# Acoustic version better than regular version **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 4, 2008, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acoustic-version-better-than-regular-version/447947 "2008-05-04T00:26:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Surbey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@Surbey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surbey)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2008, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acoustic-version-better-than-regular-version/447947/41 "2008-05-06T01:16:10Z")
[QUOTE=Drain Bead] Foo Fighters – “Everlong” [/QUOTE] Exactly what I thought…wonderful ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2008, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acoustic-version-better-than-regular-version/447947/42 "2008-05-06T01:58:18Z")
Foo Fighters - \*[Times Like These](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7Pqe68OcNA) \* is also a gem. Just heard a rare acoustic version of Pearl Jam’s _[Corduroy](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh7Ecmi7EcQ)_… not sure if it is better than the original, but it is a great version. ---
**Author:** ![paffinity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ec9cab/32.png) [@paffinity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paffinity)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2008, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acoustic-version-better-than-regular-version/447947/43 "2008-05-06T02:03:20Z")
While I’m inexplicably drawn to Everlong’s drums for some reason, I agree with the others here that it’s more incredible acoustically. It’s also the perfect song to calm me down for sleep at night. ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2008, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acoustic-version-better-than-regular-version/447947/44 "2008-05-06T02:05:52Z")
I love **Assemblage 23** , and the original version of _Ground_ from the album _Storm_ is awesome… but when I heard the acoustic version on the b-side, I almost cried. It was very lovely. I don’t know if it was better, but it was certainly raw and sweet and amazing. I developed a real soft spot for Tom Shear for doing that one. ---
**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2008, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acoustic-version-better-than-regular-version/447947/45 "2008-05-06T02:29:50Z")
Sting did an acoustic version of “Message in a Bottle” when he went solo. I think you can see or hear him playing/singing during the _Bring on the Night_ documentary. I love the original, but I think the acoustic version crushes it like a grape. ---
**Author:** ![Ocean\_Annie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8797f3/32.png) [@Ocean\_Annie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ocean_Annie)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2008, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acoustic-version-better-than-regular-version/447947/46 "2008-05-06T03:06:05Z")
[QUOTE=Cisco] Sometimes you have to hear them first to like them better. Have you heard Nirvana’s Unplugged album? It’s acoustic _and_ live and one of the best albums ever made IMO, and I’m not a big Nirvana fan. [/QUOTE] Nirvana unplugged is a great album. I like Nirvana’s acoustic version of [The Man Who Sold The World](http://youtube.com/watch?v=209ArurxVG4) better than Bowie’s original, and I am a Bowie fan. ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2008, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acoustic-version-better-than-regular-version/447947/47 "2008-05-06T03:16:34Z")
Definitely agreed on **Nirvana** ’s “Man who sold the world”. Absolutely beautiful version of that track. I also prefer **The Postal Service** ’s version of “Some Great Heights”, but Ben does a decent enough acoustic version at his shows as well. Closer to the I & W version than the album version in feel. ---
**Author:** ![Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f19dbf/32.png) [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2008, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acoustic-version-better-than-regular-version/447947/48 "2008-05-06T10:29:49Z")
How about “acoustic but heavily produced” to “very simple acoustic”? Sting’s “Fields of Gold” is one of the most beautiful pop songs ever. His _Songs from the Labyrinth_ lute version is heartbreaking. (Sadly, it’s also available to purchase only as an iTunes download.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acoustic-version-better-than-regular-version/447947.md?page=2)