Billy Joel - Temptation (Alternate Version) rare demo unreleased

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[@creamydistortion]

Wow.... Could be on Glass Houses.

[@MisterDavidWeinstein]

Absolutely astonishing! A rare gem I never even guessed at. Wow. Love the recorded version but hearing this is a revelation.

[@miscellanyman263]

Huh? lol LOL hahaha. Thanks for changing this from Rock-a-billy to a simple, gorgeous lush ballad Billy. Thanks for posting!

[@GillesSnowcatOfficial]

My favourite song on “The Bridge”. And this version is fantastic!!!

[@fay-amieaspen6046]

Wow thanks so much for uploading this. What a treat to listen to different versions. I'm hearing Mr Joel in a totally different way! It's great!

[@simonhodgetts6530]

Fantastic!!! As someone else here said - sounds like a Glasshouses track!

[@neilc1803]

Glad this didn’t see the light of day. Love the album version, beautiful, melodic, elegant.

[@bandd53]

WOW that is quite different but it's definitely an awesome way to hear this song I like it ☺

[@chefqxe]

Billy is my guy. The alternate takes and b sides are my favorite stuff , thank you for sharing.

[@xrvrxr]

First time hearing this version, WOW i like it a lot, thnx for the upload.

[@MollyT119]

Definitely a Beatles "Twist And Shout" kind of vibe here...totally different mood. The album cut is gorgeous though...a lot of people complain that it has "schmaltz," but they have to understand that it's about his daughter. Becoming a father was probably his biggest dream come true, over winning any awards, selling millions of records, ANY of that. It was what he's said he always wanted and once Alexa was born, nothing else really mattered as much to him. He REALLY poured out his emotions in the final version, and you can hear every bit of it in his vocals.

[@Chris-qn6pr]

So Beatles!

[@cherrysdiy5005]

My brain can't handle how much cool this emanates. But I can see why he went with the latter result. This just doesn't give the serious vibes that the official does.

[@pablobosch]

Genial la verdad.

[@peterjmondini]

The ALBUM version is WAY BETTER.....the ALBUM VERSION is a MAJESTIC BALLAD,,,,,THIS VERSION is just a FUN VARIATION......a "LET's have some FUN" version......BILLY was WISE NOT to use THIS VERSION....

[@ellieidk4658]

The album version is one of the worst songs he ever released

[@peterjmondini]

WRONG !!! it was EXCELLENT !!!@@ellieidk4658

[@yvonnephillips9710]

It’s different, I like it. ❤️

[@jaychaffin5979]

Reminiscent of Room of Our Own.

[@davidseagalmusic]

so so kool!

[@JLSydney]

I really like it. It makes me think what other tracks off The Bridge are like. Matter of Trust being one of them.

[@hgpo27]

Where can I find these outtakes and demos?

[@ikonod1]

Extraña!. Tiene el valor de demostrar la versatilidad de Billy Joel, pero definitivamente la original transmite la agonía e impotencia que está expresada en su letra.

[@QUESTANOTTE88]

Wowww 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@davidseagalmusic]

very cool!

[@jack5505]

Where do you find these rare gems

[@gauravarya802]

As good as original!

[@peterjmondini]

SORRY to DISAGREE

[@pablobosch]

Muy buena versión.

[@user-fp8ch3cb2v]

おいらはアルバムよりこっちが好きだな！

[@howtodoitdude1662]

Similar sound of Elvis Presley blvd.

[@audumbmelody]

so glad this version didn’t make the album lmao

[@stephenwhite3967]

not bad for a minor hit

[@kenwilliams5513]

Much better than the album version.

[@scottharrisohn6972]

the original is much better

[@ifnkovhg]

Yikes. This is awful.

[@000coolkid9]

LMAO, the original Is better but this one isn’t bad