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VWestlife 
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 Posted: 20 March 2021 at 3:16pm |
Going by its apperance on the UK's "Top of the Pops", the promo edit of "The Boys of Summer" just appears to be omitting the intro drums, and then a rather abrupt early fade. Is that correct, or was it just an impromptu edit done for TV? |
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crapfromthepast
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Posted: 20 March 2021 at 4:04pm |
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That's really what's on the promo 45. For what it's worth, I never once heard that version played on the radio when the song was a hit.
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Posted: 20 March 2021 at 9:08pm |
Really? I know for sure the more popular top 40 station in Tulsa (a reference point, I know, lol) played the shorter intro exclusively. When I started hearing it years later on the local ACs, those "tip, tap, tip, tip, tap" echoey drums at the beginning drove me crazy... felt like it totally crashed the energy of the station until the synths finally kicked in. It would be interesting to survey which versions were played where across the country. It might be another case where, despite what was on the radio promo, the "hit" version might have been the LP length. |
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Posted: 21 March 2021 at 5:14pm |
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It could certainly vary from market to market. I was in New York City in 1985, and the NYC stations all played the full version of "The Boys Of Summer".
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Posted: 21 March 2021 at 8:35pm |
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I usually listened to a Buffalo station at the time, and
(for "The Boys of Summer") they usually played the short version during the day and long version at night, but I think overall I heard the long version more often. Since the 4:47 LP version was on the commercial 45, I'd go with that as the hit version. As far as I can remember, at least one Toronto station also played both in different dayparts. |
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