The Week contest: Short hit
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This week’s question: Since 1990, the average length of a song on the Billboard Hot 100 has dropped from over four minutes to about three. If a classic pop act were to edit down a hit single to cater to listeners’ shrinking attention spans, what should the updated track be titled?
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THE WINNER: “Bohemian Rhap-it-up”
Roger Lewis, Burlington, Vermont
SECOND PLACE: “Uptown Shrunk”
Laurel Rose, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
THIRD PLACE: “Less It Be”
Bill Wilwers, Barling, Arkansas
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
“The Quick and Linear Road”
Rebecca Burgan, Grass Valley, California
“Working 9 to Noon”
Ken Kellam III, Dallas, Texas
“I Run the Line”
Josephine Policastro, West Milford, New Jersey
“Stop Now! You've Had Enough”
Skip Flanagan, Roseville, California
“Scene From an Italian Takeout”
Bill Levine, Belmont, Mass.
“Elevator to Heaven”
Alan Glass, West Hartford, Connecticut
“Midnight Jet to Georgia”
Bill Muse, Seattle, Washington
“Baby One Less Time”
Mathison Hall, Annapolis, Maryland
“Text Me Maybe”
Jon Goranson, Chattanooga, Tennessee
“Reined-In Melody”
Ellen Owens, Fayetteville, New York
“Truly Madly Briefly”
Beth Dokolasa, Indian Hills, Colorado
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