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Subject: Catchiest Songs Ever?

Written By: whistledog on 08/25/08 at 10:27 am

Songs that you can listen to over and over again! What are 10 of the catchiest songs you've ever heard?

My #1 choice in this list is my all-time favourite. The rest could easily change ...

01 | I Want Your Soul - Armand Van Helden (2007)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4RWiK_cjjs

02 | Come Back and Stay - Bad Boys Blue (1987)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ5FWoO8SwM

03 | Be Without You - Wi-Fi featuring Melanie M (2007)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nn6MUlDioos

04 | Let's All Chant - Michael Zager Band (1978)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGNrufyCC-0

05 | We All Need Love - Domenic Troiano (1979)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHkdtDHq7_Y

06 | Elysium (I Go Crazy) - Ultrabeat vs. Scott Brown (2005)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Lj9NOU-35k

07 | Love is Paradise - First Base (1995)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0BnAvWGmMM

08 | And No Matches - Scooter (2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3D7I_jzq-8

09 | Now You're Gone <Fonzerelli Edit> - Basshunter (2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvxteLuBBRY

10 | The Way to Your Heart - Soulsister (1989)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVd4AZz99cM

Subject: Re: Catchiest Songs Ever?

Written By: Marty McFly on 08/25/08 at 11:02 am

Picking ten is just too hard lol, so I'll do it by a couple categories. First, I'll do 10 of the first songs I ever heard (which I've always loved):

Billie Jean - MJ
Every Breath You Take - The Police
Take On Me - a ha
Running With the Night - Lionel Richie (that whole album really)
Little Red Corvette - Prince
Shake it Up - the Cars
Heart and Soul - Huey Lewis
Lucky Star - Madonna
Easy Lover - Phil Collins
Self Control - Laura Branigan

I'll do another list later by decades.

Subject: Re: Catchiest Songs Ever?

Written By: woops on 08/25/08 at 4:31 pm

"Only In My Dreams", I know this post will get trashed...

Also "Mickey" from Toni Basil and "Need You Tonight" from INXS

Most pop hits from the '80's actually...

Subject: Re: Catchiest Songs Ever?

Written By: midnite on 08/25/08 at 6:59 pm

Woops - Mickey has to be one of the catchiest songs ever. Only In My Dreams is catchy too. :)

Marty - All good catchy songs listed there. Every Breath You Take!

Whistledog - Good tracks. Nice throwing in old school Siedah Garrett (remake), Zager, Bad Boys Blue, and Soulsister. Armand Van Helden has song catchy songs with repetitive lyrics - My My My, When The Lights Go Down.

Here are a few for the list:

Michael Gray - The Weekend http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFAsaUXc9Gs
I couldnt stop listening to this song for 2 years. LOL.

Nocera - Summertime, Summertime http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MjaGGk0oG8
Catchy 80s Freestyle at its best.

Complices - Es Por Ti http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ8UfhFcE-s
In Spanish, but Catchy as Hell!!!!

ABC - Be Near Me http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-95H8UEdWTM
Love its catchiness.

Sandra - Hi Hi Hi http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Naq1RzZ0yMY
Catchy 80's Italo Love!

Subject: Re: Catchiest Songs Ever?

Written By: coqueta83 on 08/25/08 at 8:27 pm

ABBA - Waterloo
Madonna - Holiday
Paula Abdul - Opposites Attract
Bananarama - Cruel Summer
Duran Duran - Union of the Snake
Donna Summer - On the Radio
Glass Tiger - Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)
Mr. Mister - Kyrie
Ace of Base - Beautiful Life
Thalia - Por Amor

....and many others. :)

Subject: Re: Catchiest Songs Ever?

Written By: Bobby on 08/26/08 at 4:04 am

Here are my Top 10 catchiest songs ever (in no particular order) . . .

1. Neverending story - Limahl
2. Talk too much - Irene Cara
3. Stay out of my life - Five Star
4. The warrior - Scandal
5. Get out of my dreams (get into my car) - Billy Ocean
6. Together in electric dreams - Oakey and Moroder
7. How much love - Vixen
8. Baila bolero - Fun Fun
9. How will I know - Whitney Houston
10. Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jnr

Subject: Re: Catchiest Songs Ever?

Written By: bookmistress4ever on 08/26/08 at 9:26 am

Ten off the top of my head that I could listen to again and again and again are:

1. Tiny Dancer - Elton John
2. Save a prayer - Duran Duran
3. Send her my love - Journey
4. Souls - Rick Springfield
5. Wildfire - Michael Martin Montgomery
6. Fool for you anyway - Foreigner
7. Fortress around your heart - Sting
8. Wrapped around your finger - The Police
9. Why can't I have you - The Cars
10. Eminence Front -The Who

Subject: Re: Catchiest Songs Ever?

Written By: midnite on 08/26/08 at 7:07 pm

Alot of catchy songs there! A few I didnt know. I will pull them up on youtube. Baila Bolero rocks!

Subject: Re: Catchiest Songs Ever?

Written By: Davester on 08/26/08 at 9:12 pm

Subject: Re: Catchiest Songs Ever?

Written By: CatwomanofV on 08/27/08 at 11:52 am

I'm So Excited - the Pointer Sisters.
In The Mood-Glenn Miller

I know I will think of more later.

Cat

Subject: Re: Catchiest Songs Ever?

Written By: midnite on 08/28/08 at 8:39 pm

I'm So Excited - the Pointer Sisters.
In The Mood-Glenn Miller

Pointer Sisters are catchy. I am sure Glenn Miller had them dancing in the 40's, lol. Good song.

Here are a couple other catchy diddies:

Sheryl Crow - All I Wanna Do (fun video, too) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5ouOa9k0gE

Whitesnake - Here I Go Again http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKTiwCez6Zs

Everything But The Girl - Missing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dswjG_rTBEM

Subject: Re: Catchiest Songs Ever?

Written By: bookmistress4ever on 08/29/08 at 4:12 am

If I could add one more to my list, it'd be "Ever changing moods" by The Style Council (Paul Weller) that is one catchy tune!

Subject: Re: Catchiest Songs Ever?

Written By: apollonia1986 on 08/29/08 at 6:12 pm

My Top Ten Catchiest Songs:

1-Billie Jean--Michael Jackson
2--Little Red Corvette (Dance Mix)--Prince
3--Kiss (Extended Mix)--Prince
4--Wishing Well--Terrence Trent D'Arby
5--Word Up--Cameo (Oh I love this'n!)
6--Sweetest Taboo--Sade
7--Looking For A New Love--Jody Watley
8--Oh Shelia--Ready For The World
9--Downtown--Petula Clark
10--The Right Stuff-- Vanessa Williams.

These songs ROCK! 8)

Subject: Re: Catchiest Songs Ever?

Written By: MaxwellSmart on 08/29/08 at 11:41 pm

The Cure: Catch
:)

Subject: Re: Catchiest Songs Ever?

Written By: Brian06 on 08/29/08 at 11:48 pm

Pointer Sisters are catchy. I am sure Glenn Miller had them dancing in the 40's, lol. Good song.

Here are a couple other catchy diddies:

Sheryl Crow - All I Wanna Do (fun video, too) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5ouOa9k0gE

Whitesnake - Here I Go Again http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKTiwCez6Zs

Everything But The Girl - Missing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dswjG_rTBEM

Oh I really love "Missing"!

Subject: Re: Catchiest Songs Ever?

Written By: coqueta83 on 08/30/08 at 7:55 pm

Subject: Re: Catchiest Songs Ever?

Written By: midnite on 09/01/08 at 8:00 pm

If I could add one more to my list, it'd be "Ever changing moods" by The Style Council (Paul Weller) that is one catchy tune!

Yeah. The video is great for this one too. They are riding bicycles. I was hooked the first time I heard it a couple years ago.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJeP3mipHQY

Subject: Re: Catchiest Songs Ever?

Written By: midnite on 09/02/08 at 8:02 pm

Hall And Oates - Kiss On My List (I think this song is catchy and addictive. I love the piano)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHDeB7-31-8

Subject: Re: Catchiest Songs Ever?

Written By: bookmistress4ever on 09/05/08 at 12:49 am

Hall And Oates - Kiss On My List (I think this song is catchy and addictive. I love the piano)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHDeB7-31-8

I love that song, although I think most of the more popular Hall & Oates songs are catchy! I'm a big fan. I could have kicked myself for not seeing them in concert when I had the chance (and they came to my hometown).

Subject: Re: Catchiest Songs Ever?

Written By: whistledog on 09/05/08 at 1:22 am

If we're talkin' Mainstream 80s Top 40, then here's a brief Top 10 for me ...

♦ Maneater - Hall and Oates
♦ Just Got Lucky - JoBoxers
♦ Give it Up - KC
♦ There Was A Time - One to One
♦ The Breakup Song (They Dont Write 'Em) - Greg Kihn Band
♦ Rio - Duran Duran
♦ Invisible Touch - Genesis
♦ I.O.U. - Freeez
♦ Innocence - Harlequin
♦ All I Need is A Miracle - M1ke + The MeChaN1C5

Subject: Re: Catchiest Songs Ever?

Written By: Marty McFly on 09/05/08 at 6:15 pm

Hall And Oates - Kiss On My List (I think this song is catchy and addictive. I love the piano)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHDeB7-31-8

Oh yeah I love that one too, it's got that perfect midtempo sound. I've always been a pretty big Hall and Oates fan but I think their best one of all time is "Possession Obsession" (which Oates actually sings).

My Top Ten Catchiest Songs:

1-Billie Jean--Michael Jackson
2--Little Red Corvette (Dance Mix)--Prince
6--Sweetest Taboo--Sade
8--Oh Shelia--Ready For The World

These songs ROCK! 8)

Here are my Top 10 catchiest songs ever (in no particular order) . . .

4. The warrior - Scandal
5. Get out of my dreams (get into my car) - Billy Ocean
9. How will I know - Whitney Houston
10. Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jnr

Ten off the top of my head that I could listen to again and again and again are:

3. Send her my love - Journey
6. Fool for you anyway - Foreigner
7. Fortress around your heart - Sting
8. Wrapped around your finger - The Police

Agree with all of these. :)

P.S. Was that like a soundtrack song or something 'cause I've never heard of it (and I have all three of Foreigner's '80s albums)?

Subject: Re: Catchiest Songs Ever?

Written By: MaxwellSmart on 09/05/08 at 6:45 pm

Real Life: Catch Me I'm Falling

Subject: Re: Catchiest Songs Ever?

Written By: Marty McFly on 09/05/08 at 7:18 pm

Sorry this is so long, but I love so much music so I'll do 20 songs by era w/o repeating artists.

-Current stuff (2000s):
I Kissed a Girl - Katy Perry
Stacy's Mom - Fountains of Wayne
Breathless - the Corrs
Check Your Coat - Oneal Mcknight
Big Girls Dont Cry - Fergie
Somebody Told Me - Killers
Makes Me Wonder - Maroon 5
Dance Like there's no tomorrow - Paula Abdul
Cool - Gwen Stefani
The Middle - Jimmy Eat World
Holiday - Green Day
Don't Dream it's Over - Sixpence None the Richer
Somebody's Baby - Phantom Planet
Are You Afraid - Rooney
Its My Life - No Doubt
The Boys of Summer - Ataris
Better Now - Collective Soul
Complicated - Avril Lavigne
Jaded - Aerosmith
All You Wanted - Michelle Branch

-'90s (a few are 80s hangovers):
The Sign - Ace of Base
How Do you talk to an Angel - Heights
Every Heartbeat - Amy Grant
The Difference - Wallflowers
King of Wishful Thinking - Go West
Enter Sandman - Metallica
Where the River Flows - Collective Soul
Love is All Around - Wet Wet Wet
Come to My Window - Melissa Etherige
Baby I Love your way - Big Mountain
Semi charmed Life - Third Eye Blind
Always the Last to Know - Del Amitri
Rush Rush - Paula (the whole Spellbound album, and lots of the Head Over Heels songs too) ;)
I Swear - All 4 one
No Son of Mine - Genesis
Everyday is a Winding Road - Sheryl Crow
1979 - Smashing Pumpkins
Nobody Knows - Tony Rich Project
Crush - Jennifer Paige
U Cant Touch This - Hammer

-'80s
Out of Touch - Hall and Oates
Cold Hearted - Paula
If This is it - Huey Lewis
You're the Inspiration - Chicago
Magic - the Cars
Beat it - MJ
Everybody Wants to Rule the world - Tears for Fears
Livin' on a Prayer - Bon Jovi
Let's Hear it for the Boy - Deniece Williams
High on You - Survivor
All Night Long - Lionel Richie
King of Pain - the Police (Every Breath is good, but i've heard it so much ;D)
Take on Me
Lawyers in Love - Jackson Browne
Down Under - Men at Work
Sussudio - Phil Collins (between solo and Genesis, he's got so many cool songs though)
Stone Love - Kool and the Gang
The Finer Things - Steve Winwood
When I think of You - Janet Jackson
St Elmo's Fire - John Parr

-Oldies (1955-1970):
Back in the USSR - The Beatles (I love them so much, but this is narrowly their best song)
Down on the Corner - Creedence clearwater
Stay - Maurice Williams
What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
Blowin' in the Wind - Peter Paul & Mary
My Girl - Temptations
Good Lovin - Rascals
I Second that Emotion - Smokey Robinson
Let's Spend the Night Together - Rolling Stones
Spooky - Classics IV
Jailhouse Rock - Elvis
Under the Boardwalk - Drifters
Hello I Love You - the Doors
I Heard it Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
The Weight - the Band
Stop in the Name of Love - Diana Ross
Tutti Fruitti - Little Richard
Papa's Got a Brand New Bag - James Brown
Louie Louie - the Kingsmen

Subject: Re: Catchiest Songs Ever?

Written By: midnite on 09/06/08 at 3:15 pm

^ALOT of good catchy songs there. Some I do not know.

From the late 90s, Semi-Charmed Life seemed VERY catchy at the time and it was played ALOT.

Subject: Re: Catchiest Songs Ever?

Written By: woops on 09/06/08 at 3:20 pm

One from this decade is "Cupiud's Chokehold" from Gym Class Heroes. Though I didn't know it ripped off a song from Supertramp... :-[ :-X :P

Subject: Re: Catchiest Songs Ever?

Written By: CatwomanofV on 09/06/08 at 4:04 pm

I KNEW I was going to think of more:

Ball of Confusion-The Temptations
Circle in the Sand-Belinda Carlyle
Smooth-Santana
Center Field-John Fogerty

Cat

Subject: Re: Catchiest Songs Ever?

Written By: Badfinger-fan on 09/06/08 at 4:07 pm

I'll play along with the charade... 8)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adaYUM5wl7c Rick Springfield- Jessies Girl

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C6AXnnjgqI Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time

Subject: Re: Catchiest Songs Ever?

Written By: CatwomanofV on 09/07/08 at 1:55 pm

Another one.

Jump in the Line-Harry Belafonte

Cat

Subject: Re: Catchiest Songs Ever?

Written By: midnite on 09/07/08 at 5:00 pm

Another one.

Jump in the Line-Harry Belafonte

Never heard that one. Will have to check it out.

The Romantics - Talking In Your Sleep (I just realized how good this video is. LOL) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkIyrX_qpuY

Often songs with multiple singers or chants are very catchy. The only one that comes to mind right now is:

Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall (we dont need no eductation) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_bvT-DGcWw&feature=related

Subject: Re: Catchiest Songs Ever?

Written By: CatwomanofV on 09/07/08 at 5:41 pm

Never heard that one. Will have to check it out.

If you ever seen the movie Beetlejuice, it was the song they played at the end of the movie.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZZTESVII9Q

Cat

Subject: Re: Catchiest Songs Ever?

Written By: whistledog on 09/08/08 at 7:35 am

Real Life: Catch Me I'm Falling

Definately no argument there. I always preferred that one over 'Send Me An Angel'

Subject: Re: Catchiest Songs Ever?

Written By: Midas on 09/08/08 at 10:07 am

Lessee...here's a list of 10 of my favourites:

"Weapon Of Choice" - Fatboy Slim
"Your Woman" - White Town
"Hey Ya" - Outkast
"O.P.P." - Naughty By Nature
"Rehab" (Desert Eagle Discs Vocal) - Amy Winehouse
"Badder Badder Schwing" - Freddy Fresh feat. Fatboy Slim
"I'm In Love" - Georgie Porgie
"Santa Maria" - Tatjana
"Do You Want To" - Franz Ferdinand
"Mr. Brightside" - The Killers

Subject: Re: Catchiest Songs Ever?

Written By: Jessica on 09/08/08 at 11:09 am

Subject: Re: Catchiest Songs Ever?

Written By: whistledog on 09/08/08 at 9:33 pm

Man, O.P.P. I haven't thought of that song in a long time

Subject: Re: Catchiest Songs Ever?

Written By: star80 on 09/09/08 at 2:36 pm

Take Me Home Tonight
Shakin' ~ both by Eddie Money

Tell It To My Heart ~ Taylor Dayne

Into The Night ~ Benny Mardonnes

Subject: Re: Catchiest Songs Ever?

Written By: midnite on 09/09/08 at 6:36 pm

Take Me Home Tonight
Shakin' ~ both by Eddie Money

Tell It To My Heart ~ Taylor Dayne

Into The Night ~ Benny Mardonnes

Take Me Home Tonight and Tell It To My Heart - very catchy.

I love Into The Night, but not sure if it really catchy. Love it though.

Midas - had some very catchy songs too! Mr. Brightside, etc.

Subject: Re: Catchiest Songs Ever?

Written By: midnite on 09/09/08 at 6:39 pm

Here's a catchy 90's jam

Lemonheads - If I Could Talk I'd Tell You http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAIdNvYnfJc

Subject: Re: Catchiest Songs Ever?

Written By: star80 on 09/10/08 at 12:56 pm

Has anybody mentioned "Sex And Candy" by Marcy's Playground

Subject: Re: Catchiest Songs Ever?

Written By: whistledog on 09/10/08 at 8:53 pm

Has anybody mentioned "Sex And Candy" by Marcy's Playground

I did ... in the 'Worst Songs Ever' thread :D

Subject: Re: Catchiest Songs Ever?

Written By: midnite on 09/10/08 at 10:51 pm

LOL........

Lets break out some Old Old Old School Catchy Songs from the 60s...

Beatles - Daytripper, We Can Work It Out, Ticket To Ride
Dion & The Belmonts - Run Around Sue, The Wanderer
Mamas & Papas - California Dreaming, Go Where You Wanna Go
Neal Diamond - Cherry Cherry, and the other OVERPLAYED Piano Bar Sing Along Karoake Song we all know (lol)

Subject: Re: Catchiest Songs Ever?

Written By: whistledog on 09/11/08 at 8:32 am

catchy 60s songs?

1-2-3 ... Len Barry
Aladdin ... Bobby Curtola
Pied Piper ... Crispian St. Peters
I Wonder Why ... Dion and the Belmonts
Rag Doll ... The Four Seasons
Laugh Laugh ... The Beau Brummels
Summer Holiday ... Cliff Richard

Subject: Re: Catchiest Songs Ever?

Written By: star80 on 09/11/08 at 9:52 am

I did ... in the 'Worst Songs Ever' thread :D

Wellllll........each to his own there man, but I happen to like the song ;D

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