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Originally Posted by DownOnRodeo
Perhaps even back then Chris was looking to do less heavy lifting on the keys. Not only does she sing lead on SYLM, the busy piano part is iconic, and although she had keys support I assume it was mostly backup parts rather than the current full-karaoke approach.
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I think Lindsey made the suggestion, since his banjo was front and center. It was a way to bring all five of them into an intimate combo performance. The album version is one of my favorite songs ever from any artist, but it is one tune that never felt completely “on” live when following the lp arrangement. There was always something crucial missing—and rarely something gained to compensate. When they switched to the Dance version, I felt they had finally found a way of working the song into a live setting.
All this aside, when they played it live in Buffalo in 2016, I loved hearing it in its traditional arrangement.