What is the equivalent of blinking with your ears? It seems like a strange question, but our sight is periodically disrupted by the involuntary action of blinking, thereby opening the door to the cautionary idiom, “Don’t blink or you could miss it.” It’s a fabulously poetic reminder of the fleeting nature of life. Pay attention, be present, or the little things will pass you by. So, back to hearing. How does one convey the same sense of urgency and importance with regard to this sense? “Open you ears or you could miss it?” I guess that’s as good as anything I can whip up in the moment.
Open your ears, or you could miss this new world record: the shortest song ever to crack the Billboard Hot 100 music chart! Ladies and gentlemen, clocking in at a mere 34 seconds, from “A Minecraft Movie,” please welcome to the podium Jack Black’s “Steve’s Lava Chicken:”
If you’re wondering who is left in the rear view mirror, here is the remaining Top 10:
2. “Beautiful Trip” – Kid Cudi (37 seconds)
3. “PPAP (Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen)” – Piko-Taro (45 seconds)
4. “Little Boxes” – The Womenfolk (1 minute 2 seconds)
5. “Deck the Halls” – Nat King Cole (1 minute 6 seconds)
6. “Pete Davidson” – Ariana Grande (1 minute 13 seconds)
7. “Difference (Interlude)” – XXXTentacion (1 minute 16 seconds)
8. “Some Kind-A Earthquake” – Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar and the Rebels (1 minute 17 seconds)
9. “Forward” – Beyoncé featuring James Blake (1 minute 19 seconds)
10. “What I’ve Been Looking For (Reprise)” – Andrew Seeley and Vanessa Anne Hudgens (1 minute 20 seconds)
[Billboard] [YouTube: WaterTower Music]
