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[Yoki_IsTheName]

I'll cheat a bit

I'll call and raise that with...


Man, when I hear this on March, IT'S ON!!!

[LarBrd33]

Going through Rolling Stone's top 100... I'm determined to find a winner.  "Yesterday" was technically 2:03 ...
... Here I go:


Heartbreak Hotel was 2:08:  http://youtu.be/PotB76gi2_4  ...

Long Tall Sally was 2:10:

Papa's Got a Brand New Bag was 2:07: 

"Norweigian Wood" was 2:05:

"Blitzkrieg Bop" is 2:12:

"Good Golly Miss Molly is 2:04:

WINNER:  Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues 1:53:   
#74 Greatest song of all time... #1 song under 2 minutes.


... It also looks like the studio version of "Great Balls of Fire" was under 2 minutes, but that was #96 on Rolling Stone's list... so perhaps it's runner up: 

[LarBrd33]

FYI, I asked my friend what he thought the best was... and he went with this 35 second song: 

My personal favorite is 30 seconds long... It's my ringtone and I use it as an intro to any silly youtube video I make: 

I asked my dad and he says "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"...

And then he said, "Janis - Mercedes Bens" - ... Not bad

[ederson]

i`ll stick to modern releases cause there are too many "less then 2mins" songs in the 50s-60s

My fav if supermarketsong by dEUS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4LeaONrVhQ
the video is much longer but the song lasts 1.57


honorary mention:
dEUS : opening night (their album "in a bar under the sea" is a masterpiece)

Yann Tiersen L'Autre Valse D'Amelie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcmktJEKCvE

DJ Shadow Organ Donor
i can`t find the labum version that lasts  1.57

Alan Parsons Project Sirius (ok maybe i shouldn`t post this )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCR85u9QngQ

[nickagneta]

"Happy Birthday to You"

[LarBrd33]

"Happy Birthday to You"

Right up there with my dad's suggestion of "Twinkle Twinkle LIttle Star"... but hard to argue with this classic.  People sing it daily.

[Neurotic Guy]

Beatles do it again.

Best song under 30 seconds:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_Nph2eKD2U

[fairweatherfan]

I keep looking for other groups and keep coming back to the Pixies.  Warning: you will see a boob.  Maybe two!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qO3_DIFcFsE

Always liked this one from Gnarls Barkley:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H39P67tAau4

[Prof. Clutch]

One of my favorites:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9mpu0n7BFY

[ACF]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybGOT4d2Hs8

Sorry, I couldn't resist it 

[Celtics18]

Here's a shorty that I've always liked:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48obTyah-8M

[Celtics18]

Another good one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRJuXcYiOiU

[Kiorrik]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSbBvKaM6sk

Blur's Song 2, obviously.

[jambr380]

Blur, 'Song 2' is a great choice for a more mainstream option and I also love the Descendents choice!

Here are a couple of my faves from Bad Religion - 'Sinister Rouge' and 'No Control'.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxRU3LMEZhY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4hs-Y4CEHI

[Celtics4ever]

Lots of good punk ones really, Blur is a great one. 

Beatles -Just happy to dance with you
Vna Halen -Eruption
cake- race car yayas
clash- 1977
crosby, still nash and young -find the price of freedom
simon and garfunkel -feeling groovy
elvis- all shook up

People will be listening to these ones years later, they still are....