Favourite Prog ’Pop’ Song’?
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Topic: Favourite Prog ’Pop’ Song’?
Posted By: Progger
Subject: Favourite Prog ’Pop’ Song’?
Date Posted: November 12 2005 at 23:05
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I know they are not 'pop' songs in the truest sense, but I believe the bands wrote those songs with commercial intent. Probably from pressure from their respective record companies to write a chart hit! Below is a list of obvious choices that I can think of! |
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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: November 12 2005 at 23:09
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Rush-Spirit of Radio -------------  |
Posted By: Mikerinos
Date Posted: November 12 2005 at 23:10
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Closer to the Heart by Rush is one of my favorite songs by them, so I
voted for it. Spirit of the Radio is also good, but CttH is just
more enjoyable to me. I Know What I Like is probably my second
favorite on the list.
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Posted By: Zooka_Jesus
Date Posted: November 12 2005 at 23:11
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Spirit of Radio
------------- Gentle Gaint owns every prog band 
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: November 12 2005 at 23:12
| Here I was expecting to say something like "Golf girl" or a random Spock's Beard song. Instead, you give me Killer Queen, Pull me under and Spirit of radio? What a joke. |
Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: November 12 2005 at 23:31
Spirit Of radio for me . Although it's not that 'pop'.------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: AngleofRepose
Date Posted: November 12 2005 at 23:42
| Counting Out Time should have made the poll, I'd have gone with that. |
Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: November 13 2005 at 01:05
Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill 
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Posted By: Gentle Tull
Date Posted: November 13 2005 at 01:14
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I voted Hocus Pocus cause no one had yet, but Carpet Crawlers is a great song too. Actually, I think besides the songs up there that I haven't heard, the only one I don't like is Owner of a Lonely Heart. Yuck. |
Posted By: Progger
Date Posted: November 13 2005 at 01:35
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I should have included two of my favourites but they only just came to mind!
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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: November 13 2005 at 07:20
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I went with Pull Me Under but where was Garden Party? ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: retuow
Date Posted: November 13 2005 at 08:49
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I voted for Closer To The Heart, but I have another suggestion: Julia Dream by Pink Floyd would be a killer pop song... ------------- Human beings were created by water to carry it uphill. |
Posted By: ElwoodHerring
Date Posted: November 13 2005 at 09:16
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Yes - Owner of a lonely Heart
<-- by the way that isn't an avatar, it's what I really look like!  ------------- [IMG]http://www.herring.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/DRMkillb.JPG"> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4816930.stm - Right the Copyright Wrongs (Bill Thompson's BBC blog - essential reading!) |
Posted By: ElwoodHerring
Date Posted: November 13 2005 at 09:19
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What about the "single that never was"? i.e. album tracks that were never released as singles but could/should have been.
I have a nomination for that: Reaching Out on All Sides by IF. That should have been a single by all rights. It is a fantastic prog song and short enough to have been a single. ------------- [IMG]http://www.herring.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/DRMkillb.JPG"> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4816930.stm - Right the Copyright Wrongs (Bill Thompson's BBC blog - essential reading!) |
Posted By: walrus333
Date Posted: November 13 2005 at 09:33
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I voted for Hocus Pocus the yodeling section is truely incredible! ------------- If anyone knows where I can get a copy of some Flute and Voice (Indo-Prog/Raga Rock) albums please PM me! Many thanks! |
Posted By: R_DeNIRO
Date Posted: November 13 2005 at 10:18
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Kayleigh is a great song, prog pop or not. ------------- We were always be much human than we whish to be. |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: November 13 2005 at 11:15
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Dream Theater - Pull Me Under ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: Rockin' Chair
Date Posted: November 13 2005 at 11:27
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Carpet Crawlers-Genesis
Running up: I know what I like |
Posted By: samhob
Date Posted: November 13 2005 at 12:00
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I was expecting to see "roundabout" here.. |
Posted By: Politician
Date Posted: November 13 2005 at 12:04
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None of those - probably "Memories" by EARTH & FIRE or "Back Street
Luv" by CURVED AIR. |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: November 13 2005 at 12:45
| Tough choice - a lot of good songs there, but I have to go for Carpet Crawlers. |
Posted By: Chipiron
Date Posted: November 13 2005 at 13:00
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Hocus Pocus.
Shouldn't Supertramp be included here? ------------- [IMG]http://www.belderrain.es/GIFs/tora.gif"> |
Posted By: Harry Hood
Date Posted: November 13 2005 at 13:01
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Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band - "Pena" ------------- 
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Posted By: Mad Bass Player
Date Posted: November 13 2005 at 13:10
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CLOSER TO THE HEART
------------- "Mister Fripp, your music is quite different than everything else out there. In one word, how would you describe it?" "Progressive.... yeah, that's it..." |
Posted By: B3Brad
Date Posted: November 13 2005 at 13:12
| Bloody Well Right by Supertramp is my personal favourite prog/pop. Out of that list, I Know What I Like followed by Carpet Crawlers. |
Posted By: Garbs
Date Posted: November 13 2005 at 17:58
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Killer Queen gets my vote (slightly ahead of the Carpet Crawlers) ------------- So here I am once more |
Posted By: Publius
Date Posted: November 25 2005 at 16:50
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What!? Sylvia is not pop! Neither is Hocus Pocus, but I chose it, naturally. ------------- I'm so prog, I clap in 9/8 |
Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: November 25 2005 at 16:59
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now my vote is for : Kayleigh ------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
Posted By: samhob
Date Posted: November 25 2005 at 17:27
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hmm in fact it depends of what you consider it, is it pop songs of a pop album from a PROG artist? if so : That's all - Genesis ... Or a prog rock song that sound a bit pop: Wish you were here - Pink floyd From the list: Hocus Pocus ;) |
Posted By: Atkingani
Date Posted: November 25 2005 at 17:38
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From the list: Carpet crawlers... But I prefer the ballads "Nights in white satin" (MB) and "Still you turn me on" (ELP). ------------- Guigo ~~~~~~ |
Posted By: lunaticviolist
Date Posted: November 25 2005 at 17:39
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Carpet Crawlers But I don't think it was written for commercial intent. From what I've read, it was a filler. ------------- My recent purchases: 
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Posted By: frippertronik
Date Posted: November 25 2005 at 17:50
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when i was to choose sylvia, i found killer queen at the bottom of the list, i really love this two songs, but queen was my introduction to the music, and still being one of my favourite bands. ------------- a plague of lighthouse keepers |
Posted By: Publius84
Date Posted: November 25 2005 at 18:12
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Hocus Pocus ------------- I know what I like and I like what I know... Prog is in my heart, in my mind, in my soul... |
Posted By: ChadFromCanada
Date Posted: November 25 2005 at 22:02
| C'est La Vie - ELP. |
Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: November 25 2005 at 22:26
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Pull Me Under isn't Pop, but its really good!
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Posted By: TheLamb
Date Posted: November 26 2005 at 03:14
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Spirit of Radio is a good song! First rush song I heard, before I knew their more proggish side. My vote goes to it then. ------------- 
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Posted By: Deliriumist
Date Posted: November 26 2005 at 03:31
| I chose "The Carpet Crawlers" as the best song but I don't consider it pop so I'd go for "Closer to the Heart". |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: November 26 2005 at 04:05
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I vote CLOSER TO THE HEART. But also KAYLEIGH, PULL ME UNDER, EASY LIVIN', HE KNOWS YOU KNOW, HOCUS POCUS AND SPIRIT OF RADIO (ALL EX-ACQUEO!!!!!!!!!!!!!) But also ALL RENAISSANCE SONGS with ANNIE HASLAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: November 26 2005 at 04:45
| Strange as it may seem (I'm not really a Marillion fan), I chose "He Knows You Know" - which, by the way, is not pop by any means, especially on account of its bitter, angry lyrics. Then, out of this list, I'd say "The Carpet Crawlers", "The Spirit of Radio" and "Wonderous Stories". |