Perfect Pop Songs

George Michael's Freedom is pretty damn close to perfect.

 

Perfect pop songs = catchy= “Do You Believe in Magic” from Lovin’ Spoonful.
Wish I knew how to post a video.

 

Pull up a song on Youtube. Highlight the url and ctrl-c. Put it in a window here and ctrl-v. Or R click, copy, then come here and R click, paste.

Profit.

 

"The Wrecking Crew". Phil Spector's "Wall of Sound" band.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9Lehkou2Do

 

Could put quite a few Mamas and Papas songs on this thread.

If I had to pick one, just one, it would be this:

EDIT: This song even has a famous mistake in it! Doesn't matter. Great pop song.

 

More Wrecking Crew. Classic Phil Spector "Wall of Sound" arrangement.

 

Glen Campbell broke out after playing guitar in the Wrecking Crew.

 

Wrecking Crew.

 

I love this version with Earl Scruggs. Never heard Elton's countryfied before. This is as good as anything Nashville has put out and it was first recorded in 1970.

I know David Foster takes a lot of crud, but it's boggling the songs he's been a part of (EWF, Chicago) he's said his job as a producer is getting every ounce of potential out of a song through the arrangement and the performance - I'd never thought of music producing that way. I had no idea that he produced Un-break My Heart by Toni Braxton, but it definitely fits here. That sob? That growl?