when does a song become to long

[snowultra]

for me its around 6 minutes, unless its an extended mix of song i really like.
does anyone else have limits on how long songs are.

[100%]

it could be within 2 seconds if i hate that song.

[natedogg]

I don't, I like mine 20 mins

[tesco]

For a song I really like I love when they're reallly long. :)

[nursepissangel]

Becomes "long" at around 6 minutes, imo. That's not to say there aren't some great long songs (Allman Bros' Mountain Jam is almost 34 mins long and it's fantastic)

[snowultra]

me too i love music thats 30 minutes long. of course i cant figure out what to do for 30 minutes while im listening to one song, but i love it. in fact i sit in my car and wait for my 30 minute song to finish its great.

[Katastrophik]

about 5 minutes for me

[Barbarossa]

It depends on the song

[100%]

Good Dub should go on forever.

[killuminati96]

I can listen to about 8 minutes before I get annoyed. It has to be a real good song tho.

[DefX]

Depends on the genre. If its instrumental like something from kenny g, i can listen to one for up to 10 min.

But if its techno, forget it.

[ziggyjuarez]

Almost never when its rap with repetitive dark beats and verse after verse of somewhat meaningfull lyrics.
ex: Mobb Deep

[mbfraser]

Totally depends on the song. Songs with intros and solos are always long. Songs with climaxes can also take some time (right now, what comes to mind is Weezer's 'Only in Dreams'). I think 12 mins is fine. For example, Skynryd's live version of 'Free Bird' is intense. Peter Frampton's 'Do You Feel Like I do' and Jackson Browne's 'Running on Empty' are also long. All 3 are amoung my favourite songs...

[kilontek]

Songs that are over say 4-5 mins will be deemed long as record companies want music that can be played on the radio. So these days artists are shooting for songs of this length, which is a shame as with more freedom musical arangment could be pushed and we could listen to more interesting music!

[bigboab]

About 4 minutes. After that it drags a bit. I am talking about singing and not musical pieces.:)

[Chadskies84]

trully depends on the song but maybe 5 mins max?

[Confluence]

Definitely depends on the genre, as well as the musical ability and lyrics. For example, if it has soaring guitars, the pulsing drums, bold basslines, and heartfelt well placed lyrics, then it could go on until it wants to stop, I'd love it. Pink Floyd and Dream theater, and Rush have some really long songs I'll always love.
If it's a bold, sharp, independant punk song, then it could be a minute long and I'd love it just as much in a totally different way.

[frazer]

well i would say about 10mins then i get annoyed.

[wilson47]

Depends on the song, I think. I like some songs that are 20+ minutes long. They don't get boring despite being so long.

[Bucktoof]

Truly depends on the genre like some have said. Some instrumental/acoustic music I like the longer ones because some songs just sound very good. But I agree with one of the above posters, I'm not a techno person so I don't listen at all to that stuff.
It seems that the lack of lyrics means I rather have a longer song. I love jazz and some of the famous jazz songs are 20-30 minutes, most of which is improvised which just makes it cooler for me.

[Rats]

when they just keep playing the same thing over and over. for example, The Beatles' "Hey Jude" and Derek and the Dominoes' "Layla"
However, a song can be long as hell and still be awesome, For example Dream Theater's "A Mind Beside Itself" is almost 20 minutes long.

[Fortech]

don't care as long as the song is good, it mainly does depend on the song

[jamesh]

a song becomes too long when it begins to suck

i've got songs i like that are over 20 mins.

i've got songs i think are too long after 0.5 seconds.

[Not Complete]

it could be within 2 seconds if i hate that song.

[Seedler]

Uh Sonatas and Concertos are sometimes 1hr+, when all three or four movements are played.