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How can I get Deezer to play the right song (when requested from Android Auto or Amazon Echo)?

  • 18 July 2024
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Hello all,

 

When I ask my Amazon Echo or Google Home/Android auto to play a song, it will quite often play the wrong version of the song. For example, if I ask “Alexa, play Chandelier by Sia” it will play Chandelier (Mongolian throat Singing version), and not… the studio version. Is there a way to prevent that?

 

In the same vein, is there a way to not have it play the censored versions of songs if an explicit version is available? This one is a mixed bag, but if I ask Android Auto to play “Straight Outta Compton” by NWA, it would play a sanitized, radio edit of the song despite me enabling explicit in the app. This happens less common than the first thing but I also don’t love it.

 

Thanks!

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I do totally agree: so often when I make a very plain and simple request through Google Assistant, like “Play Take on me by A-Ha”, the choice will land on a live version, or acoustic version, or featuring, or an alternate take or even a cover… If I don’t specify any particular attribute I guess the most obvious choice should be the original studio version or the latest remaster at most (but the original version would be more appropriate, or I would have asked specifically for the remastered version...).
I find it quite counterintuitive: a simple question should lead to a simply answer imho.

Thanks!

 

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