What's baroque pop anyway?
I'd say its; Descending minor melodies on a backdrop of cembalo, pipeorgan and/or strings.
Examples of good music falling into this category
ABBA-One Of Us
ABBA-The Day Before You Came
BB-Wonderful
BB-Surfs Up
John Cale-You're A Ghost
Shangri Las-Past, Present and Future
Roy Wood-My Dear Elaine
Cheap Trick-Heaven Tonight
Janis Ian-Society's Child
Ahh..