TWO TIMES FIVE OVER SEVEN


equals another great playlist.

Inspired by last night's list, I decided to flip the iTunes library upside down and check out the long songs. A quick glance at the list made me realize that live versions (which I tried to keep to a minimum) and songs from the seventies (ah, the crossroads of musical ambition and the rise of the Album-Oriented rock format!) rocked and ruled this time around. The seven-minute mark seemed like a nice, sensible place to begin, so the list of potential candidates was much shorter and easier to pare down this time. I eventually eliminated a lot of songs that I really love, but I just couldn't bring myself to cut any more once I'd gotten down to, in alphabetical order, my

TOP TEN SONGS OVER SEVEN MINUTES LONG

Bad [Live], U2
Cowgirl in the Sand [Live], Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Free Bird, Lynyrd Skynyrd
Jesus of Suburbia, Green Day
Jungleland, Bruce Springsteen
The Last Resort, Eagles
Like a Hurricane, Neil Young
Rosalita (Come Out Tonight), Bruce Springsteen
Sultans of Swing [Live], Dire Straits
Won't Get Fooled Again, The Who.

Once again, let me me know some of your favorites. The all-request playlist will appear in this week's Friday Notes. Until then, rock on (and go long)...

Posted: Mon - January 15, 2007 at 09:32 AM          

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