Ugh I wish there was a mastered version of this, I like it structurally a lot more without the "you were in my"s in the chorus, and the "don't stop the party" bits. The bridge in the final version though is far superior.
And the synths in the 2nd pre chorus >>>>>>
Is the audio of this available anywhere to keep?
Part of the problem with ARTPOP is that she spent too long on some songs and changed things that didn't need to be changed (MANiCURE, Sexxx Dreams), and not long enough on others that ended up sounding cheap (Swine).
Unpopular Opinion: Sexxx Dreams sounds so much better with the ad libs.
I feel this way too. The chorus is too empty without them, even though I've recently begun thinking that it would be even better if the ad-libs were reserved for the last chorus. But idk
This sounds much better, except the 2nd verse/2nd pre-chorus on the album is actually better - and if the adlibs came in during the final chorus it would have truly been heavenly