What songs should absolutely never EVER be cut off?

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At the local bar around here Wednesday's are the reggae/dub night. The DJ -- who isn't what I'd call stellar -- always screws around with the songs that he plays. I can usually block out his feeble attempts to channel Coxsone Dodd, but last night he cut off "Solid Foundation" by the Congos. This really pissed me off. I was reminded of how angry a friend of mine got when I talked over the end of Pavement's "Summer Babe" on a radio show I used to do.

Hence the question.

― cybele, Thursday, 1 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

i made my mother stay in the car the other day until a double- shot of van halen was finished. take from what what you will.

― jess, Thursday, 1 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Wipeout, Playing with the Queen of Hearts, Come Sail Away (thanks, Cartman), ...

Not because any of them are good, but if you don't let them run their course and then go on to the next song, they'll be stuck in your head for a week.

Songs not to be cut, as a sign of respect: Warthog, the Ramones 2541, Grant Hart Anti-Socialist, My Dad is Dead Blue Line Swinger, Yo La Tengo

― Dave225, Thursday, 1 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

"...how angry a friend of mine got when I talked over the end of Pavement's 'Summer Babe.'"

I want to kill you.

Also, Layla. I've heard stations cut off the coda at the end.

― JM, Thursday, 1 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

About half of the heartbreakingly classic "Weather Report" by the Tennors was cut off by (pah!) a band starting at a function I was at last weekend.

The DJ was rightly outraged, and ensured he played the record in full later in the evening. What a nice man.

― Tim, Thursday, 1 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I hate cutting any song I like off. It seems so crass.

― Nick, Thursday, 1 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Wot about songs that fade off then fade back in then fade off, but you never hear the fade back in and fade off because the DJ talks over the first fade off, like it's the actual proper final fade off!!!! (eg "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore" by the The Smiths)

Old Fart!!!!

― Old Fart!!!!, Thursday, 1 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

blue line swinger (yes dave), katy song (red house painters) and everything by joy division. new order can be cut. it would be just like a premature orgasm. like in real life.

― alex in mainhattan, Thursday, 1 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

"Weinerschnitzel" by the Descendents. For the obvious reasons.

― Brian MacDonald, Thursday, 1 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Cutting off the coda would make "Layla" the great song it could be.

― sundar subramanian, Thursday, 1 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

What songs should always be cut off? "Rocket Queen", after the girl climaxes, for damn sure. Dead Boys - "Sonic Reducer", after the first verse.

― Otis Wheeler, Thursday, 1 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

some one cut off the marc almond cover of material girl (the 12 minute cover , i was angry)

― anthony, Thursday, 1 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I know that these two are probably not popular answers but...

"Suffragette City" by David Bowie "Just Like Heaven" by the Cure "The Dead Heart" by Midnight Oil

― Lord Custos, Friday, 2 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

ELO mister blue sky kandy korn by capt beefheart

― bob snoom, Saturday, 3 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Shit. I was going to say Mr Blue Sky.
So, I'll say "Life on Mars?" instead. Very annoying for radio DJs as the ending is so quiet.

― Jeff, Monday, 5 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

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