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Do you have any TMBG songs where you like another variant over the album version? (startrek.website)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/tmbl

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I have several songs where I think they could have done better on the album version.

This includes a lot of Mink Car:

Bangs - Snapping Turtles had the more John-y lyrics in my opinion.
Man, It's So Loud in Here - The first demo just had more soul, in my opinion. I get they were going for Pet Shop Boys pastiche/parody, but I really liked the general 80s vibes of the original demo.
My Man - There's a demo that has some better compositional choices in my opinion.
Another First Kiss - I prefer the one from Severe Tire Damage by leaps and bounds.

Another addition is I like the Severe Tire Damage version of They Got Lost more than the Long Tall Weekend version.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The live version of She's an Angel on Severe Tire Damage is one of my all-time favorite songs.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I love that recording too, but equally to the album version. One has awesome horns, the other as good synth.