Most of these were discovered via #20GreatCanadianTunes, @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social polls on the best albums of 1989 and 2000 (technically last year, but I was still sorting through music come January), #PowerPop10Days, and #LetsDoIt25. So special thanks to everybody who participated in those!
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Day 10 - “Everything Works If You Let It” by the mighty #CheapTrick (1980)
You might not know this one, as it was on a movie soundtrack. And not a well-known movie.
Power Pop at its best. Crank it way, WAY up.
That’s all 10! Thanks!
youtu.be/zy9sij3d_2M?...
![XTC - Generals and Majors - Black Sea [1980]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4y526sv6hzfspsnd7szkg57p/bafkreigghpf4g7gdquqq6dgl6o4uzkrvbjcaatw3bmp5462wr2rzj424xq)
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Day 9 - “Generals and Majors” by #XTC (1980)
Honestly, there are dozens of XTC tracks to choose from. But this one has always been a particular fave.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCuZ...
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Day 8 - “She’s So Young” by #TPOH (The Pursuit of Happiness” (1988)
Yeah, “I’m an Adult Now” was the breakout hit on this debut, but the disc is filled with catchy Power Pop tunes like this one. 🥰
youtu.be/Nfp2cAsJjbQ
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Day 7 - “It’s a Shame About Ray” by #Lemonheads (1992)
With lilting backup vocals by (still crush) Juliana Hatfield, this track never gets old.
youtu.be/ianMaeLVRF8
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Day 6 - “Someone Who’s Cool” by #Odds (1996) 🇨🇦
Power Pop earworm extraordinaire.
Not “The” Odds, btw.
It was the suit that got me the gig,
It was the💧that got me the girl.
youtu.be/eeGKZ1sFJd4
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Day 5 - “Headache” by #FrankBlack (1994)
A great track from Black Francis’ in-between days, so to speak. I remember firing this one up on a jukebox in a trendy spot in YYC. Everyone hit the dance floor. Cool.
youtu.be/ShBfpfKw6cE
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Day 4 - “The Good In Everyone” by #Sloan (1996) 🇨🇦
A 2 minute banger from our nation’s Power Pop masters.
youtu.be/QJSfJgDMszI
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Day 3 - “Tayter Country” by #TheCavedogs (1990)
Darn good chance you’ve never heard this before. But that’s why you’re here, right?
2 minutes and 15 seconds of Power Pop Perfection.
youtu.be/XTGxTuaLpgw
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Day 2 - “Sick of Myself” by #MatthewSweet (1995)
His previous album (Girlfriend) is full of Power Pop classics, but this one remains our fave.
youtu.be/2ROABjhzocg
![Big Deal - Say Yes [Say Yes]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4y526sv6hzfspsnd7szkg57p/bafkreibly6ijwhanioufqk5xqbq64ca6zyrtp5cubqhozw5vl43muytm3u)
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Day 1 - “Say Yes” by Big Deal (2016)
Now defunct, but #AliceCostelloe putting out great solo work, too.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wxej...
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Day 10 - Big Star didn’t invent Power Pop, but nobody did it better. A top 5 American band of all time, hands down.
youtu.be/NpqEjOzCS6o?...
“ Downed “
Cheap Trick
the first power pop group to naturally lock into my tastes at an early age.
(pls : nobody to mention that this album nears 50 years)
thusly, ends this collection from North America.
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Day 3
"While You Spiral" by The Waxwings, from their fantastic 2000 album, Low To The Ground:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CRv...
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Day 9 - this is a hint for tomorrow’s entry…
youtu.be/ftTOEJfzdq0?...
Building off the exciting conclusion of #PowerPop10Days, I realized I could have gone a different route and highlighted small, local, indie acts here in the #EastBay that are making #powerpop and power pop-adjacent music. So here's a playlist of 10 more songs: music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
“ Miracle Drug“
A.C. Newman
is it ok to like this album more than any New Pornographer album? I think it's alright.
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8 - Maybe they didn’t quite invent Power Pop, but this track sure is a perfect example of it.
youtu.be/9g2eU9YGwWQ?...
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Day 2
"This song is for people who know what rock and roll is about."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMRb...
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Day 10 (Last day)
The Freshies - Dancin' Doctors
youtu.be/oVTZT_YaNJc?...
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Day 1 (yes, I am late to the party, as usual.)
Since Pete Townsend appears to have coined the term in 1967, here's a Who song I consider one of the earliest power pop songs ever released: So Sad About Us:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYOv...
