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Old 06-01-2010, 20:08
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Had not heard it for a while, But the Beatles "Tomorrow Never Knows" is Just over 3 mins long flippin heck, that should be a nine minute tune if ever I heard one (I thought it was at least 6 mins until I just listened to it on Utube)
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Old 06-01-2010, 20:37
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Queen - Stone Cold Crazy. It's only about 2 and a half minutes long, could've easily been stretched to about 5 since it's a great track.
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Old 06-01-2010, 20:48
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Seven Seas Of Rhye(sp) - Queen. - just over 3 minutes long I think. Great track
also, Songbird by Oasis springs to mind - just over 2 minutes long.
Hayley Williams (Paramore) recorded a song (I believe it's a demo) a few years ago called 'Teenagers'. I love it. Recently used in the film Jennifer's Body.
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Old 06-01-2010, 20:51
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I've just acquired the much-coveted CD edition of Hazell Dean's debut album Heart First, and have realised for the first time that nearly all the tracks are little more than 3 minutes - the beats and arrangements are sufficiently agreeable and infectious that I would have been more than happy for the cuts to have been stretched out with more bridge and instrumentals.
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Old 06-01-2010, 21:00
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The Pixies - Alec Eiffel, just under 3 minutes long, fantastic track.
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Old 06-01-2010, 21:04
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I've just acquired the much-coveted CD edition of Hazell Dean's debut album Heart First, and have realised for the first time that nearly all the tracks are little more than 3 minutes - the beats and arrangements are sufficiently agreeable and infectious that I would have been more than happy for the cuts to have been stretched out with more bridge and instrumentals.
Hazell Dean, Disco Queen... Donnar Summer was the Black Hazell Dean
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Old 06-01-2010, 21:09
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Paolo Nutini - Pencil Full Of Lead

Only 2 and a half mins long
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Old 06-01-2010, 21:13
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Alphabeat- Fascination...just 3 mins
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Old 06-01-2010, 21:22
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crawled out of the sea (1.16) - laura marling

a song about you (1.37) - elliott smith

wind of my soul (1.40) - cat stevens

please please please let me get what i want (1.51) - the smiths

arbeit macht frei (1.14) - the libertines

...but i kind of like that the last two are so short.
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Old 06-01-2010, 21:25
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crawled out of the sea (1.16) - laura marling

a song about you (1.37) - elliott smith

wind of my soul (1.40) - cat stevens

please please please let me get what i want (1.51) - the smiths

arbeit macht frei (1.14) - the libertines

...but i kind of like that the last two are so short.
I thought this one was about 6 minutes long
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Old 06-01-2010, 21:31
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Queen-We Will Rock You, just over 2 mins long
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Old 06-01-2010, 21:34
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I thought this one was about 6 minutes long
nooo...
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Old 06-01-2010, 21:34
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I think short songs are better, means you re-listen to them a lot more & get really famililar with it..I would listen to a 9 minute song once and then not listen to it for a long time after tbh
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Old 07-01-2010, 00:36
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also, Songbird by Oasis springs to mind - just over 2 minutes long.
This. Definitely this!

And The Beatles in general sprang to mind - a lot of their songs were quite short. Twist & Shout, for example.
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Old 07-01-2010, 01:41
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Queen-We Will Rock You, just over 2 mins long
Agree.
I always want more of that!
And The Incredible String Band's "Son Of Noah's Brother" is a criminally short 16 seconds.

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Old 07-01-2010, 01:55
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Joe Cocker's "You Are So Beautiful" always seems too short for me .. I think it's just about 2 and a half mins long
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Old 07-01-2010, 02:00
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This. Definitely this!

And The Beatles in general sprang to mind - a lot of their songs were quite short. Twist & Shout, for example.
a product of the time.
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Old 07-01-2010, 09:47
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Fleet Foxes- Tiger Mountain Peasant Song. Pure loveliness, but nor nearly for long enough.

Also, already been mentioned, but Paolo Nutini- Pencil Full of Lead.
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Old 07-01-2010, 10:40
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Old 07-01-2010, 10:57
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The Smiths - Panic
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Old 07-01-2010, 11:23
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Here There and Everywhere - The Beatles

Another vote for the Smiths - Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want
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Old 07-01-2010, 12:38
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The Beach Boys made some very short songs on the "B" side of there big hits and said that was due to the "A" side being very long. I remember "Well Your Welcome" which had a big base drum sound as it's backing, lasted about 1min.
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Old 07-01-2010, 13:31
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Janis Joplin - Mercedes Benz - only 1:48.
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Old 07-01-2010, 15:26
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Janis Joplin - Mercedes Benz - only 1:48.
Did you know Janis Joplin gave Doctor Who his big long brown coat? Sorry, this is one of my geeky little facts I have amassed over the years

But one song that I do love that is far too short is Fluorescent Adolescent by Arctic Monkeys, it's only 2:57

And Can't Take It by The All-American Rejects is only 2:51. It should be longer. It's an amazing angry song.
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Old 07-01-2010, 16:43
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Turn The Page- The Streets is only about 3 mins long.
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