Miami is another example of how the Counting Crows can take a fast upbeat song on an album and in the live version change up the rhythm so that the song has an entirely different meaning and mood.
The original version is off their album Hard Candy. I love the pace of the original song. It somehow manages to weave the beat of the Miami TV show without sounding corny at the start of the song. I also love how the song cumulates with a declaration to "shut down in New Orleans, come on baby!"
Then I heard the alternative version of Miami during their live concerts. It was a great alternative. The beat is mellow and is great in the acoustic version. Although I still favor the album version, the live version is just plain stunning.
The live lyrics are usually similar to the album however the above performance contains these alternative lyrics:
"If you knew everything
If you could see everything before it happens
Then what would you do?
If you knew that the love that you threw away
That meant everything to her
If you knew you could ruin her
then would you do?"
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