ordinary pop songs and why they're great.

Saturday, November 15, 2003

 
This is a short step from "Song2" really. The encapsulation of all that is musically inspirational into those magical 3 minutes to create the perfect pop (hmmm pop isn't the right word, there isn't a right word) song. I'm sure there are more than these three....

This Charming Man by The Smiths.
You can't fault Andy Marr for this stuff, writing songs that you believe already existed. There are better Smiths songs imho but this one IS so beautifully short into the bargain.

You & Me Song by The Wannadies
Whatever happened to this lot, or was it just two - Par bloke and girl with placcy mouth organ. They shone brief and bright with this for my money. Perfect power pop chorus with those little verse homages to a sweet life most ordinary.

Desire by U2
Okay it's maddeningly struttingly self-conscious. This one knows it's a good song and knows all it's references. But it works and that's the main thing. I think I was nearly fooled by this era U2 so I remember it fondly.