Name 100 Pretentious & Sophisticated Pop Songs.

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Was talking about this with a few friends of mine and we couldnt agree. What do you guys think?
We agreed on
1) Sade - Smooth Operator.
But i'm sure theres many more...

― Emma Johnson, Wednesday, 20 August 2003 00:28 (twenty-three years ago)

Toad the wet sprocket - ???

― Spinktor the Unmerciful (mawill5), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 00:36 (twenty-three years ago)

ultravox - vienna

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 00:48 (twenty-three years ago)

europe - the final countdown

― nnnh oh oh nnnh nnnh oh (James Blount), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 00:51 (twenty-three years ago)

Kate Bush - Cloudbusting
The Blue Nile - The Downtown Lights
Pet Shop Boys - Being Boring
Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence
Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 00:57 (twenty-three years ago)

ben vereen/roy scheider - "bye bye love"

― nnnh oh oh nnnh nnnh oh (James Blount), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 01:01 (twenty-three years ago)

'Moonlighting' by Al Jerrau

― nickdouglas (Nick D), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 02:03 (twenty-three years ago)

Fine Young Cannibals: SHe Drives Me Crazy

― Bryan Moore (Bryan Moore), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 02:48 (twenty-three years ago)

13. "Virginia Plain" Roxy Music

― Aaron A., Wednesday, 20 August 2003 03:31 (twenty-three years ago)

14. 'C F Kane' - Delicatessen

― Robin Goad (rgoad), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 11:55 (twenty-three years ago)

U2 'Discotheque'

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 11:58 (twenty-three years ago)

Prefab Sprout 'The King Of Rock n' Roll'

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 11:58 (twenty-three years ago)

Madonna 'Vogue'

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 11:59 (twenty-three years ago)

Blow Monkeys 'Digging Your Scene'

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 12:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Why are these all 80s songs?

― dog latin (dog latin), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 12:21 (twenty-three years ago)

er... Because being "pretentious" and "sophisticated" with the in-thing then!??!?!

― Old Fart!!! (oldfart_sd), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 12:25 (twenty-three years ago)

Does the entire pre-tilt Scott Walker catalog count as "pop" songs?

― M Specktor (M Specktor), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 12:26 (twenty-three years ago)

19) Evanescence - Bring Me To Life

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 12:31 (twenty-three years ago)

dog latin, two of my picks were from the 90s (U2 and Madonna) tho i recognise they are best loved for their 80s hits

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 13:06 (twenty-three years ago)

20) The Darkness 'I Believe In A Thing Called Love'

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 13:07 (twenty-three years ago)

21) Prince 'Diamonds And Pearls'
22) The Cure 'The Love Cats'
23) Human League 'Tell Me When'
24) Animotion 'Obsession'
25) Neneh Cherry 'Manchild'
26) Seal 'Crazy'

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 13:12 (twenty-three years ago)

Portishead to thread

― Jacob (Jacob), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 13:22 (twenty-three years ago)

Lacquer-Behind

― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 13:26 (twenty-three years ago)

Lacquer and Portishead pretentious?

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 13:26 (twenty-three years ago)

27) Everything But The Girl - Missing

― Jane Says, Wednesday, 20 August 2003 14:07 (twenty-three years ago)

28 Supertramp - "Take the Long Way Home"

― sundar subramanian (sundar), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 14:08 (twenty-three years ago)

portishead pop?

lacquer pretentious, "you're kind of cute and kind of mute" etc

― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 14:10 (twenty-three years ago)

ah, i hadn't deciphered the verses yet, heh

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 14:41 (twenty-three years ago)

29 What's funny is that the Smiths haven't been mentioned on this thread yet. "Reel Around the Fountain"

― sundar subramanian (sundar), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 14:42 (twenty-three years ago)

30. Alison Moyet - That Ole Devil Called Love.
31. Swing Out Sister - Breakout
32. Lisa Stansfield - All Around The World

― tracy h, Wednesday, 20 August 2003 15:17 (twenty-three years ago)

Grace Jones - Slave To The Rhythm

― Jay Vee (Manon_70), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 15:36 (twenty-three years ago)

34. They Might Be Giants 'Birdhouse In Your Soul'
35. Was (Not Was) 'Shake Your Head'

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 15:39 (twenty-three years ago)

"The Walls Came Down", The Call

...anything by The Call

― Stephen Boyle (SBoyle), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 16:22 (twenty-three years ago)

ABBA - "The Day Before you Came"
Goldfrapp - "Strict Machine"

Although I'm not sure exactly what makes a song pretentious or sophisticated. (Well, sophisticated I can see more, but pretentious?)

― David. (Cozen), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 16:32 (twenty-three years ago)

Party Fears Two
A sort of off-kilter sophistication, yes?

― David Merryweather (DavidM), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 16:43 (twenty-three years ago)

40 - Style Council - My Ever Changing Moods
41 - Simply Red - Stars
42 - Sade - Sweetest Taboo

― sydney b, Wednesday, 20 August 2003 17:48 (twenty-three years ago)

43 - Scritti - every song

― dan (dan), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 18:08 (twenty-three years ago)

42. NKOTB - "Tonight"

― nnnh oh oh nnnh nnnh oh (James Blount), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 18:13 (twenty-three years ago)

if you like pina colada (the escape) rupert holmes

― A Nairn (moretap), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 18:13 (twenty-three years ago)

beulah - "if we can land a man on the moon surely i can win your heart"

― jason m. (jason m), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 18:14 (twenty-three years ago)

Has Lloyd Cole written a hundred songs?

― Keith Watson (kmw), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 18:49 (twenty-three years ago)

ladytron to thread

― Felcher (Felcher), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 18:57 (twenty-three years ago)

Kid Creole and the Coconuts - everything

― Saskia, Wednesday, 20 August 2003 18:57 (twenty-three years ago)

of course ladytron :)

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 20:33 (twenty-three years ago)

GUNS'N'ROSES - NOVEMBER RAIN MOTHERFUCKERS!

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 20:58 (twenty-three years ago)

Shakespeare's Sister - Stay

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 20:58 (twenty-three years ago)

Enya - Orinoco Flow

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 21:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 21:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Simply Red - Money's Too Tight To Mention
Sting - If I Ever Lose My Faith In You

And every song ever by the Brand New Heavies.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 21:03 (twenty-three years ago)

54 Moloko - Sing It Back
55 Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Murder On The Dancefloor

― Colin Bryant, Wednesday, 20 August 2003 21:38 (twenty-three years ago)

56. Jamiroquai 'Too Young To Die'

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 21:39 (twenty-three years ago)

57. Justin Timberlake - Cry Me A River.
58. Mariah carey - Without You.

― Eilish, Wednesday, 20 August 2003 23:38 (twenty-three years ago)

59. Killing Joke - Love Like Blood.
60. Cure - Inbetween Days

― The Crimson Tide, Wednesday, 20 August 2003 23:49 (twenty-three years ago)

61. Pulp - This Is Hardcore
62. Pulp - I Want You
(I'm sorry, I can only think of Pulp here!)
63. The Divine Comedy - Something For The Weekend

― Alexis (Alexis), Thursday, 21 August 2003 01:24 (twenty-three years ago)

Everything ever written or sung by Charles Aznavour or Leonard Cohen.

― Aimless, Thursday, 21 August 2003 03:33 (twenty-three years ago)

64. Swing Out Sister - Twilight World
65. Human league - Don't You Want Me

― Roger Radzinski, Thursday, 21 August 2003 04:39 (twenty-three years ago)

66. Huey Lewis & The News - Hip To Be Square

― Barry m, Thursday, 21 August 2003 13:46 (twenty-three years ago)

67. Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes

― dave225 (Dave225), Thursday, 21 August 2003 13:59 (twenty-three years ago)

68. Alicia Keys - Fallin

― bert, Thursday, 21 August 2003 14:41 (twenty-three years ago)

69. Scott Walker, Jackie.

― David Merryweather (DavidM), Thursday, 21 August 2003 16:47 (twenty-three years ago)

70. Anything by Aretha

― Mclean, Thursday, 21 August 2003 20:35 (twenty-three years ago)

71. Dream Academy "Life in a Northern Town"
72. Robert Palmer "She Makes My Day"
73. The Divine Comedy "Frog Princess"

― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 21 August 2003 21:03 (twenty-three years ago)

74. Elvis Costello - She
75. Morcheeba - Trigger Hippie.

― The Crimson Tide, Thursday, 21 August 2003 23:01 (twenty-three years ago)

76. The Spoons - Arias and Symphonies

― Kim (Kim), Thursday, 21 August 2003 23:31 (twenty-three years ago)

77. Serge Gainsbourg - Bonnie & Clyde
78. George Michael - Careless Whisper

― Angus Gordon (angusg), Friday, 22 August 2003 12:43 (twenty-three years ago)

79. Style Council - Have you ever had it blue.

― clare bryant, Friday, 22 August 2003 14:44 (twenty-three years ago)

80. Dizee Rascal - I Luv U

― mei (mei), Friday, 22 August 2003 16:12 (twenty-three years ago)

How is Dizzee Rascal pretentious?

― Jerome, Friday, 22 August 2003 16:16 (twenty-three years ago)

79. Robert Palmer - "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight"

― cinniblount (James Blount), Friday, 22 August 2003 22:32 (twenty-three years ago)

80. Killing Joke - Eighties
81. Dave Matthews Band - Crash Into Me

― DMBFan, Friday, 22 August 2003 23:24 (twenty-three years ago)

82. Steely Dan - Deacon Blues

― Salmon Pink (Salmon Pink), Saturday, 23 August 2003 00:17 (twenty-three years ago)

83. Peter Murphy - "Cuts You Up"

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Saturday, 23 August 2003 01:43 (twenty-three years ago)

80. Dizee Rascal - I Luv U
hahahahahaha, that had to get a response.

― glenny g2003 (glenny g2003), Saturday, 23 August 2003 02:12 (twenty-three years ago)

twelve years pass...

this 2016 Sophisti-pop track

84: Pavan - It's A Secret Life
https://soundcloud.com/pavpavpavan/its-a-secret-life-1

― djmartian, Tuesday, 5 April 2016 21:21 (ten years ago)

only one Pet Shop Boys mention ITT, huh

― frogbs, Tuesday, 5 April 2016 21:28 (ten years ago)

Weird thread. Alternative title based on contents: "name some songs".

― ledge, Tuesday, 5 April 2016 22:04 (ten years ago)

Stan Kenton:

Artistry in Rythmn
Artistry in Boogie
Artistry Jumps
Artistry in Percussion
Opus in Chartreuse
Concerto to End All Concertos

― nicky lo-fi, Thursday, 7 April 2016 16:41 (ten years ago)

My Ever Changing Moods, the Style Council

― akm, Thursday, 7 April 2016 20:37 (ten years ago)

oh sorry someone already said that

― akm, Thursday, 7 April 2016 20:38 (ten years ago)

4 replies before blue nile mentioned delete thread

― trickle-down ergonomics (jim in glasgow), Thursday, 7 April 2016 20:42 (ten years ago)

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