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Originally Posted by artcika
yeah, i have to agree on that! Especially when she's doing these big dresses on stage.
I dont know what it is but it has something very genuine and raw about that one performance that i love so much, not to mention i love her vocals in it too.
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I actually really dislike this performance. For me, the quality of her voice is very low; and yes, she sounds defeated in it, which is good for a portion of the song, but she's missing the other half - strength. Unlike the later performances, I don't get a sense of conviction from her in the '04 performance. Nor does it feel slightly vindictive. It's like she's just completely alone, lost, and whining. However, in the later performances, she expresses a bit of anger on top of all that, and it's evident that there's more of a struggle between those two conflicting emotions in those interpretations than in the former. I prefer the "I've become hardened to those thoughts and feelings" type of emotion she portrays in the 2010 performance than the "I still want you to come back" emotion she portrays in the 2004. That's not to say that "want" is completely lost in the 2010, but it's obvious she's been able to construct a very strong mask to cover it up, from which she peeks out above from time to time, and the progress she's made since that day is more apparent. That sort of dichotomy just isn't present in the earlier performance of the track.
Also, the '04 mix is so damn noisy. Her vocals are overpowered by the band, where as in the '10, they are propped up by the instruments, and given support.