Bob's list of the perfect pop/rock songs
Song: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Artist: Elton John
Year: 1973
Album: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Comments: Stunning, perfect melody and vocal performance.
Song: Shadows of the Night
Artist: Pat Benetar
Year: 1982
Album: Get Nervous
Comments: Flawless rock song, start to finish. Will stand the test of time for decades and decades.
Song: In Between Days
Artist: The Cure
Year: 1985
Album: The Head on the Door
Song: Walking on Sunshine
Artist: Katrina and the Waves
Album: Walking on Sunshine
Comments: Maybe the most singable song ever--you can't help walking on sunshine when you sing it.
Song: Chick Magnet
Artist: MXPX
Year: 1996
Album: Life in General
Comments: Memorable bass opening; fast, clean drumming; perfectly conceived production; strong from beginning to end.
Song: The Tick Tock Treasury
Artist: Joy Electric
Year: 2003
Album: Joy Electric
Song: Viva La Vida
Artist: Coldplay
Year: 2008
Album: Viva La Vida
Comments: The album is sonically stunning, the best rock album I've ever heard.
