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Old 01-07-2012, 01:52 PM   #158 (permalink)
Tristesse
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Originally Posted by Burning Down View Post
Have you heard the original version of Bad Day? They wrote and recorded a demo in 1986, but it wasn't released as a single until 2003 (iirc). If not, then listen to it and you'll really hear the relationship between those two songs.
I hadn't heard that version until now, thanks for enlightening me! I love the backing vocals for Bad Day, I'm glad they kept them from the original version. Comparing it with the vocals-less version of ITEOTW the similarities are more obvious than comparing both 'finished' songs. Fantastic
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