While you might edit a long song down to a radio-friendly length, I think most songs start out short enough to be radio-friendly in the first place. 3 minutes is about the natural for a typical verse-chorus-bridge structure song. Cut out the bridge and the song will probably clock in closer to 2 minutes.
These longer songs, like Foreplay / Long Time, have a lot more going on. More ideas. More sections. Dramatic crescendos. Extended instrumental parts. They're harder to write.
The standard verse-chorus-bridge structures are popular because it's a really damn good way to write a song.
These longer songs, like Foreplay / Long Time, have a lot more going on. More ideas. More sections. Dramatic crescendos. Extended instrumental parts. They're harder to write.
The standard verse-chorus-bridge structures are popular because it's a really damn good way to write a song.