Have A Nice Day Demo
 

Have A Nice Day is one of my favorite post-2000 Bon Jovi songs, however, the demo version kicks ass, seriously why did they change it?

It's quite good ,but I don't find the lyrics are as smooth in that version.

The second verse lyrics are a bit odd ("Who are you to tell me where a flower grows / Who are you to tell me that a child don't know?"), but I actually prefer the chorus lyrics in the demo, there's no mention of the dreaded "live my life", nor the weird "show the wind how to fly"

Agreed.

But I like the demo version better overall, and the little acoustic part is love.

I love the "show the wind how to fly" line -_-

Anyway, there are bits in the demo that I love, like the acoustic bit, and I always preferred the solo, but the album verison just sounds more... uh... finished.

where can u hear this was it a bside or something ?

go onto youtube and type in have a nice day demo.

Yeah it does sound a bit unfinished, but if it was just touched up a bit it would have been great. Although, saying that HAND is still one of my fav post-2000 songs.

I think the solo should be made of demo's and the finally version's one. It would be longer. And I'll save the acoustic slow down after the solo.

In the end I like the album version more, but the demo version sounds a bit more raw and unpolished, what I like, and it's just a shame they left out the slow part after the solo. Which is btw definitely better on the album. And the demo version ends much too sun, maybe it's not complete? The album lyrics sound more smooth, that's right, but the vocals sound stronger on the demo. A combination of both would be nice. ;-)

i really like the demo. prefer the final version's lyrics and solo but the accoustic section should definitly have remained, it's cool.

I always prefer the demos... the guys sound so much better when they just play their songs and we get to hear them raw...none of this overproduced garbage - which, imo, is one of the biggest problems with the post-2000 albums.

HAND demo is definitely better than the album version.

I like the guitar solo and lyrics better from the album version, but they definately should have kept the acoustic part from the demo. Also I like the little guitar bit just before the 2nd chorus (even if it does sound exactly the same as the intro of U2's Veritgo).

Oh and I like the lyrics "standing on the ledge, show the wind how to fly". :flasings:

Does anyone have the lyrics of this demo version? :)

HAVE A NICE DAY - ORIGINAL 2004 VERSION - LYRICS
Chorus in bold

Why you wanna tell me how to live my life?
And who are you to tell me if it's black or white?
Mama can you help me try to understand,
is innocence the difference 'tween a boy and a man?
My daddy live to die that's just the price that he paid
sacrificed his life just slaving away

Oh if there's one thing I could give you
To get you through the night
Oh a little something to hang on to
To make you feel alive
Brighter than a diamond
Sharper than a knife
Standing on the ledge
It might save your live
If there's one thing I could say

Have a nice day
Have a nice day

Living in a broken home of hopes and dreams,
take a look around you nothing's what it seems.
Who are you to tell me where the flower grows?
Who are you to tell me that the child don't know?
Innocence has died out on a dead end street
Looking for forgiveness, he's down on his knees.

Oh if there's one thing I could give you
to get you through the night
Oh a little something to hang on to
to make you feel alive
Brighter than a diamond
Sharper than a knife
Standing on the ledge
It might save your live
If there's one thing I could say

Have a nice day
Have a nice day
Have a nice day
Have a nice day

Guitar solo

~~~Acoustic Section~~~
Oh if there's one thing I could give you
to get you through the night
Oh, a little something to hang on to
to make you feel alive....

Oh if there's one thing I could give you
To get you through the night
Oh a little something to hang on to
To make you feel alive
Brighter than a diamond
Sharper than a knife
Standing on the ledge
It might save your live
If there's one thing I would say

Have a nice day
Have a nice day
Have a nice day
Have a nice day!

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Thank you :)

hi
 

This.
The demo version's arrangement is killer.

I like the fact the demo sounds harder, and obviously the slowed down bit too. I would have preferred them sticking to this version really.