Mount Rushmore - instrumental pop songs [Archive]

QuikSand

06-04-2019, 03:00 PM

I feel like we may have done this before... didn't go digging to verify. Regardless, here are my quick four.

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QuikSand

06-04-2019, 03:01 PM

inspired by Breeze's fun one-hit-wonders thread (https://forums.operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=95887)...

Izulde

06-04-2019, 03:05 PM

Are we going purely instrumental, or limited vocals?

And how are we defining pop?

QuikSand

06-04-2019, 03:11 PM

Some time ago, among the first few of these, we had massive skirmishes about every conceivable nuance in the definitions. It all but sucked the life out of the otherwise enjoyable little game.

So, I'll leave it to you. If a voice dropping in "Tequila" disqualifies the song in your view, go ahead and remove it from consideration. If something isn't poppy enough to be pop in your view, drop it.

I'll just stick with:

Mount Rushmore - instrumental pop songs

What faces get carved on the mountain?

Offer your foursome.

albionmoonlight

06-04-2019, 03:15 PM

Indeed, Ilzude, I'll be the radical to show you what is possible:

Feels so Good-Chuck Mangione

Forever In Love--Kenny G

Tequila--The Champs

Baker Street--Gerry Rafferty (yeah, ok, this actually has lyrics, but I bet you if you asked the average man on the street, he'd be surprised to learn it.)

Kodos

06-04-2019, 03:27 PM

Axel F!

QuikSand

06-04-2019, 03:38 PM

Axel F!

you're doing it wrong

submit your foursome, then you get to talk

QuikSand

06-04-2019, 03:39 PM

...is "Forever In Love" even the top single by Kenny G? (I wouldn't have said so, but I'm far from an expert)

thesloppy

06-04-2019, 03:42 PM

The Tornados - Telstar
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Hot Butter - Popcorn
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Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - Zorba the Greek
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Vince Guaraldi - Linus & Lucy
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CU Tiger

06-04-2019, 03:49 PM

ABB - Jessica
LZ - Black Mountainside
Hendrix - Wind Cries Mary

Now Im going to cheat.

Bill Monroe - Orange Blossom Special
Its a cheat because it is not and decidedly never was pop. But it is my top 4 dammit. :D

cuervo72

06-04-2019, 05:05 PM

Damn, I want to participate in the convo but I don't know if I can nail down my four. But agree with Quik that Green Onions has to be there (even if I might actually prefer Hip Hug Her). And I *think* Take Five has to as well...even if they're not really pop (and if you get too far into jazz...)

I like Young Holt. But if we're going in a soul direction, I might be inclined to go with The Meters (Cissy Strut), or MSFB (Sound of Philadelphia) instead.

My PERSONAL list might include Funky Fanfare (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1i6Cpq8XBFw). I think too obscure for Mt. Rushmore.

Peter Gunn in some form is on my list. If it has to be POP...the Art of Noise version (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tK-vUY6erQU)? Not the best one IMO. Also not sure the ELP version (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gbvy2R0LLrc) is the best. Ok, let's go with the movie version (https://youtu.be/PGCd6ShU_Wg) (though Poison Ivy's kicks ass (https://youtu.be/8uoqCm3tHWo), and hey there, vintage Rose McGowan).

Ok. Let's go:

Green Onions (BT&tMGs)
Take Five (Brubeck)
Peter Gunn (Mancini, take your pick of version)

and

Rockit (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHhD4PD75zY) (Herbie Hancock)

Shit...I haven't even considered The Streetbeater.

JonInMiddleGA

06-04-2019, 06:44 PM

Axel F!

This was the very first thing that came to mind for me, probably triggered by the word "pop" in the thread title.

JonInMiddleGA

06-04-2019, 06:47 PM

In no particular order

Hawaii Five-O - The Ventures
Dueling Banjos - Weissberg & Mandell
Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group
Theme from S.W.A.T. - Rhythm Heritage

Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky) - Bill Conti & his orchestra was considered pretty seriously but I felt like it had too many lyrics to really qualify.

Warhammer

06-04-2019, 07:18 PM

Green Onions - Booker T & the MGs
Misirlou - Dick Dale & the Del Tones
Lucy & Linus - Vince Guaraldi Trio
Walk Don't Run - The Ventures

stevew

06-04-2019, 07:24 PM

Is yodeling lyrics. Is Hocus Pocus by Focus an instrumental? Maybe not pop though.

QuikSand

06-04-2019, 07:38 PM

cuervo72

06-04-2019, 08:11 PM

Ahhhhh - I even listened to S.W.A.T. earlier but passed on mentioning them (as well as Edgar Winter, and also Average White Band).

Draft Dodger

06-04-2019, 08:11 PM

Hendrix - Wind Cries Mary

:confused:

Draft Dodger

06-04-2019, 08:12 PM

Draft Dodger

06-04-2019, 08:21 PM

my Mt Rushmore of instrumental songs that haven't been mentioned in this thread yet

The Surfaris - Wipe Out
SRV - Riviera Paradise
Dokken - Mr Scary
Satriani - Always with Me, Always with You

honorable mention:
Eric Johnson - Cliffs of Dover
ZZ Top - Asleep in the Desert
VH - Eruption
SRV - Scuttle Buttin'

Vince, Pt. II

06-04-2019, 09:01 PM

I am really enjoying both JiMGA and Warhammer's lists. I would probably list:

The Surfaris - Wipeout
Dick Dale - Misirlou
Booker T & The MGs - Green Onions
Vince Guaraldi - Linus & Lucy

cartman

06-04-2019, 09:26 PM

cuervo72

06-04-2019, 09:39 PM

Going with the pop theme, in no particular order:

Music Box Dancer - Frank Mills
Also Sprach Zarathustra (Theme from 2001 A Space Odyssey) - Deodato
Walk, Don't Run - The Ventures
Pick Up The Pieces - Average White Band

I would not have guessed that Also Sprach Zarathustra reached #2 while The Chase only got to #33 (I guess it beat The Entertainer [#3] as well).

JonInMiddleGA

06-04-2019, 10:39 PM

this will someday go on my Mt Rushmore of good JiMGA posts. Just need to come up with 3 more.

k, I can tip my hat on that one

Carman Bulldog

06-04-2019, 10:40 PM

Lots of good choices so far but I’ll add four that I’m surprised haven’t been mentioned (perhaps because I’ve broadened the definition of pop too far in some instances)...

Rush - YYZ
Santo & Johnny - Sleep Walk (from La Bamba)
Allan Parsons Project - Sirius
Hans Zimmer - You’re So Cool (from True Romance)

Warhammer

06-04-2019, 11:06 PM

I am really enjoying both JiMGA and Warhammer's lists. I would probably list:

The Surfaris - Wipeout
Dick Dale - Misirlou
Booker T & The MGs - Green Onions
Vince Guaraldi - Linus & Lucy

I almost went with Wipeout as well. I opted to go for no lyrics what so ever.

SirFozzie

06-05-2019, 03:21 AM

Breeze

06-05-2019, 06:58 AM

Butter

06-05-2019, 07:09 AM

I'll throw in a 4, maybe not THE 4, but 4 of my absolute favorites:

Grazing in the Grass - Hugh Masekela (previously covered in one hit wonder thread)
The Horse (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQNdKIvFim8) - Cliff Nobles & Co.
Sleepwalk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBRCvVpknvg) - Santo & Johnny
Close (to the Edit) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sFK0-lcjGU) - Art of Noise (yeah, this has a couple of lyrics, but pretty sparse)

Also surprised not mentioned yet:

Classical Gas - Mason Wiliams

Lathum

06-05-2019, 08:25 AM

Anything by piano guys. These are my 2 favorites

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Vince, Pt. II

06-05-2019, 08:58 AM

I almost went with Wipeout as well. I opted to go for no lyrics what so ever.

Walk Don't Run is an excellent alternate.

Vince, Pt. II

06-05-2019, 08:59 AM

Also surprised not mentioned yet:

Classical Gas - Mason Wiliams

Good call, love this tune.

Maple Leafs

06-05-2019, 01:31 PM

This thread is making me realize that I have a weirdly long list of song I think are instrumental that actually have a ton of lyrics in them.

Butter

06-05-2019, 01:42 PM

The Rockford Files Theme (the extended version with the Guitar parts) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg1Cx26-928) - Mike Post and Pete Carpenter

I used to watch just the beginning of Rockford Files as a kid just to hear the theme song.

thesloppy

06-05-2019, 01:43 PM

My personal list of absolutely UNpopular instrumentals:

Melvins - Hung Bunny
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Earth - Like Gold and Faceted
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Van Halen - Sunday Afternoon In The Park
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Thunder and Roses - King of the Black Sunrise
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Butter

06-05-2019, 01:45 PM

I think this one has to be on there, as mentioned earlier:

Walk Don't Run - The Ventures

I am ok with Mangione being on there. Brubeck is not a pop song.

Breeze

06-05-2019, 02:52 PM

Little Martha - Allman Brothers (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngyk7wE0Peg)
Midsummer's Dream - Triumph (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc1t78Hj4Mo)
YYZ - Rush (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eSlvoO3Vw8)
The Rockford Files Theme (the extended version with the Guitar parts) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg1Cx26-928) - Mike Post and Pete Carpenter

I'm going to change one of mine...I'll drop the Rockford Files - I forgot about this song...

Due South Theme - Jay Semko (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtMLgL4VEUw)

Abe Sargent

06-06-2019, 08:00 AM

Some of the biggest hits out there aren't in this list and that surprises me. I'll try to come up with the rest of my list later.

revrew

06-06-2019, 08:51 AM

My personal list of absolutely UNpopular instrumentals:

Funny. That seems to describe this whole thread. Can you make a "Mount Rushmore" if you're memorializing something no one's ever heard of? :) (OK, yes, you can, but you gotta admit, there's a certain irony to it.)

So far, I'm familiar at least with Hawaii Five-Oh and Axel F and Wipeout and ... music that's probably awesome, but the titles and even most of the bands, I'm just scratching my head, thinking ... who?

Abe Sargent

06-06-2019, 10:26 AM

Here's my list, led by the two that I think are obvious and missing:

Bill Doggett - Honky Tonk Parts 1 & 2, 1956 - This is cited as one of the most influential R&B and blues-rock style songs in the 50s. It heads up to #2 on Billboard and #1 on the R&B chart.

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Perez Prado - Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White - 1955 - I am shocked by the lack of Prado on any of these lists. Many of his songs (Patricia, Mambo #5) are epic classics of the genre. He was the leader of the 50s era Latin Resurgence as his mambo orchestra was very, very well received on the charts. This is his biggest hit, and it's one of the biggest not just of its decade, but all time, as it hit #1 and held it for an incredible TEN WEEKS. Why it's not on any of your lists (or even a mention of it, or another Prado song) is weird.

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In fact, many of his songs will hit #1 too. Patricia in 1958. In fact, if you wanted to argue Patricia rather than CP and ABW, then sure.

The Ventures, Walk Don't Run, 1960. #2

The Champs, Tequila, 1968 - First instrumental rock song to hit #1.

Some of your songs aren't that big of a hit. Rockit? Didn't even hit the top 70. Shoot, I'd choose Cantaloupe Island over that by Hancock all day long as his best, most Hancock sound. Axel F? At least it was #3.

Abe Sargent

06-06-2019, 11:00 AM

Dick Dale- Wipeout

Eric Prydz - Pjanoo - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llfNRGQ7Tlg) Eric Prydz Pjanoo

Eric Prydz - Pjanoo - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llfNRGQ7Tlg) Bond Explosive

Robert Miles - Children (Official Video) - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QEPrDBMqJ0) Robert Miles Children

(I'm more of a dance fan then pop_

I adore Children and Miles generally.

However, I'd do Clubbed to Death by Dougan if we're heading down the dance bandwagon. Or 2 Unlimited's Get Ready which opened up the door. I thought about Enigma's first single, which was very, very different and influential, but too much Gregorian Chant removes the "instrumental" aspect.

ColtCrazy

06-06-2019, 11:12 AM

80% of the music I listen to is instrumental. Really enjoy lots of kinds, so it's hard to narrow it down to "instrumental pop" but for me:

Classical Gas
Hawaii 5-O
Tijuana Taxi
Telstar

Toddzilla

06-06-2019, 03:24 PM

Toddzilla

06-06-2019, 03:25 PM

Skip to 2:13 if you don't believe me

JonInMiddleGA

06-06-2019, 06:18 PM

Why it's not on any of your lists (or even a mention of it, or another Prado song) is weird.

I have a hunch about that: because his hits may have all predated the introduction of the Billboard Hot 100 (which is a pretty common starting point for lists)

Wiki notes that he had the final #1 in the pre-Hot 100 era
In 1958 one of Perez's own compositions, "Patricia", became the last record to ascend to No. 1 on the Jockeys and Top 100 charts, both of which gave way the following week to the then newly introduced Billboard Hot 100 chart.

cuervo72

06-06-2019, 06:26 PM

I'd choose Cantaloupe Island over that by Hancock all day long as his best, most Hancock sound. Axel F? At least it was #3.

Well, I considered Watermelon Man at least. But not Herbie's (https://youtu.be/n3RtBOHWaAo) version.

It's tough to gauge pop instrumentals -- they were really more popular decades ago, and I feel like a number of the best ones aren't generally known. Maybe Rockit isn't worthy of top four, but I wonder how many people our general age would recognize that but not Cantaloupe Island (outside of Flip Fantasia, anyway).

Abe Sargent

06-06-2019, 06:29 PM

I have a hunch about that: because his hits may have all predated the introduction of the Billboard Hot 100 (which is a pretty common starting point for lists)

Wiki notes that he had the final #1 in the pre-Hot 100 era
In 1958 one of Perez's own compositions, "Patricia", became the last record to ascend to No. 1 on the Jockeys and Top 100 charts, both of which gave way the following week to the then newly introduced Billboard Hot 100 chart.

I don't want to take away from the guy's work because he was earlier than payola scandal, you know? :)

JonInMiddleGA

06-06-2019, 06:32 PM

Maybe Rockit isn't worthy of top four, but I wonder how many people our general age would recognize that but not Cantaloupe Island (outside of Flip Fantasia, anyway).

I'd wager virtually all of them. I've never even heard of Cantaloupe Island.
It peaked at #121 in 1963.

Rockit, on the other hand, only peaked at #71 on the hot 100 but was #1 Dance and #6 R&B, was top 10 in at least a half dozen western nations and was the only single he ever released to go Gold. Further, the album that included it (Futureshock) was one of only two mainstream Platinum albums in Hancock's career. It moved units well beyond what any other release in his catalog ever managed.

edit to add: Oh, and there's also the 5 MTV Awards + heavy rotation Rockit earned.

Bobble

06-07-2019, 07:21 AM

The only songs I can think of that haven't been mentioned (and I'm not even sure they belong on Mt. Rushmore) are:

Darude - Sandstorm (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6120QOlsfU)

Miami Vice Theme - Jan Hammer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEjXPY9jOx8)

SirFozzie

06-07-2019, 09:48 AM

Axel F (Theme From Beverly Hills Cop)

albionmoonlight

06-07-2019, 09:57 AM

This has been a really great thread. Wish that I'd saved my Mount Rushmore for later because I have learned a lot.

CrimsonFox

06-07-2019, 10:13 AM

I do like

YYZ - Rush
Frankenstein - Edgar WInter
Music Box Dancer - Frank Mills
The Pink Panther theme - Henry Mancini
Walk Don't Run
Feels So Good - Chuck Mangione
Great Gig in the Sky - Pink Floyd
Axel F - Harold Faltermeyer
Chariots of Fire - Vangelis

CrimsonFox

06-07-2019, 10:14 AM

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06-07-2019, 10:16 AM

CrimsonFox

06-07-2019, 10:16 AM

CrimsonFox

06-07-2019, 10:17 AM

CrimsonFox

06-07-2019, 10:18 AM

CrimsonFox

06-07-2019, 10:18 AM

CrimsonFox

06-07-2019, 10:20 AM

CrimsonFox

06-07-2019, 10:21 AM

Kodos

06-07-2019, 10:30 AM

Cliffs of Dover - Eric Johnson
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britrock88

06-07-2019, 11:16 AM

Challenging myself to nominate a foursome not previously mentioned in the thread:

The Shadows - Apache (#1 in UK/IR/NZ/SA)
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---(Honorable mention here to the Incredible Bongo Band version.)
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Steely Dan - East St. Louis Toodle-Oo (On "Pretzel Logic," #8 US Album)
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Emerson/Lake/Palmer - Fanfare for the Common Man (#2 in UK)
--- ELP's other Copland rendition, Hoedown, would also be a worthy choice.
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Bob James - Angela/Theme from "Taxi" (On "Touchdown," #1 US Jazz Album)
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QuikSand

06-07-2019, 12:12 PM

thesloppy

06-07-2019, 12:45 PM

Apache is a good call!

Uncle Briggs

06-07-2019, 01:43 PM

Some I'm surprised nobody has mentioned:

Metallica - Orion
Theme from Magnum P.I.
Theme from A-Team
Imperial March from Star Wars

If the last one doesn't fit, then just the Star Wars theme; I know that got airplay when the movie came out.

stevew

06-07-2019, 01:47 PM

Apache is a good call!

I wasn't familiar with that version.

thesloppy

06-07-2019, 03:42 PM

Warhammer

06-07-2019, 03:47 PM

Apache is a good call!

A great one.

CrimsonFox

06-07-2019, 07:45 PM

I kinda feel there could be a category or two for just theme songs alone. Maybe this should be nontheme songs

CrimsonFox

06-07-2019, 08:16 PM

Allan Parsons Project - Sirius

....Introducing.....YOUR.....CHICAGO BULLS!......

thesloppy

06-07-2019, 09:24 PM

....Introducing.....YOUR.....CHICAGO BULLS!......

I always have that same reaction too. That shit is burned in your brain if you're a dude of a certain age.

AT STARTING GUARD OUT OF NORTH CAROLINA

thesloppy

06-07-2019, 09:37 PM

Mount Rushmore of Maynard Ferguson instrumental freakouts:

The Theme from Shaft:
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The Theme from Star Trek:
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Gonna Fly Now:
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Sesame Street:
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cuervo72

06-07-2019, 10:15 PM

Shit...I haven't even considered The Streetbeater.

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thesloppy

06-07-2019, 10:17 PM

I had no idea that song had a proper name.

thesloppy

06-07-2019, 10:24 PM

thesloppy

06-07-2019, 10:28 PM

CrimsonFox

06-07-2019, 11:28 PM

thesloppy

06-07-2019, 11:34 PM

we sure have forgotten a classic rock staple!

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That is a good one! That song is like 5 minutes of constant, epic intro, and I keep waiting for it to settle into something that never happens.

Here's a sludgy 70s version of this classic:

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CrimsonFox

06-07-2019, 11:36 PM

I always have that same reaction too. That shit is burned in your brain if you're a dude of a certain age.

AT STARTING GUARD OUT OF NORTH CAROLINA

sloppy I am POSITIVE YOU are the one that inspired me to do that :) hehehe

Because I think it was you that did it to me some time back when I posted that song. :)

thesloppy

06-07-2019, 11:44 PM

Ha. It's like a pavlovian reaction.

CrimsonFox

06-07-2019, 11:46 PM

Here's what I call the Fallout 3 Mt Rushmore of this category!

Rhythm For You - Eddy Christiani and Frans Poptie

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Boogie Man by Sid Phillips

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Swing Doors by Allan Gray

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and my personal favorite...

Fox Boogie by Gerhard Trede

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thesloppy

06-07-2019, 11:49 PM

I don't think we've hit this one yet either. I remember hearing it a bunch when I was a kid and it always stuck out to me with the corny/awesome harpsichords and harps and shit.

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SirFozzie

06-07-2019, 11:51 PM

The entertainer (From the movie the Sting)

CrimsonFox

06-07-2019, 11:54 PM

Let's get some Frank Zappa in here!

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thesloppy

06-07-2019, 11:57 PM

thesloppy

06-07-2019, 11:58 PM

The entertainer (From the movie the Sting)

That is a good one, and also something I remember hearing constantly as a kid.

CrimsonFox

06-07-2019, 11:58 PM

Here's a sludgy 70s version of this classic:

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Holy fuck! That was the song in PUlp Fiction! I never knew! THANK YOU!

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CrimsonFox

06-08-2019, 12:00 AM

well then!

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CrimsonFox

06-08-2019, 12:04 AM

:confused:

this reaction made me laugh as it was so appropriate :)

CrimsonFox

06-08-2019, 02:16 AM

CrimsonFox

06-08-2019, 02:19 AM

CrimsonFox

06-08-2019, 02:19 AM

CrimsonFox

06-08-2019, 02:23 AM

SirFozzie

06-08-2019, 03:03 AM

As a wrestling fan of a certain age, I forgot about this one till just now.

Midnight Express (Chase Theme) - Giorgio Moroder - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDxwGwULpPw)

Vince, Pt. II

06-08-2019, 10:06 AM

This has been a really great thread. Wish that I'd saved my Mount Rushmore for later because I have learned a lot.

+1. Though I'd imagine several of the excellent new entries defied most peoples' internal definitions of "pop" and as such weren't considered. And this is not at all to discourage said submissions or say that they are wrong / bad - I heartily agree with Quik's initial sentiment of keeping this to the user's imagination so we don't bog it down into a semantic discussion.

thesloppy

06-08-2019, 11:00 AM

cuervo72

06-08-2019, 11:57 AM

I would not have guessed that Also Sprach Zarathustra reached #2 while The Chase only got to #33 (I guess it beat The Entertainer [#3] as well).

The entertainer (From the movie the Sting)

As a wrestling fan of a certain age, I forgot about this one till just now.

Midnight Express (Chase Theme) - Giorgio Moroder - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDxwGwULpPw)

Well I guess I now know Foz has me on ignore!