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If you thought the notes couldn’t get any higher (or stranger), enter Max Crook’s irresistibly unhinged solo, played on an early analog synthesizer that sounds beamed in from Planet X – which arguably makes “Runaway” the first synth-pop Hot 100 topper. — JOE LYNCH 99. LMFAO ...
Coming Around Again: The song’s iconic jackhammering synth hook would be lifted on guitar a decade later for Britpop greats Pulp’s wistful U.K. smash “Disco 2000,” with that unforgettable melody triggering the intended nostalgic rush from its first two chords. 447. CeCe Peniston, “Final...
The chorus's melodic three-chord synth riff was already enough to win "CHIQUITA" a spot on my K-pop playlist. But Rocket Punch's bright, neon-soaked groove keeps the mood going from verse to chorus to electronica bridge, not letting go of the theme for a moment. It makes me want to...
On the second-highest–charting synth-pop song ever made about loving someone to the point of asphyxiation (after Berlin’s Giorgio Moroder–produced “Take My Breath Away,” of course),the Weekndsings wistfully about his girlfriend asking him to strangle her gently. “You’re way too young ...
With their breakthrough hit “Me Gustas Tu,” GFriend made the Korean public’s heart flutter. The synth-pop earworm explodes with electric guitar riffs, vibrant strings, and a New Jack Swing-inspired beat, as the voices of the six members confess their wide-eyed love with both airiness an...
South London’s Yunè Pinku is a pop-minded producer who doesn’t blush at mixing a megahit like “Can’t Get You Out of My Head” into theDJ set. Her second EP,Babylon IX, is a suite of luminous, sure-footed synth-pop that alternates club thump with bittersweet rumination. Switch ...
Pop, then, is music that actually becomes part of the vernacular; lovable and often hard to pen songs that have achieved considerable commercial success. Historically, jazz, the blues, R'n'B, gospel and folk are among pop's roots, while electronica, dance, rock, metal and hip-hop are ju...
There is a strong influence of classic synthpop in the song. Watch Video 81 of 100 Jennifer Lopez - "I'm Into You" featuring Lil Wayne Jennifer Lopez - "I'm Into You" featuring Lil Wayne. Courtesy Island Def Jam Jennifer Lopez keeps the party going here, but the real star ...