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What “long song” (6+ minutes) is worth every minute?

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Kwek00 · 41-45, M

Jaydee - Plastic Dreams(1993)

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Others:

Jefferson Airplane - Fat Angel (1969)
Jefferson Airplane - Eskimo Blue Day (1969)
Deep Purple - Sweet Child in Time (1970)
Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven (1971)
Meat Loaf - Bat out of Hell (1977) (and other Jim Steinman songs)
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb (1979)
Anne Clark - Our Darkness (1983)
Phuture - Acid Tracks (1987)
Sinead O'Conner - Troy (1988)
The Age of Love - The Age of Love (Jam & Spoon watch out for Stella Remix) (1990)
Iron Maiden - Fear of the Dark (1992)
Sisters of Mercy - Temple of Love (extended version)(1992)

helenS · 36-40, F

Miles Davis, "So What", original "Kind of Blue" album version (1959) 👍🏼
Miles on trumpet
Julian "Cannonball" Adderley – alto saxophone
John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
Bill Evans – piano
Paul Chambers on bass
Jimmy Cobb – drums

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Lugwho · 56-60, M

@helenS One of my favourite albums

helenS · 36-40, F

@Lugwho If I had to throw away all my music, except one artist, the one remaining would probably be Miles...

bugeye · 26-30, F

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yeah it's from DMC5 but it's honestly such a good song. personally i love the violin solo that's in there. my fave part.

BlueGreenGrey · M

There are tons of great songs over 6 minutes, from multiple genres (it goes without saying that jazz, classical and ambient will often be long)

"Third Stone From the Sun" (Mitch Mitchell, and, oh, yeah, Hendrix too)
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Fela Kuti | "Water No Get Enemy"
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Long songs tend to be the rule in post-rock (never mind prog) ...
Explosions in the Sky | "Your Hand in Mine"
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And with electronic music it just depends on which mix of a song you get as to whether that mix is over or under 6 minutes ...
Orbital | "Halcyon On and On"
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Then you have some avant-garde stuff like this ...
Glenn Branca | "Lesson No.1 for Electric Guitar"
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And minimalism ...
Steve Reich | You Are (Variations), Mvt. I
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Here's one last random one ...
The Flaming Lips | "One Million Billionth of a Millisecond on a Sunday Morning"
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Raaii · 22-25, F

Remember the time, you rock my world 🙇‍♀ I'm a mj fan so I'll go with most of his songs

AnneHoney · 41-45, F

Tuesday Afternoon by the Moodies is a great song and has to be over 6

TheOneyouwerewarnedabout · 46-50, MVIP

Kinda relevant!

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uncalled4 · 56-60, M

Don't make it bad.
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AnneHoney · 41-45, F

MacArthur Park by Dumbledore (Richard Harris)lol went over 7 I think disc jockeys played it when they needed a bathroom break

Lilymoon · F

Heard it thru the grapevine. CCR

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Belleinboots · 61-69, F

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another Dire Straits epic... this one is14 minutes of musical and lyrical greatness imho

HotPizza71 · 51-55, M

@Belleinboots Fun fact..for you maybe..is,one member of the band,I believe it was the guitarist,lived not too far from where I went to secondary school

Belleinboots · 61-69, F

@HotPizza71 Interesting was it John Ilsley Or Jack Sonni?

forestgirl · 46-50, F

Peter Frampton
"Do you feel like I do"

AnneHoney · 41-45, F

The Doors “when the music’s over” runs over 10 min

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hunkalove · 61-69, M

"I Love the Kardashians" by JohnnyO and the Rockin' Olingers.

TinyViolins · 31-35, M

Mr. Invisible - Thank You Scientist

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AnneHoney · 41-45, F

American pie goes over 7 I think

NativePortlander1970 ·

@AnneHoney I currently live a half hour from the crash site, and where they played last...

supersnipe · 61-69, M

@AnneHoney 'American Pie' was the first 'long song' that came to mind when I read this post. There are plenty of others, but many were not released as singles. 'American Pie' came out on 45rpm in the UK, and hit No.2 early in 1972. The eponymous album is very good, too.

metaldog

Barracuda

WintaTheAngle · 41-45, M

Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen

Iwillwait · M

Echoes by Pink Floyd

therighttothink50 · 56-60, M

American Pie, Mclean, Feels So Good, Mangione, Life Goes on, Zimmer.

ElwoodBlues · M

Bob Dylan, Visions of Johanna
on the album Blonde on Blonde,1966

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Arboven

Three off the top of my head:

November Rain - Guns' N Roses
Ommadawn Part I - Mike Oldfield
The Greatest Show On Earth - Nightwish

YourMomsSecretCrush · M

Shine on You Crazy Diamond - Pink Floyd

TheFragile · 46-50, M

@YourMomsSecretCrush My favorite song by Floyd. Such a great tribute to Syd.

ABCDEF7 · M

Differs from person to person.

OverTheHill · 61-69, M

Hey Jude - The Beatles

IM5688 · 61-69, M

Whippin Post - Allman Brothers
In Memory of Elizabeth Reed - Allman Brothers

dancingtongue · 80-89, M

Rhapsody In Blue
Miss American Pie
Alice's Restaurant

ElwoodBlues · M

American Pie
by Don McClean, 1972

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Felina · F

Lofi Chill 😌 ☔

ElwoodBlues · M

Walk me out in the Morning Dew
Grateful Dead, Winterland 1974-10-18

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LLcoolK · 51-55, M

Purple Rain

SaorUladh · 26-30, M

This is a masterpiece and I'll fight anyone who says otherwise

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MrBrownstone · 46-50, M

Locomotive-Guns'N'Roses

TheOneyouwerewarnedabout · 46-50, MVIP

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Gibbon · 70-79, M

@TheOneyouwerewarnedabout On the pipes? Incredible.

TheOneyouwerewarnedabout · 46-50, MVIP

@ShenaniganFoodie YouTube. Freebird bagpipes

Gibbon · 70-79, M

@TheOneyouwerewarnedabout She took the shrill out of bagpipes. She made them sound amazing.

Ditto · M

Too long - daft punk

OlderSometimesWiser · F

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TheFragile · 46-50, M

@OlderSometimesWiser One of my favorite songs of all times. Reminds me of my parents. Jackson Browne is also just fuckin' brilliant, lol!

OlderSometimesWiser · F

@TheFragile It’s one of those songs that can take me right back to a specific place in time. Amazing how music can do that.

OlderSometimesWiser · F

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DrawntoaDistance · M

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Arboven

@DrawntoaDistance Ahh "video unavailable in your region". A true classic 😁

TheFragile · 46-50, M

@DrawntoaDistance Best song on a masterpiece of an album.

arthurca · M

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AnneHoney · 41-45, F

@arthurca was on Sirius XM yesterday great tune

Lugwho · 56-60, M

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metaldog

@Lugwho fabulous ❤

rinkydinkydoink · M

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Gibbon · 70-79, M

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