We Are the World

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   Okay, can someone give me a primer on how to make the 45 version of We are the World from the LP version?  I don't want to plunk down the money for the Quincy Jones boxed set.

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Brian W. Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 13 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 6	Post Options Post Reply Quote Brian W. Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: We Are the World Posted: 04 December 2005 at 11:57pm
	Okay, can someone give me a primer on how to make the 45 version of We are the World from the LP version? I don't want to plunk down the money for the Quincy Jones boxed set.

aaronk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 124	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 December 2005 at 12:07am
	Easy... Just fade the LP version from (6:11) to (6:23).

aaronk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 124	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 December 2005 at 12:08am
	I noticed the database says "version" but I've never noticed any edits anywhere in the 45. Can anyone point out one that I missed?

Brian W. Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 13 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 6	Post Options Post Reply Quote Brian W. Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 December 2005 at 2:10am
	Thanks, Aaron.

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	I agree that you can fade the LP version to end at 6:22 and arrive at the 45 version. The reason I do not use the terminology "length" to distinguish these cd appearances is due to the extra lyrical content found on the LP version beyond the 6:22 mark.
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aaronk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 124	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 December 2005 at 7:58am
	What's the extra content? Doesn't the chorus just repeat a few more times? Also, wouldn't that go against your definition of "length" since there are no other differences in the song?

EdisonLite Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 18 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 72	Post Options Post Reply Quote EdisonLite Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 December 2005 at 11:06am
	Pat, if the differences occur beyond the 6:22 mark (once the single has ended), then by your own definition, shouldn't the term "length" be used here?

sriv94 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 16 September 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote sriv94 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 December 2005 at 12:16pm
	I only have the (6:22) version from the Rhino Quincy Jones box set, but even with the extension of the song being a rehash of the choruses aren't there different solo vocalists that change from chorus to chorus beyond the song's single length? If so, from that standpoint I can see the 45 version/LP version designation (because it's not really a matter of the choruses just continuing on for 40 more seconds before the LP fade).
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aaronk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 124	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 December 2005 at 12:32pm
	In just about every other instance where the term "version" is used, it designates a difference in the mix, edits within the song, or something other than fading early. As a reader, when I see the word "length" I automatically know that there's just a difference in length between the two and nothing more, which is the case with "We Are The World."

EdisonLite Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 18 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 72	Post Options Post Reply Quote EdisonLite Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 December 2005 at 12:44pm
	Even if there are different solo vocalists (or other elements) after the song has faded out on the 45, in my opinion, it still wouldn't make this a "version". Also, by calling it "length", people with the "We Are the World" CD can know that they can create their own "single" simply by fading their CD recording early. Edited by EdisonLite