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.
I was talking about TMBG songs with multiple variants, but I’m intrigued. Do you have a link to this cover? I can’t find a link online.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rJlD6ff_jzE&noapp=1
Versus Phil Ochs’
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=32J8jCAMYn8&pp=ygUPb25lIG1vcmUgcGFyYWRl
Wow! It really is phenomenal. I really dig the blend of circus and military march!