Songs you like better as single edits over the album version?
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csweetleaf2 — 9 years ago(July 26, 2016 06:24 PM)
Few songs that come to mind that I prefer as a single version than the album version are
Paul Young's "Everytime You Go Away" (felt the song had a much better flow)
Toad The Wet Sprocket's "Walk On The Ocean" (didn't like the abrupt ending on the album version)
Escape Club's "Shake For The Sheik" (the final part on the album version went on way too long while the single version ended right after the chorus). -
aarxn — 9 years ago(July 26, 2016 06:35 PM)
A lot of single edits are better because they get to the point. In that sense there's one song that comes to mind real quick and that's "Where It's At" by Beck. the album version is just so disjointed and the flow is messed up with all the starts and stops.
as for actual mixes, I prefer the single version of Superdrag's "Destination Ursa Major" to the album version. Not only are the guitars more delicious, but there's the Beatle-esque "Oooooh" during the second bridge that just makes the song perfect! -
Prelude-in-C-maj — 9 years ago(July 27, 2016 05:22 AM)
"Naked Eye" by Luscious Jackson, unless I'm mistaken.
I recently downloaded something that sounded very different to the single I remember on the radio, and was a bit disappointed.
"One of These Nights" Eagles. The single fades out differently/sooner if I recall correctly, and I like it better. -
praisethelove — 9 years ago(July 27, 2016 09:42 AM)
The Freshman by the Band Vervepipe. Lol I know its such an old song and kinda corny now, but I used to love it. I fell in love with the radio version and when I bought the cd there was a completely different version of the song on there. I was disappointed.
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csweetleaf2 — 9 years ago(September 15, 2016 01:14 PM)
The Freshman by the Band Vervepipe. Lol I know its such an old song and kinda corny now, but I used to love it. I fell in love with the radio version and when I bought the cd there was a completely different version of the song on there. I was disappointed.
I totally hate it when that happens, I also hate it when the single version isn't available on iTunes. -
darryl-tahirali — 9 years ago(July 27, 2016 02:54 PM)
Fleetwood Mac's "Oh Well," which on
Then Play On
is presented as a two-parter, the first part blues-rock with vocals, the second part an instrumental with an acoustic-classical-Spanish feel.
"The past is never dead. It isn't even past." William Faulkner -
csweetleaf2 — 9 years ago(September 15, 2016 01:12 PM)
Single versions I also prefer over the album versions are Billy Ocean's "Carribean Queen" and "When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Gets Going" because the album versions have long instrumental sections I've felt went on too long and the single versions also had a better flow to it.
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csweetleaf2 — 9 years ago(November 29, 2016 02:23 PM)
I also like the single version of 3 Dog Night's "Just An Old Fashioned Love Song" better than the album version because towards the end of the album version there was a part I didn't like that was wisely edited out on the single version.