What is the greatest pop song ever written?

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BowlBrother85 said:
Duran Duran .... Hungry Like the Wolf

DD was often dismissed as being a pretty boy band. It was never cool to like them .... but I've always loved that song. It's infectious.
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When I was in 4th grade, I saw a high school group perform an "air band" rendition of the song, when it was popular on the radio. That was the first time I had heard it, and I swear that it changed my life.
 
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#54
Summer Girls by LFO. You just don’t get quality writing like, “When you take a sip, you buzz like a hornet, Billy Shakespeare wrote a whole bunch of sonnets” anymore. Even Rob Van Winkle is jealous of those lyrics!
 
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#55
Song I bet none of you have heard.

Was a huge hit in 1983 & 1984 around the world but never released in the states.



Weekly chart performance for "Dolce Vita"

Chart (1983–1984)Peak
position
Argentina (Prensario)[11]1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[14]1
Denmark (IFPI)[15]1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[19]1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[20]1
Spain (AFYVE)[22]1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[13]2
Ireland (IRMA)[18]2
Norway (VG-lista)[21]2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[24]2
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[23]3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[25]3
Uruguay (UPI)[27]3
West Germany (GfK)[28]3
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[16]4
UK Singles (OCC)[26]5
Italy (Musica e dischi)[17]9
Australia (Kent Music Report)[12]85
 
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I wouldn't put any particular of his songs as my #1 pop song, but Elton John would be my #2 pop artist after Michael Jackson.

Bennie and the Jets, Rocket Man, Don't Go Breaking My Heart, Tiny Dancer, Saturday Nights Alright for Fighting, Levon, I Guess Thats Why They Call It The Blues, Crocodile Rock, Candle In the WInd. Can You Feel the Love Tonight.

probably several others that would be in the top group on a lot of lists.
 
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hUTch2002 said:
Summer Girls by LFO. You just don’t get quality writing like, “When you take a sip, you buzz like a hornet, Billy Shakespeare wrote a whole bunch of sonnets” anymore. Even Rob Van Winkle is jealous of those lyrics!
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"New Kids on the Block had a buncha hits, Chinese food makes me sick."

Profound!
 
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hUTch2002 said:
I swear someone said, as long as you have a catchy tune most people won’t care about the lyrics. Here, let’s prove it. If that’s what happened, they were correct.
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I think the defining characteristic of a great pop song is how fun is it to sing along to? Often that's a product of the tune, but lyrics and cadence, etc. are all big components to that.
 
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Hey Ya! by Outkast has to rank pretty high on the list.

- It's a timeless, massively appealing song that married hip hop and classic rock.
- You can dance to it.
- It's fun to sing.
- It's upbeat with ironically bummer lyrics that absolutely no one picks up on.
 
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n_huffhines said:
Hey Ya! by Outkast has to rank pretty high on the list.

- It's a timeless, massively appealing song that married hip hop and classic rock.
- You can dance to it.
- It's fun to sing.
- It's upbeat with ironically bummer lyrics that absolutely no one picks up on.
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I like some of their other stuff better but Hey Ya is certainly catchy.
 
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