With the likes of Kanye West and Lady GaGa investing big money into Turntable.fm, it seems as if the interactive music party is here to stay. In the spirit of getting your points up for that sexy gorilla avatar, we've compiled a list of the 100 Most Kickass Songs Under 2 Minutes - to make the challenge a little easier.
The majority of the list of 100 is in no particular order, though the top 10 have been selected for their particular awesomeness.
1. The White Stripes – Fell in Love With a Girl
The song that put the White Stripes on the map is simple, quick and catchy enough to embed itself in your head like a tick, burrowing deeper with each listen. A decade after its release, we still can't get enough.
2. Tom Waits - Bend Down The Branches
A beautiful wintertime hymn. Waits strikes gold with this abbreviated ditty, featuring soft horns and strings framing a gentle lullabye.
3. The Beatles - I'm Happy Just To Dance With You
Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and recorded by The Beatles for the film soundtrack to A Hard Day's Night, the song was penned specifically for George Harrison to sing at a time when he lacked the confidence to compose his own material.
4. Soundgarden - Kickstand
One of Soundgarden's punkiest, fastest numbers came off their 1994 masterpiece Superunknown.
5. The Clash – White Riot
Fun, furious, and iconic - which sums up The Clash pretty perfectly. The song is about class economics and race, which Joe Strummer was trying to appeal to white youths to find a worthy cause to riot. "Are you taking over / Or are you taking orders? / Are you going backwards / Or are you going forwards?"
6. The Rolling Stones - Not Fade Away
The A-side to The Rolling Stones' first single was a cover of Buddy Holly's classic, which became a massive hit in the UK and the US upon release.
7. Pearl Jam - Lukin
Pearl Jam's 100-mile-a-minute ode to frontman Eddie Vedder's happy place, which happens to be at the home of his friend Matt Lukin (of The Melvins/Mudhoney). We've included the "wrong lyrics" version for distracting fun. There's also a slow version that the band performed live in 2010, a fantastic reworking of the song.
8. Daft Punk - Nightvision
Ethereal, gentle and yet somehow still powerful as a wrecking ball.
9. Queens of The Stone Age - Six Shooter
Welcome to the spaz-blast screaming freakout of Queens of The Stone Age's "Six Shooter," a track that kicked off their masterpiece album Songs For The Deaf.
10. Janis Joplin - Mercedes Benz
The Queen of Psychedelic Soul, Joplin was one of a kind and a little too fond of the Southern Comfort & drugs for her own good. "Mercedes Benz" was among Joplin's two final recordings, the other track being a birthday gift for John Lennon.
Tracks 11-100 on Page 2
