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ORGAN 2 /ASLSP (As Slow as Possible) is a musical piece by John Cage and the subject of the second-longest-lasting (after Longplayer) musical performance yet undertaken. [1] Cage wrote it in 1987 for organ, as an adaptation of his 1985 composition ASLSP for piano. A performance of the piano version usually lasts 20 to 70 minutes. [2]
It has gained a measure of fame as it is the longest place name found in any English-speaking country, and possibly the longest place name in the world, according to World Atlas. [2] The name of the hill (with 85 characters) has been listed in the Guinness World Records as the longest place name. Other versions of the name, including longer ...
We played that song in front of 30 local kids, like, every weekend. We played that song 30 times. It was a laugh. [5] Nicholas Bullen, writer of the song's four-word lyrics, said that the brevity of "You Suffer" was inspired by Wehrmacht's 1985 song "E!". [6] The song has since been recognized by Guinness World Records as the shortest ever ...
At 11 minutes and 23 seconds, it is the longest song Yankovic has ever recorded. With the exception of the choruses and occasional bridges, the track is mostly a spoken word narration about a made-up person's life in Albuquerque, New Mexico , after winning a first-class one-way airplane ticket to the city.
Lyrics: Dionysios Solomos, 1823: Music: ... Consisting of 158 stanzas in total, is the longest national anthem in the world by length of text. [3] History
"The Deluge", frontispiece to Gustave Doré's illustrated edition of the Bible; after having a dream about a flood, Brian May was inspired to write a song about it. "The Prophet's Song" was composed by Brian May (working title "People of the Earth") and is the longest Queen song, at 8 minutes and 21 seconds, exceeding Bohemian Rhapsody by 2 minutes and 22 seconds.
"Empire of the Clouds", at 18 minutes in length, is Iron Maiden's longest song to date, overtaking "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" from their 1984 album, Powerslave. [2] The track tells the story of the British R101 airship, which crashed in northern France on 5 October 1930 during its maiden voyage. [3]
"Kuiama" is a song written by Jeff Lynne and performed by Electric Light Orchestra. Singer Jeff Lynne pronounces it 'Key-AH-ma'. The song is the last track of the ELO 2 LP. At 11:19, [1] it is the longest track on the album, and the longest song ever recorded by Electric Light Orchestra. It tells the tale of a soldier and an orphan girl.