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New Plastic Explosion : A Power Pop Mix

New Plastic Explosion : A Power Pop Mix
Created by: fullcontactchess
Tracks: 22
Length: 01:11:45
Keywords 1. Power Pop
2. Pop
3. Summer
Created on 7/27/07 02:39pm
Level 5
Points 2207
Total visitors 54
Unique visitors 26
description:
I have had a rough outline of this mix for a while. I keep adding and subtracting songs all the time.

A major source of inspiration for this mix was the Poptopia! series from Rhino. If you can find these 3 discs,do so. You will not be disappointed.

These are some of my favorite pop songs. The hooks are there,the backup harmonies....everything about a perfect pop song is in each of these in my opinion. They make me sing along in the car on a nice summer day and get stuck in my head for days at a time.

Enjoy.

tracklist

1 The Raspberries : I Want To Be WIth You
I wanted to kick it off with a toe tapper. I love the background vocals.
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Track 5 from Capitol Collectors series
Length: 00:03:06
Year: 0000
Track Description:
I wanted to kick it off with a toe tapper. I love the background vocals.
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2 Beulah : Silver Lining
Love the horns on this one. I saw a commercial the other day and this was playing in the background.
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Track 5 from The Coast Is Never Clear
Length: 00:02:35
Year: 2001
Track Description:
Love the horns on this one. I saw a commercial the other day and this was playing in the background.
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3 Pernice Brothers : Working Girls (Sunlight Shines)
Joe Pernice writes great pop songs.
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Track 1 from The World Won't End
Length: 00:03:20
Year: 0000
Track Description:
Joe Pernice writes great pop songs.
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4 The Flamin' Groovies : Shake Some Action
This song is great. It rocks but it seems laid back at the same time.
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Track 7 from Poptopia: Power Pop Cassics From The '70's
Length: 00:04:33
Year: 0000
Track Description:
This song is great. It rocks but it seems laid back at the same time.
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5 The La's : There she goes
One of my old bands used to play this for warm up and sound checks. Kinda reminds me of that time.
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Track 0 from The La's
Length: 00:02:42
Year: 0000
Track Description:
One of my old bands used to play this for warm up and sound checks. Kinda reminds me of that time.
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6 The Pursuit of Happiness : She's So Young
I love the melody of this song. Mo Berg wrote some really catchy pop songs.
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Track 17 from Poptopia: Power Pop Cassics From The '80's
Length: 00:03:36
Year: 0000
Track Description:
I love the melody of this song. Mo Berg wrote some really catchy pop songs.
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7 A.C. Newman : On the Table
The drums on this sound hella fun to play.
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Track 3 from Slow Wonder
Length: 00:03:59
Year: 2004
Track Description:
The drums on this sound hella fun to play.
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8 Fastball : You're An Ocean
I heard this on the radio one day and fell in love with it immediately. The video was pretty neat as well.
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Track 2 from The Harsh Light of Day
Length: 00:03:19
Year: 0000
Track Description:
I heard this on the radio one day and fell in love with it immediately. The video was pretty neat as well.
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9 Todd Rundgren : I Saw The Light
This is one of my all time fave songs. I think it's one of the best pop songs ever written. It's nothing but h [...]
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Track 3 from The Very Best of Todd Rundgren
Length: 00:02:59
Year: 0000
Track Description:
This is one of my all time fave songs. I think it's one of the best pop songs ever written. It's nothing but hooks.
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10 The Bangles : If She Knew What She Wants
I love this song, but The Vindictives did a cool (and funnier) version that I love more. I will just keep with [...]
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Track 7 from Different Light
Length: 00:03:50
Year: 1986
Track Description:
I love this song, but The Vindictives did a cool (and funnier) version that I love more. I will just keep with the original on this mix tho.
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11 The Hang-Up's : Jump Start
This song was in "Chasing Amy" and I was hooked when I heard it. Great pop song.
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Track 4 from He's After Me
Length: 00:02:15
Year: 0000
Track Description:
This song was in "Chasing Amy" and I was hooked when I heard it. Great pop song.
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12 Matthew Sweet : We're The Same
This song is amazing. Jangle pop all the way.
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Track 3 from 100 % Fun
Length: 00:03:03
Year: 0000
Track Description:
This song is amazing. Jangle pop all the way.
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13 Jellyfish : Baby's Coming Back
I thought they were goofy with the "cat-in-the-hat" hats. But their pop songs were so refreshing when they cam [...]
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Track 9 from Bellybutton
Length: 00:02:57
Year: 1990
Track Description:
I thought they were goofy with the "cat-in-the-hat" hats. But their pop songs were so refreshing when they came out.
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14 The Greenberry Woods : Trampoline
I heard this on Poptopia and I fell right away. Kind of reminds me of Teenage Fanclub sorta.
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Track 13 from Poptopia: Power Pop Classics of the '90's
Length: 00:03:25
Year: 0000
Track Description:
I heard this on Poptopia and I fell right away. Kind of reminds me of Teenage Fanclub sorta.
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15 Bram Tchaikovsky : Girl Of My Dreams
Obscure...but really good.
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Track 13 from Poptopia: Power Pop Classics of the '70's
Length: 00:03:25
Year: 0000
Track Description:
Obscure...but really good.
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16 The Beat : Rock and Roll Girl
The Beat are so damn catchy...I am surprised more pop punk bands never covered their songs.
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Track 18 from Poptopia: Power Pop Classics of the '70's
Length: 00:02:17
Year: 0000
Track Description:
The Beat are so damn catchy...I am surprised more pop punk bands never covered their songs.
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17 Superchunk : 100,000 Fireflies
The best Magnetic Fields cover of all time. Rocked out for you to air guitar around the house to.
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Track 8 from Incedental Music 1991- 1995
Length: 00:03:17
Year: 0000
Track Description:
The best Magnetic Fields cover of all time. Rocked out for you to air guitar around the house to.
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18 the posies : Solar Sister
Great song. I heard Bad Astronauts version and it sounds IDENTICAL. It's scary.
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Track 10 from Poptopia: Power Pop Classics from the '90's
Length: 00:03:21
Year: 0000
Track Description:
Great song. I heard Bad Astronauts version and it sounds IDENTICAL. It's scary.
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19 Redd Kross : The Lady In The Front Row
Great guitar driven song. Makes me wanna pogo.
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Track 10 from Poptopia: Power Pop Classics from the '90's
Length: 00:03:21
Year: 0000
Track Description:
Great guitar driven song. Makes me wanna pogo.
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20 That Dog : Long Island
This album is so great to listen to on a nice summer day. The vocal melodies are perfect.
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Track 9 from Retreat from the Sun
Length: 00:02:38
Year: 1997
Track Description:
This album is so great to listen to on a nice summer day. The vocal melodies are perfect.
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21 Evan Dando : Stop My Head
Evan Dando is great. Jon Brion helped write this song with him and played piano on it.
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Track 11 from Baby I'm Bored
Length: 00:03:33
Year: 0000
Track Description:
Evan Dando is great. Jon Brion helped write this song with him and played piano on it.
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22 Ben Lee : Catch My Disease
Reminds me of a couple of summers ago. Great pop song.
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Track 4 from AWAKE IS THE NEW SLEEP
Length: 00:04:14
Year: 2005
Track Description:
Reminds me of a couple of summers ago. Great pop song.
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I like me some power pop every now and again, this is a great representation. Way to represent power pop the right way.
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I love this!!!
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super fun, i want a copy of this for my work drive
7/28/07 11:37am
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I love that you have a Ben Lee track. In fact I like everything about this mix. Great work!
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