Why were Vanessa Carlton's vocals removed from the Counting Crows' version of Big Yellow Taxi?

I know sometimes when artists do a collaboration, they'll re-release the same track later with the other singer's part omitted. I think the whole point is to present the song, initially, as a special track, then rework it a few years later when the novelty has worn off. This is especially true of songs for movie soundtracks - when the movie is newly released and showing, the collaborative version is what's played. But when everything dies down, the original version is altered. It's very annoying, because the collaborative effort is usually better!

Recording different versions of a tune is actually pretty common. Usuallly they are recorded for different markets. For example, recently Bon Jovi recorded "...Cant go home" with him singing the whole song, and then another version with a country singer backing him. This is called brilliant marketing. That tune wouldnt be accepted on Country Radio without her singing backup. Bon Jovi opened up his audience to a totally different market by making another version. I am pretty sure that the CD has both versions on it.

With regard to tunes for film, many times the soundtrack for a film will have different versions of tunes than the original recording. Radio stations may elect to use the soundtrack version instead. When calling the radio station to get airplay, ask for the version that you like. in most cases they will take care of you.

I was led to believe she was still credited as she did the oooh bop bop so still had to be credited.