The Clash – Brand New Cadillac
Brand New Cadillac, The Clash's Vince Taylor cover near the front of London Calling (1979), is a two-minute rockabilly rewrite at punk volume.
Pulp – Common People
Pulp’s 1995 Island single Common People, from Different Class, takes a London art-school boast to UK No. 2.
Wire – 12 X U
Wire closes Pink Flag with 12 X U: under two minutes at Advision, Harvest, November 1977, a coded breakup in a hard stop.
Foo Fighters – White Limo
Foo Fighters recorded White Limo to tape in Grohl's garage for Wasting Light: Butch Vig producing, Lemmy in the VHS video, second single March 2011.
Interview of Lou Reed (1974)
Lou Reed's 1974 Australian press conference, in the season of Sally Can't Dance and the live album Rock n Roll Animal, is mostly a refusal of the interview format.
Ramones – Blitzkrieg Bop
The Ramones open 1976 with Blitzkrieg Bop: Hey! Ho! Let’s go!, Sire debut single, under two and a half minutes of bar chords and chant.
Bérurier Noir – Vivre Libre ou Mourir
Bérurier Noir put Vivre Libre ou Mourir on Concerto pour détraqués in 1985: drum machine Dédé, barked slogan, Paris DIY anarcho-punk on Bondage.
Placebo – The Bitter End
Placebo issued The Bitter End on 10 March 2003: lead single from Sleeping with Ghosts, Jim Abbiss producing, UK number 12.
Nena – Nur Geträumt
Nena’s 1982 single Nur Geträumt, a West Berlin NDW hit on Musikladen, set up the band’s sound before 99 Luftballons went global.
Nevermind – Nirvana
Nevermind, recorded with Butch Vig and released in 1991, put pop choruses on Seattle volume and moved the charts.