Name A Great Power Pop Tune

This is from All Music Guide. At least one definition of Power Pop.
"Power Pop is a cross between the crunching hard rock of the Who and the sweet melodicism of the Beatles and Beach Boys, with the ringing guitars of the Byrds thrown in for good measure. Although several bands of the early '70s -- most notably the Raspberries, Big Star, and Badfinger -- established the sound of power pop, it wasn't until the late '70s that a whole group of like-minded bands emerged. Most of these groups modeled themselves on the Raspberries (which isn't entirely surprising, since they were the only power-pop band of their era to have hit singles), or they went directly back to the source and based their sound on stacks of British Invasion records. What tied all of these bands together was their love of the three-minute pop single. Power-pop bands happened to emerge around the same time of punk, so they were swept along with the new wave because their brief, catchy songs fit into the post-punk aesthetic. Out of these bands, Cheap Trick, the Knack, the Romantics, and Dwight Twilley had the biggest hits, but the Shoes, the Records, the Nerves, and 20/20, among many others, became cult favorites. During the early '80s, power pop died away as a hip movement, and nearly all of the bands broke up. However, in the late '80s, a new breed of power pop began to form. The new bands, who were primarily influenced by Big Star, blended traditional power pop with alternative rock sensibilities and sounds; in the process, groups like Teenage Fanclub, Material Issue, and the Posies became critical and cult favorites. While these bands gained the attention of hip circles, many of the original power-pop groups began recording new material and releasing it on independent labels. In the early '90s, the Yellow Pills compilation series gathered together highlights from these re-activated power poppers, as well as new artists that worked in a traditional power-pop vein. Throughout the early and mid-'90s, this group of independent, grass-roots power-pop bands gained a small but dedicated cult following in the United States." (ALL MuSIC GUIDE)

 

Linda Ronstadt - Mad Love

 

Eddie & The Hot Rods - "Do Anything You Wanna Do" is the first that comes to mind.

 

Space travel's in my blood
And there ain't nothing I can do about it

 

Love this thread
Flamin Groovies "Shake Some Action"

 

Agreed, except that I've always though of the root of power pop as the Beatles, particularly the middle period -- Ticket to Ride, Paperback Writer, etc.

 

Cheap Trick - Southern Girls

 

Piper - Can't Wait

 

Yes it is. It's a great, great song.

Yet another one by The Who is their brilliant 1967 single "Pictures Of Lily". It has all the trademark '60's Who swagger about it: inventive chord sequences, impeccable bass playing, astonishing drumming, soaring harmonies...it even has an Entwistle french horn solo! To top it off, the song's lyrics concern a masturbating teenager, who becomes heartbroken when he discovers the object of his erotic fantasies died some 38 years earlier! The song hits the ground running and never lets up. Another piece of perfect Who power pop.

 

'All is quiet on the western front' by The Unforgiven.

Do any of the American guys on this forum remember this 80's band?
I came across a cassette of their self titled album by chance.
Loved it.

 

These guys put out a lot of Power Pop. This is a less obvious tune

 

The Quick, Pretty Please Me....

 

I see that and raise you White Lies by Grin. Still can't figure out why it wasn't a hit. The production is perfect.

 

I LOVE thr drumming on this one.

 

Off Broadway - Stay In Time

 

....and Fool Moon Turn My Head Around.

 

NRBQ -- Me and the Boys

 

I am sure if I went through the tons of posts here, you will have all hit my power-pop highlights! So in the interests of trying to turn you all on to some obscure stuff I will go with :

The Flashcubes- ANYTHING by them !
The Knack- Can I Borrow A Kiss
Klaatu- At The End Of The Rainbow
Scott McCarl- I'll Be On My Way
The La's- There She Goes
The Moptops- Plastic Moon Rain
The Rooks- Colors
The Grip Weeds- Rainy Day
The Scruffs- My Mind
Adam Daniel- Battle Song

IF YOU DO NOT TRY TO CHECK THESE OUT, YOU AIN'T A TRUE POWER POPPER !!!!

 

DAVE CLARK FIVE "Any Way You Want It" (original UK single)
Not really Merseybeat...too historically early to be freakbeat. I can't
think of another pop record that sounds more powerful over the radio.

 

SSA, although released in '76, was recorded in '72 - probably only months after Big Star recorded #1 Record.

 

I don't think this one has com up yet, but Martin Luther Lennon's Nobody I Know (not the Peter & Gordon tune) definitely fits here.

 

The (Paul Collins) Beat - Rock n Roll Girl

 

It's probably already beem mentioned, but I'm not wading through 8 pages:

The Raspberries: Go All The Way