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chendagam MusicFan
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Posted: 10 November 2006 at 1:07pm | IP Logged
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Just curious if anyone knows why the album version of this song was always played on the radio back in 1984 instead of the 45 version.
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sriv94 MusicFan
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Probably just depended on the program director. Being in Chicago, at the time we had three CHR stations--WLS-AM/FM and WBBM-FM (B-96). Both WLS's played the LP version (although WLS-AM did have the single version carted up and played it at least once), while B-96 played the single version. Given that the difference was only about 5-7 seconds, I'm guessing many program directors felt it was a case of "six of one, half a dozen of the other."
Edited by sriv94 on 10 November 2006 at 1:28pm
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Todd Ireland MusicFan
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I lived near the Washington D.C. area at the time "Footloose" was a hit and I recall my local radio stations playing the 45 version much more often than the LP version.
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chendagam MusicFan
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Posted: 11 November 2006 at 10:41am | IP Logged
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Same thing with "the safety dance" by Men Without Hats. Why did they play the LP version more than the single version?
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995wlol MusicFan
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Can the 45 version be edited from the LP version?
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Brian W. MusicFan
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chendagam wrote:
Same thing with "the safety dance" by Men Without Hats. Why did they play the LP version more than the single version? |
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Well, when you say "they," all you really know is what your local station played. It may not be true for the entire country.
Sounds to me like your local station preferred playing album versions.
Edited by Brian W. on 11 January 2009 at 5:07pm
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995wlol wrote:
Can the 45 version be edited from the LP version? |
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If you're referring to "Footloose," no, it cannot.
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The Hits Man MusicFan
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Chendagam, where I lived, in the southwest, they played the 45 version.
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995wlol wrote:
Can the 45 version be edited from the LP version? |
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No, different intro.
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I honestly think the "S-s-s-s-A-a-a-a-F-f-f-f...etc" part had such a hook that it became the most popular part of Safety Dance, which I would guess is why radio stations picked up that version. The song is really not all that interesting without that part. Funny thing is, even the video uses the short version.
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chendagam MusicFan
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I know this is the one song (safety dance) where I prefer the LP version. Same goes for Footloose as well...I just love those drums in the beginning. Some songs I hate when they play the LP version just because I'm so used to the 7" edit. For example, Prince's "Let's Go Crazy" and Huey Lewis's "Heart of Rock and Roll." Not to mention Diana Ross's "Upside Down."
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MMathews MusicFan
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Re: Footloose;
I recall in the NY / Long Island area, that some stations played the 45 version, and others played the LP version.
Re: Safety Dance, I recall when that broke on the new-wave station some months before it was released in the U.S., they only played what we know as the 12" / LP version. A friend had the import 45, and that was the same as the 12".
Upon it's first release on Backstreet, the LP contained the 45 version, but once it hit, was quickly re-pressed the include the 12" version since most stations seemed to playing that. At the time, the only place i ever heard the 45 version was in the video, or on the Casey's weekly countdown.
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As a huge Men Without Hats fan, I have to say, I love the single version of "Safety Dance" and actually dislike the LP version. The two are actually remixed differently. There seems to be more instrumentation in the single. It's almost like a wall of sound. However on the long version, it seems more stripped down.
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Hykker MusicFan
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chendagam wrote:
Some songs I hate when they play the LP version just because I'm so used to the 7" edit. For example, Prince's "Let's Go Crazy"
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That is one weird edit. Instead of editing the dialog at the beginning they overlapped 2 sections making it all but unintelligible. Anyone know why they did it that way?
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995wlol MusicFan
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Regarding the "Let's Go Crazy" edit, my personal theory is that it plays in "artistically" with the theme of the song. The overlapping voices create a feeling as if one were going crazy in the head. Probably not why it was done that way at all, but just a "crazy" guess.
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Inconsequential mastering note:
The 3-inch CD single for "Footloose" is based on the mastering for the Footloose soundtrack CD (so it's the LP version), and it cuts off the opening drumbeat. Avoid.
Edited by crapfromthepast on 03 April 2021 at 8:23pm
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