Mirror, Mirror (The Song) Thoughts and Boots?

[Netter75]

Just discovered the song on Youtube... don't know how it's escaped me for this long! The RAL version on the Blue Denim b-side is fantastic for the vocals alone; so urgent and strong, especially for that period. Gotta say I'd have prefered this song as the title track versus Rock a Little (Go Ahead Lily). The lyrics and music don't feel quite there but they are very close. Got chills when she screams "Walk a THIN line!".

I like the Street Angel version I heard as well, better than many of the songs that made that album (as with Thousand Days). The music and lyric structure are stronger and the backup singers add a lot. It's missing something that the RAL version had but I can't quite put my finger on it.

What do you guys think of this one? Also does anybody have any good sounding copies of this great song from the RAL or SA sessions? YouTube compression ain't doing it for me