Re: Market Research)

["J.J." <jj@tiac.net>]

>On Fri, 16 Apr 1999 14:11:46 -0400 "David Merrill"
><dmerrill@exchange.com> writes:
>
>>On a related topic, I had heard that the group Wild Cherry had to record
>a
>>version of "Play That Funky Music" without the "white boy" for the
>Boston
>>market.  I don't remember the version that WRKO played, but in
>>Providence we had the "uncensored" version.
>>Any truth to this.
>
>The censored version sounds like an edit to me.  The censored edit of
>this song is kind of a pet peeve of mine -- I mean, why edit it?  White
>boy is offensive?  What's all that?  Besides, the edited version ends up
>being out of best -- it adds about a quater of a measure... why?  I here
>the edited version quite often, too...
>
>Rick Kelly


At WRKO The Big 68, I do recall playing the regular <uncensored.....never
knew that one existed> version.

J.J.

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