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Ohhs and Ahhs harmony vocals and girls as the subject are tenets of Power Pop. I am not a sexiest by any stretch but that’s my base interpretation.

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Certainly common themes over the decades.

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Excellent list! I'll throw one more at you: A Girl Like You by Edwyn Collins. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oqJ0JpMj6I

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YES!

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Great stuff! Although The Real Kids were probably not, well, real kids ... fake news!

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🤣

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Very much looking forward to digging into this playlist.

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I think you'll dig it!

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Ash, "Girl From Mars": https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FkSl9GGOFHM

Dwight Twilley, "Girls": https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jQkQv0Mfbaw

The Fleshtones, "The Girl From Baltimore": https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XNdYM3p4vec

Primal Scream, "Velocity Girl": https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3u2DFDPgSMo

if covers are allowed:

Teenage Fanclub and Big Star, "Patti Girl": https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vUqubnxM19o

The Heartworms, "Girl Don't Tell Me": https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=m_rBx18P1Fg

Fuzzy, "Girl Don't Tell Me": https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Efovu31Stf8

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Thank you!

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How could I forget...

Hilly Kramer, "Calling All Girls": https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hcadh96eLe8

Bratmobile, "Girl Germs": https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GQU9lfzjIWE

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Two from the Undertones:

"Girls That Don't Talk": https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AuT5g5PJAJo

"Girls Don't Like It": https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nWN2ZLgFqo4

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a bit late, but my own recent single "Women & Girls" is directly aligned with your theme (it's on spotify and all the rest too): https://youtu.be/nPJV6cY2UiM

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