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

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24. The Chiffons - He's So Fine (1:54)
0.6735 points
11 votes

Band photos where one member refuses to play along has been ostracized

didn't realize this song was under 2 minutes, such a classic

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lol

voted for that scott walker. there's a handful of sweet simple (one, maybe two instruments) ballads in this countdown: dayton ohio, glory, the way i feel inside, love in mind, junk, the wind, desafinado, on our own again.

my #2 was one of these and i dont think it's gonna place :/

yeah I'm worried about my #1

dont really care about elvis but im not gonna begrudge the placement here.

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23. The Clash - Career Opportunities (1:53)
0.6771 points
11 votes

my #2 was one of these and i dont think it's gonna place :/

― but I can't let Trae do it I got Huerter on my mind (Spottie), Thursday, April 11, 2019 4:39 PM (seven minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah I'm worried about my #1

― Emperor Tonetta Ketchup (sleeve), Thursday, April 11, 2019 4:40 PM (seven minutes ago)

I hope you will tell us what these are, if not now then after the countdown

oh for sure

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22. Buddy Holly - Rave On (1:49)
0.6831 points
10 votes

Man, I think the Doctor Who theme is going to be the last entry that I voted for!

"Rave On", forgot about that, another absolutely iconic song

never knew i liked buddy holly but both songs itt are good

Buddy holly is the fucking man

I'm intrigued by your point deflation algorithm, Karl. If a first place vote is worth 500 points I'm guessing we should mentally move the decimal point on your tallies over to the right 4 places, although maybe it's not like that

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21. The Fall - Prole Art Threat (1:57)
0.7236 points
12 votes

never heard mitski b4... but it's really great. distortion overload. memorable hook already listened at least 10 times. would be an absolutely perfect concert encore closer

If a first place vote is worth 500 points I'm guessing we should mentally move the decimal point on your tallies over to the right 4 places, although maybe it's not like that

first place is indeed worth 500 points, and then i just took the final scores and multiplied by .0003

haha, ok

that's it for today! tomorrow morning/afternoon we'll do the final 20. there's also the results of the 'best <2 minutes artist", which i didn't want to reveal yet because i was afraid it would give hints on the remaining tracks.

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
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
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
62 Delia Derbyshire - Ziwzih Ziwzih OO-OO-OO (1:44) 6 0.4827 1
61 Bill Wells & Maher Shalal Baz - Duck (1:05) 7 0.4836 1
60 Bjork - Frosti (1:41) 9 0.4878
59 Yo La Tengo - Return to Hot Chicken (1:40) 9 0.4899
58 Neil Young - Love in Mind (1:56) 7 0.4917
57 Guided by Voices - As We Go Up, We Go Down (1:37) 8 0.4983
56 Delfonics - Ready or Not Here I Come (1:59) 8 0.4995
55 Public Enemy - Show 'Em Whatcha Got (1:56) 7 0.5031 1
54 Belle & Sebastian - Simple Things (1:46) 7 0.5112
53 Vaselines - Molly's Lips (1:44) 9 0.5163
52 The Boo Radleys - Lazy Day (1:34) 7 0.5223
51 Minutemen - This Ain't No Picnic (1:58) 9 0.531
50 The Clash - White Riot (1:56) 9 0.5388
49 Paul McCartney - Junk (1:54) 8 0.5424
48 The Clean - Beatnik (1:57) 9 0.5457
47 Primal Scream - Velocity Girl (1:22) 6 0.5556 1
46 Cat Stevens - The Wind (1:42) 9 0.5574
45 Joao Gilberto - Desafinado (1:58) 7 0.5607
44 Pixies - Allison (1:17) 8 0.5625
43 Castaways - Liar, Liar (1:50) 9 0.567 1
42 The Microphones - I Felt Your Shape (1:55) 5 0.5826
41 David Lynch & Alan Splet - In Heaven (Lady in the Radiator Song) (1:38) 10 0.5859
40 Talking Heads - Who Is It? (1:44) 11 0.5919
39 The Mountain Goats - Dance Music (1:58) 7 0.5946 2
38 Prince - Sister (1:32) 8 0.6042
36 Wire - Three Girl Rhumba (1:24) 12 0.6051
36 Mclusky - Lightsabre Cocksucking Blues (1:51) 11 0.6051
35 Simon & Garfunkel - The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) (1:42) 12 0.6261
34 Elvis Costello & the Attractions - No Action (1:58) 10 0.6258 1
33 Mitski - My Body's Made of Crushed Little Stars (1:57) 7 0.627
32 The Coasters - Yakety Yak (1:53) 10 0.6303
31 Ultramagnetic MCs - Traveling at the Speed of Thought (Remix) (1:51) 9 0.6312 1
30 Joanna Newsom - On a Good Day (1:48) 5 0.639 1
29 Built to Spill - Twin Falls (1:50) 8 0.6399
28 Buzzcocks - Love You More (1:55) 11 0.6429
27 Delia Derbyshire - Doctor Who Opening Theme (39 second version) (0:39) 11 0.645
26 Scott Walker - On Your Own Again (1:48) 8 0.6459 2
25 Elvis Presley - All Shook Up (1:57) 9 0.6636
24 The Chiffons - He's So Fine (1:54) 11 0.6735
23 The Clash - Career Opportunities (1:53) 11 0.6771
22 Buddy Holly - Rave On (1:49) 10 0.6831
21 The Fall - Prole Art Threat (1:57) 12 0.7236

Cool. Pretty sure "Prole Art Threat" was another from my upper Clemenza Option tier.

I was actually on the verge of saying "surely too late for The Fall--must have been voted-splitted to death" or similar.

Chiffons is the only one I feel is toooooo lowwww. I thought it would be top five for sure. I think my top one doesn’t have a chance, and indeed my top three probably don’t as well.

I love the "He's So Fine" / "My Sweet Lord" comparisons

"comparisons"

lol

voted for that scott walker. there's a handful of sweet simple (one, maybe two instruments) ballads in this countdown: dayton ohio, glory, the way i feel inside, love in mind, junk, the wind, desafinado, on our own again.

I Felt Your Shape, too

Well I somehow forgot to vote for career opportunities, a song I love to death

None of the three "locks" I was thinking of have showed up haha. In fact, most of the songs today are new to me. I adore this poll

I think all polls should henceforth include a Snowflake award to the ballot(s) with the fewest placing entries.

31 Ultramagnetic MCs - Traveling at the Speed of Thought (Remix) (1:51)

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Are the breeders really not going to show up until the last 20? Or not at all?

Prole Art Threat was a late cut from my ballot when I realised I admired more than loved it...but I do admire it a great deal

I'm making a list of top ranked by each time, so far 1:50 to 1:59 looks like this for example

00:01:50 Built to Spill - Twin Falls 29
00:01:51 Ultramagnetic MCs - Traveling at the Speed of Thought (Remix) 31
00:01:52 John Lennon - Hold On 84
00:01:53 The Clash - Career Opportunities 23
00:01:54 The Chiffons - He's So Fine 24
00:01:55 Buzzcocks - Love You More 28
00:01:56 The Clash - White Riot 50
00:01:57 The Fall - Prole Art Threat 21
00:01:58 Elvis Costello & the Attractions - No Action 34
00:01:59 Delfonics - Ready or Not Here I Come 56

...but there's a problem at the other end of the chart as some times have no nominations

00:00:01 Wehrmacht - E! Only one nominated
00:00:02 Napalm Death - You Suffer 92 #1
00:00:03 Sore Throat - Three Seconds Long Only one nominated
00:00:04 Limmy - Wrong Way Down A One Way Street #6
00:00:05 ##NO NOMINATIONS##
00:00:06 Brian Eno - The Microsoft Sound #7
00:00:07 Johnny Hawksworth - Thames Television ident theme, c.1968-90 #2
00:00:08 Joni Mitchell - I's a Muggin' Only one nominated
00:00:09 ##NO NOMINATIONS##
00:00:10 Descendents - Weinerschnitzel Only one nominated
00:00:11 ##NO NOMINATIONS##
00:00:12 Brakes - Cheney Only one nominated
00:00:13 ##NO NOMINATIONS##
00:00:14 ##NO NOMINATIONS##
00:00:15 ##NO NOMINATIONS##
00:00:16 ##NO NOMINATIONS##
00:00:17 (Multiple nominations)
00:00:18 Naked City - Blood Duster Only one nominated
00:00:19 Vernon Elliott - Clangers Running Around the Planet! Only one nominated
00:00:20 ##NO NOMINATIONS##

so if anyone has any suggestions for 0:05, 0:09, 0:11, 0:13, 0:14, 0:15, 0:16 or 0:20 then please let me know.

The-Dream - Money Intro (0:09)

the return to the return to hot chicken

― del griffith, Wednesday, 10 April 2019 17:26 (two days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I am still laughing about this, and it has made me like the song.

catching up: there's another version of bird's lament on sax pax for sax which is worth a listen, such a strange and great piece. are any of the riffs lifted straight from charlie parker? i don't know him well enough.

you cld have a whole thread abt tracks that sample the nightrider bassline, an ultra classic, likewise dr who.

allison always seemed like the perfect short rock song to me, intense&snappy, esp the unhinged solo. a shot of ultra concentrated energy, and then it's gone.

getting ready for the final 20, woo!

planning on doing 20-11, then quickly do results of the "best <2 minutes artist", which won't take long, than the top 10 this afternoon

nice thing here is that I don't think anyone really has any idea what's coming

aside from "Pay To Cum" of course ;)

probably three more clash songs

I hope not (and I love them)

I don't think anything else I voted for will place, but let it be known I very nearly voted for Hybrid Moments and will cheer if it places high

Oh, I voted for that Rihanna song actually, reckon that might make it

nice thing here is that I don't think anyone really has any idea what's coming

― Emperor Tonetta Ketchup (sleeve), Friday, April 12, 2019 9:41 AM (four minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

have the ramones showed up yet?

I don't think so, good point.

a lot of these bands could have been done in by vote splitting - Misfits, Ramones, TMBG, but we'll see

(just did a quick search for EC's "No Action" and I think it runs 2:01 ... aw)

it placed earlier!