# Pop gods **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 31, 2016, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-gods/744703 "2016-01-31T00:12:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Saintly\_Loser](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saintly_loser/32/4045_2.png) [@Saintly\_Loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saintly_Loser)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2016, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-gods/744703/21 "2016-01-31T22:40:12Z")
Just thought of another one. [Marshall Crenshaw](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Crenshaw), who is very much a great performer, writer and producer, although perhaps not a household name. ---
**Author:** ![TCMF-2L](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tcmf-2l/32/16553_2.png) [@TCMF-2L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TCMF-2L)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2016, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-gods/744703/22 "2016-01-31T22:44:52Z")
Neil Finn of Crowded House writes, sings, plays guitar and keyboards. Not sure he does much production though. TCMF-2L ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-gods/744703/23 "2016-02-01T02:40:42Z")
> [@DMGuy](#): > > While that song is very pop, most of Supertramp’s music could hardly be called pop at all. Much more progressive rock than pop in their catalog. I didn’t know that. I’ll check it out. ---
**Author:** ![Ellis\_Aponte\_Jr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@Ellis\_Aponte\_Jr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellis_Aponte_Jr)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-gods/744703/24 "2016-02-01T04:54:40Z")
Laura Nyro I think qualifies - certainly a great singer, songwriter, and musician; also co-produced several of her albums ---
**Author:** ![Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_Arachnid_Laser_1)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-gods/744703/25 "2016-02-01T06:40:43Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > [Max Martin.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Martin) Nice! I knew about one guy being behind the Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears and Katy Perry, but this man was behind practically everything else! ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-gods/744703/26 "2016-02-01T12:19:45Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > Orville Reddenbacher. I came in to say Pepsi and Shasta Britney Spears? ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-gods/744703/27 "2016-02-01T12:36:49Z")
At their peak, Fleetwood Mac was certainly in this pantheon. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-gods/744703/28 "2016-02-01T14:10:41Z")
Justin Timberlake. I don’t know if he plays any instruments but he sings, dances, produces and acts / does comedy. So, not exactly fitting the OP’s criteria but he’s pretty darn close to being the whole enchilada. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-gods/744703/29 "2016-02-01T14:15:15Z")
Madonna ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-gods/744703/30 "2016-02-01T14:19:46Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > Madonna :smack: Should have been the first thing that came to mind. In that vein, I’ll go ahead and add Taylor Swift. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-gods/744703/31 "2016-02-01T14:35:14Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > Justin Timberlake. I don’t know if he plays any instruments but he sings, dances, produces and acts / does comedy. So, not exactly fitting the OP’s criteria but he’s pretty darn close to being the whole enchilada. Good one. JT’s definitely on the list. Madge qualifies too in my book. Jeff Lynne, ABBA, McCartney, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, MJ and Prince. So far, to me, these are some of the gods I’m looking for. I’d also add Marvin Gaye. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-gods/744703/32 "2016-02-01T20:04:28Z")
No one’s mentioned Carole King yet. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-gods/744703/33 "2016-02-01T20:36:18Z")
> [@Ranger\_Jeff](#): > > No one’s mentioned Carole King yet. Post 6 ---
**Author:** ![piepiepie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47774/32.png) [@piepiepie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/piepiepie)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-gods/744703/34 "2016-02-01T22:34:42Z")
Usher and Beyoncé. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-gods/744703.md?page=1)