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Yes, I've often quoted that quote from Boozoo. I agree with all of your sentiments b.t.w. It's strange though that vocals are often standard length but instrumentals are more variable, as if we notice the saymmetry more when words are attatched to the music. I learned Delton Broussard,s version of Boozoo's Leona Had a party a while back and have always been struck how i have to keep on my toes regarding the other musicians when playing it because my solo is 10 bars long not 8. The vocal is 8 bars. I also heard the western swing version of that song recently which is probably the original one and I must say both are great!