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real short versions

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MyCatKnight

Is the public generally unaware of when stations remove parts of songs, or speed the songs up? It's not like you can really fit too many extra songs in per hour or shift even when all short versions are played. IMHO, only a small handful of songs really benefit from some speeding up (case in point Hall and Oates' "You Make My Dreams Come True"), but just a little... not the flagrant hack jobs you frequently hear today that are noticeably sped up.

My least favorite three at this moment in no particular order:
- AC radio's hacking the Eagles' "Best of My Love" (really obvious on the last choruses);
- Killing guitar parts from Boston's "More Than a Feeling";
- BLI's speeding up that Gwen Stefani (or is ot No Doubt) song almost beyond recognition.

Do average listeners simply not notice this, or does it only bother me because I'm a radio geek, music fan, & frustrated musician?
 
Just Another Idiot on the Radio said:
My least favorite three at this moment in no particular order:
- AC radio's hacking the Eagles' "Best of My Love" (really obvious on the last choruses);
- Killing guitar parts from Boston's "More Than a Feeling";
- BLI's speeding up that Gwen Stefani (or is ot No Doubt) song almost beyond recognition.
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My guess is that many notice but just don't care the way we do. I'm not sure why, but I believe many of the hits from Boston's first release have been sped up badly. I've heard "Peace of Mind" butchered worse than "More Than a Feeling."
 
One that stands out in my mind from way back was when "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" by Starship became a big hit, and WALK decided to add it to their playlist. They cut the guitar solo out, but it was not done well at all. It took them a long time before they aired the full version.
 
I've always despised when they were sped-up.
I've often liked the longer album versions more than the shorter ones that got more airplay.
Here's some:
Love Shack - B-52s
Suzy-Q - CCR
Boogie Oogie Oogie-Taste Of Honey
Rush-Big Audio Dynamite
I guess to fit them in, they have to do as Billy Joel once sang,"...they cut it down to 3:05".
 
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