Okay. You know how there’s really good rock music that are much longer than any other regular rock song? Especially in classic rock, there are so many great songs that (luckily) go on for a long time. For instance:
Hey Jude (7:04)
Jungleland (9:35)
Layla (7:06)
She’s Gone (5:19)
They’re all awesome songs because - well, they’re awesome - and they also go on for a while and really rock out and do guitar solos and other awesome stuff. So now here’s my idea. What if they made versions of other great (although shorter) rocks songs that go on for that long? I’m talking 10-minute guitar solos - just an artist completely going crazy with their song.
Kind of like the live version of While My Guitar Gently Weeps* that was played during the concert for George by Eric Clapton and Paul McCartney. It’s 6 minutes and awesome. Couldn’t artists come in to a studio and play their songs - but 3 times as long and just be going crazy? Kind of like the TV show Abbey Road, except a more fine-tuned version, and also kind of like those “Unplugged” albums, except instead of mellowing down songs, they go crazy with it.
I’m saying this because there is so much good music that would be so much more awesome if they went on for more than 4 minutes. I’m sure there are a number of reasons why the 3-5 minute range is so popular - but wouldn’t it be awesome? So, what songs would you like to be awesome-fied?
*Click the play button to hear the song in a cool Yahoo flash player
