Active TopicsActive Topics  Display List of Forum MembersMemberlist  Search The ForumSearch  HelpHelp
  RegisterRegister  LoginLogin
Chat Board
 Top 40 Music on Compact Disc : Chat Board
Subject Topic: Prince 45 lengths & versions Post ReplyPost New Topic
Author
Message << Prev Topic | Next Topic >>
jebsib
MusicFan
MusicFan


Joined: 06 April 2006
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 167
Posted: 16 September 2020 at 12:20pm | IP Logged Quote jebsib

Question about "Pop Life" - for the life of me, I don't recall ever hearing this on
the radio in Fall '85…

Did they play the jarring "boxing ring / cheering crowd" elements that interrupt
the LP version? That would seem so radio-unfriendly.

Was there an edit or remix that most CHRs played back then?
Back to Top View jebsib's Profile Search for other posts by jebsib
 
crapfromthepast
MusicFan
MusicFan


Joined: 14 September 2006
Location: United States
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 2188
Posted: 16 September 2020 at 12:38pm | IP Logged Quote crapfromthepast

Nope; "Pop Life" aired as-is on top 40 radio back then.

Some stations ran the song until the actual fade of the music. Others faded out quickly after the "ding" of the boxing ring bell.

__________________
There's a lot of crap on the radio, but there's only one Crap From The Past.
Back to Top View crapfromthepast's Profile Search for other posts by crapfromthepast Visit crapfromthepast's Homepage
 
aaronk
Admin Group
Admin Group


Joined: 16 January 2005
Location: United States
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 6428
Posted: 16 September 2020 at 12:59pm | IP Logged Quote aaronk

Interestingly, the UK "Extended Version" of "Pop Life" is the original, unedited recording, which was likely later edited down for the LP. At 3:01, where the boxing sounds begin on the LP version, you instead hear another chorus on the Extended Version. 3:21 of the Extended Version is the start of where the LP version fades back in. If you wanted to create a version that doesn't have the sound effects, you could essentially just fade the Extended Version in the same place that the LP version fades out.

Edited by aaronk on 16 September 2020 at 1:00pm


__________________
Aaron Kannowski
Uptown Sound
91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop
Back to Top View aaronk's Profile Search for other posts by aaronk Visit aaronk's Homepage
 
NightAire
MusicFan
MusicFan


Joined: 20 February 2010
Location: United States
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 969
Posted: 16 September 2020 at 1:26pm | IP Logged Quote NightAire

I would have sworn my station had an edited crowd noise section... I'd have to look it up to be sure... we're confident the LP and single versions were identical? I guess they might have shortened it for airplay... just the crowd noise was shorter, they left all the music and the fade as is.

__________________
Gene Savage
http://www.BlackLightRadio.com
http://www.facebook.com/TulsaSavage
Owasso, Oklahoma USA
Back to Top View NightAire's Profile Search for other posts by NightAire Visit NightAire's Homepage
 
Paul Haney
MusicFan
MusicFan


Joined: 01 April 2005
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 1709
Posted: 17 September 2020 at 9:29am | IP Logged Quote Paul Haney

I only heard "Pop Life" on the radio exactly how it is on the 45.

Edited by Paul Haney on 17 September 2020 at 10:38am
Back to Top View Paul Haney's Profile Search for other posts by Paul Haney
 

If you wish to post a reply to this topic you must first login
If you are not already registered you must first register

<< Prev Page of 4
  Post ReplyPost New Topic
Printable version Printable version

Forum Jump
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot create polls in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum



This page was generated in 0.1084 seconds.