Rod Stewart - Da Ya Think I’m Sexy

It's really written as "Da Ya Think...", not "Do Ya Think..." or "Do You Think...".

The commercial 45 was the same as the LP version, running about 5:29.

The choice is very clear for the commercial 45/LP version: get the 4-CD Storyteller (1989). It sounds nice.

The 1979 Greatest Hits CD tracks into the next selection, and has extremely low levels throughout. Some of the tracks are faded early. I don't like this CD at all.

The 2001 Very Best Of is mastered far too loud and clips a lot.

The only compilation disc that I have with this song is Time-Life's Sounds Of The Seventies Vol. 9 1979 (1990). Here, it fades much more quickly than the other CDs, and there's no hiss at all on the fade. Something's not quite right about this version.

So now that you've bought Storyteller, here are instructions for editing the commercial 45/LP version down to the promo 45 version:

Segment 1
136 beats long, ends on a downbeat
Extends from 0:00.0-1:13.5 of both the promo 45 and LP versions

Remove the 16 beats from 1:13.5-1:22.1 of the LP version.

Segment 2
88 beats long, begins and ends on a downbeat
Extends from 1:13.5-2:00.8 of the promo 45 version
Extends from 1:22.1-2:09.3 of the LP version

Remove the 16 beats from 2:09.3-2:17.9 of the LP version.

Segment 3
68 beats long, begins and ends on a downbeat
Extends from 2:00.8-2:37.2 of the promo 45 version
Extends from 2:17.9-2:54.3 of the LP version

Remove the 32 beats from 2:54.3-3:11.5 of the LP version.

Segment 4
16 beats long, begins and ends on a downbeat, although the ending is hard to tell if it's a downbeat or not
Extends from 2:37.2-2:45.8 of the promo 45 version
Extends from 3:11.5-3:20.1 of the LP version

Remove the 8 beats from 3:20.1-3:24.4 of the LP version.

Segment 5
84 beats long, begins and ends on a downbeat
Extends from 2:45.8-3:31.0 of the promo 45 version
Extends from 3:24.4-4:09.6 of the LP version

Remove the 32 beats from 4:09.6-4:26.8 of the LP version.

Segment 6
85 beats long, begins on downbeat, ends just after a snare
Extends from 3:31.0-4:16.2 of the promo 45 version
Extends from 4:26.8-5:12.0 of the LP version

Fade about 13 beats long, starts on downbeat with word "c'mon"
Extends from 4:09-4:16 of the promo 45 version
Extends from 5:05-5:12 of the LP version

This one had five edits and a fade, so it's a little more work than usual for these promo 45 edits. On the plus side, all the edits are on downbeats. The promo 45 runs 4:16.

Thanks to Aaron for letting me reverse-engineer his recreation of the promo 45 edit.

Edited by crapfromthepast

Thanks for providing the specifics, CrapFromThePast. Much appreciated!

To Gary Mack:

I don't think he even sang "Do".

I always heard "...and ya think I'm sexy".

Actual title of the record is "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" with a question mark. The exact title is never even mentioned in the song, nor is it asked.

Yes, I'm getting pedantic & technical...

Andy

The Hits Man wrote: Gary Mack wrote: Someone should have reminded co-writer Rod Stewart, for he sang Do, not Da. GM     If you listen to the song, he never sings the title at all.

On the vinyl version, yes, but Im sure I've heard him sing
Do somewhere, perhaps in a live performance. So how
come the song title wasn't And You Think...?

GM

The Hits Man wrote: That would explain songs like "For What It's Worth" by Buffalo Springfield, and "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" by Bob Dylan.

And "Young Turks" by Rod Stewart.

Sorry, couldn't resist.

Edited by crapfromthepast