I don't think I've heard the first version of this, but I do like this one.
Excellent vocals, man !
The backing choir is a nice touch, but sets in a bit too abruptly with every chord change I think... I would set the attack time a bit higher here (I'm assuming it's from a plugin?)
I enjoyed the guitars coming in at about 0:18, they sound great to my ear!
However, I did get the feeling that the main acoustic guitars playing throughout the track were just a bit out of tune, especially the higher strings... Don't know if that's just me, you might wanna check it yourself (I noticed it in particular around 1:55 2:00)
I also noticed a few spots where you can hear something in the track (I think the acoustic guitars) being a bit out of rhythm, like two back-to-back recordings not fitting together seamlessly (Don't know how else tho explain this with my limited knowledge of the English language...) 2:18 is one of these parts to give an example.
Oh god, I just read through my comment and it all sounds so negative... please don't get me wrong, I really did enjoy the song
It's just some technicalities I found slightly out of place