“If Good Things Lasted Forever, Would We Appreciate How Precious They Are?” – Longest Classic Rock Songs

“Starless” by King Crimson

King Crimson have a knack of releasing long songs. Their longest song Lizard (divided over four parts) didn’t make our list, but the 12 minutes and 16-second long Starless did. It was featured in the album Red Album, released in 1974, not too long before the band disintegrated.

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John Wetton wrote the lyrics and composed the melody for the song. The song was initially intended to be a part of the band’s previous album, but Bill Bruford and co. weren’t very fond of it at the time.