The remix sounds better. I like the simple production. Losing the fiddle except in the turnaround further in the song worked well.

My biggest nit is that the vocal sounds like it's in a different room from the rest of the mix. It doesn't feel like it's as big a part of the mix as it needs to be.

BTW: you sound a bit like Joan Baez..... folk singer from the 60's war protest days.... that works for the song & style.

Work on getting the vocal to set better in the mix.

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