Has anyone here NEVER heard the demo of Smile At You?

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by GypsyBlueEyes

I've got to say, I don't understand how anyone could not love this demo. I love everything about it. The lyrics are amazing. The rawness and intensity is unbelievable, especially the last two minutes, and every time she throws down the lines "my first mistake was to smile at you," "my heart was broken," and "that love was stolen" you know she meant it. All the long "ohs" and "yeahs" pull the whole thing together. It wouldn't be the same without them. The passion that bleeds from her vocal is gorgeous. This is a prime example of why people always love the demos so much more than the final product.

I totally agree with you. However the reason I started this thread was to find out if anyone enjoyed the SYW version without ever having heard the demo and after reading everyone's responses I have gathered that had we never heard this demo we'd probably love this song from the album. Those of us who have heard the demos could never accept the album version because we feel it lacks the passion of the demos and those of us who never heard the demos will defend the beauty of the album version till the end of time. My final observation: We Are All Right.