Genre of the Week 3: Power Pop

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#GenreoftheWeek Power Pop

Here's the list of songs that I've been posting this week on the facebook page for this week's genre, Power Pop! Beware, these may cause you to involuntarily sing along, there are catchy hooks everywhere. There's also the youtube playlist and even a spotify playlist that I lovingly crafted for y'all.

The Kinks - "You Really Got Me" (Kinks, 1964)

The Beach Boys - "Fun, Fun, Fun" (Shut Down Volume 2, 1964)

The Byrds - "I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better" (Mr. Tambourine Man, 1965)

The Beatles - "Paperback Writer" (Paperback Writer, 1966)

The Who - "Pictures of Lily" (Pictures of Lily, 1967)

Badfinger - "No Matter What" (No Dice, 1970)

Todd Rundgren - "Couldn't I Just Tell You" (Something / Anything?, 1972)

Raspberries - "Go All the Way" (Raspberries, 1972)

Big Star - "When My Baby's Beside Me" (#1 Record, 1972)

Big Star -  "September Gurls" (Radio City, 1974)

Shoes - "Tomorrow Night" (Present Tense, 1979)

Blondie - "Hanging on the Telephone" (Parallel Lines, 1978)

Cheap Trick - "Surrender" (Heaven Tonight, 1978)

Cheap Trick - "I Want You to Want Me [Live]" (At Budokan, 1979)

The Romantics - "What I Like About You" (The Romantics, 1979)

The Cars - "Just What I Needed" (The Cars, 1978)

The Records - "Starry Eyes" (Shades in Bed, 1979)

The Jam - "The Eton Rifles" (Setting Sons, 1979)

Squeeze - "Pulling Mussels (From the Shell)" (Argbybargy, 1980)

Generation X - "Dancing With Myself" (Kiss Me Deadly, 1981)

The Knack - "My Sharona" (Get The Knack, 1979)

The Plimsouls - "Now" (The Plimsouls, 1981)

Hoodoo Gurus - "I Want You Back" (Stoneage Romeos, 1984)

The Smithereens - "Strangers When We Meet" (Especially for You, 1986)

The Replacements - "Alex Chilton" (Pleased to Meet Me, 1987)

Teenage Fanclub - "The Concept" (Bandwagonesque, 1991)

Matthew Sweet - "I've Been Waiting" (Girlfriend, 1991)

Jellyfish - "Joining a Fan Club" (Spilt Milk, 1993)

Sloan - "Coax Me" (Twice Removed, 1994)

Weezer - "Buddy Holly" (Weezer, 1994)

The New Pornographers - "Letter From an Occupant" (Mass Romantic, 2000)

Royal Headache - "Down the Lane" (Royal Headache, 2011)

Mikal Cronin - "Shout it Out" (MCII, 2013)

Whew. That's a formidable list. Sam will be taking over again with a new genre tomorrow, I'm eager to see what he's going to focus on. Until next time...

- Karl