♫ Your NOMINATIONS for the best songs under 2 minutes poll ♫ (nominations close MARCH 1ST)

I will say, while I agree with the sentiment, that Atom and His Package song is remarkably bad

I hope Karl keeps updating the Spotify playlist, it's fun to tear through

oh, i'm definitely going to. as i add the nominations to the spreadsheet, i also put them on spotify. only takes an extra second or two.

what do we do with versions of songs which are under two minutes whereas the original is not?

if it's under 2 minutes, it qualifies, but on the nominations list i will specify that it's a remix or acapella version or whatever. just make sure it's actually a song that you will likely vote for and might get more than one vote in the end.

I'm sad that the Taxi Driver main title theme is :18 too long.

The Cure - Subway Song (1:58)

I’m up to the Chuck Berry block in the playlist and so far I haven’t hated anything. But then again, I nominated Atom.

Madvillain - Accordion (1:59)

I'm sad that the Taxi Driver main title theme is :18 too long.

Yup, I sought this out to nominate and was similarly disappointed.

i'm back at it, updating. lil' note: someone nominated the gothic archies' "the dead only quickly". it's credited to the 6ths, so i changed it

by the way, for those out there who nominated more than 3 tracks by the same artist - if you want to help out, you can just go back to what you nominated and choose 3 only three tracks and let me know. otherwise, i'll compile a list at the end and pester people individually

Thomas White - This Is Just A Little Interluide... (1:40)
Half Man Half Biscuit - Running Order Squabble Fest (1:54)

Bardo Pond - #3 (1:15)

The English Beat - Click Click (1:29)
The Cars - Shoo Be Doo (1:38)
Willie Nelson - Hello Walls (1:37)
Willie Nelson - Washing The Dishes (1:43)
Fats Domino - I'm Walking To New Orleans (1:59)
Hank Williams - Hey Good Lookin' (1:56)

if it helps to address the Too Many Songs! concerns, which i can understand, i can comb through the list later and look for people who nominated more than one song by the same artist and ask them to revise their nominations!

seriously, i don't mind doing it, and it would cut down the nominations quite a bit and emphasize just the best stuff.

what do you all think? if it's a good idea let me know and i can ask an all-powerful gmod to edit the first post to include that rule as the number #1 Q&A

― Karl Malone

i mean if you want to go through all that work you can but the "too many artists" record will remain. also the fact that no matter how long the nominee list is it's inevitably going to wind up as arbitrary and incomplete. because as soon as the nominations are finished it'll be, you know, what about "sometimes" by key (1:47) or insanity by l-seven (not to be confused with L7, 1:41)?

nah it's a cool idea but in practice i worry it'll turn out like the way the plot of the doctor who episode "ghost light" was described to me (i take their word for it that that is the plot because what i watched was utterly incomprehensible)

i think i can say with confidence that this poll will be greater than every episode of doctor who, combined

keep in mind that i've never seen doctor who, but i am confident about this

xxp: in that case KM I'll drop Attar of Roses from my Bob Drake picks, and for my P.E.E. tracks I choose San Salvador, Mexico and Making Soccer History.

It's a futile gesture nominating them in the first place but well I like them and such

I purposely imposed a one-song-per-artist rule for myself. With a (potential) 50 track ballot, though, I may do a max of two per artist.

Total Control - Her Majesty, Budgie (1:59)
Machine Girl - XLEEPY (1:58)

Vampire Weekend - 2021 (1:38)

xp got it, thanks ultros!

oh and

Howard Shore - Minas Morgul (1:58)

i think i can say with confidence that this poll will be greater than every episode of doctor who, combined

― Karl Malone, Wednesday, February 20, 2019 4:48 PM (fifty-five minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

keep in mind that i've never seen doctor who, but i am confident about this

― Karl Malone

i did once see a video of every episode of doctor who combined, it was shit, you couldn't see or hear anything

i agree, this poll will definitely be better than that

Man, it is not fair to this poll that the Ramones, Wire and the Minutemen were simply so good at this

Also, this is not for noms, but for all you short-song fans, my old band did a whole album where all 51 songs were under two minutes:

Gilberto Gil - Frevo Rasgado (1:55)
Georgia Ann Muldrow - Melanin (1:45)
Scott Walker - Butterfly (1:42)
Mecano - Sólo Soy Una Persona (1:48)
Oscar the Grouch - I Hate Christmas (1:54)
Palace Songs - Christmastime in the Mountains (1:39)
Arthur Russell - You Can Make Me Feel Bad (1:29)
Brenda and the Tabulations - Hey Boy (1:52)

for my ballot i will rank all the songs on whiney's old album

I Just Want Some Skank 1:09
Beverly Hills 1:03
Operation 1:28
Back Against the Wall 1:32
Wasted 0:41
Behind the Door 1:23
World Up My Ass 1:14
Paid Vacation 1:27
Don't Care 0:35
Live Fast Die Young 1:33
What's Your Problem 0:57
Group Sex 1:02
Red Tape 0:56

― yuh yuh (morrisp)

paging morrisp, please select three

Christmastime in the mtns! Hell yes thx

Andy Summers & Robert Fripp - Lakeland Aquarelle (1:40)
Blitz - Razors in the Night (1:55)
DEVO - Too Much Paranoias (1:57)
Dead Milkmen - V.F.W. (1:49)
Dead Milkmen - Violent School (1:57)
Dos - Funk One (1:59)
Elvis Costello & the Attractions - Beaten to the Punch (1:49)
Frank Zappa - I Was a Teenage Maltshop (1:27)
Frank Zappa - Naval Aviation in Art? (1:33)
Frank Zappa - T’Mershi Duween (1:32)
French, Frith, Kaiser & Thompson - Killerman Gold Posse (1:46)
Half Japanese - Bingo’s Not His Name-O (1:20)
Half Japanese - Daytona Beach (1:47)
Half Japanese - Open Your Eyes - Close Your Eyes (1:08)
John Zorn/Yamantaka Eye - Eep Man (1:08)
Klaus Doldinger - Sitar Beat (1:32)
Larry Young - Alive (1:50)
Mothers of Invention - A Pound for a Brown on the Bus (1:29)
Mothers of Invention - Dog Breath Variations (1:49)
Negativland - New Is Old (1:33)
Replacements - Stuck in the Middle (1:49)
Robert Fripp - Haaden Two (1:57)
Rutles - Ouch! (1:52)
The Boys - Sick On You (1:53)
The Clash - The Leader (1:42)
Undertones - I Gotta Getta (1:54)
Ween - I’m Dancing in the Show Tonight (1:56)
Ween - Tick (1:53)
Ween - I’m in the Mood to Move (1:17)
Zero Boys - Mom’s Wallet (0:47)
Zoogz Rift - Idiots on the Miniature Golf Course (0:29)
Zoogz Rift - Torture Sequence (0:56)
Minutemen - Please Don’t Be Gentle With Me (0:48)
Minutemen - Storm in My House (1:59)
Minutemen - God Bows to Math (1:16)

Thanks in advance to anyone with free Minutemen slots who would add The Politics of Time (1:13) and Themselves (1:18).

Has no one yet nominated Napalm Death “You Suffer”?!
0:01.

The Jale song in the playlist is great. I'd never heard of them.

Rocket From the Crypt - Middle (1:02)
The Jesus Lizard - Mistletoe (1:53)
Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton - We'll Get Ahead Someday (1:57)
The Amps - Mom's Drunk (1:42)
Descendents - Jean is Dead (1:34)

of Montreal - Knight Rider (1:06)
Pearl Jam - Lukin (1:02)
The Tams - What Kind of Fool (Do You Think I Am) (1:57)

paging morrisp, please select three

LOL, ok (I was sort of joking anyway, but with pleasure):

I’ll let UMSh@kedown have “Beverly Hills”; and I’ll take “Wasted” and “Red Tape” (won’t be greedy)!

Also, I’ll limit my SeBADoh choices to “Temporary Dream,” “Ride the Darker Wave,” and “Kath.”

Got it, thanks!

Mega City Four - Awkward Kid (1:55)
Spratleys Japs - Sparrows (1:54)
Burial - Stairwell (1:23)
Absolute Body Control - Tanzmusik (1:26)

Also, this is not for noms, but for all you short-song fans, my old band did a whole album where all 51 songs were under two minutes:

― ebro the letter (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, February 21, 2019 3:14 AM (six hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

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Special mention for the Earache comp "The World's Shortest Album" which came out as a 5" vinyl single, has 13 tracks and a total running time of 83 seconds, so shorter than a lot of the individual songs on this poll

https://www.discogs.com/Various-The-Worlds-Shortest-Album/release/4492305

Descendents - I Like Food (0:17)
Descendents - Suburban Home (1.40)
Minutemen - Life as a Rehearsal (1:36)
Minutemen - The Politics of Time (1:13)
Minutemen - Themselves (1:18)
The Wipers - Messenger (1:55)
Alain Gorageur - le Bracelet (1:27)
Ennio Morricone - Gli Intoccabili (Titoli) (1:39)
Ennio Morricone - Dies Irae Psichedelico (1:59)

Karl, if you would like a hand updating the Spotify playlist I can offer my services over from tomorrow night over the weekend

Randy & The Rainbows - Denise (1:57)

Chan Romero - The Hippy Hippy Shake (1:40)

the clash - Protex Blue ((1:46)

Chuck Berry - Dear Dad (1:49)
Chuck Berry - Jaguar and Thunderbird (1:49)
Thee Mighty Caesars - The Double Axe (1:45)
Thee Mighty Caesars - Loathsome 'n' Wild (1:47)
Hasil Adkins - Chicken Walk (1:54)
Daniel Johnston - I am a Baby (in My Universe) (1:37)
The Dils - Class War (1:41)
The Misfits - We Are 138 (1:41)
Lo Borges - O Cacador (1:59)

Sub 1-min, working on 1-2 min

Wehrmacht - E! (0:01)
Jarvis Cocker - The Loss Adjuster (Excerpt 1) (0:27)
Melt-Banana - So far So bad So WHAT (0:27)
Out Hud - This Just In (0:28)
The Streets - Who Dares Wins (0.34)
The Yummy Fur - The Walt Disney Murder Club (0:36)
Ivor Cutler - I'm Happy (0:37)
Cassetteboy - Sick As A Dog (0:38)
The Yummy Fur - Typical of Boys (0:44)
Go-Kart Mozart - Drinkin' Um Bongo (0:44)
Kiiiiiii - Kiiiiiii!!!!!!! (0:45)
Melt-Banana - Party-hat (0:47)
The Yummy Fur - The Optical Meat Dress (0:49)
Chants Populaires Tahitiens - Chant d´amour (0:52)
Jad Fair - Fish Can Talk (0:52)
AMANDA - Carpet Burns On My Butt (0:53)
Louis & Bebe Barron - Deceleration (0:55)
Aphex Twin - Father (0:57)
The Yummy Fur - Shaggy (0:59)

The Beatles - She Came In Through the Bathroom Window (1:58)

tempted to nominate the entire cassetteboy catalog, but won't, as that would be a nightmare for me

cassette-boyeeeeeee

xposts fionnland that's very nice of you, but i'll be ok with the spotify list! it really doesn't take me too long to find them and drag/drop, and i take a strange satisfaction in repetitive processes (hard to explain but true)

Special mention for the Earache comp "The World's Shortest Album"

Also the entire "scum" field-recording grindcore genre*

https://youtu.be/LJpvIofDZbo

*might not be a genre.