Pop Faves

Because it aims to provide immediate listening pleasure to the largest number of people possible, pop music may be the purest and most universal of all musical genres. Pop doesn’t want to challenge you or change your way of thinking. Pop is girls’ night, guilty pleasures, and torch songs; it’s milk and cookies for the soul- and candy for your ears.

ABBA

Although I grew up listening to and enjoying it, I’ve never had a lot of pop in my music collection (with the exception of Cher and ABBA) and as for contemporary pop I’m usually pretty much in the dark unless friends turn me onto the good stuff. As a songwriter, I think pop songs can be the most fun to write- all it takes is a catchy melody and an understanding of human nature. Here are some of my favorites. Enjoy!

01. ABBA – “Dancing Queen” (1976)

02. ABBA – “Super Trouper” (1980)

03. Leona Lewis – “Run” (2008)

04. Lissie – “Go Your Own Way” (2011)

05. ABBA – “The Winner Takes It All” (1980)

06. Cher – “Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves” (1971)

07. Sheryl Crow – “The First Cut Is the Deepest” (2003)

08. Neil Diamond – “Hello Again” (1980)

09. Echosmith – “Bizarre Love Triangle (Live)” (2015)

10. Cher – “Dark Lady” (1974)

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Recommended Links:

ABBA – “Dancing Queen”

ABBA – “The Winner Takes It All”

Robbie Williams – “She’s the One”