An Alternate "I Can't Wait"

[mikebise]

While going through my "I Can't Wait"s this morning, I noticed one I hadn't labeled. I imported it from one of the CDs from Maureen's Mystery Box, but never listened to it all the way through until this morning. The sound quality is not good, but there are some substantial differences.

The intro is similar to the Single Mixes, except that the "Yes, I know you!" vocals start at the beginning with the the intro, and are echoed several times. Then, there is a different guitar in the intro before Stevie sings the first verse.

Next, after Stevie sings, "Sometimes she talks to him", the "She's" of "Sometimes, well, she's only dreaming" is played with back and forth, like vinyl scratching (or whatever that's called.)

Stevie's main vocal has mega echo throughout in parts. There are a few other effects on her voice here and there.

The biggest difference is at the end of the first chorus, when in the main version Stevie sings, "What can I do when I'm crazy for you?", instead on this version she has totally different vocals, singing:

"Yes, I know you, too much, baby, to be continued..."

During the "How will we feel twenty years from now?" part, there's a different synth in there playing, kind of eerily like a synthesized whistle. It reminds me of the synth playing in the instrumental part of the 12" Version of Cyndi Lauper's "She Bop".

More weird synths during and after the guitar solo...

More, completely different vocals near the end, overdubbed over the "How do I love you? How do I love you?" vocals:

"And I've got to know when I can see you again! Well..."

As the song is fade ending, there are some extra, screetchier Stevies rasping out some more different vocals, but I can't make them out.

I guess I never paid attention to this version since the sound is not great, but it's got some vocals not on any of the released versions/mixes. Maureen Loftus sure got some great rarities, circa 1997-2000.

Does anyone have this with great sound?