Seven Wonders (Early Version)

[KenB]

It is absolutely the same vocal.

[bombaysaffires]

Hmmm.... does this answer the ongoing Tara/Sara/Aaron mystery?

Definitely not "sara" and sure doesn't sound like "aaron" to me.....

Don't hear any "T" like tara....

only hear the first vowel..... Ara.....

the mystery continues.....

On the other hand it does sound like she calls it the "rainbow's edge"

[bombaysaffires]

Originally Posted by Andyleo

I know, I've listened a few times now and like you said it's much clearer but I can't decipher that word either. I used to think it was "Sara" though I can't hear an S.

sorry, didn't see your comment first time through. Agreed! The mystery continues.

[SisterNightroad]

Originally Posted by bombaysaffires

Hmmm.... does this answer the ongoing Tara/Sara/Aaron mystery?

Definitely not "sara" and sure doesn't sound like "aaron" to me.....

Don't hear any "T" like tara....

only hear the first vowel..... Ara.....

the mystery continues.....

On the other hand it does sound like she calls it the "rainbow's edge"

I remember reading a music critic saying he heard "certain" once.

[KenB]

I thought it was "never" (pronounced as "nev-uh"). Repeated from the line "I'll never see that beauty again."

[bombaysaffires]

Originally Posted by KenB

I thought it was "never" (pronounced as "nev-uh"). Repeated from the line "I'll never see that beauty again."

hmmm... have you listened this early version? I'm curious if you hear nevuh in there.

Whatever she's saying starts with a vowel sound (a) so.......maybe it's Aaron after all......

[KenB]

Originally Posted by bombaysaffires

hmmm... have you listened this early version? I'm curious if you hear nevuh in there.

I have, and one of them does sound like "never" to me. Maybe the others are "ever"? Like never ever?

[tothegypsy]

Could it be Hera?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hera

[lilyfee]

At the end she is definitely saying "rainbow's edge."

I like this version a lot. It sounds like the same vocal from the album version but more raw. It's stripped down instead of overpoweringly 80s.

[bombaysaffires]

I had to listen to the released version back to back with this one. The tempo on the released one is faster, and it sounds like her vocal is sped up to go with the slightly faster tempo. (Maybe they couldn't get her in to do another take, or maybe they did but none were as good as this one?)

[annabellee]

Originally Posted by bombaysaffires

(Maybe they couldn't get her in to do another take, or maybe they did but none were as good as this one?)

Exhausting.

[Andyleo]

As far as tempo goes, you can see here the comparison of the two versions. The top line is the original album release, it's from about 17 seconds to 27 seconds into the song.

[BLY]

I love the extended ending with Stevie's additional vocals and the chours with Buckingham/McVie's voices more prominent.

[bombaysaffires]

Originally Posted by Andyleo

As far as tempo goes, you can see here the comparison of the two versions. The top line is the original album release, it's from about 17 seconds to 27 seconds into the song.

if i'm reading it right it looks like it starts out same but starts going out of synch the more it goes along

[SpyNote]

Originally Posted by bombaysaffires

Hmmm.... does this answer the ongoing Tara/Sara/Aaron mystery?

Definitely not "sara" and sure doesn't sound like "aaron" to me.....

Don't hear any "T" like tara....

only hear the first vowel..... Ara.....

the mystery continues.....

On the other hand it does sound like she calls it the "rainbow's edge"

I definitely hear "Aaron" and "rainbow's edge." And "Ara" is pretty darn close to "Aaron."

In the second chorus, it sounds like Stevie would have sung "rainbow's edge" again, but "edge" was clearly edited out (1:47). I only hear Lindsey and Christine singing at that point.

Here's the "hidden" link to the "Seven Wonders" Soundcloud page. It looks like Rhino posted it two days ago.