Perfect Pop Songs

To add to Last Christmas by the Wham! that I have mentioned earlier, "out of this world honor" for pop song has to go to Paloma Blanca by George Baker Selection.

If you had been there, you are singing it in your head now just by reading this mention of it. Don’t pretend you are not. Enough time has passed, you can admit it now.

For those few who got reminded, here it is in all its glory...

GEORGE BAKER SELECTION - Paloma Blanca (1975) Original Single! - YouTube

"(produced by Mickie Most, who believe it or not also did Jeff Beck’s first album, Truth)"

Oh, man, you do pull them out of the far corners of my mind.

Mickie Most, the man who produced nothing less than...Living Next Door to Alice. Twice. Believe it, or not (at least it is what Internet says somewhere).

The well-known one...

Smokie - Living Next Door to Alice (Official Video) - YouTube

And the original one...

New World "Living Next Door To Alice" - THE ORIGINAL (AND THE BEST?) - YouTube

Sure, if Alice is not carved in your genetic code by trillion plays, this one will not touch you. If it is a part of you, don’t you wish you had been at Gompie...

Gompie - Alice, who the X is Alice - YouTube

Nice to see someone mentioning Lighthouse.  And Gary Puckett  with Lady Willpower or Young Girl ?  Oh man!

I loved One Fine Morning by Lighthouse. — 13 piece band chock full of talent, 

Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl)

Green Eyed Lady — Sugarloaf

Tin Man. - America

Got to Get You Outta My Life - I like Earth Wind and Fire’s version

And When I Die -  BS&T

It’s Too Late — Carol King

Aint No Woman Like The One I Got. - Four Tops

These Eyes. - Guess Who

and of course who could ever forget the best song ever recorded . . 
 . . . .

wait for it  . . . .

Disco Duck by Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots.

you can thank me later😜🤘🏼💪👍

fmpnd,

Thank you!

I may disagree about it being the best song ever recorded, but stage impression surely makes up for any imperfection...

Rick Dees and his Cast of Idiots - Disco Duck TOTP ( 1976 ) - YouTube

For my Thursday Evening offering I could choose nearly any song on Elvis Costello's "My Aim is True" that I'm spinning on the TT right now. But my nomination goes to.......

Elvis Costello - "(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pS8oaMFsBEk