Much better
I was listening to the other version and felt that this was exactly what the song needed, but I still feel that you could have went further with it. You're still using some very synth-sounding sounds for representing acoustic instruments- I know you're trying to hark back to the older days where these sounds were commonplace but I feel that the results could sound so much sweeter with a good quality sampler (I like Cakewalk's Dimension, but there's hundreds of them).
I think the reason for this is that your work tends to sit between modern day VG composing and mid-late 90s composition, in terms of the sounds used. The problem is that the lower-quality sounds stick out quite badly alongside the depth that you get from newer synths.
I would suggest you do one of two things (or both), get yourself a tracker and some SID chip VSTs and compose like the early VG composers did, with approximations of their tools, or let it go and use the best quality sounds you possibly can, ALWAYS tweeking the settings (or better yet, designing a synth sound from scratch; use the 'init' preset and go nuts) to get something with richness and depth.
Good luck with your music making; you melody and control of dynamics is fantasic. You're very good at writing music and learning the technical side of things hopefully won't cause you too much hastle.