Culture Shock
10 minute pop songs = indefensible
The Onion's AV Club has taken the indefensible position that there more than 40 good pop songs lasting more than 10 minutes.
No, they tell you up front, "Alice's Restaurant" is not among the contenders.
All the usual suspects are there - Yes, Zep, Dylan, Kraftwerk. But a few modern rock acts like Modest Mouse, Mastadon and Wilco are also running into overtime.
Looking over the list I realize that I know most of these songs and can't see anything that wouldn't be improved by shaving off at least 6 minutes -- in many cases, much more.
Particularly agregious: an 11 minute version of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" by Creedance Clearwater Revival. That's more than three times the length of the Marvin Gaye version and not half as cool.
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