Friday's Best Pop Song Ever

Todd engages with Ally's anthemic dance pop masterpiece and takes on the phenomenon of European song competitions.

Todd puts on his thinking cap to consider Syd Straw's barn-busting cover of the dB's "Think Too Hard."

Todd spends perhaps a little TOO much time alone with this bubblegum hit from Tommy James and The Shondells, marveling at the vast number of cover versions it has inspired.

Todd exorcises the spooky brilliance of "Haunted", a song by The Pogues from the soundtrack of the film SID AND NANCY.

Todd considers Kirsty MacColl's retro pop masterpiece and celebrates the life of this late and very lamented pop genius.

In this episode, Todd fortifies ourselves with this frothy Herman's Hermits hit from 1967 while examining the career of it's writer, Graham Gouldman, who later became a driving force in the group 10cc.

On this episode, host Todd Stadtman samples "A Glass of Champagne", a catchy little number by nautical British popsters Sailor.

In this episode, Todd discusses "Pretty Please", an epic rave-up from eccentric Los Angeles power poppers The Quick.

In the debut episode of Friday's Best Pop Song Ever, host Todd Stadtman feasts our ears to "May My Heart Be Cast Into Stone", and unheralded classic by the Toys, a girl group from Jamaica, New York.