1) Another Girl, Another Planet – the Only Ones
2) I Can’t Explain / Pictures of Lilly / I’m A Boy – The Who
3) In The City – The Jam
4) Bottle of Fur – UO
5) Good Girls Don’t – The Knack
6) She’s Tight – Cheap Trick
7) Alex Chilton – The Replacements
8) Long Distance – All
9) I Don’t Want to Go to Chelsea – EC
10) American Ruse – MC5
11) Girl You Want – Devo
12) It’s Too Late – Jim Carroll Band
13) Girlfriend – Matthew Sweet
14) And So It Goes – Nick Lowe
15) Million Miles Away – The Plimsouls
The Other Other Elvis
1) Oliver’s Army – EC and the A’s
2) Good Girls Don’t – the Knack
3) Baby Blue – Badfinger
4) Shake Some Action – Flamin’ Groovies
5) Sister Anne – Flop
6) Hillbilly Drummer Girl – Young Fresh Fellows
7) I’m Not Like Everybody Else – Kinks
8) High Fidelity – EC and the A’s
9) Wednesday Week – Undertones
10) Ever Fallen in Love? – Buzzcocks
11) One on One – Cheap Trick
12) We’re the Same – Matthew Sweet
13) Author Unknown – Jason Falkner
14) The Concept – Teenage Fanclub
15) Give Me Back Yesterday – the Makers
Makerbot
1) What’s So Funny ‘Bout Peace, Love and Understanding – Elvis Costello
2) Surrender – Cheap Trick
3) Turning Japanese – The Vapors
4) Cruel To Be Kind – Nick Lowe
5) No Matter What – Badfinger
6) She’s Tight – Cheap Trick
7) Glad Girls – Guided by Voices
8) Miss Teen Wordpower – The New Pornographers
9) September Gurls – Big Star
10) Pump It Up – Elvis Costello
11) Just Broke Up – Smoking Popes
12) Is That Love – Squeeze
13) Teenage Kicks – The Undertones
14) Another Girl, Another Planet – The Only Ones
15) My Sharona – The Knack
Lurker
1. Kool Thing – Sonic Youth
2. New York City – They Might Be Giants
3. Oliver’s Army – EC & the A.s
4. The World at Large – Modest Mouse
5. Teenage Kicks – Undertones
6. Need You Around – Smoking Popes
7. Kids in America – Kim Wilde
8. Holiday – Weezer
9. Calling All – The La’s
10. Santeria – Sublime
11. Sou. Central Rain – REM
12. Your Love – The Outfield
13. Candy Floss – Wilco
14. Seven Nation Army – White Stripes
15. I Don’t Like Mondays – Boomtown Rats
Much obliged.
Welcome, TD!
Welcome! And I’m sorry in advance.
Shouldn’t he be obliged to list his top ten powerpop songs?
Yes! Took me a minute, but I found ours …
Fat Elvis
1) Another Girl, Another Planet – the Only Ones
2) I Can’t Explain / Pictures of Lilly / I’m A Boy – The Who
3) In The City – The Jam
4) Bottle of Fur – UO
5) Good Girls Don’t – The Knack
6) She’s Tight – Cheap Trick
7) Alex Chilton – The Replacements
8) Long Distance – All
9) I Don’t Want to Go to Chelsea – EC
10) American Ruse – MC5
11) Girl You Want – Devo
12) It’s Too Late – Jim Carroll Band
13) Girlfriend – Matthew Sweet
14) And So It Goes – Nick Lowe
15) Million Miles Away – The Plimsouls
The Other Other Elvis
1) Oliver’s Army – EC and the A’s
2) Good Girls Don’t – the Knack
3) Baby Blue – Badfinger
4) Shake Some Action – Flamin’ Groovies
5) Sister Anne – Flop
6) Hillbilly Drummer Girl – Young Fresh Fellows
7) I’m Not Like Everybody Else – Kinks
8) High Fidelity – EC and the A’s
9) Wednesday Week – Undertones
10) Ever Fallen in Love? – Buzzcocks
11) One on One – Cheap Trick
12) We’re the Same – Matthew Sweet
13) Author Unknown – Jason Falkner
14) The Concept – Teenage Fanclub
15) Give Me Back Yesterday – the Makers
Makerbot
1) What’s So Funny ‘Bout Peace, Love and Understanding – Elvis Costello
2) Surrender – Cheap Trick
3) Turning Japanese – The Vapors
4) Cruel To Be Kind – Nick Lowe
5) No Matter What – Badfinger
6) She’s Tight – Cheap Trick
7) Glad Girls – Guided by Voices
8) Miss Teen Wordpower – The New Pornographers
9) September Gurls – Big Star
10) Pump It Up – Elvis Costello
11) Just Broke Up – Smoking Popes
12) Is That Love – Squeeze
13) Teenage Kicks – The Undertones
14) Another Girl, Another Planet – The Only Ones
15) My Sharona – The Knack
Lurker
1. Kool Thing – Sonic Youth
2. New York City – They Might Be Giants
3. Oliver’s Army – EC & the A.s
4. The World at Large – Modest Mouse
5. Teenage Kicks – Undertones
6. Need You Around – Smoking Popes
7. Kids in America – Kim Wilde
8. Holiday – Weezer
9. Calling All – The La’s
10. Santeria – Sublime
11. Sou. Central Rain – REM
12. Your Love – The Outfield
13. Candy Floss – Wilco
14. Seven Nation Army – White Stripes
15. I Don’t Like Mondays – Boomtown Rats
I thought this was a jazz blog.
That explains your power pop list.