20 Amazing Songs That Clock In At Under 60 Seconds

13. Minor Threat - "Straight Edge"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OSnAPxyMzo Perhaps no other song on this list has had such a lasting effect on the world as the one by hardcore punk outfit Minor Threat. Despite clocking in at a brisk 46 seconds, "Straight Edge" was responsible for creating an entire lifestyle in the punk culture that's still prominent today. Being straight edge means living a drug-free lifestyle while also abstaining from caffeine, non-vegetarian foods, and promiscuity. The lyric "I've got better things to do than sit around and f*ck with my head" began a revolution in the punk world, one that directly countered the excesses surrounding the culture at the time.
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