Floyd
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Some of the great classics (especially longer songs) are 'cut down', for radio (or were- I haven't listened to the radio for many years) and I suspect that this is the version you've heard.While listening to the Who's 'Won't Get Fooled Again', I thought I was experiencing a Mandela effect... I just could not find a recording that featured Roger Daltrey's huge scream towards the end. I'd got to the point where I thought I must have imagined it all, then I found this version:
I was much relieved to hear it again. It's really what makes that track work.
I wonder why those other recordings have it removed? Is it because that section features a certain amount of wanton destruction of instruments by Pete Townshend? Or because the scream represents the visceral feeling of rebellion? Or was it just an off-the-cuff addition by Daltrey that only featured on one version of the song? It's the only version I'm familiar with.
I recall a shortened version of Hotel California as just one example (albeit not vocal-wise).
He certainly does it here at the Concert For New York in 2001.