Music Trivia -> Super Long Pop Songs -> A
Blame Hey Jude, but there have been some very long songs that have made the radio. For the purposes of this page, please stick to songs with lyrics, that are intended for radio play (singles).
"Abacab," Genesis Lenght:7:02 (studio version)
britrock
"Achilles, Agony and Ecstasy," Manowar Lenght:28+ mins
very long, I listen to it every once and a while, often not getting past 20 min. Listen to the whole song is actually really good though
Sens Fan
"Albuquerque," "Weird" Al Yankovic Lenght:11:25
It's only technically a song, but it's really a long rant/monolouge set to music. Oh, and it includes weasles.
kaosblaze
"Albuquerque," "Weird Al" Yankovic Lenght:11:22
Al's first eleven minute song. Since then, he's matched that length with "Genius In France" and "Trapped At the Drive-Thru".
Brian Kelly
"Alice's Restaurant," Arlo Guthrie Lenght:18:36
"You can get any get anything you want at Alice's Restaurant"
Joe H
"American Pie," Don McLean Lenght:8:32
Most songs played an edited version of this, and the 45 was split into two parts, but a lot of stations prefer to play the unedited album version.
crazydon
"American Woman," The Guess Who Lenght:5:07
Although the length of the original lp version of this tune, at 5:07, is not as long as many songs put on this section of amiright, "American Woman's original lp version is so much more superior than the 3:46 single edit heard more often (including for some unknown and unfathomable reason on many Classic Rock and Classic hit stations), with it's opening of Burton Cummings spelling out A-M-E-R-I-C-A-N. The anti-American war machine tune, "American Woman" was the first and unfortunately for the Canadian band's U.S. fans, only #1 single going to #1 on the same week, May 4, 1970, as the Kent State University in Ohio massacre of four students by National Guardsmen when students utilized their Constitutional rights to protest President Nixon's expanding the Vietnam War into Cambodia.
Peter
"The Art of Reason," Threshold Lenght:10:23
Simon Lobel
"Atom Heart Mother Suite," Pink Floyd Lenght:23 minutes and 44 seconds
This is an (in my opinion) a greatly under estimated Pink Floyd song. The entire album shows the band transformation from the super psychdelic band to the clean, sharp, well versed band we all love.
Wade Brock
"Autobahn," Kraftwerk Lenght:22:45
"Wir fahr'n fahr'n fahr'n auf dir autobahn." The longest song's been cut right down to 3:27. It topped the #25 Hot 100 Billboard Charts in '75. When I listen to Kraftwerk at bedtime, it soothes me to sleep.
Mickey D.
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