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| Alternate Takes and Demos of Classic Songs I'll start it off: The Beatles - A Day In The Life (Rehersal Demo) - I've always liked this song and I like this alternative version as well. Pink Floyd - On the Run (Studio Version) Pink Floyd - On the Run (Demo) - Pink Floyd had been performing much of The Dark Side of the Moon live for about a year before recording it in the studio. This is the original version of On the Run that was eventually replaced with the synthesizer version on the final studio recording. I like both but I think I prefer the original with the guitar. Pink Floyd - Have A Cigar - Roger Waters wasn't comfortable/confident doing the vocals for the Wish You Were Here album so Pink Floyd brought in Roy Harper to do the vocals. This is a demo of Have a Cigar with Waters singing. The Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows (Studio Version) The Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows (Alternate Version) - Very different version from the studio recording. Foo Fighters - Everlong (Acoustic) - Live recording of a nice acoustic version of Everlong This post was edited on 2/2 at 1:06 am Reply • Back to Top |
| good idea for a thread Harry Nilsson - "Without You" -- The singing is much more emotional here than on the released single Reply • Back to Top |
| John Lennon -- "Strawberry Fields Forever" -- A number of demos for this survive, this link has two Reply • Back to Top |
Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman - "It's Great To Be Young And In Love" -- This is the demo for what would later become (with different lyrics) "Teenager In Love" by Dion & The Belmonts (and you can hear an outtake of that here) performed by its composers.  Reply • Back to Top |
| The Doors - Moonlight Drive Jackson Browne - Doctor My Eyes Reply • Back to Top |
| I just stumbled on to this fascinating track This is Paul McCartney improvising on the old Jerome Kern standard "The Way You Look Tonight" (listen to a conventional version here). You can actually hear as the song evolves into The Beatles' "I Will". Reply • Back to Top |
| Didn't know there were any Doors demos around. Do many survive? ETA: Well I'll be darned, here's another one "Hello I Love You" This post was edited on 2/2 at 12:27 am Reply • Back to Top |
| I've gone back and forth on that Doors demo, it sounds like Morrison but the quality is probably too good for that period. I'll leave the link up because it's not a bad version of the song even if it's a fake. I know this one's real: Nirvana - Lithium Reply • Back to Top |
quote: If you're talking about "Hello I Love You" I believe it's Ray Manzarek singing Reply • Back to Top |
| Nah, I was referring to the Moonlight Drive link that I posted. Reply • Back to Top |
| I have always liked this alternate UK Surf version of Wave of Mutilation a little better than the original Pixies - Wave of Mutilation Reply • Back to Top |
quote: "Sugarplum fairy, sugarplum fairy" Lennon  Reply • Back to Top |
| I doubt the evil empire would have used this as their campaign song if this was the final album version... originally an outtake from Nebraska album Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA This post was edited on 2/2 at 11:08 am Reply • Back to Top • Refresh |
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