WHAT IS POP PT 2????

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So...

Having had a good old consultation with you lot yesterday (thanks to all who contributed), I realised this issue is incredibly complex and might well take a long while and several blogs before it can be truly solved and then written up...

One of the things that emerged, is that there appear to be many different categories of pop music.

These categories include:

Cool Pop:@)
Temporal Pop
career pop
SUPER POP!!!

All of these are ways to categorise different pop artrists. I do however believe there's also a classification into which only individual tracks can fit. This category is called Classic Pop..

Here's some of the criteria to define a Classic Pop track...


A classic pop track has to be loved regardless of it's original or reissued chart placing.

It has to light up the eyes, whenever it comes on at any party.

It has to make people dance and/or sing who would not normally do so.

It has to be both utterly vacuos and drenched in meaning

The lyrics have to be remembered by all - even by those who claim to hate the tune, the band and everything about pop music.

It has to be sung outside pubs at 11.23pm and outside nightclubs at 2.03am.

It has to be played at weddings and funerals

It has to be on constant rotation on the worlds radio shows.

It has to be requested to be played on the worlds radio shows


Is there anything missing from this list??

Currently listening : Alright! By Bogdan Raczynski Release date: By 20 November, 2007

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	arqui	Pop! Posted by arqui on Thursday, January 17, 2008 at 14:05 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	: THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI :	GODAMMIT!!! I NEED MORE CLASSIFICATION THAN JUST Pop! I NEED CATEGORIES AND SUB CATEGORIES AND FACTORS AND DIMENSIONS!!!!! WE NEED TO BREAK THIS DOWN AND FLIP IT OVER!!! IT NEEDS TO BE POWER POINTED AND TRANSMOGRIFIED UNTIL EVERY LAST BIT OF FUN HAS BEEN DRAINED FROM IT!!!!! Posted by : THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI : on Thursday, January 17, 2008 at 14:21 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	arqui	RE-POP! Posted by arqui on Thursday, January 17, 2008 at 18:20 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	: THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI :	The very least I can accept is... MMMMPOP Posted by : THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI : on Thursday, January 17, 2008 at 18:23 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	arqui	RAWRRRRPOP! Posted by arqui on Thursday, January 17, 2008 at 19:53 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	: THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI :	Posted by : THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI : on Thursday, January 17, 2008 at 20:22 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	maryJane	oh snap !! mmmBOP !! now, thats a pop song !! Posted by maryJane on Thursday, January 17, 2008 at 18:53 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	maryJane	so. a successful pop song is one that can be found on vh1-s classic program "pop-up videos." i dont think this show is on anymore, so there must-nt be anymore quality pop songs around...and therefore your quest to define them is kinda pointless. ...POP into pop-up videos... Posted by maryJane on Thursday, January 17, 2008 at 17:40 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	: THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI :	I was thinking more discoy dancey things like Saturday Night Fever & I Will Survive... Posted by : THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI : on Thursday, January 17, 2008 at 18:06 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	Colossus	'Bohemiem Rhapsody'. Nuff said. Spider xx P.S Missing from the list: It must appeal to peeps who don't even listen to that genre of music. Ian Wright apparently LOVES Rhapsody but HATES rock. I really like Destiny's Child, but like alot of people into mainly rock, HATE Rnb. Posted by Colossus on Thursday, January 17, 2008 at 17:49 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	: THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI :	Yes.. The Rhapsody is definately one of those that hits the nail... Posted by : THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI : on Thursday, January 17, 2008 at 18:24 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	La Paloma, the Queen of Infinity	any song that people sing as a group at sporting events and that they ALL know. "We are the champions" "We will rock you.." etc... Posted by La Paloma, the Queen of Infinity on Thursday, January 17, 2008 at 19:22 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	: THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI :	Yep... Those two are definately on the list. Queen are also on the SUPER POP list. Posted by : THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI : on Thursday, January 17, 2008 at 19:44 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	simon	Also any song that is constantly covered in a multitude of genres and keeps turning up all over the place reworked and retooled but still that classic tune such as Guantanamera or Whiskey in the Jar or god help us Yesterday;) Posted by simon on Thursday, January 17, 2008 at 19:33 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	: THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI :	Yep... Walk The Line is another. Posted by : THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI : on Thursday, January 17, 2008 at 19:47 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	Treacle	Be My Baby Piano Man I Got You Babe Daddy Cool Dancing Queen You Never Can Tell Come On Eileen That's it. I'm going to do karaoke tonight. Oh yeh, the one that gets everyone is Hey Ya by Outkast. What are your thoughts? Posted by Treacle on Friday, January 18, 2008 at 00:20 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	: THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI :	Yep... All of those that I know are on that list. Come on Eileen for damn sure... And Hey Ya as well... What will you be singing this evening?? Posted by : THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI : on Friday, January 18, 2008 at 00:25 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	Treacle	I usually can't avoid Piano Man, and god, I sound incredible after a couple of bottles of Soju. There's usually a little Bullet in the Head, and perhaps Patsy Cline's Crazy for good measure... Posted by Treacle on Friday, January 18, 2008 at 00:48 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	: THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI :	And tonight Matthew I'm going to be singing 'Singing In The Rain' OK Paul off you go to get ready... APPLAUSE SMOKE etc Posted by : THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI : on Friday, January 18, 2008 at 01:19 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	Treacle	You have just given me the best idea in the known universe Danke Schon... Posted by Treacle on Friday, January 18, 2008 at 01:18 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	: THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI :	It's an all time pop classic... Posted by : THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI : on Friday, January 18, 2008 at 01:20 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	Treacle	Here's my all time favourite pop lyric: TOUCH MY BUM, THIS IS LIFE It's and inspiration to us all... Posted by Treacle on Friday, January 18, 2008 at 01:31 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	: THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI :	I did a blog on this gem way back when... Here it is again for those fo you who missed it... Posted by : THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI : on Friday, January 18, 2008 at 01:38 [Remove]

	simon	Hey Ya is a perfect example as it's a song that I had heard as a cover version before I ever heard Outkasts version. The moment bands heard that song they had to play it, which is why I saw Steve Wynn and his band doing there souped up Psych rock version of it first!! Also lets add Tainted Love into this list as it's a song that most people don't have a clue who originally wrote and sang it. and trust me Gloria Jones version is mighty, but everyone still thinks Soft Cell did it first way before Marilyn Manson et al weighed in. Posted by simon on Friday, January 18, 2008 at 18:50 [Remove] [Reply to this]

: THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI :

Yes indeed... Sometimes it can be very hard to identify the original artist.. Posted by : THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI : on Saturday, January 19, 2008 at 00:40 [Remove] [Reply to this]