That would be a canonical matter

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

No canon today as my list is at work and I am not - instead, a question:

Is there an artist or group that suddenly springs to mind when you think of 'pop'? What about 'indie'? Or 'emo'? Do you think there can be 'defining songs' for a genre?

In other words - are there canonical artists/songs in pop? How changeable are they over time?

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[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

This is the old "how big is your umbrella-la-la" question. On some level they are all pop, although none of those three would be among my first choices if you asked me to name a pop group.