Maybe it's just me. But most pop songs these days seem to be one minute too long.
I wouldn't have discovered this were it not for the iPod, which -- magically! -- displays how much time is left in a song. Time and again, I'll be listening to a song, and will get to that point. You know, the one where you go, OK, I've liked this song up until now, but it's starting to get a little repetitive. A bit tiresome. As my Grandmother would say, a bit too much of a muchness.
And then I look at the small screen, and there's one minute left. Nearly always. I mean, give or take a few seconds, but the Tiresome Point seems to fall about one minute before the end of the song.
Of course, it could just be me.
It's really not. There are a number of songs I've noticed recently that are about a minute or more too long. You have a pop hook that can sustain a 2:30 song, but the lyricist refuses to edit so you end up with a 5:30 marathon.
The mope rockers are especially prone to doing this. Of course, I thought all of the White Stripes albums were about six _songs_ too long.
Comment #1 :: link :: January 18, 2007 02:55 PM
