Michelle Johnson looks over a large selection of vinyl available at Wax Trax in Denver, Co on April 16, 2014. Photo By Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post.
Let’s face it. We don’t all have the time to sit down and listen to every movement, every solo, every chorus, pre-chorus, bridge and coda of an epic song. There’s nothing wrong with long songs, but they’re not the most practical. Plus, this is 2015, the digital generation is used to skipping through songs with the swipe of a finger. Music ADD has made listeners impatient. So, if we don’t have the attention span to listen to lengthy music, why not dedicate tens of seconds to an entire song?
We put together a playlist of the best songs shorter than one minute from the likes of the Beatles, J Dilla, Tame Impala, Animal Collective and more. And the best part, this whole playlist will be faster to listen to than the Rush song “2112.”
“Her Majesty” — The Beatles
“Search” — the Minutemen
“Indian Fables” — Guided by Voices
“Ram On (Reprise)” — Paul McCartney
“Supervillain Theme” — Madvillain
“Fertilizer” — Frank Ocean
“Toro” — Latin Playboys
“The Michael Jordan of Drunk Driving” — Andrew Jackson Jihad
“Untitled Congas” — Destroyer
“Hate Hate Hate” — Times New Viking
“Light My Fire” — J Dilla
“Ready Let’s Go” — Boards of Canada
“She Just Won’t Believe Me” — Tame Impala
“Father” — Aphex Twin
“Variations On A Theme (Science Vs. Romance)” — Rilo Kiley
“College” — Animal Collective
“Elizabeth, My Dear” — The Stone Roses
“Little Room” — The White Stripes
“It’s So Obvious” — Wire
“One Dime Blues” — Laura Gibson
