Perfect Pop Songs

Off the top of my head....some of the better 3-minutes of power pop (sometimes you just catch lightning in a bottle):

"There She Goes" - The La’s; "Train in Vain" - The Clash; "Lazy Eye" - Silver Sun Pickups; "What I Like About You" - The Romantics; "Praise You" - Fatboy Slim; "Save It For Later" - The English Beat; "Is It Any Wonder?" - Keane

Perfect pop. Military intelligence. Jumbo shrimp.

Motown was the epitome of great pop songs. Especially pop songs with amazing intros. Two that come to mind are ‘Love Child’ by the Supremes and ‘Tears of a Clown’ By Smokey Robinson and the Miracles.

I think a great pop song has a certain balls-to-the-wall feel. The Crystals ‘Then He Kissed Me,’ Eric Carmen ‘Make Me Lose Control,’ Mr. Big ‘To Be With You.’
Crank up the volume and sing along.

Sure, a lot of pop songs are not ‘audiophile’ recordings. But played on a good system, they sure sound great!

+1 Love Child
remarkable (albeit Motown) sound 

I am not surprised that "power pop" has dominated this discussion so far. So, now that Motown and R&B classics are starting to get mentioned, here's a few more:

Schoolboy Crush - Average White Band
Until You Come Back To Me - Aretha Franklin
I"ll Take You There - Staple Singers
Use Me - Bill Withers