I am somewhat surprised that no one has voiced the way I think about these things. The "communality" and the "effort" aspects are important, but what makes something "pop" for me is some kind of intrinsic quality that makes something memorable and approachable -- the best pop must, by definition, be ubiquitous, because everyone who hears it immediately likes it, e.g., this is why 'Dragostea Din Tei' must be a really great song. How else could it come out of nowhere and become popular in so many places, despite being in a completely unintelligible language?
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I am somewhat surprised that no one has voiced the way I think about these things. The "communality" and the "effort" aspects are important, but what makes something "pop" for me is some kind of intrinsic quality that makes something memorable and approachable -- the best pop must, by definition, be ubiquitous, because everyone who hears it immediately likes it, e.g., this is why 'Dragostea Din Tei' must be a really great song. How else could it come out of nowhere and become popular in so many places, despite being in a completely unintelligible language?