Top 120 Songs Under 120 Seconds (ILM Poll #95)

oops - i didn't realize there was a vocal version of raymond scott's lightworks! (although once i heard it, i recognized it from songs that sampled it). should i assume that every one who voted for raymond scott was voting for the vocal version with dorothy collins?

weirdly i predicted that exact thing happening in my head (YS > Nattie Law in under 30 but not in main poll), and it did

i might be a poll whisperer

of course i kept this to myself so maybe i'm lying

you suffer is only so high on the <30 sec poll as it is so short. but you can't really call it a song.

foh

i believe u will m

https://i.imgur.com/a7UiNjW.jpg
85. John Barry Orchestra - James Bond Theme (1:50)
0.3729 points
8 votes

pretty unimpeachable

ty km

and yes v good song that just misdsed my ballot because i had too many beautiful babies

https://i.imgur.com/reoFG8v.jpg
84. Roger Miller - Dang Me (1:51)
0.3816 points
4 votes

this song is dang good, and new to me

8 votes for Bond theme!

the little unison vocal / guitar plucks at the end of each chorus are very proto-mccartney

james bond theme is totally iconic, had to vote for it

https://i.imgur.com/yqdeHvM.jpg
83. John Lennon - Hold On (1:52)
0.3819 points
6 votes

Every configuration of 'Lightworks' was on my shortlist but all were culled at the last second. I'll be emitting a 'yay!' with any appearances here, but it'll be tinged with guilt.

Holy shit if 30 Century Man cancels out Cowbells Shakin' I will be so pissed.

Also, I voted for that Noname song, that album is a classic.

Hold On is the first of my top ten to place.

COOOKIE

“Hold On” is one of my fave Lennon songs and I’m always surprised that it’s not mentioned more

https://i.imgur.com/pni0fR2.jpg
82. Ray Charles - Hit the Road Jack (1:55)
0.3837 points
5 votes

sweet I voted for Dang Me, perfection

https://i.imgur.com/sbnFD5K.jpg
81. The Dicks - Dicks Hate the Police (1:58)
0.3855 points
4 votes

that's it for today! spotify list is here, and here's the countdown so far:

Rank - Artist - Track - Length - Points - Votes

120 Elvis Costello & the Attractions - Love For Tender (1:58) 0.3 3
119 Sleater-Kinney - Little Mouth (1:45) 0.3036 5
118 Randy Newman - Dayton, Ohio - 1903 (1:53) 0.3042 5
117 James Brown - Think (from 'Live at the Apollo') (1:58) 0.3078 5
116 Beastie Boys - Flute Loop (1:55) 0.3126 7
115 Arthur Russell - Eli (1:56) 0.3141 4 (1)
114 Beck - Hollow Log (1:54) 0.3144 4
113 The Clash - Koka Kola (1:48) 0.3177 5
111 The Sea Nymphs - On the Dry Land (1:46) 0.3195 3
111 Minor Threat - Straight Edge (0:46) 0.3195 5
110 The Beach Boys - Caroline, No (a cappella, Pet Sounds, Disc 3) (1:54) 0.3237 5
109 The dB's - Big Brown Eyes (1:59) 0.3243 6
108 Boards of Canada - Olson (1:32) 0.3246 5
107 Liz Phair - Glory (1:30) 0.3258 5
106 Prince - I Wonder U (1:40) 0.3261 6
105 Elastica - Vaseline (1:20) 0.3285 5
104 Maurice Williams - Stay (1:34) 0.3288 4
103 Buddy Holly - Words of Love (1:56) 0.3297 6
102 Roxy Music - Tara (1:47) 0.3309 5
101 Minutemen - Political Song for Michael Jackson to Sing (1:31) 0.3318 5
100 Fats Domino - Walking to New Orleans (1:58) 0.3342 4
99 Noname - Self (1:35) 0.3384 4
98 Cardiacs - Horsehead (1:21) 0.3411 4
97 The Beach Boys - Our Prayer (1:10) 0.3432 5
96 Neil Young - Cripple Creek Ferry (1:33) 0.3435 6
95 V/A - Knight Rider Theme (1:17) 0.3495 5
94 DEVO - Too Much Paranoias (1:57) 0.3549 5
93 Neutral Milk Hotel - Communist Daughter (1:57) 0.3573 5
91 Napalm Death - You Suffer (0:02) 0.3672 8
91 Captain Beefheart - Frownland (1:39) 0.3672 5
89 Lizzy Mercier Descloux/Rosa Yemen - Rosa Vertov (1:48) 0.3675 5
89 Hüsker Dü - Never Talking To You Again (1:41) 0.3675 7
88 Scott Walker - 30 Century Man (1:28) 0.3681 5
87 Raymond Scott - Lightworks (1:40) 0.369 5
86 Bikini Kill - In Accordance to Natural Law (0:28) 0.372 4 (1)
85 John Barry Orchestra - James Bond Theme (1:50) 0.3729 8
84 Roger Miller - Dang Me (1:51) 0.3816 4
83 John Lennon - Hold On (1:52) 0.3819 6
82 Ray Charles - Hit the Road Jack (1:55) 0.3837 5
81 The Dicks - Dicks Hate the Police (1:58) 0.3855 4

i was the number 1 'in accordance..' voter, very little goes harder

pretty cool when that dicks track kind of kicks back in near the end

Confession: I don't recall hearing the Dicks before. This was a Mudhoney thing to me before this moment. *face goes red*

Other track that feels new and intriguing, despite listening to the playlist plenty: Rosa Yemen
Track I somehow didn't consider, but should have: Noname
Tracks I actually voted for: Devo, Cptn Beefheart, Scott Walker

This is all making for a sweet playlist. Thanks once more, KM!

Dicks was my No. 4.

Very weak showing for such a classic!

I got nothin' so far. I probably should have voted for "Walking to New Orleans," another one I missed on the big list. I still need someone to explain the appeal of "You Suffer." It's not...it's not really...there's no song.

never heard of the dicks b4 I'm sorry whiney. cool song tho ive been missing out

That Britten "Cuckoo" song from the Non-Noms is cool. Thumbs up to whoever was responsible.

I'm with clem on "You Suffer." Are you all listening to the 200% slower version? (Which would clock in at 3 seconds, I guess.)

So of the first 40 entries, I've had two place and another three that made my longlist.

i voted for the idea of You Suffer

five of mine placed, noname the highest so far (my #5)

you can hear all the lyrics in this live version of You Suffer - I think they're stacked in the studio recording?

I voted for that Dicks track but I like "Fake Bands" even more, they have a bunch of other killer tracks

The Dicks is the first of mine to place (I voted for You Suffer in the 30 second poll, but wish I'd kept it in the main one now given the whining over it)

Glad I didn't vote, I would have tried to find out a way to submit all the tracks from Whack World

‘Our Prayer’ @ 97 feels very wrong to me, although oddly I think it would have been a fitting #100.

Is there a Spotty link for the sub-30 seconds top ten?

I so want to hear the Thames ident followed by "You Suffer"

MG

is it a coincidence that the number one song on the Hot 100 this week is 112 seconds long?

113 seconds, even

89 Hüsker Dü - Never Talking To You Again (1:41) 0.3675 7
88 Scott Walker - 30 Century Man (1:28) 0.3681 5
87 Raymond Scott - Lightworks (1:40) 0.369 5
86 Bikini Kill - In Accordance to Natural Law (0:28) 0.372 4 (1)

fuck yeah @ this stretch

who among you is ready

Is there a Spotty link for the sub-30 seconds top ten?

There's this, but it doesn't seem to have 'You Suffer' on it?

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1samwlpiURoEH79UlJXzo0

the concept of this poll sounded boring to me, another exercise in listmaking according to arbitrary parameters, but arbitrary parameters are key to so much that is good in life and this list is awesome and i love it so thanks KM

https://i.imgur.com/X1uB6G9.jpg
80. Eddie Cochran - C'Mon Everybody (1:58)
0.3894 points
6 votes

Going back to the Raymond Scott discussion, I was voting for the vocal version from Manhattan Research, Inc, yes.

https://i.imgur.com/u6Cyfb4.jpg
79. J Dilla - Stop (1:39)
0.3912 points
4 votes

really kicking myself for not voting in this one, it sounded like it'd be too esoteric and strange for me to form a ballot, but the results are full of killer classics i love. and karl, you're doing an amazing job as usual.

i can't believe you don't know "dang me!" go check out a roger miller comp stat - his first string of Smash LPs are all from the same sessions and they're bustling with great songs like this.

"stay" is criminally low. i def should have voted, sigh.

https://i.imgur.com/wwhulQQ.jpg
78. The Byrds - Time Between (1:54)
0.3939 points
6 votes