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Three minutes and forty-one seconds: “Yer in a RUT! You gotta get out of it, out of it, out of it, out of it, OUT OF IT”. That’s why I started doing It Took Seconds. a year ago today. I wanted an excuse to write quickly, without thinking too much. I knew I’d be doing more music writing and I needed a project that would grease those axles. It worked, then it failed. So let’s try again. 221 entries in 365 days - not beyond the realms of possibility, you’d think? And here are The Ruts, putting a finger on the reasons people fool themselves on January 1st, the angry itch they’re trying to placate.

What would your 3’41” song be?

Posted on January 1, 2011 with 24 notes
1. mangalcun liked this
2. bengraham answered: There seem to be a lot og good 3’41” songs, including Girls Aloud’s ‘Sound Of The Underground’ and Duffy’s ‘Mercy’
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4. lonepilgrim answered: without a doubt: ‘Rainbow Sleeves’ - written by Tom Waits and performed by Rickie Lee Jones on her hard to find ‘Girl at her volcano’ album
5. blindpew answered: Pinball Machine - Lonnie Irving (I Can’t See You Anymore - Tommy Keene & Brooklyn Zoo - ODB made it a difficult decision))
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7. koganbot answered: New York Dolls “Personality Crisis”
8. jrichmanesq answered: The Morning Light - Honest (Apologies Endless)
9. douglaswolk answered: The Evolution Control Committee’s “I Want a Cookie.” Welcome back!
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12. lightbulbhead reblogged this from jonathanbogart and added:
  
  I couldn’t believe how many outstanding songs in my iTunes clock in at 3’41”. The following list is by no means complete...
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15. lightbulbhead answered: Elvis Costello - “Imagination (Is A Powerful Deceiver)”
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17. treblekicker answered: Like a Motorway - St Etienne. A most Moroderesque moment of melancholy :)
18. elephantmatter answered: In hopes of a good year for the pop charts: Art Brut’s “Demon’s Out!”
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  Hooray! (Or, for my British correspondents: “Hurrah!”)
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