Very Long Songs
Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
The Devil Glitch - Chris Butler
American Pie - Don McLean
Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone - The Temptations
In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida - Iron Butterfly
Echoes - Pink Floyd
Supper’s Ready - Genesis
Moon in June - Soft Machine
Alice’s Restaurant - Arlo Guthrie
Autobahn – Kraftwerk
The album cut ran 22 minutes. It was cut down to three and half minutes for the 45-rpm single release.
Very Short Songs
One Minute Commercial – Mason Williams
An instrumental that came at the end of side one of “The Mason Williams Ear Show” LP … it ran exactly sixty seconds.
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Very Short Songs
One Minute Commercial – Mason Williams
Earl Grey Tea Song - Enda Kenny 1m 43s
Ban the Game - Men Without Hats (0:52)
A pretty little piano piece that leads immediately into “The Safety Dance” on the Rhythm of the Youth LP. Thought they worked well together, but very different.
Spoons
January 7, 2024, 8:07am
9986
Very Short Songs
One Minute Commercial – Mason Williams
Earl Grey Tea Song - Enda Kenny 1m 43s
Ban the Game - Men Without Hats (0:52)
Horizons - Genesis
At 1:41, it’s the only thing that could fit on the same side as “Supper’s Ready” on the Foxtrot LP, and even that was pushing it.
Very Short Songs
One Minute Commercial – Mason Williams
Earl Grey Tea Song - Enda Kenny 1m 43s
Ban the Game - Men Without Hats (0:52)
Horizons - Genesis
Her Majesty - The Beatles
23 seconds long, coming at the tail-end of the Abbey Road medley.
Very Short Songs
One Minute Commercial – Mason Williams
Earl Grey Tea Song - Enda Kenny 1m 43s
Ban the Game - Men Without Hats (0:52)
Horizons - Genesis
Her Majesty - The Beatles
The Minute Waltz - Barbra Streisand
Let Me Be Your Hog - “Weird Al” Yankovic
A Concise British Alphabet, part 1 - Soft Machine (0:10)
In part two, they recite it backwards, and it weights in at a hefty 0:12.
Very Short Songs
One Minute Commercial – Mason Williams
Earl Grey Tea Song - Enda Kenny 1m 43s
Ban the Game - Men Without Hats (0:52)
Horizons - Genesis
Her Majesty - The Beatles
The Minute Waltz - Barbra Streisand
Let Me Be Your Hog - “Weird Al” Yankovic
A Concise British Alphabet, part 1 - Soft Machine (0:10)
Five per Cent for Nothing - Yes (0:35)
Intermission Song - The Carpenters
Songs That Just Entered The Public Domain
Makin’ Whoopee! - Eddie Cantor
Songs That Just Entered The Public Domain
Makin’ Whoopee! - Eddie Cantor
Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love) - Cole Porter
Songs That Just Entered The Public Domain
Makin’ Whoopee! - Eddie Cantor
Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love) - Cole Porter
Army Camp Harmony Blues - Ma Rainey
Songs That Just Entered The Public Domain
Makin’ Whoopee! - Eddie Cantor
Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love) - Cole Porter
Army Camp Harmony Blues - Ma Rainey
I Scream You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream - Howard Johnson, Billy Moll, Robert A. King
Songs That Just Entered The Public Domain
Makin’ Whoopee! - Eddie Cantor
Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love) - Cole Porter
Army Camp Harmony Blues - Ma Rainey
I Scream You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream - Howard Johnson, Billy Moll, Robert A. King
Mississippi Mud - Harry Barris, James Cavenaugh
Rebo
January 8, 2024, 2:18pm
9997
Songs That Just Entered The Public Domain
Makin’ Whoopee! - Eddie Cantor
Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love) - Cole Porter
Army Camp Harmony Blues - Ma Rainey
I Scream You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream - Howard Johnson, Billy Moll, Robert A. King
Mississippi Mud - Harry Barris, James Cavenaugh
Mack the Knife - The Threepenny Opera
Bayaker
January 8, 2024, 2:23pm
9998
Songs That Just Entered The Public Domain
Makin’ Whoopee! - Eddie Cantor
Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love) - Cole Porter
Army Camp Harmony Blues - Ma Rainey
I Scream You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream - Howard Johnson, Billy Moll, Robert A. King
Mississippi Mud - Harry Barris, James Cavenaugh
Mack the Knife - The Threepenny Opera
Yes! We Have No Bananas - Furman and Nash
The actual recordings (there were several versions in 1923 by various singers) are public domain now, the music and lyrics were public domain in 2019.
Songs That Just Entered The Public Domain
Makin’ Whoopee! - Eddie Cantor
Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love) - Cole Porter
Army Camp Harmony Blues - Ma Rainey
I Scream You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream - Howard Johnson, Billy Moll, Robert A. King
Mississippi Mud - Harry Barris, James Cavenaugh
Mack the Knife - The Threepenny Opera
Yes! We Have No Bananas - Furman and Nash
Puttin’ on the Ritz - Irving Berlin
Songs That Just Entered The Public Domain
Makin’ Whoopee! - Eddie Cantor
Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love) - Cole Porter
Army Camp Harmony Blues - Ma Rainey
I Scream You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream - Howard Johnson, Billy Moll, Robert A. King
Mississippi Mud - Harry Barris, James Cavenaugh
Mack the Knife - The Threepenny Opera
Yes! We Have No Bananas - Furman and Nash
Puttin’ on the Ritz - Irving Berlin
Parade of the Wooden Soldiers - Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
Songs That Just Entered The Public Domain
Makin’ Whoopee! - Eddie Cantor
Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love) - Cole Porter
Army Camp Harmony Blues - Ma Rainey
I Scream You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream - Howard Johnson, Billy Moll, Robert A. King
Mississippi Mud - Harry Barris, James Cavenaugh
Mack the Knife - The Threepenny Opera
Yes! We Have No Bananas - Furman and Nash
Puttin’ on the Ritz - Irving Berlin
Parade of the Wooden Soldiers - Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
Happy Birthday To You - The Hill Sisters
Song you heard recently for the first time in a long while
MMMBop - Hanson