She Loves You

She Loves You by the Beatles

When it's all said and done, I think the nominees for "Most Perfect Pop Song" will be:

1) I Want to Hold Your Hand by the Beatles
2) Hey Ya! by Outkast
3) I Want You Back by Jackson 5
4) Hey! Baby by Bruce Channel
5) She Loves You by the Beatles

"I Want to Hold Your Hand" features hand claps... you've got to love how the drums and Harrison's guitar work together... the song is about love, puppy love on top of it... the song builds up throughout, but the amazing thing is that it you really never know what it coming next. When they throw that bridge at you about halfway though the song, it's so out of the blue yet so perfect. I mean there may not be a more perfectly put together song out there.

"Hey Ya" is just three simple chords of greatness... the song features hand claps... a driving bass line which moves the song along... a catchy chorus... and then Andre 3000 asks us what's cooler than being cool? Ice cold of course. Ice effin' cold. And then asking the ladies what's up the song breaks down and well, face it, you wanta dace right now don't you?

"I Want You Back" has probably the greatest bass line of all time (though "Graceland"'s bass line rocks)... the song features hand claps, though they don't add too much... Micheal Jackson absolutely nails this song, and he's like 9 at the time... the song is about love, a broken heart on top if it... the 'A buh buh buh buh' during the bridge... the last minute of this song is flat out amazing... have I mentioned that bass line yet? or the fact that a 11 year old Micheal Jackson is flat out nailing this song?

"She Loves You" comes out of the gate telling you that, yeah, she loves you and then Ringo starts hitting his symbols and it's over. I mean... over... the song is about love, and a 'she totally wants you' love on top of it... they revert back to the intro in the middle AND end of the song... George does a nice job on his guitar playing the yeah, yeah, yeahs even when no one is singing... the stop and go's are so perfectly timed and the end of the song I mean you can't not be moved... Yeah, yeah, yeah.

I'm not totally sure about "Hey! Baby" but I'm putting it up there because it's pretty awesome, but I have the right to change my mind later... to something like "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" or "Tears of a Clown".

I have no clue who wins.



Is it me or does Paul look like a wanker even here?