Cover to Cover: Only Love Can Break Your Heart - Neil Young v St Etienne

Henry Irving

With a nod to the events in Manchester

Two versions of the same song. Listen to both without prejudice and say which you prefer and why.

No other versions matter

Often these days upbeat electric songs are slowed down and played acoustically when covered. Here we have the opposite.

Which do you prefer; Neil Young's 1970 folk/rock or what might now be called alt. country original or St Etienne's 1991 dance cover?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOl01vKXv6I


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZAajrxvDs4

AddicksAddict

St Etienne.

Wellingtentioned

St Etienne.

Nice references to cafc in the video as one is a Charlton fan.

Addick in SW16

Has to be Neil

maidstoneaddick

St Etienne - one of my all time favourite tunes

Stig

St Etienne. Not even close.

killerandflash

St Etienne

Wasn't familiar with the original, so glad to hear it though!

McBobbin

St Etienne. Love that cover. I don't care much for Neil Young but don't mind this.

TEL

I think its the traditional version for me....Neil.

i_b_b_o_r_g

St Etienne, Sarah Cracknell, pwopper sort

Henry Irving

7 - 2 to St Etienne so far.

All the old hippies still in bed?

Karim_myBagheri

Neil Young for me

Chef_addick

Can't believe the amount of St Etienne votes, (good cover though) but Neil Young wins

CHG

St Etienne by an absolute mile for me. One of the best covers.

Johnnysummers5

Not so much of the old hippy please, Neil Young all day long and night time too

Greenie

One of the best songs ever written, Its not even close is it, the Legend that is Neil Young all year long, that other thing is just Musical McDonalds....utter pish.

Henry Irving

8 - 6 to St Etienne now

bristoladdick

Both good but Neil Young for me

Henry Irving

Old Shakey closing the gap 8 - 7 to the French football team

MrOneLung

St Etienne for me, but also had never heard the original before.

ken from bexley

Neil for me, wether he wrote it for Graham Nash after the break up with Joni just adds to the magic of the song.

cherryorchard

Neil - by a long way.

Henry Irving

9 - 9 now.

Closest cover to cover yet.

killerandflash

Henry Irving said:

9 - 9 now.

Closest cover to cover yet.

If it goes to penalties, there's only one winner

3blokes

Neil Young for me.

Henry Irving

killerandflash said:

Henry Irving said:

9 - 9 now.

Closest cover to cover yet.

If it goes to penalties, there's only one winner

You say that but Neil Young did score the winner in the 1969 FA Cup Final

GreenWithEnvy

Saint Etienne - Foxbase Alpha was a brilliant album. Sarah Cracknell didn't sing the original version on the album for them though! Moira Campbell did.

daveaddick

No contest it's a beautiful song and Neil's version wins by a country mile. I also heard Nils Lofgren (Bruce Springsteen's guitarist and long time Neil Young collaborator) play a version on Radio 5 and that was exceptional but Neil's still the man.

ChicagoAddick

St Etienne

Alex Wright

Much respect to Neil Young but it's St Etienne for me. They take the song and make it their own, not just a copy of the original.

Henry Irving

12 - 11 to St Etienne