Thread by @bryanbehar

Ok. Time to change my mood. I’m currently making my own personal Ultimate Jukebox, a playlist of the biggest, definitive pop hits of our lifetime. From Beatles to Bieber. More Shake It Off than Stairway to Heaven. Big, fun pop. Taking suggestions now...🎸❤️

I had a rough draft of about 800 songs, which I’m playing in shuffle to root out any clunkers. I was cruising. Blank Space went into Come on Eileen into ....Bobby Goldsboro’s Honey??? But now we’re back on track with J. Geils’ Centerfold 🎸🎸🎸

We just went from Ms. Jackson to Crazy Little Thing Called Love.

I think Shuffle is finally hitting its stride!!

To the 3 people who just independently nominated Build Me Up Buttercup- mazel tov!

That’s exactly the kind of frothy pop nugget we’re looking for.

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Just when Shuffle gave me a turgid run of Mariah/ Bruno/ Roxette ballads, it saved the day w Kriss Kross Jump. Then Cherry Cherry and Luka. Now I’m just praying for MMM Bop or Tubthumping!!

I promise not to post every song that comes out of my phone. But...

Funky Cold Medina!!💕

To all the good folks pitching Bowie, Springsteen, Costello or the Clash— just wait. I promise I’ll do a list of my favorite songs real soon.

But for now I’m looking for saccharine infused pop chestnuts.

I promise. We’ll have time for both.

Since my last update I heard Sugar Sugar, Jive Talking, In the Summertime, Joy to the World and Crazy in Love= keepers all.

Throw in some Red Rubber Ball, I’m a Believer, OPP, Safety Dance, Hey Ya, Call Me Maybe, Since U Been Gone, Uptown Funk and we’re in business.

Just to clarify again, these are not The Best Songs or My Favorite Songs. But Perfect Pop Singles.

Think I Want to Hold Your Hand. I Want You Back. My Sharona. Waterloo. Little Red Corvette. Blank Space. Knock Three Times. Like a Prayer. Two Princes. Mr. Brightside. Billie Jean

Bust a Move and Take on Me are also excellent examples. Thanks friends. (Though probably not the Friends theme. On second thought...)

I just heard A Little Less Conversation on a commercial- yes!

Some folks just pitched Let’s Dance/ Raspberry Beret/ Midnight Confessions- yes!

Add Brown Eyed Girl/ You Can’t Hurry Love/ Jenny Jenny/ I Second That Emotion/ Love Train- yes!

Mr. Blue Sky. Tie a Yellow Ribbon. Philadelphia Freedom. Right Back where we Started From. When Doves Cry. Jump. Dancing in the Dark. Sweet Dreams. Hungry Like the Wolf. Into the Groove. Time After Time. Just Like Heaven. Sweet Child o'Mine. Pour Some Sugar on Me.

And I can't believe I'm reposting for this, but...Torn/ You're Still the One/ Baby One More Time/ No Scrubs/ It Takes Two/ I Want it That Way/ Bye Bye Bye

Going really old school. We Five-You Were on My Mind. Billy Joe Royal-Down in the Boondocks. Crystals-He's a Rebel. Tremeloes-Here Comes My Baby. Cyrkle-Red Rubber Ball. Seekers-I'll Never Find Another You. Gary Lewis-This Diamond Ring. Jackson 5-ABC.

We Got the Beat/ Vacation/ Basket Case/ Good Girls Don’t/ Just What I Needed/ What I Like About You/ Jessie’s Girl/ I’ll Do Anything for You/ My Sharona/ My Best Friend’s Girl/ Another Girl Another Planet/ Up the Junction/ Teenage Kicks/ Town Called Malice/ A Million Miles Away

From recent years: Call Me Maybe/ Despacito/ Thinking Out Loud/ Uptown Funk/ Rolling in the Deep/ Just the Way You Are/ Blank Space/ Who Knew/ Since U Been Gone/ Crazy in Love/ Shut Up and Dance/ Teenage Dream/ Because of You/ Hey Ya/ Mr Brightside/ Bad Romance/ Edge of Glory

This grouping always works: Come on Eileen/ Safety Dance/ I Ran/ Sweet Dreams/ Tainted Love/ Don’t You Want Me/ Always Something There to Remind Me/ Let’s Dance/ Hungry Like the Wolf/ Poison Arrow/ Karma Chameleon/ Our House/ Rock This Town/ We Got the Beat/ Take on Me.

Or this grouping: Losing My Religion/ Stand/ Shiny Happy People/ Big Me/ Semi-Charmed Life/ Mr. Jones/ Run Around/ Two Princes/ Better Man/ Smells Like Teen Spirit/ Wonderwall/ Hold My Hand/ Runaway Train/ Only Want to be With You/ Remedy/ Sex and Candy/ Basket Case/ Stay

Just a few more. From around '74. Billy Don't Be a Hero/ Seasons in the Sun/ Brandy/ Don't Pull Your Love/ Heartbeat It's a Lovebeat/ Smile a Little Smile for Me/ Love Grows/ Bad Bad Leroy Brown/ Island Girl/Rose Garden/ One Bad Apple/ Love Will Keep Us Together/ Knock 3 Times

Here's pt 1 of what Shuffle gave us yesterday. I'm not ready for politics yet. Now it's playing David Soul- Don't Give Up on Us. I am ready for that.

And here's Shuffle pt. 2

What happened to the fun people who were playing along yesterday and 100 per cent got the spirit of the discussion not the new people shitting on my musical "taste."

Once again, this is meant to be the frothiest pop confections we can think of. I promise Joy Division elsewhere.