Monday, May 17, 2010

101 Two Minute Pop Songs, pt. 2

Remember those two-minute pop songs? Well, here's 34 more, with still more to come.

Blasters, "Stop the Clock" (1981) To spend more time with you. With you. (1:57)
Elvis Costello & the Attractions, "Love for Tender" (1980) (1:57)
5.6.7.8's, "Woo Hoo" (1989) As featured in Vonage commercials and Kill Bill. (1:59)
Fugs, "Slum Goddess" (1965) From the Lower East Side. Gonna make her my bride. (2:01)
Gary Lewis & the Playboys, "Keep Searchin'" (1964) All the covers on those Gary Lewis albums were my first exposure to a lot of the great pop hits. (1:58)
Gary Lewis & the Playboys, "Needles and Pins" (1964) (2:02)
Gary Lewis & the Playboys, "Palisades Park" (1965) (2:01)
Girl Trouble, "Tarantula" (1987) (2:00)
Great American Main Street Band, "Dogs & Ponies – Honey Boys on Parade (March) (Snare Drum & Chord)" (1992) And now, time for some circus music. Don't miss the big finish. (2:01)
Green Fuz, "Green Fuz" (1968) (2:02)
Jagged Edge, "Big City" (1966) (2:00)
Jeanne Moreau, " Le Tourbillon de la Vie" (1962) From Jules and Jim. (2:00)
Jethro Tull, "Move on Alone" (1968) (1:59)
Jimmy Gilmer & the Fireballs, "Sugar Shack" (1963) I know this from the radio when I was a kid. Thought it was great. (2:03)
Joey Dee & the Starliters, "Peppermint Twist – Part 1" (1961) Best twist record ever. (2:01)
Johnny Pate/Adam Wade, "Brother on the Run" (1973) (1:59)
Johnny Thunders & the Heartbreakers, "Get Off the Phone" (1977) This is almost kind of cute. (2:01)
Julie London, "I'll Remember April" (1956) (2:01)
Kai Winding, "More" (1963) Just try to forget that you ever decided to look at Mondo Cane. But you can't. You never will. (2:01)
Kokomo, "Asia Minor" (1961) (2:01)
Laurel Aitken, "Honey Girl" (1960) (2:01)
Loretta Lynn, "Your Squaw Is on the Warpath" (1969) (2:02)
Lovin' Spoonful, "Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind" (1966) (2:01)
Margo Guryan, "Under My Umbrella" (1968) Probably the best song here. (2:02)
Mascots, "Words Enough to Tell You" (1966) (1:59)
Merle Haggard, "I'm Gonna Break Every Heart I Can" (1965) What an asshole. (2:00)
Millie Small, "My Boy Lollipop" (1964) (2:00)
Mindbenders, "Groovy Kind of Love" (1966) (2:03)
Mothers of Invention, "Let's Make the Water Turn Black" (1968) (2:01)
Neutral Milk Hotel, "The King of Carrot Flowers Part 1" (1998) The whole album In the Aeroplane Over the Sea really is a kind of miracle. (2:00)
Newbeats, "Bread and Butter" (1964) (1:59)
Novas, "The Crusher" (1964) Do the hammerlock you turkey necks. (2:00)
Old 97s, "Holly Jolly Christmas" (1997) Probably the best song here. (1:58)
Patsy Cline, "Walkin' After Midnight" (1957) Good divorce song. (2:01)

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