New Power Pop Playlist

A Collection Of Hooky Songs With "Me" In The Title

May 16, 2026

It’s funny that a “Me” themed playlist was a team effort.

Last weekend I posted an aggregated list of the various playlists I’ve assembled over the last couple of years. At the end of that post, I asked what my next playlist should be and subscriber Bill Davidson delivered:

How about a playlist of songs with the word "me" in the title? Lots of songs are self-referential. A few ideas—"Don't Wait Up for Me Tonight" by The Beat, "Nothing to Me" by Tinted Windows, and "Precious to Me" by Phil Seymour.

Not only is that a great idea, but the three songs he suggested are right in my wheelhouse, giving me a head start. Remember The Lightning might not have the biggest subscriber list on MusicStack, but I’m confident in saying that the readers and commenters who stick around are my people.

I love power pop—and all of the adjacent sub-genres under the greater guitar pop umbrella—but there’s no denying that it’s often a self-centered style of music.

In my opinion, this is a feature and not a bug. What is power pop if not a universe teeming with (mostly) brokenhearted boys-of-all-ages licking their wounds and pining away over their romantic fixations? In that way, “Me” has been a powerful lyrical weapon for many British Invasion-obsessed songwriters over the past 60 years.

I was absolutely spoiled for song choices while putting this playlist together. It got so overwhelming that I briefly considered splitting this one into two installments (I arbitrarily cap these playlists at 40 songs to keep things interesting for…me).

In the end, I decided to let readers flesh the “Power Pop Me” playlist out in the comments. Make sure to include song links with your suggestions.

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POWER POP ME on YOUTUBE

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