FEX - Subways Of Your Mind Comparison (Left & Right)

[@thequ4u73]

Old: "There's no sense/sent communication" New: "What we need's communication"

[@pengy989]

Always thought it was there's no cent communication as in there isnt even one penny of communication

[@thequ4u73]

@@pengy989 Could be.. is "cent" a common expression in Germany tho? Their equivalent were called pfennigs. In any case, this line sounds like broken English which might be why other versions are different.

[@cranebeg]

@@thequ4u73 Mo pfennigs

[@algorithms-memo104]

I've been intrigued by that line ever since the song entered my radar. I've read many interpretations of the lyric, and the one that seemed to match the music the best was "there's no sense communicatin'..." Since that's in the 1984 version (I assume '84 because of the DX7) it would have been an earlier version of the lyric that said "what we need's communication." Either way, love the song! I wonder how many other gems there are from Horfest during those early years, that may be sitting on demo tapes/CDs waiting to be discovered?

[@evgenius95]

It seems to me that in our search we were all just like these updated lines "What we need's communication" and "It's a good excuse"

[@lorddan171]

Imo, i prefer the new version over the radio version, but i must admit, the radio version hits different.

[@FileNotFound404]

The radio version feels more mysterious somehow, even without the underlying context

[@Wunderwolf]

the old version feel like a sad song while the new one feels hopeful

[@thegreatpapyrus1518]

​@@FileNotFound404Yeah because of how hard to understand and how the pitch is lower

[@DeusVult838]

@@FileNotFound404 Yeah I agree, the original almost seems a more mysterious and "atmospheric". Almost like it's from some kind of tv show like Stranger Things. As people used to say before it was found, "It sounds like a song that made it through the cracks of another universe into ours." Even if that's a bit dramatic I still agree that it sounds more enigmatic in a way.

[@lorddan171]

@@FileNotFound404 Yeah, the original version feels like something you would hear in the bad ending of a game, where everybody dies, while the FEX version (as i like to call it) sounds more like something you would hear in a good ending. You could say the ending you fought fof happines.

[@Gigidag77]

the 8 bars missing from the intro is probably due to the radio recording starting after a DJ announcement / crossfade from a previous song

[@thegreatpapyrus1518]

Or just a radio edit type situation, or just because they felt like making it longer. There is also missing bars at the end.

[@LYB4]

nah, the radio version doesn't have that synth playing over it. chances are they just skipped over it when recording the version played on the radio

[@borntoclimb7116]

​@@thegreatpapyrus1518 yes maybe

[@sarathurston3318]

I like both versions, but the original still seems more haunting.

[@DogeyboyThePieChow]

The vocals definitely match, i can say that. It definitely confirms that yes, this is the band we've been looking for.

[@AbsoluteAbsurd]

The 80's live version confirms it 100%

[@klein2042]

The keyboard is what confirmed it for me, that would be hard to replicate without the exact same one

[@parkfever]

I can’t believe we were cut off from the actual ending of the song for so long. It goes so hard

[@NutrilecheVencida]

the most reasonable reason of length difference between versions is because of a rule where radio music could only be between 2-3 minutes long (that's why the original sample had a very specific time)

[@ryanrudder2275]

was this a thing in Germany? I've never heard of this before and seems like a really short time limit.

[@NutrilecheVencida]

@@ryanrudder2275 well, in the original record (BASF 4|1) most of those songs have that time limit

[@ryanrudder2275]

@@NutrilecheVencida ​ That may have just had to do more with cassette and 45 capacities at the time which held less space than CD's that would become the preferred medium a few years later. Also, I think some of it just had to do with the radio cutting songs for time in order to have consistent set lengths in between breaks. When I worked at a college radio station about 10 years ago. we would have breaks every 15 minutes to back announce tracks/ do promos and the sort. So having songs all around the same length would make one able to have roughly the same number of songs before each break, but this was never a requirement necessarily. Also, recording off the radio was more common at the time. So, occasionally radio stations would cut some length off songs to prevent listeners from bootlegging the full track.

[@tyjuarez]

Lyric changes: "There's no sent(?) communication" becomes "What we need's communication." "Like The Wind, You're gonna suffer(?)" becomes "Like The Wind, blowin' from somewhere" "There's no place / and there's no sorrow / for the young and restless dreamer" becomes "There's no place / for any sorrow. / Time for young and restless dreamers." "It's the real excuse" becomes "It's a good excuse"

[@stefised]

what we need's some munication lil bro..

[@gabrielrlki7102]

I've always heard "There's no-sense communication".

[@arinrxn]

ive heard is as "theres no sense for communication"

[@BrakeCoach]

There is also "Like the wind / you're going somewhere (or you're gonna suffer)" To "Like the wind / the wind from somewhere"

[@anmag94]

@@BrakeCoach I think it's "Blowing from somewhere"

[@borntoclimb7116]

So awesome the name of this song is found now. Greetings from Germany.

[@orionbarnes1733]

It's funny how the iconic synth bit during the main chorus is the most notable difference with the new version

[@Hondarama]

Really? The most noticable thing for me was the change in the drums.. Old one definitely has a lot more going on on the drums.

[@orionbarnes1733]

​@@Hondarama personally, what stuck out to me was the three synth notes that kept repeating during the chorus, especially because they return for the finale and increase in pitch then. The drums are different, but that synth part always stood out to me as the defining feature of this song, they almost are presented as much as the vocals

[@therestorationofdrwho1865]

I wonder why he sung like that in the older one, with that deeper mysterious tone.

[@mr.monitor1305]

I also noticed in the old one there are some keyboard notes that aren't present in the new track. Also didn't expect to see you in the comments.

[@Ajcine]

This will definitely be the version I'll be listening to now.

[@Lobblobb]

"Like the wind, you're going somewhere. Let a smile be your companion!"

[@Cougar139tweak]

By far best sounding version!!!

[@MysticMorigan1998]

In my imagination, I can see a massive crowd in a mosh pit at a concert, with everyone singing every single word

[@gabrielbais9919]

I've imagined that and also myself giving a hug to anyone next to me. And oh yes, I wouldn't keep myself from crying.

[@diegotavel5872]

Me too. Like millions of people cheering and partyning together with this song.

[@gabrielbais9919]

@@diegotavel5872 Yesss

[@melaniefrancisco2942]

I love this version. Interesting. I expected it feel off, but it doesn't. THANKS!

[@superluigi6423]

Clearly when I have both like this I can 100% say it's the same voice ! :3

[@FACEL1FT]

The newly discovered version says “All we need’s communication” but what does the original version say? I always thought it sounded like “there’s no sense for new divisions” but I’m probably wrong

[@RealLeFishe]

I think it says "there's no senseful communication"

[@caprah666]

my theory is he flubbed that line in the radio recording "theres no sense- communication"

[@FACEL1FT]

@@caprah666 Definitely could be. It’s such a good song regardless and I’m so glad it’s found.

[@tyjuarez]

Best match i've read is "There's no sent communication"

[@KnapfordMaster98]

"There's no sense communicating" is what makes sense to me, which totally reverses the meaning of the line and makes the whole stanza less hopeful.

[@algorithms-memo104]

Good work! Although we'll probably continue calling it the "old" version, because it's the one we heard first, I'm pretty sure it's from 1984 since it features the DX7. The one preserved all those years on the FEX-labeled cassette, the longer version, I believe is pre-DX7, and I think they made the cassette in 1983.

[@object-official]

They both have DX7

[@algorithms-memo104]

@@object-official I read the cassette was made in '83 and the DX7 wasn't available until '84. So I assumed. Maybe one of my facts is incorrect.

[@nagarafasmc-nmc]

a little heads up, if you are using 7.1 surround audio headphones, disable the 7.1 surround feature, otherwise the two outputs get "smushed" together and the differences are impossible to hear

[@thegreatpapyrus1518]

Also the drums in the new version are slightly different, with some of the fills present in early parts of the song either missing, or switched around.

[@markrlondon]

I appreciate the work that you did! I also like layered vocals in songs, which you've managed to create. :) Thanks!

[@NovaMenno]

This mix gave me the idea for an interesting way of making a song, where you record it, mix it down, do the entire process again, and combine the two to create a really interesting mix. The sounds, though they are different, work because it's the same song played slightly differently through the left and right speaker. The drum fills for example are different, but it works because each mix is panned to the oposite direction

[@JinWBO]

Easily my favourite version so far. Combines the deeper and echo-y tone of the old version, with the much cleaner quality and additional parts of the new version!

[@epyx88]

Fabulous comparison video! A+++ for concept and clarity of presentation.

[@ИванБелый-е8ъ]

Best version

[@luigicrossdressing9746]

It's like a duo concert between our dimension and other one. An other dimension where FEX is an international musical bang

[@Norveyherrera-er8yk]

Que extraño pero a la vez recinfortante, escuche la cancion reciente cuando empezaron con el misterio y me gusto mucho pero no volvi a buacarla aun asi, y hoy que la recorde y quise buscarla resulta que hace 20 dias resolvieron el misterio😢

[@_GhostMiner]

Playing this through a mono speaker :bigBrain:

[@SlavBoi]

Honestly speaking it sounds like "What we need's communication" "need's" being shortened from "need is" and instead of "It's the good excuse" I hear "It's some good excuse"

[@wojciechkonik-bednarz624]

Excellent work

[@Sharkpu8]

I like the old version better honestly

[@Michael-fc7no]

I agree, I prefer the ending of the new version though

[@MomLAU]

I love this!!!!!

[@joaodiasnetto]

This song... This is so unbelieve

[@VROOTERZ]

That outro make this song become complete than demo radio version

[@mr.sargentdrpepper9993]

i’m glad my generation gets to enjoy and actually appreciate. it’s always how our generation music sucks when this kind of stuff gets found and it’s like WHY DIDNT YALL APPRECIATE THE GOOD MUSIC

[@voxfoxclips8684]

The probable reason for the different lyrics between the versions is because they were taped at a decent time apart. Happens with a lot of songs, lyrics change and so ideas are thrown in or tossed out. I feel like the radio version was supposed to be the final version, due to there being the live performance recording that lines up with the radio version more than the newly found one. Probably wrong, but I think I’m at least right about the distance of time between recordings and creative changes being why they sound so slightly different. (I’m in the camp of loving the radio version slightly more, just because the tune, instruments and lyrics fit better… now that this new version clears up so many lyrics.)

[@nate_river_]

I have to say, I prefer "it's the real excuse". Might be just that I'm more used to that one, but it feels more "right" somehow.

[@Cool_Coder709]

i like the radio version better because it invokes the most mysterious feeling (and also myhouse) but the new one is still a bop 🔥

[@FanTazTiCxD]

One interesting change I noticed, is that the new version uses the same sus4 to major guitar strokes in the chorus as they do in the verse inbetween the lyrics. Example: "Take the comsequence of leaving" (Ta ta tada...). And then in the new chorus: "The sun will never shine" (Ta ta tada). In the old version, the ta ta tada was not played in the chorus also. But I like how it's actually played in the new one. Sounds good!

[@AliceCox-e5e]

Cool

[@Duaktro]

I don’t know why, but the radio version suited me better than the longer version. You can really feel some charm in it, unlike the second version.

[@aspieatheist6040]

There are numerous lyrical differences between the two songs. The original says, "There's no sent communication.", and the new version says "What we need's communication." Also "You're gonna suffer" vs. "Blowing from somber." and "For the young and restless dreamer" vs. "Time for young and restless dreamin'".

[@joxarenwoods3147]

dudes... What if... These two versions ORIGINALLY were left and right track parts?!

[@RadioParanormaliumPL]

Nope. The uploader just put them side-by-side to let us compare them and hear the differences.

[@tacpahdza]

Maybe

[@evilchild1851]

Nope, Uploader made it clear the old track was edited to fit with the “new track

[@yowtfputthemaskbackon9202]

@@RadioParanormaliumPL yea but i mean, except for some bits where the text is different, it works.

[@substatikvideos]

Nice Mashup!!!!!

[@josephbanet5410]

I feel like the radio versions lyrics flow better, and rightly so given the band confirmed it was the finished version. "There's no sent communication", "You're going somewhere", and "in the young and restless dreamer" make more sense than "What we need's communication", "blowin from somewhere", "time for young and restless dreamin", imo. The NDR/radio version still remains lost, but the radio station said they will do their best again to find it now that they know the official name of the song. In the mean time, FEX have said they will rerecord the song together and even produce a music video for it. I can't wait!

[@Aspydragon]

My guess for the half a tone difference on the older version is that either the motor on the recording device or one of the playback devices (either djs or bluue’s/the person who first posted this back in 2007) wasn’t calibrated properly, in my experience an improperly calibrated motor on a cassette player can make a subtle but noticeable difference in the pitch of what’s being played back, but by correcting the error this eliminates any doubt that we found the band

[@monyclair5357]

From what I have understand, FEX didnt know the radio version was send on air to a local radio ... But never mind, the radio version is made for radio, the casette one is much better if you want to ear it at home.

[@mrtoast244]

I actually like the toned down version more, it sounds sadder / more lost.

[@TheHylianJuggalo]

god. The original copy was so damn degraded and warped. No wonder this thing took nearly 20 years to find.

[@Peepimus]

I’d like one in the other tone, too…!

[@DieterMaier-r6k]

Full version is EVEN better! Gr8 song

[@ToppCuber]

I still prefer the radio version, but this is good too

[@StuD44]

Makes me wonder...is there any demo of Heart in danger out there? Or a live version?

[@Joaqos22]

The old version seems to be not complete? because the demo is more long in the end.

[@step_losev]

The new means 2024 recording?

[@jeena256]

I prefer that live version thats was also found.

[@WingsandBlades257]

i did this but you did itbetter lol

[@IMchla]

i prefer the old version

[@eswarjuri]

Was this not posted in subreddit? Lol

[@legionblox]

i dont have stereo headphones :/

[@AlexanderSuvorov815]

слишком сильно разведено по сторонам

[@barsadal1738]

wrong pitch, shouldve pitched up the new one

[@Dino_Buk]

Two different singers. I see some people with a good hearing notice it, but most of the people just repeat what they were told to believe, especially the young people that even doesn't like the song, but want to be part of this hype. Anyway, the search goes on. I am after this song long before Reddit anyway.

[@RennieAsh]

I still don't understand what "check it in check it out" And "Tear it in tear it out" Really refer to. Is it boarding trains? Buses? Places during covid?

[@TheFallenGuitaritst]

Covid happened in 2019.

[@TheFallenGuitaritst]

Covid happened in 2019

[@Jimpan1999]

Probably the subway. And checking in/out or tear it in/out refering to the subways tickets. The subways of your mind is probably a metaphor for deep or traumatic thoughts that the main character in the song keeps dwelling on, thus going back and forth in their mind just like a subway.

[@citrus.airways]

This song predates COVID-19 by 36 years

[@Azpilzi]

k

[@miojo157._.]

my left ear and only my left ear enjoyed this (i dislike the demo version 🙏)

[@WingsandBlades257]

L

[@WingsandBlades257]

keep that to yourself bud

[@TOPGWAFDude01]

@@WingsandBlades257 trying to force someone not to have freespeech?

[@macdaniel6029]

Both versions are good but the radio version is better.

[@Aizensosuke-f6i]

​@@WingsandBlades257cuando mi mamá tenía su xv años salió la canción de Subway of your mind y fue en el año 1984 y el grupo fex y era una joven adolescente de XV años y la canción se encontró después de 40 años en la semana 4 de este noviembre de este mes del año 2024 cerca de mi cumpleaños número 23