What is the greatest " pop " song of all time

[rospants]

everybody- backstreet boys.

thats PROPER pop

i can do the dance to that

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

or abba- the winner takes it all.

Good call, Abba are the undistibuted giants of pop, the misses plays the greatest hits in her call, track 1 , thats a great song, track 2 great song, track 3 great song, tacks 4 thats superb, track 5 excellent and on and on.

The consistancy of their output was staggeringly good.

Dancing Queen
The Winner Takes it all
The day before you came
One of us

 

[dougdeep]

...or London's Calling...

 

[Virgo's Haircut]

Nothing Can Divide Us - JASON DONOVAN

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

you can't disregard

Rick Astley - Never gonna give you up

 

[dougdeep]

..or Eton Rifles...

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

also very un macho but you cannot deny

The Carpenters

did some good work.

Karen had the voice of an angel, surely the greatest female pop voice of all time

 

[dougdeep]

... or Waterloo Sunset...

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

come on get in touch with your feminine side and stop quoting Macho song

 

[dougdeep]

...or Lola...

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

the greatest pop ballad is

Frankie - The Power of Love

also I highly rate

East 17 - Stay another day

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

East 17 - Stay another day

" their citizen kane "

 

[Buzzer]

east 17 better than squeeze, REM, New Order, Crowded House, Run DMC, Inxs, Queen, Happy Mondays, Catatonia, Slade, Talk Talk, The Mighty Wah, Aztec Camera, The Specials?

Come on now U.S.

Stay another day shouldn't even be mentioned in the same breathe as the above.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

well I think its a great " pop " song

 

[Buzzer]

but it's pretty average when you consider what is the greatest EVER.

What about American Pie, Up the Junction, Losing my religion, I am the resurrection, there is a light that never goes out, walk this way, close to you, eve of destruction, it's my life, hey boy hey girl, i think i love you, cum on feel the noize, only one i know, killing me softly, misty blue, sitting on the dock of the bay, will you still love me tomorrow.

Christ, there's thousands of songs much much better than anything East 17 have done.

Hey Mickey, Whats going on, Forever in Blue Jeans, don't you want me baby, everybody hurts, fight the power.......

 

[Juan Albion]

No such thing as the best 'pop' song. It all depends on the time of day, the mood you are in, your own particular taste etc.

I do remember, however, that Simon and Garfunkel's 'Bridge over troubled water' used to always come at or near the top of a lot of listener polls while I was a young'un. Seems reasonable enough, I suppose.

 

[El Presidente]

East 17 - Stay another day

" their citizen kane "

more like their "Citizen Can't"

 

[Buzzer]

also very un macho but you cannot deny

The Carpenters

did some good work.

Karen had the voice of an angel, surely the greatest female pop voice of all time

too subjective.

better than Janis? Aretha? Dionne Warwick? Whitney? Ella Fitzgerald? Bjork? Carole King? Roberta Flack? Patti Smith? PJ Harvey? Mamma Cass?

Impossible to compare but definitely, undeniably the Carpenters were a fine, fine band and Karen C had a beautiful, beautiful voice.

I can't name my top 100 songs I'm afraid. Changes daily - no, every time I think of another song.

 

[El Presidente]

Uninteresting fact, the greatest song of all time, as voted by the Radio One listeners in 1989 was "I Owe You Nothing" by groovy pop beat combo BROS.

 

[Buzzer]

As I recall they had 3 in the top ten.

Cat on a roof was about number 10 and when will i be famous at 3 (?)

I remember listening to the countdown