Today's time waster
Jan. 15th, 2003 01:47 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ventaA while ago a friend of mine said that he considered The Rubettes' Sugar Baby Love[*] to be the perfect pop song.
I'm not sure what I would suggest...
A perfect pop song would need to be short (a good example of how being too long can spoil a song can be found in Kenickie's Punka - a great song, I think, but would be so much greater if they'd had the sense to stop about half way through).
I think it wants a chorus, almost by definition. And has to be something you can dance about like a twat to, if you're so inclined. Probably something you can recognise within the first bar and a half, across a dancefloor...
Any thoughts ? Defining "pop" is, of course, left as an exercise for the reader.
[*] at least, I think he did. Richard, if you're reading, am I right?
I'm not sure what I would suggest...
A perfect pop song would need to be short (a good example of how being too long can spoil a song can be found in Kenickie's Punka - a great song, I think, but would be so much greater if they'd had the sense to stop about half way through).
I think it wants a chorus, almost by definition. And has to be something you can dance about like a twat to, if you're so inclined. Probably something you can recognise within the first bar and a half, across a dancefloor...
Any thoughts ? Defining "pop" is, of course, left as an exercise for the reader.
[*] at least, I think he did. Richard, if you're reading, am I right?
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Date: 2003-01-15 07:56 am (UTC)Speaking as a person who has involuntarily been treated to most of Britney's hits over the last few days, I'd say she has precisely one perfect pop song under her belt (or skirt, if you prefer). But I do think it's a rather good perfect pop song. Although I'm aware that you will forever think less of me as a result ;-)
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Date: 2003-01-15 08:29 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-01-15 08:39 am (UTC)