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Queen's We Will Rock You/Champions on the radio

> Soft Cell....yuck!
>

Well, just be glad that he wasn't looking for Soft Cell's follow-up "Sex Dwarf". :>)

"Isn't it nice,
sugar and spice,
luring disco dollies,
to a life of vice"

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> > Soft Cell....yuck!
> >
>
> Well, just be glad that he wasn't looking for Soft Cell's
> follow-up "Sex Dwarf". :>)

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Re: Soft Cell's "Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go?"

> Richard Blade Flashback Favorites Vol. 3 might be what
> you're looking for. I've had that disk at one time and it
> was the extended (8+min.) version, but both songs are on
> there and it shouldn't be too hard to edit it down if you
> have to.

The extended mix is also on the Canadian release Classic Alternatives, Vol. 4.

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Re: What "Special Mix"? Your Story is Flawed.

> umm, It came that Way? It's called the Album Version.

Yeah...that's what I was going to answer; what was with that question anyway? :)
 
Queen

This is a great example of listener's choice.

when "We Are The Champions" was released as a single, the album was a huge hit
and listeners were calling stations asking, "why didn't you play the 'We Will Rock You' part of the song?'. To those who had the album, THEY heard it as one tune.

So, radio responded appropriately and played them together to fulfill listener demand. And, in that form, "We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions" is a classic.

> Why is it that Radio Stations always play these two songs together?
> I've never heard just one or the other played seperatley.
>
> Yet I seem to recall from the original record (or 8 Track
> like I had) they were in fact two seperate songs...
>
 
Re: Queen

> This is a great example of listener's choice.
>
> when "We Are The Champions" was released as a single, the
> album was a huge hit
> and listeners were calling stations asking, "why didn't you
> play the 'We Will Rock You' part of the song?'. To those
> who had the album, THEY heard it as one tune.

Years ago when I got the album, I also assumed it was one song, but one day I looked at the CD player and saw that the tracks switched, it was just a really quick switch.

> So, radio responded appropriately and played them together
> to fulfill listener demand. And, in that form, "We Will
> Rock You/We Are The Champions" is a classic.
>
> > Why is it that Radio Stations always play these two songs
> together?
> > I've never heard just one or the other played seperatley.
> >
> > Yet I seem to recall from the original record (or 8 Track
> > like I had) they were in fact two seperate songs...
> >
>
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A few others...

Chicago - Hard To Say I'm Sorry / Get Away (Most AC stations just fade it out at the transition between the two songs, which always sounds odd to me.)

Beatles - Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight (I've always heard it played together, as there's no graceful way to play only one of these two songs.)

Jackson Browne - The Load Out / Stay (AC radio usually only plays "Stay", with an abrupt beginning that doesn't sound that odd because we've gotten so used to hearing it that way.)

Billy Joel - Scenes From an Italian Restaurant (If you think about it, the whole "Brenda & Eddie" part is like a different song stuck in the middle; with some careful editing, you can cut it out and just be left with the surrounding song. I've never heard anyone besides myself actually play it that way, though.)
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Re: What "Special Mix"? Your Story is Flawed.

Did you not read my post to the end?

> umm, It came that Way? It's called the Album Version.
>
> > When the CFL jock
> > segued from We Will Rock You into We Are The Champions,
> John
> > Gehron, the PD from WLS was listening and put a call into
> > the studio hotline and told Tommy Edwards to do the same
> > thing. He then the called the PD's at the ABC O&O's in
> New
> > York and LA, asking about the special mix. Neither PD
> knew
> > anything about it, but jumped on the chance to beat the
> > competition to the punch. By the time the record company
> was
> > called Monday to get a promotional copy, the request lines
>
> > in all 3 cities were burning up for the two songs, played
> as
> > one. The guy from Electra said no such version
> > existed...until now.
> >
> >
> > Wow! What a story! Too bad there are some factual errors
>
> > in my "urban legend on-demand" :) (CFL dropped Top 40 by
> > 77, if memory serves...Edwards was PM Drive, not
> > weekend/nights,etc)
>
 
Re: A few others...

Did anyone say the songs from Sgt. Pepper? The first and last song on the album are combined with the theme song.

> Chicago - Hard To Say I'm Sorry / Get Away (Most AC stations
> just fade it out at the transition between the two songs,
> which always sounds odd to me.)
>
> Beatles - Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight (I've always
> heard it played together, as there's no graceful way to play
> only one of these two songs.)
>
> Jackson Browne - The Load Out / Stay (AC radio usually only
> plays "Stay", with an abrupt beginning that doesn't sound
> that odd because we've gotten so used to hearing it that
> way.)
>
> Billy Joel - Scenes From an Italian Restaurant (If you think
> about it, the whole "Brenda & Eddie" part is like a
> different song stuck in the middle; with some careful
> editing, you can cut it out and just be left with the
> surrounding song. I've never heard anyone besides myself
> actually play it that way, though.)
>
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I don't know about that one. It is the same song, such as Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey. Just one song with two parts.


>
> Here's another one: Elton John- Funeral For a Friend/Love
> Lies Bleeding
>
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Re: Single of Soft Cell

I have a 12" single of the two songs combined, but it is vinyl.


>
> More frustrating is that you always hear Softcell Tainted
> Love/Where did our love go together on the radio but can
> NEVER find it on any CD's or even download services... Argh!
>
>
> -Timmy
>
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> I don't know about that one. It is the same song, such as
> Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey. Just one song with two parts.
>
>
You are right, I just checked out the "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" album on amazon and they are both track 1. All this time I thought they were two songs, but they are two parts.


> >
> > Here's another one: Elton John- Funeral For a Friend/Love
> > Lies Bleeding
> >
>
 
Re: Single of Soft Cell

> I have a 12" single of the two songs combined, but it is
> vinyl.
>
>
> >
> > More frustrating is that you always hear Softcell Tainted
> > Love/Where did our love go together on the radio but can
> > NEVER find it on any CD's or even download services...
> Argh!
> >
> >
> > -Timmy
> >
>
Rip that hot sh** to an MP3 and gmail it to timmywa(at)gmail(dot)com

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"Special Mix"?

> Did you not read my post to the end?
>
> > umm, It came that Way? It's called the Album Version.

You mean about the factual errors, I guess so?
 
Re: Single of Soft Cell

I would do that for you if I knew how to do it.

Steven

> > I have a 12" single of the two songs combined, but it is
> > vinyl.
> > > >
> >
> Rip that hot sh** to an MP3 and gmail it to
> timmywa(at)gmail(dot)com
>
> Yo.
>
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Another where two songs were combined and a big hit was Mitch Ryder doing Devil In A Blue Dress/Good Golly Miss Molly. One song.



> > I don't know about that one. It is the same song, such as
>
> > Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey. Just one song with two
> parts.
> >
> >
> You are right, I just checked out the "Goodbye Yellow Brick
> Road" album on amazon and they are both track 1. All this
> time I thought they were two songs, but they are two parts.
>
>
> > >
> > > Here's another one: Elton John- Funeral For a
> Friend/Love
> > > Lies Bleeding
> > >
> >
>
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Re: A few others...

> Did anyone say the songs from Sgt. Pepper? The first and
> last song on the album are combined with the theme song.
>

While on the subject of the Beatles, it irritates me no end when I hear She Came in Through the Bathroom Window not preceded by <u>at least</u> Mean Mr. Mustard and Polythene Pam. Personally, I like to start at Because and let it go, as each following track on the album (Abbey Road, of course) up though Bathroom Window flows seamlessly into the next...

...If you have 13:25 or so to kill...(10:41 if you eliminate Because; 6:39 if you start it at Sun King; or 4:13 starting with Mean Mr. Mustard. Your opinion and/or math may vary.)
 
> Why is it that Radio Stations always play these two songs
> together?
>
> I've never heard just one or the other played seperatley.
>

The two songs are very close together on the record; Champions starts only about two seconds ofter the last chord of one of basketball's favorite tunes.

I have only heard the two songs separated (1) on KCDX, which apparently programmed them as separate tracks for their (mostly) random airplay; and (2) one time a station played Fat Bottomed Girls in place of Champions. (Dunno about you, but I kinda liked having that song as a followup -- unexpected, and probably a good idea for an April Fools' prank.)
 
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