I just returned from a great time in Ireland visiting family and friends and while frequenting a lot of clubs and pubs I noticed on a few occasions that groups did not sing the entire somg. During one 40 minute set in particular it appeared that the idea was to get as many songs covered as possible, but by leaving out some key verses the story of the song was lost. My question is,

" Do you think it is OK to omit verses" ?. I realize that some songs are extremekly lengthy and can get quite boring, but in general is it not better to sing all verses. ?

Jimmy C