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Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon - Queen (1975)
Have a good weekend, shortsongers.
(Source: aimless-ostrich)
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Ain’t No Time For The Worrying Blues - Buffy Sainte-Marie (1975)
BSM really picks up some steam in this brisk minute of a song.
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I Am Sad, So Very Very Sad - Crash & The Boys (2010)
Another hit song by Broken Social Scene masquerading for Bryan Lee O’Malley and Edgar Wright’s movie thing that got made.
See also: We Hate You, Please Die.
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Hot Dog - Elvis Presley (1957)
Most of the King’s early tunes clock in at around two minutes, but a fair amount of songs written for the many films he starred in end up being much shorter, in order to pack as many hit songs into the movie as possible. Also helps keep those performance scenes down to a reasonable length.
From Presley’s second film and third album, this song gets right down to business and then gets the hell out of town.
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Horn - Nick Drake (1971)
A short, sweet instrumental from Drake for your evening.
Also from Pink Moon, his shortest and sweetest album.
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I Want To Marry A Lighthouse Keeper - Erika Eigen (1971)
To be awarded the title ‘oddest song’ on a Stanley Kubrick soundtrack is quite a feat, and you would assume that it would launch you on a long and fruitful career. Apparently not.
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Dahmer is Dead - Violent Femmes (1995)
A great addition to the Femmes’ latter-period work. Here, Gano, Ritchie et al muse on the death of an infamous fellow Wisconsinite. Comes from the aptly titled album ROCK!!!!!!
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Backwards Traveller - Paul McCartney & Wings (1978)
I dedicate this song to Tumblr.
The Brits spell Traveler with two Ls? I just noticed that. Must commit that one to the Colour, Aluminium, memory chest.
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No One Here Available - Andy Partridge (1985)
XTC frontman A.P. recorded this reggae-tinged novelty outgoing answering machine tune during the mid-eighties, heyday of the cassette ansaphone.
“Here it is, that Jacob Marley and the Wailers answerphone message. One of a series I made for my then brother in law in 1985. Stick it on your phone, feel free. Hearing it now, it sounds more like Robert Morley and his waders.” - A.P.
Mr. Partridge has had his time in the sun on shortsongs once before. Have a faux-reggae winter.
