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My favourite Keane song ever has just been released to radio stations and will be out on single in a few weeks. They've chopped half the lyrics apart!! The structure of the lyrics isn't poetic anymore, and entire meaning of the song has been lost 
Does this annoy anyone else? Surely the 5 minute pop song is quite normal now - do they really need to ruin songs to play them on the radio?
On another note, is this why Pink Floyd have the best selling album but got nowhere with singles?...
Does this annoy anyone else? Surely the 5 minute pop song is quite normal now - do they really need to ruin songs to play them on the radio?
On another note, is this why Pink Floyd have the best selling album but got nowhere with singles?...
It has been the case for years that 3 minute something is more popular with radio stations than 5 minute plus.
Thats also why you hardly ever hear a long intro to a song or a lead break.
Listeners have a short attention span, and radio stations get paid by the amount of listeners they have so they have to vote with their pockets. Also a 3 minute song has more chance of being fit into a fixed schedule than a 5 minute one.
It kind of like why you never heard the full versions of 'Bohemian Rhapsody' and 'I would do Anything for Love' on the radio.
Thats also why you hardly ever hear a long intro to a song or a lead break.
Listeners have a short attention span, and radio stations get paid by the amount of listeners they have so they have to vote with their pockets. Also a 3 minute song has more chance of being fit into a fixed schedule than a 5 minute one.
It kind of like why you never heard the full versions of 'Bohemian Rhapsody' and 'I would do Anything for Love' on the radio.
RobM77 said:
On another note, is this why Pink Floyd have the best selling album but got nowhere with singles?...
IIRC they decided early on that their target audience were more interested in the bigger productions than solitary singles.It is a while since I read the bookthough, so my memory may be a bit clouded.. .. ..
RobM77 said:
Keane are probably my favourite band at the moment, and this is their best song ever in my opinion. It's such a shame to see the lyrics curtailed. They're also very atheist - I wonder if they've been censored?...
Doubt it's any kind conspiracy theory, it's just like JustinP1 said; short attention spans of modern listeners and the demands to get the next caller on the line mean that >3 min songs are an indulgence.GnuBee said:
RobM77 said:
Keane are probably my favourite band at the moment, and this is their best song ever in my opinion. It's such a shame to see the lyrics curtailed. They're also very atheist - I wonder if they've been censored?...
Doubt it's any kind conspiracy theory, it's just like JustinP1 said; short attention spans of modern listeners and the demands to get the next caller on the line mean that >3 min songs are an indulgence.
You're probably right. It just seems odd to alter the actual lyrics themselves, rather than just cutting out sections or dropping a verse here and there.RobM77 said:
My favourite Keane song ever has just been released to radio stations and will be out on single in a few weeks. They've chopped half the lyrics apart!! The structure of the lyrics isn't poetic anymore, and entire meaning of the song has been lost
Does this annoy anyone else? Surely the 5 minute pop song is quite normal now - do they really need to ruin songs to play them on the radio?
On another note, is this why Pink Floyd have the best selling album but got nowhere with singles?...
According to Wiki, Pink Floyd's DSOTM is the fifth best selling album ever, the best seller is Thriller, which was chock full of killer singles.Does this annoy anyone else? Surely the 5 minute pop song is quite normal now - do they really need to ruin songs to play them on the radio?
On another note, is this why Pink Floyd have the best selling album but got nowhere with singles?...
Most of the best selling albums on the list are by singles bands.
I miss the days when bands made singles that weren't included on their albums. Joy Division and then New Order were masters at this, a great singles band that also made great albums.
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