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

Henry IrvingHenry Irving
edited May 2017 in Not Sports Related
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
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    AddicksAddictAddicksAddict
    St Etienne.
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    WellingtentionedWellingtentioned
    St Etienne.

    Nice references to cafc in the video as one is a Charlton fan.
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    Addick in SW16Addick in SW16
    Has to be Neil
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    maidstoneaddickmaidstoneaddick
    edited May 2017
    St Etienne - one of my all time favourite tunes
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    StigStig
    St Etienne. Not even close.
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    killerandflashkillerandflash
    St Etienne

    Wasn't familiar with the original, so glad to hear it though!
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    McBobbinMcBobbin
    St Etienne. Love that cover. I don't care much for Neil Young but don't mind this.
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    TELTEL
    I think its the traditional version for me....Neil.
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    i_b_b_o_r_gi_b_b_o_r_g
    St Etienne, Sarah Cracknell, pwopper sort
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    Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    7 - 2 to St Etienne so far.

    All the old hippies still in bed?
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    Karim_myBagheriKarim_myBagheri
    Neil Young for me
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    Chef_addickChef_addick
    Can't believe the amount of St Etienne votes, (good cover though) but Neil Young wins
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    CHGCHG
    St Etienne by an absolute mile for me. One of the best covers.
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    Johnnysummers5Johnnysummers5
    Not so much of the old hippy please, Neil Young all day long and night time too
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    GreenieGreenie
    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.
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    Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    8 - 6 to St Etienne now
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    bristoladdickbristoladdick
    Both good but Neil Young for me
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    Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    Old Shakey closing the gap 8 - 7 to the French football team
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    MrOneLungMrOneLung
    St Etienne for me, but also had never heard the original before.
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    ken from bexleyken 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.
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    cherryorchardcherryorchard
    Neil - by a long way.
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    Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    9 - 9 now.

    Closest cover to cover yet.
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    killerandflashkillerandflash
    Henry Irving said:

    9 - 9 now.

    Closest cover to cover yet.

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

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    3blokes3blokes
    Neil Young for me.
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    GreenWithEnvyGreenWithEnvy
    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.
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    daveaddickdaveaddick
    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.
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    ChicagoAddickChicagoAddick
    St Etienne
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    Alex WrightAlex 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.
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    Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    12 - 11 to St Etienne
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