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Originally Posted by Joe Keegan
I didn't care for the remake.
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One more 60s one-hit wonder as we move Martha on to the 70s:




...the 70s:















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Did you listen to the original Grass Roots version? What did you think of it? You prefer the remake? I realize that different generations have different tastes. For example, some decades back, some young friends preferred Van Halen's version of Pretty Woman over Roy Orbinson's original version. I didn't, and couldn't understand it. Probably a generational thing. Hey, that's me. It's your time period.

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Why were songs so short in the late 60s - early 70s? Nearly all of the songs above are less than 3:10 Hmm


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Originally Posted by california rick
Why were songs so short in the late 60s - early 70s? Nearly all of the songs above are less than 3:10 Hmm
Totally and unabashedly unqualified to answer your question, but here goes: the economy of marketing? Precursor to "news" soundbites? "They" do have the psychology nailed down.

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Originally Posted by Joe Keegan
Did you listen to the original Grass Roots version?
Yes

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What did you think of it?
It was good

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Do you like the remake?
Yes, I like the cover the Lords of the New Church did. Prior, I did not know until today that the song was a cover.

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You like the remake better?
For me there were subtle differences. It was only at the end are there really any differences. I like the cover's ending because it's a little more edgy.

sidebar: I really, really like heavy guitar riffs or piano cords over heavy bass beats.



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Originally Posted by Joe Keegan
...I'd appreciate it if you could limit it to one or two at a time...
Es no problemo smile . I can honor that request. Bow


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There's a lot of great music out there, you don't have to do it in one shot. No one can.Joe

I used to DJ for 8 years. I love music. It's probably the most awesome form expression, for me.

I like to send music as emails. I use the music's lyrics to convey the message that I want.

Some guys "get" what I'm doing - others just think I'm sending them a song and wonder: Why is he sending me this song?

The guys who get that it's the lyrics I'm conveying are the cool guys.


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Originally Posted by Joe Keegan
Originally Posted by california rick
Why were songs so short in the late 60s - early 70s? Nearly all of the songs above are less than 3:10 Hmm
Totally and unabashedly unqualified to answer your question, but here goes: the economy of marketing? Precursor to "news" soundbites? "They" do have the psychology nailed down.
By the time I was into music, 8-10 years old, disco was big and songs were hella long. McAuther Park by Donna Summer/Georgio Moroder was like 16 minutes long.

I was in heaven.

In the late 90s when I was really clubbing, I used to ask the DJ to stretch the song (two copies of the same song on two different turntables and mix them together to make the song longer).

He said I was spoiled. gobsmacked


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