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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Jan 16, 2020 14:25:41 GMT -5
The very short song is a tricky one. When they're no good, you can wonder why the artist or band responsible even bothered to record them. But when they are good, it can feel like they're over too quickly, and you wish they'd recorded a longer take.
So I put it to you, good members of live4ever.com, which songs under two minutes do we know of are perfect--or not far off--as they are?
(Instrumental interludes and spoken word pieces are welcome; they don't have to be "songs" in the traditional sense of melody and rhythm, with hooks and lyrics, etc.)
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Post by Johnny Rhythm on Jan 16, 2020 14:30:42 GMT -5
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Post by Zingbot on Jan 16, 2020 14:52:26 GMT -5
Far out by blur. Always loved it.
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Post by beentherenow on Jan 16, 2020 14:52:45 GMT -5
The La’s- Feeling
The Beatles- Golden Slumbers
Elvis- All Shook Up
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Post by Lennon2217 on Jan 16, 2020 14:53:06 GMT -5
Anything by Third Eye Blind
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Post by Zingbot on Jan 16, 2020 14:55:43 GMT -5
Please please me by the beatles. Qualifies by a second.
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Post by Zingbot on Jan 16, 2020 15:06:14 GMT -5
List of more Beatles tunes under 2 minutes that I like:
I wanna be your man
I'm happy just to dance with you
I'll follow the sun
why don't we do it in the road?
Mean Mr. Mustard
Carry that weight
She came in through the bathroom window
Polythene Pam
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Post by The Escapist on Jan 16, 2020 15:07:19 GMT -5
I remember being stunned that this Aesop Rock track only clocks in at 1:59. The story-telling is engaging enough to make every line either thoughtful or funny, so you feel like you've listening to a fairly thorough track at the end. April Come She Will by Simon & Garfunkel would be my other choice, but this one wins out for it's lyricism:
"I watched him relocating pistachio to the waffle, thinking I had lost the plot if not the passion for the novel."
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2020 15:23:19 GMT -5
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Jan 16, 2020 15:33:36 GMT -5
An exuberent gem in The Jam's discography, 1980's 'Boy About Town'.
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Post by funhouse on Jan 16, 2020 15:49:18 GMT -5
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Post by funhouse on Jan 16, 2020 15:50:13 GMT -5
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Post by megyesitomate on Jan 16, 2020 16:18:41 GMT -5
List of more Beatles tunes under 2 minutes that I like: I wanna be your man I'm happy just to dance with you I'll follow the sun why don't we do it in the road? Mean Mr. Mustard Carry that weight She came in through the bathroom window Polythene Pam I'll Follow The Sun is one of my all-time favourites. I Will is nice too. |
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Post by funhouse on Jan 16, 2020 16:32:18 GMT -5
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Post by Headmaster on Jan 16, 2020 17:07:01 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2020 17:40:17 GMT -5
The quintessential british rock song. Lee Mavers really knew how to write melodies...
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Post by The Crimson Rambler on Jan 16, 2020 17:57:26 GMT -5
There's just so, so many. For some bands it's pretty much the norm. Minutemen's 'Double Nickels on the Dime' for example contains 33 of them alone.
Sub-minute songs is where it's at:
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Post by funhouse on Jan 16, 2020 18:28:44 GMT -5
There's just so, so many. For some bands it's pretty much the norm. Minutemen's 'Double Nickels on the Dime' for example contains 33 of them alone. Sub-minute songs is where it's at: 52 seconds is still a bit long, don't you think? (I know punk is basically cheating for a topic like this, but I had to) |
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Post by underneaththesky on Jan 16, 2020 18:35:19 GMT -5
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Post by Elie De Beaufour 🐴 on Jan 16, 2020 21:38:46 GMT -5
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Post by mimmihopps on Jan 17, 2020 7:44:19 GMT -5
Love this kind of threads!
Art School - The Jam
Batman Theme - The Jam
Jai Guru Dev - The Magnetic North
Faded Photographs - Ed Harcourt
The Day - Lisa Germano
(Interlude) - The Rifles
Spanish Main - The Coral
Man On Fire - Weller
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Post by clovious on Jan 17, 2020 10:18:51 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2020 15:15:20 GMT -5
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Post by matt on Jan 17, 2020 15:22:53 GMT -5
The quintessential british rock song. Lee Mavers really knew how to write melodies... And just think of the melodies he’s written that we’ll sadly never hear... |
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Jan 18, 2020 17:20:35 GMT -5
List of more Beatles tunes under 2 minutes that I like: I wanna be your man I'm happy just to dance with you I'll follow the sun why don't we do it in the road? Mean Mr. Mustard Carry that weight She came in through the bathroom window Polythene Pam I'll Follow The Sun is one of my all-time favourites. I Will is nice too. Simple but oh so effective.
Incidentally, it was 'I Will' which gave me the idea for this thread. About six months ago I was listening to the White Album once again, and I got to 'I Will', and I thought what a breath of fresh air it is after two joke songs, Ringo's lumbering blues, and Macca's weird (but hugely enjoyable) 'Why don't we do it in the road?'. It's lovely and twee--very Macca; but a lot of its success is down to both where it's sequenced on the album and also its length, I think. It's the kind of song you don't want overstaying its welcome. It's just enough of a sugary hit, but not too much you start feeling sick.
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