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So I found something weird today. I was listening to one of my playlists and a song didn't quite sound right. I went back and listened again and surely enough it's a different version. A subtly different, but definitely different version (some lyrics are removed and it's about 30 seconds shorter). The song is "What A Catch, Donnie" by Fall Out Boy. If you fast forward to about 4 minutes, there use to be some lyrics there that went "where is your married man, I hope he is a gentleman, maybe he won't find out (fade) we're going down down and running around". And now it fades much sooner, and the words after aren't there.
I could also tell more subtle differences in some other songs, like Bed by Brand New. The words are the same there, but it sounds remixed, like the treble is turned down or something. Definitely different, but can't quite put my finger on why.
Anyway, I'm using the Spotify Linux client and streaming. I have these songs saved to an offline playlist on my phone. I listened to the version on my phone and it's still the old original version, so I'm not crazy.
What is this!? Why has my music been changed(in my opinion for the worse)?!
Peter
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I do not have this option. Note I don't have this song in my local library or anything like that
With more investigation of this song I am even more baffled. About 90% of YouTube videos of this song use the "new" version that spotify now plays. I've only been able to find one with the "old" version.
For instance, their official video is the new version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lkJkwnXQZ8
But here is one of the old version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkksLaiF5vo
And if you search youtube for the song, most of what you'll find is the new version. There were two albums with this song on it. I think the song version across each album is maybe different and spotify use to use one for both, and now it uses the other. I'm about to just buy the album and settle this once and for all. I didn't even know there were multiple versions before this.
Note: This still doesn't explain some other songs being different though.
Here's a good one. Degausser by Brand New. At about 1:30 on Spotify it breaks off to guitar and plays a different (non-melody) set of notes. And in general the lyrics seem to not be held so long. However, I have a version on my song where at 1:30 it breaks off to guitar and plays the melody set of notes.
I can't find the "old" spotify version anywhere, at all. I'm not aware of any alternative version of this song either. The new version is uploaded to youtube everywhere. The only place I can listen to it now is on my phone where it's saved offline. And I don't have local versions of these songs at all.
I'll see if I can record the song playing through spotify and offer a difference view of the two, because they are very obviously different
Peter
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I was just listening to Irene Cara's "Flashdance...What A Feeling" and it is definitely a different vocal take and mix from those on the album. It is not a live version as I have noticed on other albums which originally feature a studio version. Anybody know the reason for this?
About the Irene Cara's song, if you look for the Irene Cara's version, it'll be the original one (I can vouch on this one).
However, a search on "Flashdance what a feelin" goes to a different version...
I had the same problem with Furious 7 - See you again. When searching, I found this "Davies" version which is very different (and sounds bad)
Make sure the artist is the one you're looking for...
The Corrs - Dreams
Not-so-subtle change. Original is so much nicer.