Playlist: Joshua Glenn

Joshua Glenn: "5 Favorite 'Bop' Songs"

1_Gene Vincent, "Be-Bop-A-Lula"

2_Ramones, "Blitzkrieg Bop"

3_Parliament, "Bop Gun (Endangered Species)"

4_Akon, "Gangsta Bop"

5_Hanson, "MMMBop"

Joshua Glenn writes "Brainiac," a blog and column for the Boston Globe’s "Ideas" section, and is co-editor of Taking Things Seriously: 75 Objects with Unexpected Significance.