Cover to Cover: The Housemartins v Rod Stewart & Jeff Beck

Henry Irving

Since there is nothing to touch the Impressions/Curtis Mayfield original it had to be these two.

I suspect the more rock orientated version will be the preference of many, and Rod is a great singer, but do the Housemartins have more soul for what is a soul/gospel/civil rights classic?

Which one do you prefer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8Ofr0IKiZg

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

Covered End

Rod Steward ?

Bedsaddick

It’s Rod all the way .

bobmunro

Rodney.

Karim_myBagheri

that is some proper cringe from 3.25 onwards. what a pair of numpties.

I could go against it solely for that but also I'm just not that keen on what they have done to the song so I'm going with the Housemartins.

SheffieldRed

Housemartins

Henry Irving

2 - 2 at the moment

iainment

As you said the original is incomparable.
Neither of these cuts it for me.

Pedro45

bobmunro said:

Rodney.

You mean Roderick!

Covered End

Neither 0-0 draw.
As an aside I saw Paul Heaton a few years ago and he can't remember lyrics, so sings with the lyrics on a stand in front of him.

MuttleyCAFC

Housemartins for me

SheffieldRed

Covered End said:

Neither 0-0 draw.
As an aside I saw Paul Heaton a few years ago and he can't remember lyrics, so sings with the lyrics on a stand in front of him.

Does that matter?
If the lyrics are good and you enjoy the voice

golfaddick

dont particularly like the song but Housemartins for me.

Covered End

SheffieldRed said:

Covered End said:

Neither 0-0 draw.
As an aside I saw Paul Heaton a few years ago and he can't remember lyrics, so sings with the lyrics on a stand in front of him.

Does that matter?
If the lyrics are good and you enjoy the voice

Not really.

MuttleyCAFC

On the subject of Paul Heaton - I love the song 'You keep it all in' but have never understood the relevance of 'murder in '73, robbery in '63 bits - I was wondering only yesterday:) Anybody know?

Johnnysummers5

Rod & Jeff

SheffieldRed

MuttleyCAFC said:

On the subject of Paul Heaton - I love the song 'You keep it all in' but have never understood the relevance of 'murder in '73, robbery in '63 bits - I was wondering only yesterday:) Anybody know?

Lord Lucan
Great train robbery

BansteadAddick

MuttleyCAFC said:

On the subject of Paul Heaton - I love the song 'You keep it all in' but have never understood the relevance of 'murder in '73, robbery in '63 bits - I was wondering only yesterday:) Anybody know?

Robbery was the Great Train robbery and the murder was Lord Lucan with his nanny.

Covered End

Err, Lucan was '74.

In Lord Lucan: My Husband, the Truth, the missing peer's widow Veronica, the Countess of Lucan, recalls the gory events of November 7, 1974, when her family's nanny Sandra Rivett was killed and her husband disappeared without a trace.

BansteadAddick

Actually that could be wrong re the murder as that was 74....its what i has been told...

johnny73

Rod has a great voice and it's a classic song but they've made it so bland. Housemartins wins for me because at least they've tried to put a bit of soul into it.

seth plum

Neither all that thrilling, but Housemartins for attempting something and being less indulgent.

MuttleyCAFC

but what is the relevance?

Stig

Covered End said:

Neither 0-0 draw.
As an aside I saw Paul Heaton a few years ago and he can't remember lyrics, so sings with the lyrics on a stand in front of him.

Yep, a bore draw if ever there was one.

killerandflash

Housemartins

I hadn't realised they'd been performing in acapella style before Caravan of Love

Riviera

Possibly and actually probably the most pointless thread ever on Charlton Life.

Manicmania

Love the housemartins. Grew up on London 0 Hull 4 literally the soundtrack to my childhood.

Acab

Rod Stewart. Emporers new clothes. Can’t stand him.

Alwaysneil

Both rubbish