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

glad that everyone's cool with it! i was probably catastrophizing a bit last night. which is kind of in character, admittedly.

here is the rundown again, with changes highlighted. everything is pretty much in the same order, just off by a rank or two:

120 Sleater-Kinney - Little Mouth (1:45) 5 0.3036
119 Randy Newman - Dayton, Ohio - 1903 (1:53) 5 0.3042
118 James Brown - Think (from 'Live at the Apollo') (1:58) 5 0.3078
117 Beastie Boys - Flute Loop (1:55) 7 0.3126
116 Arthur Russell - Eli (1:56) 4 0.3141 1
115 Beck - Hollow Log (1:54) 4 0.3144
114 Neil Young - Till the Morning Comes (1:21) 6 0.3147 - (NEW! was previously outside the top 120)
113 The Clash - Koka Kola (1:48) 5 0.3177
111 Minor Threat - Straight Edge (0:46) 5 0.3195
111 The Sea Nymphs - On the Dry Land (1:46) 3 0.3195
110 The Beach Boys - Caroline, No (a cappella, Pet Sounds, Disc 3) (1:54) 5 0.3237
109 The dB's - Big Brown Eyes (1:59) 6 0.3243
108 Boards of Canada - Olson (1:32) 5 0.3246
107 Liz Phair - Glory (1:30) 5 0.3258
106 Prince - I Wonder U (1:40) 6 0.3261
105 Elastica - Vaseline (1:20) 5 0.3285
104 Maurice Williams - Stay (1:34) 4 0.3288
103 Buddy Holly - Words of Love (1:56) 6 0.3297
102 Roxy Music - Tara (1:47) 5 0.3309
101 Minutemen - Political Song for Michael Jackson to Sing (1:31) 5 0.3318
100 Fats Domino - Walking to New Orleans (1:58) 4 0.3342
99 Noname - Self (1:35) 4 0.3384
98 Cardiacs - Horsehead (1:21) 4 0.3411
97 The Beach Boys - Our Prayer (1:10) 5 0.3432
96 V/A - Knight Rider Theme (1:17) 5 0.3495
95 DEVO - Too Much Paranoias (1:57) 5 0.3549
94 Neutral Milk Hotel - Communist Daughter (1:57) 5 0.3573
92 Captain Beefheart - Frownland (1:39) 5 0.3672
92 Napalm Death - You Suffer (0:02) 8 0.3672
90 Hüsker Dü - Never Talking To You Again (1:41) 7 0.3675
90 Lizzy Mercier Descloux/Rosa Yemen - Rosa Vertov (1:48) 5 0.3675
89 Scott Walker - 30 Century Man (1:28) 5 0.3681
88 Raymond Scott - Lightworks (1:40) 5 0.369
87 Bikini Kill - In Accordance to Natural Law (0:28) 4 0.372 1
86 John Barry Orchestra - James Bond Theme (1:50) 8 0.3729
85 Roger Miller - Dang Me (1:51) 4 0.3816
84 John Lennon - Hold On (1:52) 6 0.3819
83 Ray Charles - Hit the Road Jack (1:55) 5 0.3837
82 The Dicks - Dicks Hate the Police (1:58) 4 0.3855
81 Eddie Cochran - C'Mon Everybody (1:58) 6 0.3894
80 J Dilla - Stop (1:39) 4 0.3912
79 The Byrds - Time Between (1:54) 6 0.3939
78 Solange - Rise (1:42) 8 0.3999
77 Meat Puppets - Lake of Fire (1:57) 7 0.4002
76 Neil Young - Cripple Creek Ferry (1:33) 7 0.4086 (was previously #96)
75 Minutemen - Viet Nam (1:30) 5 0.4107
74 Dead Kennedys - Nazi Punks Fuck Off (0:58) 7 0.4155
73 Super Furry Animals - God! Show Me Magic (1:50) 6 0.4173
72 De La Soul - Transmitting Live from Mars (1:12) 7 0.4188
71 Sebadoh - License to Confuse (1:46) 7 0.4263
70 Daft Punk - Nightvision (1:44) 7 0.4281
69 The Zombies - The Way I Feel Inside (1:49) 6 0.4419 1
68 Jorge Ben - Balanca Pema (1:29) 6 0.4455 1
67 Crass - Do They Owe Us A Living? (1:24) 9 0.4548
66 Kenickie - Come Out 2nite (1:58) 6 0.4572 1
65 Vince Guaraldi - Linus and Lucy (Lost Cues, Vol. 2 version) (1:20) 6 0.4614
64 The Undertones - Here Comes the Summer (1:43) 7 0.4806
63 Moondog - Lament 1 (1:45) 7 0.4809

these two songs are now slightly higher up in the list, so we'll be re-revealing them as the rollout continues:
Belle & Sebastian - Simple Things (1:46)(previously #63)
Yo La Tengo - Return to Hot Chicken (1:40)(previously #68)

will be back soon with the new #62 and #61, along with #60-41

oh yeah, and the spotify playlist is updated as well. i left elvis c on there. never forget

man this playlist is great. in a half hour of listening i've checked off like four artists i've known the name of since forever, but never really listened to. and i'm always game for the next track cause, heck, it'll be two minutes, max.

great song i wish i'd remembered during noms: no ditching - dickhead

Doc Casino otm

"till the morning comes" definitely deserves to be in the top 120! my neil young pick.

I'm kind of shocked that They Might be Giants haven't made an appearance, kinda figured they'd place a bunch in the 120-90 region

ok! your new #62!

https://i.imgur.com/IZskS1g.jpg
62. Delia Derbyshire - Ziwzih Ziwzih OO-OO-OO (1:44)
0.4827 points
6 votes (1)

Yes!

Oh wow! It made it! Thank you five other people, I really thought this would be pushed out.

great song i wish i'd remembered during noms: no ditching - dickhead

― devvvine, Wednesday, April 10, 2019 2:57 PM (one hour ago)

But damn, I almost certainly would've voted for this if you'd nommed it.

https://i.imgur.com/JAtktIw.jpg
61. Bill Wells & Maher Shalal Baz - Duck (1:05)
0.4836 points
7 votes (1)

Hehe, I knew this one would place with all the talk about it in the other threads.

TOO LOW

does the (1) refer to a first place vote?

I can’t believe that someone made this and I’m very glad that they did. It is the pinnacle of songs being slightly off-sounding.

So yeah, this was my #1. It felt like a new musical language when I first heard it - a quivering, diaphanous, impossibly yearning creation hewn from mistake after bum note after folly - but the first run-through of the melody made me stop dead, and the second, more polyphonal run-through made me cry buckets. Somehow all of life is in this song

does the (1) refer to a first place vote?

― Emperor Tonetta Ketchup (sleeve)

yep!

All the while there's this cosy, nostalgic, perfect piano humming away even as the horns embody the fragility of the human - uh, I mean anatid condition; it's just the loveliest thing

lovely song, i really hope something by the penguin cafe orchestra also places!

I'm really happy for those of you who, in discovering this, discovered life.

duck was a fun discovery from the voting thread, definitely the best thing that any combinations of the words "bill" and "maher" have ever done

Haven't heard 'Duck' before, but it sounds like a more discordant version of an instrumental Belle & Sebastian track, which is good? yes.

Imago, have you listened to Maher Shalal Hash Baz's From A Summer To Another Summer yet? 'Duck' was getting all the discussion from the nominated short songs by MSHB but there are other (longer) songs by them that I love more.

https://i.imgur.com/4RJE9W2.jpg
60. Bjork - Frosti (1:41)
0.4878 points
9 votes

fell in love Frosti again after a bjork binge for the recent ilm poll

so that song i've heard 1 trillion times is by Moondog

― to halve and half not (voodoo chili),

otm. had no idea

― but I can't let Trae do it I got Huerter on my mind (Spottie),

you might have heard Get A Move On by Mr Scruff 1 trillion times instead

― blokes you can't rust (sic), Wednesday, April 10, 2019 12:38 AM (eight hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yep

That Derbyshire track is so good.

ziwzih should be higher

Duck was a nice discovery from the noms for sure. its hard to keep my mind from wandering off into good memories when listening to it.

after adding in a vote that I had failed to incorporate earlier, hot chicken makes its reappearance here:

https://i.imgur.com/AkC4hgg.jpg
59. Yo La Tengo - Return to Hot Chicken (1:40)
0.4899 points
9 votes

the return to the return to hot chicken

Imago, have you listened to Maher Shalal Hash Baz's From A Summer To Another Summer yet? 'Duck' was getting all the discussion from the nominated short songs by MSHB but there are other (longer) songs by them that I love more.

― emil.y, Wednesday, 10 April 2019 15:54 (four minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I listened to Osaka Bridge and found myself loving the shorter tracks most! But I'll certainly check this out, thanks. They strike me as a group that relies on alchemy for their best work, meaning that they possess the ability to come out of nowhere with something ineffably perfect

https://i.imgur.com/R4qlyMr.jpg
58. Neil Young - Love in Mind (1:56)
0.4917 points
7 votes

yes!

i'm a little bummed out by the inclusion of the inferior fusion version of Vince Guaraldi's "Linus and Lucy" on the playlist; I assume it's a time issue?

yup

same

https://i.imgur.com/kwrN57n.jpg
57. Guided by Voices - As We Go Up, We Go Down (1:37)
0.4983 points
8 votes

yay, I think I voted for this one, great tune

I speak in monotone
leave my fucking life alone

Ah, THERE's my Neil track.

they're gonna have at least 3 placements I'm guessing (not complaining)

love in mind got a top 5 vote from me.

62. Delia Derbyshire - Ziwzih Ziwzih OO-OO-OO (1:44)
0.4827 points
6 votes (1)

― these are not all of the possible side effects (Karl Malone), Wednesday, April 10, 2019 8:20 AM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

btw wtf is this?

Duck and Ziwzih are both great finds; thanks!

xp I daresay she'll be back, in her guise of time travel thread patron

https://i.imgur.com/Egs9mz2.jpg
56. Delfonics - Ready or Not Here I Come (1:59)
0.4995 points
8 votes

niiiiiice