Why is the demo version of Circus literally a 100x better than the original?

[DignifiedLove]

@RealLarryRudolph explain 

[Illegally EATEN]

I remember this leaking prior to Circus' release. And then being totally thrown off by the pause before the first chorus 

[Hungry Hun]

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Nah, it sounds cheap as hell 

 

[northfacing]

"Let's go" "let me see what you can do" "I'm running this" "like a what?"  

[Blackout2006]

Dang

[Roxxy]

It still sounds fresh in 2020 and would've been a great tour version of the song. 💛 But I still prefer the official mix.  

[DignifiedLove]

28 minutes ago, Hungry Hun said:

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Nah, it sounds cheap as hell 

 

it's a demo...obviously it's going to sound 'cheap' and unmastered sherlock  

i'm talking about the drum pattern, rawness, bpm and incorporated dark-esque synthesizers especially around the verses and pre-chorus which were omitted from the original. has a more hip-hop vibe and showcases more personality overall. 

[DignifiedLove]

13 hours ago, Roxxy said:

It still sounds fresh in 2020 and would've been a great tour version of the song. 💛 But I still prefer the official mix.  

eh, i've never been too crazy for the original. what bugs me the most are the cheap vocal effects and the way that she sounds so dead on the track. there's too much going on in the instrumental that takes away from the melody whereas i like how the demo has a more upbeat hip-hop flare and feels more suspenseful and chilling while still sounding raw. obviously it needed a good remaster but i like the concept of the demo better.  

[DignifiedLove]

18 minutes ago, EasyThere said:

It literally isn't.

Circus is her best song anyways and sounds fresh till this day.

 

you're so obsessed with circus when it was literally all smoke and mirrors that era. get over it.  

[Roxxy]

3 minutes ago, DignifiedLove said:

eh, i've never been too crazy for the original. what bugs me the most are the cheap vocal effects and the way that she sounds so dead on the track. there's too much going on in the instrumental that takes away from the melody whereas i like how the demo has a more upbeat hip-hop flare and feels more suspenseful while still sounding raw. obviously it needed a good remaster but i like the concept of the demo better.  

I mean, I like both but I just like the final mix a little more cause it's something more urban.   

[DignifiedLove]

1 minute ago, EasyThere said:

Last time we saw prime Britney was in Circus mv

ttwe, iwg, scream & shout, ooh la la and work ***** would like to have a chat  

not to mention, she looked so pale and musty in the video. great gowns though 

[DignifiedLove]

1 minute ago, EasyThere said:

Lmao imagine thinking she looked bad in Circus mv.

Anyhow not really in the mood boo 

she didn't look bad. she just looked a little pale and tired, homegirl needed to get her tan on  

[DignifiedLove]

2 minutes ago, EasyThere said:

I mean the mv was set in 1940/50s circus so it kinda fit the theme. Anyhow I like whenever she is not sup8taned. She was pale ish in both Circus and IUSA moves. And she looked gorgeous in both of them.

we asked 

[Peter Pan]

37 minutes ago, DignifiedLove said:

eh, i've never been too crazy for the original. what bugs me the most are the cheap vocal effects and the way that she sounds so dead on the track. there's too much going on in the instrumental that takes away from the melody whereas i like how the demo has a more upbeat hip-hop flare and feels more suspenseful while still sounding raw. obviously it needed a good remaster but i like the concept of the demo better.  

I don't dislike the final mix but I do agree with your points here 

[Alex_1991]

It's not a real demo. The guy who originally posted this on YouTube years ago told her wanted do play with the stems a little bit to make a fuller prechorus and chorus and give an unpolished feeling to the song. 

[Illegally EATEN]

40 minutes ago, EasyThere said:

Last time we saw prime Britney was in Circus mv

Last time we saw her was actually in the "3" music video 

37 minutes ago, DignifiedLove said:

ttwe, iwg, scream & shout, ooh la la and work ***** would like to have a chat  

not to mention, she looked so pale and musty in the video. great gowns though 

While she may have been on her game in those videos, they didnt look nor seem like primeney. It was as if a different person performed them  its so strange. Such an enigma 

[MSTAR]

Well, I wanted to use the demo (and edit it) for the Circus music video but in 4K on my yt channel. But finally, I just released the original one. The demo (essentially talking about instrumentals) could be a great alternative to the original but the Britney voice is too pitched. Ik it's a demo, but considering if this demo was the almost finished master of the song, the original actual song looks more "serious" (or idk how to say it) than the demo. 

But I like the new instruments added on the chorus! 

[SouthernOreo]

Yeah, no. Sorry babe, but the original mix is way better haha. That's just my opinion, though. 

[Sarara]

I don’t hear the difference at all. This is the official version of the song, they just changed a little there. 

[MathCarmignani]

i like the hip hop vibe, its a little more beat driven idk. I like the final mix best, but i see that it could have kept some elements from this