For years, I was used to hearing the studio version of Steely Dan's "Bodhisattva." Then, after listening to the concert recording from Santa Monica, I got used to hearing it at a faster tempo. Now, when listening to the studio version, I sometimes think, "Why are they playing this at the wrong tempo?" Then, I remind myself, "It's not the wrong tempo. It's the original tempo, and it's their song. It makes sense that they'd play it faster in concert; it's a sound way of getting the evening off to a great start."
There's a good reminder about not getting too wedded to a particular version of a song.
