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Perfect Pop – Vol. 8

Posted in Elvis Presley, Perfect Pop, tagged , , , , , , on May 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Here are a few more perfect pop records which brings the number of featured songs up up to 100 (by my rough count).
Stevie Wonder – You Are The Sunshine Of My Life.mp3
This song has been covered a zillion times and by some of the finest singers ever to commit their voices to record (Sinatra, Fitzgerald). [...]

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Perfect Pop – Vol. 7 (more ’60s)

Posted in Perfect Pop, tagged , , , , , on May 1, 2008 | 5 Comments »

Here is the second part of the Perfect Pop ’60s Special. I think there are still enough songs for two or three more instalments in this series, with the ’70s now having run a backlog.
Lovin’ Spoonful – Summer In The City.mp3
This may be the quintessental summer song, at least as far as inner city life [...]

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Perfect Pop – Vol. 6 (’60s special)

Posted in Elvis Presley, Perfect Pop, tagged , , , , , on April 28, 2008 | 6 Comments »

Looking over my shortlist for the Perfect Pop series, I realised that the ’60s column was much longer than that of other decades. I guess that pop might have been more perfect in the 1960s than in other decades because it had developed from the raw sounds of early rock & roll, but had not [...]

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Perfect Pop – Vol. 5

Posted in Elvis Presley, Perfect Pop, tagged , , , , on April 23, 2008 | 7 Comments »

Thank you for all the comments. I really, really appreciate them. It’s great just to hear somebody say that they are happy to have found a long-forgotten song or discovered a favourite new artist through this blog. The many kind words and encouragement are a most welcome bonus.
It’s also great to see people still getting [...]

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Perfect Pop – Vol. 4

Posted in Perfect Pop, tagged , , , , , , , on April 10, 2008 | 5 Comments »

And on to the fourth part in our quest for Perfect Pop. I am very grateful for the many comments; I really appreciate the views, ideas, nominations and feedback (and feel greatly encouraged by the many kind words). So, here are ten more perfect pop songs, presented with the usual caveat that this exercise is [...]

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Perfect Pop – Vol. 3

Posted in Perfect Pop, tagged , , , , , , , , on April 4, 2008 | 9 Comments »

The inquiry into what makes perfect pop perfect continues. My pal Andy thinks: “I think ‘perfect pop’ can’t be too alternative. It has to be very mainstream, on top of everything else. And probably fairly breezy. Populist and lightweight.” Somebody else suggested: “Perfect pop should feel timeless yet completely of its time as well, [...]

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Perfect Pop – Vol.2

Posted in Perfect Pop, tagged , , , , , , on March 26, 2008 | 7 Comments »

Here is the second installment of Perfect Pop. For the criteria, look up the introduction to the first part of the series. One commenter rightly suggested the inclusion of The La’s, which I happily already had on my shortlist. Tell us which songs you think constitute perfect pop.
The Troggs – Wild Thing.mp3
A bit like “Louie [...]

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Perfect Pop – Vol.1

Posted in Perfect Pop, tagged , , , , , , , on March 17, 2008 | 7 Comments »

Jim Irvin in the latest issue of that fine British music magazine The Word makes the point that when his fellow critics describe something as perfect pop, it probably is neither. “It’ll be the work of a tone-deaf beanpole with a great haircut who sings like a rusty hinge while his mates commit acts upon [...]

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