Do You Feel Like We Do
Sep 2nd, 2008 by Andy
I’m not much of a music buff. I do enjoy the 1976 album Framptom Comes Alive! and obviously the best track is “Do You Feel Like We Do.” The live version clocks in at 14:16 (that’s over 14 minutes long!). Wikipedia claims there is a 7:19 single version and a 6:44 studio version - but I’m assuming neither of those have been played in years.
The other day I was in my car and I flipped on the radio (it was on 94.7 The Globe) and the song was playing. Awesome! After a few seconds of singing along I noticed I was out of sync. Less than a minute later I realized I wasn’t listening to the song that I know and love. And this wasn’t a studio version, or even a different live version. This was the classic version but chopped up - to make the song shorter. What? Why on earth would you bother to play a shorter version of that song? That’s the whole point. THE SONG IS ALMOST 15 MINUTES LONG! Gah. I hold 94.7 The Globe responsible for this - either for cutting it up in the first place and/or for playing it.
How can you post this and fail to mention that YOUR BIG BRO took you to see Frampton play this LIVE in C’ville for your b-day way back when?! Where’s the love?
–T
P.S. Just kidding. But hearing live in person did ROCK, no?
Yeah, yeah. I almost mentioned that but the post was getting too long. Indeed, we did go see Frampton at the now defunct Trax in Charlottsville and it was AWESOME. He closed with Do You Feel Like We Do (I assume he always does) and it wasn’t the 14 minute version… it was more like 25 minutes.