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Originally posted by deafmoon deafmoon wrote:

Procol Harum "A Whiter Shade of Pale"
 
I would happily just accept that as a prog song but I suppose its massive exposure means it's also pop.
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I vote for Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' or Tangerine Dream's 'Loved by the Sun'. Although, 'Learning to Fly' and 'Whiter Shade of Pale' are great examples too, imo.


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Genesis - Turn it on again. 
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Does I Know What I Like(In Your Wardrobe) count?
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Originally posted by Old King Cole Old King Cole wrote:

Does I Know What I Like(In Your Wardrobe) count?
 
yes if you like it!
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Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Originally posted by Old King Cole Old King Cole wrote:

Does I Know What I Like(In Your Wardrobe) count?
 
yes if you like it!

I do like it, but it was just an example though.
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Probably already mentioned, but Genesis' Follow You Follow Me screams Pop-Prog.
Some early-80's Renaissance tunes, later Grobschnitt, Asia, I even find the odd Buggles tune Pop-Prog. Where classy musicianship and clever arrangements are concerned, there are many interesting results.
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Valley Girls
Help me I'm falling!
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Originally posted by Tom Ozric Tom Ozric wrote:

Probably already mentioned, but Genesis' Follow You Follow Me screams Pop-Prog. 

 
screams just 'pop' to me and at the time the band saw it as their most 'hip' song.
 
Duke on the other hand is full of pop prog , almost the whole album and its well delivered. They along with Supertramp mastered the art of this and at almost the same time (imo)
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Too many to choose however in terms of pop even if some might dismiss and snob this track, I love it really and one of these days even Dark Elf, will like this track too and dance the  polonaise with me here Big smile
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..."Poor old Johnny Ray
Sounded sad upon the radio
But he moved a million hearts in mono
Our mothers cried
Sang along......"
"(Come On Eileen)
Too-ra-loo-ra, too-ra-loo-rye, aye...."
yay yay bounce, bounce yay yay yeaaahhhyay Hugtuba di da duuu...... yay again yay xxxxx
 
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To be fair, nothing is progressive anymore, all has been done really, rarely something is unique, we classify prog as complex and great instrumentals, a beautiful cohesive listening experience, moozik with many overflowing interesting layers.
However, laugh at me as you will, but this pop song is brilliant, different and has great instrumentation Stern Smile
Do not dismiss it pls, do have a listen, now imagine if one would try to play this? Wink
dexys midnight runners come on Eileen - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc-P8oDuS0Q
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There are so many I could mention, but for today I'm going Italiano style with my main man Lucio Battisti.
Get down baby!:
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Best prog-pop? Difficult to say....pop songs with a hint of prog...or prog songs with more accessible melodies that you could have imagined making mainstream radio playlists/TV shows if the powers that be were more willing to broaden their choices.
 
'Northern Lights' by 'Renaissance' was always a favourite! At a time when TOTPs or Radio 1 rarely played classic rock or prog rock, it was nice to hear Annie getting some airplay. Anyone remember how good 'Hold Your Head Up' by 'Argent' sounded on the Top 40 rundown on a Sunday evening? Remember Focus's double whammy of 'Hocus Pocus' and 'Sylvia'?!
 
In an alternative Universe, 'Lazarus' by Porcupine Tree and 'June'/'Waste Away' by Spock's Beard would have been mainstream hits. Most tracks from the fantastically melodic 'Tall Ships' album by John Mitchell's 'It Bites' deserve a wider listen.
 
Finally....imagine 'Happy the Man' by classic 'Genesis' or 'Highways of the Sun' by 'Camel' squeezing into the Top 20? We can dream? Sigh......!
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.....of course, 'Marillion' had a great run of singles in the 80's which might squeeze into the 'prog-pop' category due to them being so damn catchy ('Market Square Heroes' through to 'Incommunicado' etc. and maybe even 'Hooks in You' too!). It's a shame that a radio friendly version of 'Corners' by IQ didn't get a chance to shine at the time.
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Points: 9869 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 04 2015 at 22:18
I did think of mentioning Northern Lights, except that it's pretty much straight up pop, and very good pop at that.  Pity they couldn't achieve that in later albums.

My favourite prog-pop song, if there's such a thing, is Tom Sawyer.  So proggy and yet so catchy and accessible.  
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I'd like say Hello It's Me  by Todd Rundgren.
 
 
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Pink floyd   Wish You Were Here

this is a pop song for 1975
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Love - You Set The Scene

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdELzBV9pyo
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Points: 29452 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 06 2015 at 01:54
Originally posted by hellogoodbye hellogoodbye wrote:

Love - You Set The Scene

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdELzBV9pyo

 
ClapFrom one of my favourite albums. Alone Again Or could also come into the reckoning. I've been wondering how long it will be before Love are included in PA. RIP Arthur Lee.
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