xp actually, that makes me very happy to hear, KM! In fact I'm just gonna assume everyone voted for him with slightly different spellings and he would have been #1
― Vinnie, Saturday, 13 April 2019 00:59 (five years ago) link
wish I had paid more attention to this poll when voting was happening
Laurel Halo's "Holoday" would have been in my top 5, although even that wouldn't have placed in the top 120. glad to see its sole vote was a #1 though
― Dan S, Saturday, 13 April 2019 01:24 (five years ago) link
Yeah, highly ranked sole votes are worth checking out
― skronktopia (FlopsyDuck), Saturday, 13 April 2019 01:30 (five years ago) link
no 'old town road' no credibility
― mookieproof, Saturday, 13 April 2019 01:33 (five years ago) link
Cool poll KM, thanks for organising :)
― paolo, Saturday, 13 April 2019 09:27 (five years ago) link
I totalled the points per artist and this is the top 10:
Guided by Voices 4.4076Wire 4.3935Pixies 3.1545Pavement 2.3622Elvis Presley 2.3535Minutemen 2.2389Ramones 2.0112Young Marble Giants 1.9029The Beatles 1.8243They Might Be Giants 1.7241
Vote splitting v important in this poll!
― Colonel Poo, Saturday, 13 April 2019 12:15 (five years ago) link
Tactical or not I think these are the only ballot-toppers that got no other votes
Bert Jansch - Life Depends on Love (1:48)Bob Dylan - You're No Good (1:40)Laurel Halo - Holoday (1:51)P.E.E. - San Salvador (1:14)The Pastels, Tenniscoats - Yomigaeru (1:51)Thingy - Nod (1:38)
― nashwan, Saturday, 13 April 2019 12:37 (five years ago) link
data sleuths will probably comb through the long tail of the results and find more mistakes like that on my end.
191 Guided by Voices - Gold Star for Robot Boy (1:39) 6 761 0.2283 758 Guided by Voices – Gold Star for Robot Boy (1:39) 1 217 0.0651
― dorsalstop, Saturday, 13 April 2019 12:58 (five years ago) link
Tactical or not I think these are the only ballot-toppers that got no other votes.......Bob Dylan - You're No Good (1:40)
I voted for "Odds and Ends"
― The Carjackers Quickly Dumped ILX Once They Saw What Was Inside (WmC), Saturday, 13 April 2019 14:04 (five years ago) link
If anyone didn’t find something new that could of been added to their top 50 then they might want to keep listening to the nominations. I was surprised with the amount of unique goodies in there, and I haven’t finished listening yet.
― skronktopia (FlopsyDuck), Saturday, 13 April 2019 17:47 (five years ago) link
Quite interesting to look at the top rankings of the shorter songs:
Top Ten up to 1 minute (dominated by hardcore) 1. Delia Derbyshire - Doctor Who Opening Theme (39 second version) (0:39)2. Dead Kennedys - Nazi Punks Fuck Off (0:58) 3. Bikini Kill - In Accordance to Natural Law (0:28)4. Napalm Death - You Suffer (0:02)5. Minor Threat - Straight Edge (0:46)6. Johnny Hawksworth - Thames Television ident theme, c.1968-90 (0:07)7. My Bloody Valentine - Touched (0:56)8. Boards of Canada - Kaini Industries (1:00)9. Naked City - Demon Sanctuary (0:42)10. ABC - The Look of Love, Part 4 (0:59)
I was very surprised that no one else voted for Sonic Youth's brilliant, speedy version of "Nic Fit". The same goes for High Llamas epic beauty "Cuckoo Casino" which is my #1in this category.
Top Ten up to 90 seconds (dominated by indie) 1. "Bad Brains - Pay to Cum (original 7"" version) (1:30)"2. Delia Derbyshire - Doctor Who Opening Theme (39 second version) (0:39)3. Wire - Three Girl Rhumba (1:24)4. Pixies - Allison (1:17)5. Primal Scream - Velocity Girl (1:22)6. Bill Wells & Maher Shalal Baz - Duck (1:05)7. Vince Guaraldi - Linus and Lucy (Lost Cues, Vol. 2 version) (1:20)8. Crass - Do They Owe Us A Living? (1:24)9. Jorge Ben - Balanca Pema (1:29)10. De La Soul - Transmitting Live from Mars (1:12)
I had four songs from this category in my top ten (plus "Cuckoo Casino") . For three of them I was the lonely voter (Miles Davis - Mystery, Jansch/Renbourne - East Wind and Kolbe/Illenberger - Opening) and for This Mortal Coils "The Lacemaker II" someone joined me. I am baffled that my taste seems so special.
― je est un autre, l'enfer c'est les autres (alex in mainhattan), Saturday, 13 April 2019 18:53 (five years ago) link
(dominated by hardcore)
this is a bit of a stretch, 2 out of 10 is hardly domination! might as well say dominated by TV themes
never really liked Sonic Youth's cover of Nic Fit, one of the weaker songs for me on Dirty. tbh don't really like the original that much either
― Colonel Poo, Saturday, 13 April 2019 22:30 (five years ago) link
you are right, i should have said hardcore/punk to include the dead kennedys, crass and bikini kill. my notion of hardcore is quite wide - basically fast and loud music with shouting and basic hooks - as it is not really my fave style.
― je est un autre, l'enfer c'est les autres (alex in mainhattan), Sunday, 14 April 2019 05:07 (five years ago) link
been not super online but i was able to follow this poll and want to give a huge huge thank you to km for an awesome and very fun poll ! thanks !!
― budo jeru, Sunday, 14 April 2019 06:04 (five years ago) link
A pro poller would’ve rolled out 120 songs under 120 seconds in under 120 seconds but still p good job km
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Sunday, 14 April 2019 13:41 (five years ago) link
Fantastic poll!! Thanks to Mr. Karl Malone for running it. Even though my #1 didn't crack the top 264. Dig my ballot:
1The Beatles - I'll Cry Instead (1:46)Wire - Sand in my Joints (1:50)Buddy Holly - Rave On (1:49)Scott Walker - Cowbells Shakin' (1:06)Elvis Presley - That's All Right (1:55)The Glands - Call Me Doctor (1:03)Pavement - Zurich is Stained (1:41)Noname - Self (1:35)Minutemen - West Germany (1:49)Ramones - Judy is a Punk (1:32)White Stripes - Now Mary (1:47)The Kinks - Two Sisters (1:59)Bruce Springsteen - Johnny Bye-Bye (1:53)Best Coast - Crazy for You (1:50)Gene Clark - Jimmy Christ (1:32)Big Star - I'm In Love With A Girl (1:48)Elvis Costello & the Attractions - No Action (1:58)Bikini Kill - Capri Pants (1:43)Bob Dylan - Odds and Ends (1:47)Wire - Outdoor Miner (1:45)Guided by Voices - Pendulum (1:50)Bully - I Remember (1:48)Elastica - Annie (1:15)James Brown - Think (from 'Live at the Apollo') (1:58)MIssissippi John Hurt - First Shot Missed Him (1:45)Sleater-Kinney - Little Mouth (1:45)Silkworm - Raging Bull (1:41)Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls of Fire (1:53)Fats Domino - Walking to New Orleans (1:58)Madvillain - Curls (1:36)Ray Charles - Hit the Road Jack (1:55)The Beach Boys - I'd Love Just Once to See You (1:51)Neutral Milk Hotel - Communist Daughter (1:57)Parquet Courts - Outside (1:45)Pixies - Tame (1:56)PJ Harvey - No Child of Mine (1:13)Sebadoh - License to Confuse (1:46)Prince - Sister (1:32)The Clash - Koka Kola (1:48)Jay Reatard - Not a Substitute (1:05)Public Enemy - Show 'Em Whatcha Got (1:56)The Coasters - Yakety Yak (1:53)The Magnetic Fields - Love is Like a Bottle of Gin (1:46)The Mountain Goats - Dance Music (1:58)Hüsker Dü - Never Talking To You Again (1:41)Van Halen - Eruption (1:42)The Box Tops - The Letter (1:53)The Byrds - It Won't Be Wrong (1:58)The Doors - Wintertime Love (1:57)Yo La Tengo - Return to Hot Chicken (1:40)
― kornrulez6969, Sunday, 14 April 2019 13:58 (five years ago) link
Did Flopsy/whoever make that "sub-one-minute" paylist?
― Mark G, Monday, 15 April 2019 08:04 (five years ago) link
I guess not.
― Mark G, Monday, 15 April 2019 11:59 (five years ago) link
aw man sorry for messing up "It's Time to Party"
― frogbs, Monday, 15 April 2019 14:13 (five years ago) link
anyway pretty interesting that TMBG got the 10th most points but couldn't place a single song on the poll. "Nightgown of the Sullen Moon" totally should have been on there, not only a perfect 1:59 but also kind of a perfect tune as well
― frogbs, Monday, 15 April 2019 14:16 (five years ago) link
you should've voted for "kiss me, son of god" with me
― to halve and half not (voodoo chili), Monday, 15 April 2019 14:24 (five years ago) link
136 Rihanna - James Joint (1:12) 4 928 0.2784 1
this is an outrage
― billstevejim, Tuesday, 16 April 2019 05:55 (five years ago) link
that was my #1. i dunno what else i voted for.
Wow. Awesome poll. Nice job Mr Malone.
Looking forward to playing around with the playlist.
― nicky lo-fi, Tuesday, 16 April 2019 16:50 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuFnsdjtCeU
M.O.B • KoKoLeCheL
― breastcrawl, Friday, 3 May 2019 13:03 (five years ago) link
I'm finally getting around to watching season 5 of Silicon Valley and "You Suffer" makes a cameo in episode 3, which aired a year before this poll. Didn't see "silicon" show up anywhere in this thread so I figure there might be a few other people as surprised as I was.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81zBnjh2VT8
― del griffith, Friday, 10 January 2020 06:08 (four years ago) link
Jay Reatard was robbed here! What was I thinking, I shoulda boosted those tunes.
― zoomer death circus (sleeve), Friday, 17 April 2020 23:59 (four years ago) link
new entry to the list:
Noname - Song 33 (1:10)
― time is running out to pitch in $5 (Karl Malone), Friday, 26 June 2020 22:17 (three years ago) link
Neil Young - Mexico
― sleeve, Thursday, 2 July 2020 05:05 (three years ago) link
dang, missed this thread....
Bobby Smith & The Dreamgirls - now he's gone (1:59)
― meisenfek, Friday, 3 July 2020 22:17 (three years ago) link
Sven Libaek - open sea theme (2:01)
― meisenfek, Friday, 3 July 2020 22:39 (three years ago) link
this was a fun poll
― ACABincalifornia (voodoo chili), Friday, 3 July 2020 22:45 (three years ago) link
It really was
― time is running out to pitch in $5 (Karl Malone), Saturday, 4 July 2020 01:44 (three years ago) link
word
Dead Milkmen - Filet of Sole (1:57)
― the burrito that defined a generation, Saturday, 4 July 2020 02:36 (three years ago) link
also, I nominate/invite my friend's band (who worked real hard on their album) for this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Lw0zldhiBk
― the burrito that defined a generation, Saturday, 4 July 2020 02:50 (three years ago) link
Charles Sheffield - it's your vodoo working (1:49)
― meisenfek, Tuesday, 7 July 2020 09:59 (three years ago) link
What, no “Der Weinerschnitzel”?
― Mr. Snrub, Friday, 24 July 2020 13:22 (three years ago) link
Should’ve made it less than one minute instead of two. So many of these songs are good hit songs that just happen to clock in at around 1:58 or 1:59, like “Hit the Road Jack” or “Lake of Fire” or “That’s Alright, Mana”.
― Mr. Snrub, Friday, 24 July 2020 13:28 (three years ago) link
i suggested a 90 second poll for that reason but alas. still was a really fun poll tho.
and i still regret not voting. my top 10 would have been something very close to this (sticking to a self-imposed 90 second rule):
moby grape - naked, if i want tobig star - ST 100/6shuggie otis - happy housegong - chainstore chantwire - field day for the sundaysthe beatles - her majestytom zé - complexo de épicocan - pnoomde la soul - transmitting live from marsdead kennedys - nazi punks fuck off
also the db's made the top 120 but where, i ask, where are the nerves ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0kYiqWjkXM
― budo jeru, Friday, 24 July 2020 18:45 (three years ago) link
fwiw I was one of 2 voters for Walking Out On Love by (Paul Collins) Beat
― CP Radio Gorgeous (Colonel Poo), Friday, 24 July 2020 19:29 (three years ago) link
It's nominations day in Tom's World Cup of sub-2min songs, in case you're interested
This is the NOMINATIONS THREAD for theWORLD CUP OF SHORT SONGSYou get 4 noms, each under 2 minutes and from a different decade. 1 track/artist!Guidelines: https://t.co/8xYKFayUyENominations List: https://t.co/kGhFTMYLQg pic.twitter.com/Y2vjmEUad7— The World Cup Of 1977 (@peoples_pop) May 30, 2021
― Alba, Sunday, 30 May 2021 16:05 (two years ago) link
on further review, not including video game songs here definitely led to a drastically different selection. i assume SMB1 W1-1 would have won this.
― Draymond is "Mr Dumpy" (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 2 June 2021 22:11 (two years ago) link
Wow, Yummy Fur are criminally underrepresented here, they should own this
― Fauna Sukkot (Deflatormouse), Wednesday, 2 June 2021 22:55 (two years ago) link
Yes
― A viking of frowns, (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Wednesday, 4 August 2021 15:06 (two years ago) link
Anyway, um, "inspired" by this poll I've made a Twitter account where I'm posting a song of every length.
https://twitter.com/EverySecondSong
― A viking of frowns, (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Wednesday, 4 August 2021 15:07 (two years ago) link
#170 The Beatles - I'll Follow the Sun (1:48) 3 votes
i love this song
― Read between the lines Zach (Karl Malone), Sunday, 8 August 2021 15:31 (two years ago) link
Anyway, um, "inspired" by this poll I've made a Twitter account where I'm posting a song of every length.https://twitter.com/EverySecondSong― A viking of frowns, (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Wednesday, August 4, 2021 4:07 PM (five months ago) bookmarkflaglink
― A viking of frowns, (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Wednesday, August 4, 2021 4:07 PM (five months ago) bookmarkflaglink
This is cool, I love this CaAL!
― lefal junglist platton (wtev), Thursday, 3 February 2022 20:51 (two years ago) link
just listened to Final Day and got annoyed again about people not liking it on this poll lol.
shocked by this though!
"Hybrid Moments" isn't even in my top ten Misfits songs fwiw
― Emperor Tonetta Ketchup (sleeve), Friday, 12 April 2019 23:13 (three years ago) bookmarkflaglink
putting that on next
― even the birds in the trees seemed to whisper "get fucked" (bovarism), Sunday, 28 August 2022 00:45 (one year ago) link
haha sorry!
― sleeve, Sunday, 28 August 2022 01:35 (one year ago) link