# Songs you prefer in their acoustic versions

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-prefer-in-their-acoustic-versions/149567>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 19, 2003, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-prefer-in-their-acoustic-versions/149567 "2003-01-19T01:37:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-prefer-in-their-acoustic-versions/149567/41 "2003-01-21T13:51:43Z")

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Radiohead’s “Creep”

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**Author:** ![Jerrybear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8c91f0/32.png) [@Jerrybear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jerrybear)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-prefer-in-their-acoustic-versions/149567/42 "2003-01-21T15:50:48Z")

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“Crucifixion” by Phil Ochs. The studio version, on the Pleasures of the Harbor album, has some strange spacey music to go along with Phil’s vocals. It is interesting, but the live version with Phil strumming an acoustic guitar and singing just seems better to me.

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**Author:** ![Larry\_Bee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Larry\_Bee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Bee)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-prefer-in-their-acoustic-versions/149567/43 "2003-01-21T17:09:38Z")

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The Sneaker Pimps do a great acoustic cover of The Prodigy’s ‘Firestarter’, believe it or not…

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-prefer-in-their-acoustic-versions/149567/44 "2003-01-21T17:39:29Z")

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Another vote for “Layla” unplugged. It’s a much more powerful song that comes across as much more yearning and heartbroken than the original.

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