You Suffer by Napalm Death
Shortest and Arguably Best Socio-Political Song Ever!
It may be considered something of a joke by Napalm Death, but how much better an example of how important and impactful brevity can you get than a song with 4 words and lasts precisely 1.316 seconds. "You suffer, but why" sums up so much about the whole human experience.
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Author's Note: Officially the shortest song recorded, You Suffer featured on the Brummie grindcore legends, Napalm Death's debut album Scum. As noted above it features four words and lasts for 1.316 seconds. You can learn more about it here:
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Comments (4)
Why?
I couldn't even make out what was said in that video, lol! You suffer, but why. Because that's life and God is a sadist. It's satire, nobody come for me please.
I know only one person who saw them live, and he won't talk about it. Thank you!
This is SO interesting thank you for sharing!!!