by Jeffrey Dale Starr
To paraphrase Morrissey in Unloveable: If I seem like a music snob/well, that's because I am.
Like a lot of music snobs, I am generally of the opinion that most popular music is junk.
But this year's hit Royals by Lorde has reminded me that every now and then a truly great pop song comes along. So I decided to compile a list of Top 40 hits that I think were just plain awesome songs, regardless of their success.
I'm leaving The Beatles off of this list because they would comprise the entire list.
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| Bohemian Rhapsody |
| Queen |
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How in the world did this song ever get played on the radio? Don't know, but I'm sure glad it did. I think Queen is one of the greatest bands ever, and no doubt about it, this is their masterpiece.
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| Toxic |
| Britney Spears |
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What can I say - I have never tired of this song. Great melody, cool spy-movie lead guitar, even (dare I say it) good lyrics. A perfect pop concoction.
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| Feel Good Inc. |
| Gorillaz |
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I have mixed feelings about this because I'm a big fan of Damon Albarn's band Blur, and this song achieved much greater success than he ever did in his main gig. All of that aside, when this song comes on I turn it up. Every time.
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| When Doves Cry |
| Prince |
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I'll never forget the first time I heard this song. I was sitting poolside at a hotel and it came on the radio of a fellow sunbather. I thought it was one of the catchiest, weirdest things I had ever heard. Still a singular work of art.
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| Young Folks |
| Peter Bjorn and John |
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Love the deadpan singing by Victoria Bergsman of The Concretes, love the whistling, love the whole thing. Just cool.
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Jeffrey Dale Starr is a tequila enthusiast, oil painter, and owner of mobile software company Purple Falcon.
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