[Old School Hound]

Okay,  Jet and VanH , my buddies, let's have a thread dedicated to the best of "Power Pop."  I love this genre. I miss these kind of songs. Post some of your favorites.  We recently lost Eric Carmen, who many consider to be one of the kings of power pop. So, I will start off with one of his best from nmy childhood.

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Phil Seymour started out with the Dwight Tilley Band. This power pop classic is from '81, off his solo album. Phil died way too young at age 41. RIP.

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Am I the only guy on here who listened to the BCR(Bay City Rollers)?  Not the roller derby team but the power pop group who made waves in the mid '70's.

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"Good girls don't ... but I do!!! "

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[Old School Hound]

"I can't help it ,  everything's a mess.  I can't help it ,  youre so treacherous when it comes to tenderness. "

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Johnny Cash's  former son-in-law, Nick Lowe.  A power pop boss. 


 

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RIP, Tony Lewis, one of the great power pop voices.

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"Now I know why love is so blind…when you’re out of my sight, I’m out of your mind.” --- THE OUTFIELD
^^^ Great lyric!!!

[Old School Hound]

Great Canadian power pop band and a GREAT power pop song.

[Westside]

[Westside]

I do like pop music.

[Old School Hound]

I'm a lucky fella
I just gotta tell her
That I love her endlessly


Something about those beautiful girls and the way they danced back in the late sixties, early seventies.  Just think, those girls are grandmothers now. 

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Just what is "Power Pop" ? 


It generally refers to a straight forward, jangly, guitar-based pop sound, without any pretense or irony.  Power pop had its roots in the mid-60s but was defined as such until the early 70s.


Imo, Badfinger was Power pop before it was officially a thing. 






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[b][b][b]"Power Pop" refers to straightforward, jangly, guitar-based pop songs with little pretension or irony. The genre has its roots in the mid-60s but was not defined as such until the early 70s.[/b][/b][/b]

[b]ower Pop" refers to straightforward, jangly, guitar-based pop songs with little pretension or irony. The genre has its roots in the mid-60s but was not defined as such until the early 70s.[/b]






[b]"Power Pop" refers to straightforward, jangly, guitar-based pop songs with little pretension or irony. The genre has its roots in the mid-60s but was not defined as such until the early 70s.[/b]

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"They don't write 'em like that anymore."  

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John Waite, when he was still a "Baby."

Gosh, power pop takes me back to such a happy time.

[jetpilot]

Great stuff OSH. Raspberries Go All the Way is as good as any song pretty much ever.

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[Old School Hound]

Folksy , Power pop from Old School's senior year in high school:

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How many teenage Old School Hound's called 867-5309 at least once, hoping that Jenny answered?

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ok, 80s posted later lol

[Old School Hound]

The Cars personified Power Pop.    RIP, Mr. Ocasek.

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Gosh, how could a person not like kitty cats ?  lol

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[Old School Hound]

LOVE LOVE LOVE Poco!!!!

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[Old School Hound]

Peter Beckett--- hugely talented musician .    Ronn Moss ---- hugely talented soap opera star.   Player was a good band.  I miss that smooth, melodious soft rock sound of the 70's from groups like Player, Ambrosia, etc...

My favorite Player song :

[jetpilot]

^^^Haha I almost posted that instead of the one I did.

[Old School Hound]

^^^Haha I almost posted that instead of the one I did.

Great minds think alike ( well, at least on musical things) !!!   

[Old School Hound]

If Eric Carmen was a Power Pop King, this guy was also Power Pop royalty. Why in the hell isn't he in the Hall of Fame?

Jet,  what do you think of TJ&TS ?    I used to have a greatest hits of TJ on 8Track. I wore it out.

[jetpilot]

Nobody better than TJ from that era, and you didn't even post my 2 favorites lol

[jetpilot]

Because of three songs on this collection, this video is blocked in many, many countries...luckily not the U.S. or Great Britain.
1. Tommy James & The Shondells - Crimson And Clover (single version) #1 in February 1969 on the Roulette label in stereo.
2. Sly & The Family Stone - Everyday People #1 in February 1969 on the Epic label in stereo.
3. Tommy Roe - Dizzy #1 in March 1969 on the ABC label in stereo.
4. The 5th Dimension - Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (Radio Edit) #1 in April 1969 on the Soul City label in stereo.
5. The Beatles with Billy Preston - Get Back #1 May 1969 on the Apple label. Live performance by Paul.
6. Henry Mancini, His Orchestra & Chorus - Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet #1 in June 1969 on the RCA Victor label in stereo.
7. Zager & Evans - In The Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus) #1 in July 1969 on the RCA Victor label in stereo.
8. The Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women #1 in August 1969 on the London label in stereo.
BONUS SONGS - as you can see, didn't make #1.
1. The Guess Who - No Time released in December 1969 and peaked at #5 in January 1970 on the RCA Victor label. Pierre's stereo remix.
2. Bill Deal & The Rhondels - I've Been Hurt #35 in May 1969 on the Heritage label. Johnny T mix.
3. The Shocking Blue - Venus released in December 1969 and made #1 in February 1970 on the Colossus label. Monotostereoking mix.