# Songs that end too soon **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 22, 2006, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-end-too-soon/369814 "2006-08-22T22:02:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jayrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Jayrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayrot)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2006, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-end-too-soon/369814/1 "2006-08-22T22:02:08Z")
[Inspired by this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=385039), obviously. Song 2 by Blur is just under 2 minutes long, but given the simplicity of it, it probably **doesn’t** end too soon. But every single time I listen to the album version of Hendrix’s Little Wing, and it starts to fade out, I’m like WTF? 2 times around of verse and a single time through with the solo. SRV knew the score! ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2006, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-end-too-soon/369814/2 "2006-08-22T23:33:49Z")
Despite his reputation, in the studio Hendrix actually played with a lot of restraint. I always thought that was cool. I’ll pick My Sweet Lord. I could listen to that secondary chorus (the “Hallelujah” part) for much longer than the length of the song. It only shows up twice, as I remember it. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2006, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-end-too-soon/369814/3 "2006-08-22T23:37:46Z")
Bolero. For … ahem … obvious reasons. ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2006, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-end-too-soon/369814/4 "2006-08-22T23:46:35Z")
[QUOTE=Marley23] Despite his reputation, in the studio Hendrix actually played with a lot of restraint. I always thought that was cool. [/QUOTE] “Little Wing” was the first song that popped into my mind when I read the OP. ---
**Author:** ![DooWahDiddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9bcb4/32.png) [@DooWahDiddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DooWahDiddy)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2006, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-end-too-soon/369814/5 "2006-08-23T00:05:10Z")
A _ton_ of Beatles songs, but especially “Mean Mr. Mustard”, “Golden Slumbers”, “I’ll Follow the Sun”, “Here There and Everywhere”, “For No One”, and “I Will”. ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2006, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-end-too-soon/369814/6 "2006-08-23T00:20:26Z")
[QUOTE=DooWahDiddy] A _ton_ of Beatles songs, but especially “Mean Mr. Mustard”, “Golden Slumbers”, “I’ll Follow the Sun”, “Here There and Everywhere”, “For No One”, and “I Will”. [/QUOTE] That’s one reason they’re so good - they leave you wanting more. I’d have to say “Weinerschnitzel” by **The Descendents** , which clocks in at a whopping 11 seconds. I realize that, as with many such songs in the hardcore/post-hardcore genre ( **Minutemen, Angry Samoans** , etc.), the brevity’s the point and what gives the songs their force in the first place. But I wish that one was just a few seconds longer. I could name a million of my favorite pop songs that I don’t think are long enough - but, as I said, that’s kind of the point of a good pop song. It’s quite probable that if they did go on longer, I wouldn’t enjoy them as much. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2006, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-end-too-soon/369814/7 "2006-08-23T00:35:06Z")
“Her Majesty” ends before the final note is played. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2006, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-end-too-soon/369814/8 "2006-08-23T02:25:55Z")
[QUOTE=RealityChuck] “Her Majesty” ends before the final note is played. [/QUOTE] Right, it doesn’t resolve. Very musically frustrating. Since **DooWahDiddy** mentioned half of the Abbey Road medley, how about Carry That Weight? ---
**Author:** ![Nic2004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/4491bb/32.png) [@Nic2004](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nic2004)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2006, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-end-too-soon/369814/9 "2006-08-23T02:31:50Z")
Freebird!1!!1 ---
**Author:** ![Wolfian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2006, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-end-too-soon/369814/10 "2006-08-23T02:41:10Z")
[QUOTE=RealityChuck] “Her Majesty” ends before the final note is played. [/QUOTE] [Beatles Geek]That’s because that song wasn’t supposed to be on the final cut off the album. “Her Majesty” was supposed to come between “Mean Mr. Mustard” and “Polythene Pam,” they decided to cut it for whatever reason. Somehow the cut out bit got attached to the very end of the album and the rest is history. I like it though.[/BG] ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2006, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-end-too-soon/369814/11 "2006-08-23T03:15:31Z")
Nevermore by Queen My all time favorite song, but its so damn short. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2006, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-end-too-soon/369814/12 "2006-08-23T03:38:21Z")
Yes, “We Have Heaven”, on _Fragile_ (Admit it, you’re freaking _astonished_ that a _Yes_ song would get a nomination in this thread, aren’t you?) Three Dog Night, “It’s For You”, on _One_ ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2006, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-end-too-soon/369814/13 "2006-08-23T03:43:42Z")
This is going to sound weird, but… In an episode of Spongebob Squarepants, the characters perform a really awesome tune called “Sweet, Sweet Victory.” I would have loved for that song to run longer. ---
**Author:** ![Sunshine\_and\_Smiles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Sunshine\_and\_Smiles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunshine_and_Smiles)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2006, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-end-too-soon/369814/14 "2006-08-23T04:08:41Z")
I’ll throw in a nomination for the Weakerthans’ “Reconstruction Site.” The song is possibly their best, and not only do I want a little bit more because of that, but because the ending is so rushed and abrupt. I even thought my cd was malfunctioning and cutting off early, until I saw them play the song live. ---
**Author:** ![don\_Jaime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b4bc9f/32.png) [@don\_Jaime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_Jaime)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2006, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-end-too-soon/369814/15 "2006-08-23T04:37:15Z")
[QUOTE=cmkeller] This is going to sound weird, but… In an episode of Spongebob Squarepants, the characters perform a really awesome tune called “Sweet, Sweet Victory.” I would have loved for that song to run longer. [/QUOTE] Maybe it could be spliced with “That’s What Friends Do” in the Wormy episode. ---
**Author:** ![B.Serum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/b.serum/32/14266_2.png) [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2006, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-end-too-soon/369814/16 "2006-08-23T05:14:08Z")
[QUOTE=Wolfian] [Beatles Geek]That’s because that song wasn’t supposed to be on the final cut off the album. “Her Majesty” was supposed to come between “Mean Mr. Mustard” and “Polythene Pam,” they decided to cut it for whatever reason. Somehow the cut out bit got attached to the very end of the album and the rest is history. I like it though.[/BG] [/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Marley23] Right, it doesn’t resolve. Very musically frustrating. Since **DooWahDiddy** mentioned half of the Abbey Road medley, how about Carry That Weight? [/QUOTE] You guys are talking about Abbey Road and you _don’t_ cite “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” as a song that ends too soon? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2006, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-end-too-soon/369814/17 "2006-08-23T05:43:20Z")
“Wish you were here” by Pink Floyd. I need more stanzas. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2006, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-end-too-soon/369814/18 "2006-08-23T05:48:14Z")
[QUOTE=Hey you!] You guys are talking about Abbey Road and you _don’t_ cite “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” as a song that ends too soon? 😃 [/QUOTE] I actually came _this_ close to mentioning it. It doesn’t actually end too soon, but I always thought they could have written some more words to it. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2006, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-end-too-soon/369814/19 "2006-08-23T06:05:28Z")
“Pressed Rat and Warthog” by Cream. Coulda used a nice jam. Also, if the lyrics were rewritten by someone who wasn’t taking lots and lots of drugs, that would help. “Time of the Season” by the Zombies could work with a nice long jazz instrumental, ans could the very similar-sounding “Spooky” by the Atlanta Rhythym section. Actually, if the Atlanta Rhythm section wanted to jam on ANY of their songs and put it on CD, that would be all right. Except Champagne Jam. That one just runs on too long. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![sleestak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2006, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-end-too-soon/369814/20 "2006-08-23T06:22:09Z")
Every cut Diary if a Madman that has a fade out solo. Apparently, though I cannot seem to find a cite right now, the solos to Tonight, You Can’t Kill Rock and Roll and Believer(?) actually go on for another couple minutes after the fade out. I would really, really, really love to hear the full tracks. I also always felt that the Anti-Procrastination Song by SOD was a little short. 🙂 Slee [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-end-too-soon/369814.md?page=2)