still available- not that #200 is a lesser song than #1.

Please (!) note that a song does not have to be in heavy radio rotation now or ever to make the list. If a song appeals to a style that was popular at one point, it can make the list (ie - Broadcast to french pop, Magnetic Fields to Burt Bacharach or ABBA, Olivia Tremor Control to the Beatles). "Pop," as both a musical form and a musical phenomenon, is valid. All musical forms are valid, as well, so long as they appeal to pop sensibilities (which is obviously open to interpretation...in other words, my intention). So metal, hip-hop, rock, dub, punk, soul, etc all should, and I imagine will, find a home on this list.

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200. The Magnetic Fields - "Asleep and Dreaming"
199. Kid Creole and the Coconuts - "I'm a Wonderful Thing, Baby"
198. Britney Spears - "Toxic"
197. Olivia Tremor Control - "Hideaway"
196. Beyonce - "Crazy in Love"

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197outkast hey ya
196nickleback how you remind me
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I actually misnumbered mine, so Rypro's are 195 & 194!!
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193. The Cure - Just Like Heaven
192. The Doors - Touch Me
191. The Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
190. The Smiths - Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
189. New Order - Blue Monday
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188. Patty Smyth - The Warrior
187. Mr. Mister - Kyrie
186. Stevie Nicks - Stand Back
185. Kylie Minoque - Can't Get You out of My Head
184. Toto - Africa
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183. Danzig - Mother
182. The Beatles - Here, There and Everywhere
181. David Bowie - Changes
180. Michael Jackson - Billy Jean
179. Prince - When Doves Cry
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178. Men Without Hats - Safety Dance
177. Men at Work - Down Under
176. Seal - Kiss from a Rose
175. Fleetwood Mac - The Chain
174. Debbie Gibson - Electric Youth
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173. Oliver's Army - Elvis Costello
172. Boss Of Me - They Might Be Giants
171. Senses Working Overtime - XTC
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170. Craig Armstrong - Wake up in New York
169. The Transitions - Phat Ass Pam
168. Placebo - Slacker Bitch
167. Fischerspooner - 15th Day
166. Charlie and the Bhoys - Go On Home
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165. Sebadoh- Freed Pig
164. Fastball- Fire Escape
163. Camper Van Beethoven- Good Guys, Bad Guys
162. Husker Du- Green Eyes
161. Fountains of Wayne- Radiation Vibe
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160. Tonic - If You Could Only See
159. Buffalo Tom - Sodajerk
158. Better Than Ezra - Good
157. Ah-Ha - Take on Me
156. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen

I could probably do 200 myself.
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155. LCD Soundsystem - "Tribulations"
154. Nolan Porter - "If I Could Only Be Sure"
153. Diana Ross - "I'm Coming Out"
152. Michael Jackson - "Don't Stop 'Til Ya Get Enough"
151. The Zombies - "Hung Up on a Dream"
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150. ac/dc - you shook me all night long
149. poison - talk dirty to me
148. skid row - 18 and life
147. bon jovi - dead or alive
146. scorpians - rock you like a hurricane
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Originally posted by mlemmond
150. ac/dc - you shook me all night long
149. poison - talk dirty to me
148. skid row - 18 and life
147. bon jovi - dead or alive
146. scorpians - rock you like a hurricane
At least the hair bands will be represented
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145. The Hollies - "Pay You Back With Interest"
144. Mathew Sweet - "Sick Of Myself"
143. The Parasites - "When I'm Here With You"
142. The Queers - "I Just Can't Get Over You"
141. The Goo Goo Dolls - "There You Are"
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Originally posted by DVD Josh
At least the hair bands will be represented
somebody had to and in the 80's they were about all that was played on mtv and most radio
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140. Go-Go's - "Vacation"
139. Duran Duran - "Hungry Like the Wolf"
138. Simple Minds - "(Don't You) Forget About Me
137. Radiohead - "High and Dry"
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136. Like A Prayer - Madonna
135. True Colors - Cyndi Lauper
134. Maneater - Hall & Oates
133. Piano Man - Billy Joel
132. Big Shot - Billy Joel

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131. The Sugarcubes - "Birthday"
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130. "Honesty" Billy Joel
129. "Something About You" Level42
128. "The Look Of Love" ABC
127. Somebody's Watching Me" Rockwell
126. "99 Red Luft Balloons" Nena

Great thread
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125. the Kinks - You Really Got Me
124. The Kingsmen - Louie, Louie
123. Mudhoney - Touch Me, I'm Sick
122. Ray Charles - I Got a Woman
121. Love - Alone Again Or
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120. Reel Big Fish - "Sell Out"
119. Fishbone - "Party at Ground Zero"
118. The Beat - "Mirror in the Bathroom"
117. Lou Christie - "Lightning Strikes"
116. The Specials - "Ghost Town"
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115. The Replacements - "Can't Hardly Wait"
114. Mos Def - "Ms Fat Booty"
113. David Bowie - "Life on Mars"
112. De La Soul - "Me, Myself, and I"
111. Soul Bros. Six - "You Gotta Come a Little Closer"
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109. RunDMC/ Aerosmith - Walk This Way
108. Foo Fighters - Everlong
107. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
106. Pearl Jam - Alive
105. Talking Heads - Burning Down the House

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