9 songs under 99 seconds in under 99 words: excluding titles

 

by A Noah Harrison

good short songs tell stories.

9 “news from the heavenly loom” – circulatory system

self-conscious transitory elevator music—misty dimensional shift in the blink of an eye

 

8. “prelude” – the millennium | 1:18

literally hip-hop from 1968, real j-dilla shit

 

7. “gilchrist ギルクリスト” – FL  XL| 0:36

the call to action, the battle, the moment of truth, ???

 

6. “down is up” – moondog | 1:08

wandering moondog briefly reverses verticality of universe.

 

5. “chapter ten” – kendrick | 1:16

syncopation to a fat beat and a turning point

 

 

 

 

4. “aisle of plenty” – genesis | 1:32

psychedelic shopping list makes you long for Renaissance

 

3. “golden slumbers” – the beatles | 1:32

tears of sadness. the sunrise. tears of joy. the sunset. repeat.

 

2. “sweetheart” – micachu | 0:53

AHHHHHhhhhhhmm AAAAAHHHHHHHmmmmmmMMMMMMAAAAHHHHH xD

 

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XECsicaZXPk

 

YES WE ARE JOHN WILKES BOOTH-PROOF (it’s the truth)

 

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