Which Lana songs do you prefer the demos/alt versions of?

[PaigeDelRey 17]

National Anthem,Diet Mtn Dew, Bright Lights and Dum Dum Demos

[Matt 984]

Diet Mountain Dew Demo has a rawer and more smooth sound than the Studio. The studio version just beats you to death with the loud pop drums and whistles and shouts.

[imalbertgrr 36]

I prefer the first "Dark Paradise" demo that leaked, I'm obsessed with that version

[Madrigal 2,616]

Adding to what I have said, the only Demo which I dislike is the Blue Jeans Demo because it skips out the bridge and I think that's the best part of Blue Jeans.

 

Lana takes a lot of time when she decides to write her bridges. This demo, "Lift Your Eyes," and the original demo of "Dark Paradise" all appear to be recorded BEFORE she wrote the respective bridges for the songs.

[DominicMars 1,762]

Well, obviously they're not demos, since some have the same vocal takes as the studio versions. As for the versions pre-Haynie probably Carmen. Otherwise I think his version of DMD is flawless

[Cleopatra 1,099]

That Lolita demo. That bassline.

[Arzi 1,981]

National Anthem, Hey Lolita Hey, Little Girls and Dark Paradise

[Your Girl Lana 546]

I prefer the second demo of National Anthem than the studio version...And the Lolita demo (the one,one,one demo)

[WilleoSoeurs 146]

Carmen, Million Dollar Man and National Anthem (Nexus Demo)

[Luda 167]

I definitely go with the final versions of the songs.

[Cherry Blossom 21,472]

Mermaid Motel - Steven Mertens Version

Lolita Demo 4

Architecture

[TRENCH 15,450]

definitely Lana - Dark Paradise 

[Elias943 401]

For Lana I can definitely say this one:

It captured the feels of that song completely. Too bad it got ruined in the album version.

If I can recall she said the same thing as well for that song in one of her interviews

[the ocean 67,597]

lolita

carmen

diet mountain dew

 

[Blue Ink 5,904]

This Is What Makes Us Girls

Lolita

Diet Mtn Dew

Lucky Ones

For K Pt. 2

LFL

Beautiful People

Next Best American Record

Thunder

Yayo 

 

Edit: and the Freak demo bridge

[the ocean 67,597]

possibly unpopular opinion but i actually like the album version of thunder over the demo

 

not trying to derail the thread i just keep seeing people all over lb not just this specific thread always praising the thunder demo (and it is good don't get me wrong) but the bb version just sounds more final and more thought out to me

 

anyways back to the actual topic

[Blue Ink 5,904]

3 minutes ago, the ocean said:

possibly unpopular opinion but i actually like the album version of thunder over the demo

 

not trying to derail the thread i just keep seeing people all over lb not just this specific thread always praising the thunder demo (and it is good don't get me wrong) but the bb version just sounds more final and more thought out to me

 

anyways back to the actual topic

The strings annoy me so much that I always skipped the album version until I had enough and replaced it with the demo and now I can actually listen to the entire album without skipping a track...

[keps2013 4,570]

- Freak Like Me

- Architecture

- Beautiful People, Beautiful Problems

- Thunder

- Lust For Life (specifically demo #2)

- God Knows

- Life is Beautiful

- Brite Lites (Steven Mertans’ Demo)

- This is What Makes Us Girls (Whatever version include the “this is what makes us girls now baby” bridge)

[the ocean 67,597]

i just remembered the "so good" demo of summer bummer and it completely shits on the released version

[DeadSeaOfMercury 22,863]

Loved Cherry before the Bitches & Fucks,

But I learned to love the Bitches & Fucks.

-fuck…