Songs you could listen to on repeat for hours...

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I've been listening to "Poptones" on repeat for almost an hour, and I don't anticipate it growing old anytime soon.

I don't think it's a question of quality, per se, but there's definitely a specific quality to a song that one is able to listen to many times over without it ever growing old. Please: to give me more that hold up to this specious criterion.

(Also, somewhat recently, the following songs have held up to similar treatment: Spektrum's "Mayday" and Charlotte Hatherley's "Kim Wilde".)

― Deric W. Haircare (Deric W. Haircare), Saturday, 20 January 2007 05:22 (nineteen years ago)

Portobella - Viva La Difference

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Saturday, 20 January 2007 05:34 (nineteen years ago)

I would like to think that the two different usages of "quality" above are easily parsed, but in these days of overly-snarky ILM-age, one cannot safely assume one (1) thing.

― Deric W. Haircare (Deric W. Haircare), Saturday, 20 January 2007 06:00 (nineteen years ago)

deaf center - lobby

― yours fondly, harshaw. (mrgn), Saturday, 20 January 2007 06:14 (nineteen years ago)

They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-haaa - Napoleon XIV

― timmy tannin (pompous), Saturday, 20 January 2007 06:18 (nineteen years ago)

0 songs

― The Good Dr. Bill (The Good Dr. Bill), Saturday, 20 January 2007 07:13 (nineteen years ago)

Search and Destroy; Video Game Soundtracks

― lrsn (larssen), Saturday, 20 January 2007 07:16 (nineteen years ago)

4'33

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Sunday, 21 January 2007 00:18 (eighteen years ago)

Ohm Sweet Ohm. The vocoder action at the beginning is like a little reset button and you begin all over again.

― from The ends of your fingers (prosper.strummer.), Sunday, 21 January 2007 00:25 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.sadpenguin.com/pi.gif

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Sunday, 21 January 2007 01:21 (eighteen years ago)

none

― A. Lingbert (A. Lingbert), Sunday, 21 January 2007 01:27 (eighteen years ago)

T.Rex, "Jeepster"

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Sunday, 21 January 2007 01:35 (eighteen years ago)

"Wot" by Captain Sensible. Hours? A little part of my brain has been listening to it for TWENTY FIVE YEARS.

― Dr. Joseph A. Ofalt (hyloolnuspstt), Sunday, 21 January 2007 01:49 (eighteen years ago)

Ray Parker Jr--A Woman Needs Love (just like you do)

― kornrulez6969 (TCBeing), Sunday, 21 January 2007 01:50 (eighteen years ago)

Oh, the 'Maxi' version.

CAPTAIN SENSIBLE: He said, "Captain." I said, "Wot?" He said, "Captain." I said, "Wot?" He said, "Captain." I said, "Wot?" He said, "Captain." I said, "Wot?" He said, "Captain." I said, "Wot d'ya want?"
LADY SINGERS: He said, "Captain." He sad, "Wot?" He said, "Captain." He sad, "Wot?" He said, "Captain." He sad, "Wot?" He said, "Captain." He sad, "Wot?" Whoo!

― Dr. Joseph A. Ofalt (hyloolnuspstt), Sunday, 21 January 2007 01:55 (eighteen years ago)

Bang!

― Dr. Joseph A. Ofalt (hyloolnuspstt), Sunday, 21 January 2007 01:56 (eighteen years ago)

He said, "Captain." He sad, "Wot?" He said, "Captain." He sad, "Wot?" He said, "Captain." He sad, "Wot?" He said, "Captain." He sad, "Wot?" Whoo!

― Dr. Joseph A. Ofalt (hyloolnuspstt), Sunday, 21 January 2007 01:56 (eighteen years ago)

Tornadoes: The Ice Cream Man

― harvey.w (harvey.w), Sunday, 21 January 2007 08:41 (eighteen years ago)

This changes on a regular basis. Right now it's "Eye Talk" and "Dreaming" by Fashion. Earlier in the day it was Duran Duran's rock version of "My Own Way" that (as opposed to the disco one with all those strings). (Oh, and this would be the unedited version of same, the one without the early fadeout.) There was a whole weekend where I could not get enough of "Alles Klar" by Ultravox, and then on that Monday I felt like listening to "Paths And Angles" all day. It just depends on what song I'm addicted to at any given/particular time. It could be something completely different tomorrow.

― Phoenix Dancing (krushsister), Sunday, 21 January 2007 08:45 (eighteen years ago)

"Geek Love" - Bang Bang Machine
also
"Ceremony" - New Order

― davelus (davelus), Sunday, 21 January 2007 17:44 (eighteen years ago)

Blender this month features a guy who gets locked inside a glass box inside a New York BestBuy and listens to "We Built This City" for 24 hours straight.

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Sunday, 21 January 2007 19:23 (eighteen years ago)

"Bat Chain Puller"
"One Nation Under A Groove"

― Dave Segal (Da ve Segal), Sunday, 21 January 2007 22:16 (eighteen years ago)

a-ha: Swing of Things
belle and sebastian: lazy line painter jane

― t0dd swiss (immobilisme), Monday, 22 January 2007 21:38 (eighteen years ago)

"I Feel Love" (Donna Summer)
"Low Rider" (War)
"Ella Guru" (Beefheart)
"Song For El Salvador" (minutemen) [1 hour = 112 playings!]
"Flash Light" (Parliament)
"Leo" (Coltrane)

To hold my interest for a hour, generally a track must either (a) have an unstoppable groove, or (b) be crammed so full of sonic detail that each listening reveals new nuances. All of the above do one or the other.

(Good call on "Poptones" - I could listen to Wobble's bassline all day long.)

― Monty Von Byonga (Monty Von Byonga), Tuesday, 23 January 2007 11:02 (eighteen years ago)

"Doop"

― God Bows to Meth (noodle vague), Tuesday, 23 January 2007 11:02 (eighteen years ago)

Not many. Possibly Brian Eno's Thursday Afternoon or Pub's Summer but even with new songs I love, listening to them more than twice starts to grate.

― Treblekicker (treblekicker), Tuesday, 23 January 2007 11:05 (eighteen years ago)

three years pass...

roy harper - commune

― Don't delay, we cannot do this forever. (Matt P), Friday, 5 February 2010 19:11 (fifteen years ago)

luis junior - one day

― meisenfek, Friday, 5 February 2010 22:34 (fifteen years ago)

La Monte Young - Well Tuned Piano

― Fox Force Five Punchline (sexyDancer), Friday, 5 February 2010 22:42 (fifteen years ago)

Yo La Tengo, "Blue Line Swinger"

― Hoisin Murphy (jaymc), Friday, 5 February 2010 22:53 (fifteen years ago)

Slowdive - "Rutti"

― Mr. Snrub, Friday, 5 February 2010 23:15 (fifteen years ago)

Caetano Veloso- Cajuina

― Now, Friday, 5 February 2010 23:17 (fifteen years ago)

'again' by archive.

the full 16 minute pink floyd styled epic that sends shivers up my spine everytime.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NTfB4kXxUQ

"I can listen to it 20 times in a row and not gettin' tired of it....... "

― mark e, Friday, 5 February 2010 23:40 (fifteen years ago)

I generally can't roll like this, but I once listened to the Afghan Whigs' "Faded" for an hour straight because of depression

― Brad Nelson (BradNelson), Saturday, 6 February 2010 02:13 (fifteen years ago)

Yo La Tengo - "Spec Bebop" (did this for over an hour once when drunk a few yrs ago)
The Smiths - "Sheila Take A Bow"
The Fall - "HIT THE NORTH!!"

― 26 Mixes Focaccia (Stevie D), Saturday, 6 February 2010 02:24 (fifteen years ago)

Usually repetitive/droney stuff here:

Bardo Pond - Inside
Unrest - Vibe Out
American Analog Set - Green Green Grass (the long version)

...basically it's when I wish that the song was recorded to last an hour or more...

― dlp9001, Saturday, 6 February 2010 02:37 (fifteen years ago)

― Fruitless and Pansy Free (Dr. Joseph A. Ofalt), Saturday, 6 February 2010 03:41 (fifteen years ago)

Bang!

― Fruitless and Pansy Free (Dr. Joseph A. Ofalt), Saturday, 6 February 2010 03:41 (fifteen years ago)

He said, "Captain." He said, "Wot?" He said, "Captain." He said, "Wot?" He said, "Captain." He said, "Wot?" He said, "Captain." He said, "Wot?" Whoo!

― Fruitless and Pansy Free (Dr. Joseph A. Ofalt), Saturday, 6 February 2010 03:42 (fifteen years ago)

two years pass...

The Jam, 'Beat Surrender'

― 'uckin' leg-end (snoball), Friday, 19 October 2012 20:04 (thirteen years ago)

i made a playlist once with this song repeated for about three hours. it felt good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8gZ7QBGyMI

― tylerw, Friday, 19 October 2012 20:06 (thirteen years ago)

i did realize that i could've just hit the "repeat" function on itunes, but i liked having the whole playlist full of it for some reason.

― tylerw, Friday, 19 October 2012 20:07 (thirteen years ago)

Man, I need to get that and a copy of "Sketches of Spain". What great records.

― grandavis, Friday, 19 October 2012 20:12 (thirteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0KiAx6229A

― phuturephase, Sunday, 21 October 2012 14:02 (thirteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkVT2NwiAgY

― tuplet nester (clouds), Sunday, 21 October 2012 14:06 (thirteen years ago)

OTM

― *triumphant sauce horns* (crüt), Sunday, 21 October 2012 15:48 (thirteen years ago)

"Doop"

― God Bows to Meth (noodle vague), Tuesday, 23 January 2007 11:02 (5 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

― rhino what boys like (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 21 October 2012 15:53 (thirteen years ago)

one month passes...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By-KpAsYpGc

― phuturephase, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 20:33 (thirteen years ago)

three months pass...

aphex twin's "blue calx", off of SAW II, is kind of the ultimate song for this

― ( ( ( ( ( ( ( (Z S), Sunday, 17 March 2013 02:36 (twelve years ago)

good candidate for a 80 minute edit

― brimstead, Sunday, 17 March 2013 04:25 (twelve years ago)

Portobella - Viva La Difference

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Saturday, January 20, 2007 12:34 AM (6 years ago)

Still true.

― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 17 March 2013 07:17 (twelve years ago)

I heard this playing in the background on a YT video and Shazam'd it and have been listening repeatedly ever since.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-05v4k4N3Q

― MaresNest, Sunday, 17 March 2013 11:46 (twelve years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8HjtZH8LGk

― phuturephase, Sunday, 17 March 2013 11:54 (twelve years ago)

two months pass...

The Juan MacLean - Happy House (Prince Language Dub Mix)

At 9 minutes, this song is still not long enough.

― how's life, Friday, 14 June 2013 11:10 (twelve years ago)

Better. Still listened a few times on repeat though.

http://vimeo.com/7496708

― how's life, Friday, 14 June 2013 17:36 (twelve years ago)

four years pass...

When 'Lynn Minmay' by Mahogany pops up on my iPod, I wind up playing it on repeat for a long, long stretch of time. Like pretty much every time I hear it. It never loses any of whatever ineffable hold it has on me. It is truly the most magical song about a Robotech character ever recorded.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wb2FPitxRWw

― The Wetting Planner (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 25 October 2017 16:58 (eight years ago)

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