OT: Huey Lewis - Give Me the Keys

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   Full title is "Give Me the Keys (and I'll Drive You Crazy)" by Huey Lewis and the News. It only hit #47 in early '89, snapping the band's 13-single streak of Top 40 hits. Nowadays, I bet anyone would kill for the kind of sales and airplay that got this to #47.

The 45s all say the single version is a John Luongo mix/edit running 3:59. I don't have it so can't confirm.

The video runs about 3:51 and is a remix with intermittent tambourine, e.g. plainly audible from 0:10 to 0:18.

The same remix, but not fading out until 4:09, is on the promo Hitmakers Top 40 CD Sampler vol. 14 (Dec 9, 1988).

A promo 12" claims to have a 4:39 version of the Remix but as far as I can tell, it actually just plays the 4:35 Small World album version.

The Dutch anthology CD Collected has a 4:01 "Single Edit" which is not remixed, but rather is just an edit of the LP version, shortening the sax solo.

Can anyone confirm what the 45 or cassette single plays?

Edited by mjb50

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	Full title is "Give Me the Keys (and I'll Drive You Crazy)" by Huey Lewis and the News. It only hit #47 in early '89, snapping the band's 13-single streak of Top 40 hits. Nowadays, I bet anyone would kill for the kind of sales and airplay that got this to #47. The 45s all say the single version is a John Luongo mix/edit running 3:59. I don't have it so can't confirm. The video runs about 3:51 and is a remix with intermittent tambourine, e.g. plainly audible from 0:10 to 0:18. The same remix, but not fading out until 4:09, is on the promo Hitmakers Top 40 CD Sampler vol. 14 (Dec 9, 1988). A promo 12" claims to have a 4:39 version of the Remix but as far as I can tell, it actually just plays the 4:35 Small World album version. The Dutch anthology CD Collected has a 4:01 "Single Edit" which is not remixed, but rather is just an edit of the LP version, shortening the sax solo. Can anyone confirm what the 45 or cassette single plays? Edited by mjb50