Expert: Mike Caldwell - 3/5/2010

Question
QUESTION: Dear Mike
I΄m a cuban classic rock fan.
As you surely know, there are many rock songs which have a short and a long version. Usually, the former is more commercial at the radio and in charts, and the last one is enjoyed much more.

Accidentally, I have got some of them, but I’m sure there are many others, and I’d like to know at least the most important long or extended versions (not live versions) of the sixties and seventies. I know that such specific list doesn’t exist, but I think it would be, for many rock fans, as interesting as any
other one, like One Hit Wonder, The Most Played Songs, etc.

If I would send you the list of those long versions I
have, could you help me so that I add others?

Regards
Hiram.

ANSWER: Sure, you can follow up your post with your list and I can see if there are any others I can suggest.  For example, there are songs by The Doors, Yes, and Led Zeppelin that were important pieces in rock but never made the radio because of their length.

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QUESTION: Hi Mike:
Thank you for your answer. I agree that there were important songs which never made the radio because of their long extension, but my interest is about songs played on the radio and ranked in charts. I send you the long version songs I have in my collection with those features.

1-Miracles - Jefferson Starship - 6:51
2-Slow Ride – Foghat - 8:15
3-Radar Love - Golden Earring – 6:24
4-Slippen' Into Darkness – War - 6:57
5-Money For Nothing – Dire Sraits – 8:26
6-Black Magic Woman – Santana – 5:13
7-Beginnings – Chicago – 7:49
8-Make Me Smile – Chicago –
9-Questions – Moody Blues – 5:46
10-Do It Again – Steely Dan – 5:56
11-Why Can’t We Live Together – Timmy Thomas - 4:35
12-American Pie - Don McLean – 8:35
13-Masterpiece – Temptations – 13:41
14-Frankenstein – Edgar Winter Group – 4:46
15-Sky Pilot – Eric Burdon & The Animals – 7:27
16-I’m not In Love – 10cc –
17-Riders On The Storm – Doors – 6:41
18-All Right Now – Free – 5:29
19-Green Eyes Lady – Sugarloaf – 6:50
20-Crimson & Clover – Tommy James & The Shondells – 5:28
21-Good Times – Chic – 7:39

I hope you help me to find others, mainly of the sixties and seventies.
Regards
Hiram

Answer
Hi Hiram

Good list you had there!
Here are some that come to mind - these received steady airplay on the radio, despite their length.


Whole Lotta Love (Led Zeppelin)
Kashmir (Led Zeppelin)
Light My Fire (Doors)
Stairway To Heaven (Led Zeppelin)
Freebird (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Hey Jude (Beatles)
Finding My Way (Rush)
My Woman From Tokyo (Deep Purple)
Black Water (Doobie Brothers)

and of course
Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen)