MINUTE BY MINUTE – 20 Songs over Seven Minutes That Don’t Outstay Their Welcome

THE BEATLES – How long has this been going on?

Twenty songs that (just) meet the SAMTIMONIOUS.com criteria of not being too self-indulgent  

  1. Jungle Land – Bruce Springsteen (From the 1975 album ‘Born To Run‘) – 9:33
  2. Life’s Been Good – Joe Walsh (From the 1978 album ‘But Seriously Folks‘) – 8:57
  3. Won’t Get Fooled Again – The Who (From the 1971 album ‘Who’s Next‘) – 8:31
  4. Some Misunderstanding – Gene Clark (From the 1974 album ‘No Other‘) – 8:10
  5. Hold On Hold Out  – Jackson Browne (From the 1980 album ‘Hold Out‘) – 8:08
  6. Can’t You Hear me Knocking – Rolling Stones (From the 1971 album ‘Sticky Fingers‘) – 7:16
  7. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes  – Crosby Stills & Nash (From the 1969 album ‘Crosby Stills & Nash‘) – 7:28
  8. Stairway To Heaven  – Led Zeppelin (From the 1971 album ‘Led Zeppelin IV‘) – 8:02
  9. Madame George – Van Morrison (From the 1968 album ‘Astral Weeks‘) – 9:45
  10. Layla – Derek and the Dominoes (From the 1970 album ‘Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs‘) – 7:07
  11. Free Bird – Lynyrd Skynyrd (From the 1973 album ‘Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd‘) – 9:09
  12. The Last Resort  – Eagles (From the 1976 album ‘Hotel California‘) – 7:29
  13. Like A Hurricane  – Neil Young (From the 1977 album ‘American Starsn Bars‘) – 8:16
  14. Right On – Marvin Gaye (From the 1971 album ‘What’s Going On‘) – 7:31
  15. Scenes From an Italian Restaurant – Billy Joel (From the 1977 album ‘The Stranger‘) – 7:38
  16. Rio Mike Nesmith – (From the 1977 album ‘From a Radio Engine to the Photon Wing‘) – 7:02
  17. Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again – Bob Dylan (From the 1966 album ‘Blonde on Blonde‘) – 7:06
  18. Time Pink Floyd – (From the 1973 album ‘The Dark Side of the Moon‘) – 7:05
  19. The Garden of Allah – Don Henley (From the 1995 album ‘Actual Miles – Henley’s Greatest Hits) – 7:02
  20. Hey Jude – The Beatles (1968 single release) – 7:11

NEIL SAMBROOK is the author of MONTY’S DOUBLE – an acclaimed  thriller now available as an Amazon Kindle Book.