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

my number one. the platonic ideal of this type of song imo--insanely catchy, tells a full story, second verse same as the first, and then it ends.

― to halve and half not (voodoo chili), Friday, April 12, 2019 3:36 PM (two minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

oh yeah there's also the third verse, different from the first, how could i forget

Have these Rolling Stones killed imo

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6. Guided by Voices - Game of Pricks (1:33)
1.3566 points
17 votes (1)

Have these Rolling Stones killed imo

"Happy Birthday" is the only Stones song I like.

Game of Pricks! Yes!

went with a different GBV track that isn't gonna make it, but Game of Pricks is an obvious classic with perfect lyrics. unfortunately for this poll, my favorite GBV song is 2 minutes on the dot.

Season premiere Sunday.

My #5, was expecting it at the top. (And yes, "My Valuable Hunting Knife" would have been my pick if not a second too long)

https://i.imgur.com/Un40xST.jpg
5. Pavement - Zurich is Stained (1:41)
1.4697 points
17 votes (1)

waaht

First pavement song I fell in love with iirc

One of the nicest songs from a great album but (tbh) I never once looked at what it was called until now. True story!

look who's showed up xp

The hardcore classics songbook getting roundly trounced by the limp dick indie rock hall of fame is some shameful shit

pavement took advantage of vote uniting, not too many songs by them were nominated.

xp you forgot to indict the reheated boomer chestnuts :)

still, 10/10 playlist, will listen again

I briefly considered 'Serpentine Pad" but never even imagined "Zurich" as a contender

Wow, I didn’t know Game of Pricks was so popular! I heard it somewhere once and voted for it without knowing GNV at all. It’s such a cute song!

Also, hooray for Rudimentary Peni placing in the sun-poll! <3

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4. David Bowie - Breaking Glass (1:52)
1.5924 points
18 votes (2)

I voted for tons of indie rock/pop but would rather have classics than a lot of the high placing indie. Not that I care too much

Also voted Pixies. I remember thinking this was the heaviest thing imaginable when I was 15.

Aha, my Number Two. Almost certain my Number One is yet to come.

Gotta say, while I am having no direct voting luck in this top 10, tt is kind of crushing it. Here's to thoroughly independent ballots!

I do not get hardcore punk at all, just sounds flat and belligerent to me, limp dick indie still moderately better imo.

I think I’ve got two more to place as well!

Aha, my Number Two. Almost certain my Number One is yet to come.

― mike t-diva, Friday, 12 April 2019 23:10 (two minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Don't look
At the carpet
I drew something awful on it

what the fuck did he draw on the carpet

The hardcore classics songbook getting roundly trounced by the limp dick indie rock hall of fame is some shameful shit

― ebro the letter (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, April 12, 2019 10:01 PM (two minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

really? this isn't a hardcore vs limp dick indie rock poll.

What does Pulp have to do with this.

Hardcore is a form where working in a small space is part of the genre’s structure and intent!

Yes I know that but this is a sub 2 minutes poll

yeah I don't think we're polling hardest dick

Also voted Pixies. I remember thinking this was the heaviest thing imaginable when I was 15.

― alrakis morissette (tangenttangent), Friday, April 12, 2019 4:08 PM (ten minutes ago) Bookmark

same!! i was 13 but it sounded like the heaviest thing i had ever heard and i loved it!!

It's pretty heavy! Iirc at least two members of my family separately told me to turn it off just a couple of days ago.

I'm frankly amazed at great screamers who don't lose their voice. How?!

Maybe they build up a tolerance like callouses for playing guitar...

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3. The Smiths - Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want (1:54)
1.5996 points
22 votes

Oh come on

I'd written this off at this stage. Well well.

looool

Now *there* is some ur-limp dick indie!

lol whiney

i'm sorry

Fantastic song, was getting worried it wouldn't show up!

I wanted to vote for game of pricks cos its a pretty perfect song but I only like the tigerbomb version with the proper production and intro, which is over 2 mins.

Can #3 just be Young Marble Giants instead?

and that is the only smiths song I like lol

IIRC there were 65 ballots in this poll. No number 1 votes for this. Whine somewhere else.

does...does this mean only one Ramones song?

well if we don't get YMG and Wire I'm gonna cry

also lol at the Smiths placing right after whiney's comment