who sang the 80's song pop music?

Answer 1

on lyricsbox.com it says the song is by 3rd party. Could be a remake or something though, don't know for sure about that part.

Answer 2

M


"M" was more than just a one-hit wonder, he was a one-letter one-hit wonder. Robin Scott's pseudonym came from the Paris Metro signs, and the music itself came from a bunch of electronic instruments, production equipment and drum machines.

M's "Pop Musik" came out in 1979, an early product of the same school of synth music that would dominate the charts in the early '80s. Pop Muzik was a huge hit on both sides of the Atlantic which, like the work of Scott's contemporary Gary Numan, proved that the electronic music that had been evolving in the hands of Brian Eno, Kraftwerk and David Bowie could also appeal to the larger audiences of radio listeners who'd been soaking up disco, punk and album rock. "Pop Musik" was not subtle. The lyrics were not meant to inspire (or even make much sense), and it had a beat that rivaled the funkiest of disco. It was more blatantly electronic than anything that had come before - and most of what was to come - but that was part of the song's appeal. It was, in a sense, pop music in its purest form, appealing to the widest audience, and free of any controversial or complex messages.

Answer 3

M
M is producer and singer Robin Scott. He's British.
M went on to collaborate with Oscar-winner Ryuichi Sakamoto on some lesser known pop music.

Scott chose this moniker after seeing a large "M" is Paris. It was an "M" for the Metropolitain, Paris' subway system.

M's only chart single.

Robin re-made this song in 2000 as "Pop Muzik Y2K".
http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=1451

Answer 4

Pop Muzik
The song "Pop Muzik" was performed by Robin Scott, also known as M. He was a producer and musician, and the song was written as his resume of twenty-five years of pop music and being in the music business since 1954.

The song was originally titled "Bob Griese" – a tribute to six-time Miami Dolphins MVP quarterback. The title and song was changed before release after focus group tests.

Among the other musicians who played on the track were his brother Julian Scott (on bass), then unknown keyboardist Wally Badarou, Canadian synthesizer programmer John Lewis (who died of AIDS in 1985) and Brigit Novik, the backing vocalist whose put the 'pop' in the 'muzik'. When it was released in the UK in early 1979, it became a huge hit after which MCA Records requested an album.

The album New York, London, Paris, Munich was recorded in Montreux, Switzerland, at Queen's Mountain Studio, using their regular engineer David Richards, as well as Julian Scott, Wally Badarou (who would later work with Steve Winwood, among others) and Brigit Novik. Additional musicians on the album included drummer Phil Gould (later of Level 42), Gary Barnacle on saxophone and flute and (at the time) local Montreux resident David Bowie, who did occasional handclaps.

Released in the UK at the end of 1979, the album was also a sizable hit in the U.S., where it was released on Sire Records.

The 12-inch single version was notable for the B-side having a double groove such that the two tracks ("Pop Muzik" and "M Factor") both started at the outer edge of the record and finished in the middle (with a long silence at the end of "M Factor" since the track was the shorter of the two). This resulted in a fairly random selection of tracks.

Remixes have come from all sides since its creation over twenty-five years ago, from Marcus' "Pop Muzic 2001" and by Junior Vasquez and the Dub Pistols in 2003.

"Pop Muzik" is widely considered one of the forerunners of the use of synthesizers in mainstream music.

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A dance remix of "Pop Muzik" was used by U2 as the introduction to each concert on their 1997-1998 Popmart Tour.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

M was the artist.
And the song was actually released in '79, as I remember it when I was in my senior year of high school.

Answer 7

Pop Muzik by "M"

Answer 8

That was by M

Answer 9

M