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

Henry Irving
Henry Irving Posts: 85,204
edited October 2018 in Fun, Jokes & Captions
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

Comments

  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,981
    Rod Steward ? :smile:
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,724
    It’s Rod all the way .
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,840
    Rodney.
  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 12,689
    edited October 2018
    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
    SheffieldRed Posts: 3,772

    Housemartins
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,204
    2 - 2 at the moment
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,036
    As you said the original is incomparable.
    Neither of these cuts it for me.
  • Pedro45
    Pedro45 Posts: 5,821
    edited October 2018
    bobmunro said:

    Rodney.

    You mean Roderick!
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,981
    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
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,728
    Housemartins for me
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  • SheffieldRed
    SheffieldRed Posts: 3,772
    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
    golfaddick Posts: 33,614
    dont particularly like the song but Housemartins for me.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,981
    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
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,728
    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
    Johnnysummers5 Posts: 8,469
    Rod & Jeff
  • SheffieldRed
    SheffieldRed Posts: 3,772
    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
    BansteadAddick Posts: 1,116
    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
    Covered End Posts: 51,981
    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
    BansteadAddick Posts: 1,116
    Actually that could be wrong re the murder as that was 74....its what i has been told...
  • johnny73
    johnny73 Posts: 4,567
    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.
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  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    Neither all that thrilling, but Housemartins for attempting something and being less indulgent.
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,728
    but what is the relevance?
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,018
    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
    killerandflash Posts: 69,835
    Housemartins

    I hadn't realised they'd been performing in acapella style before Caravan of Love
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    Possibly and actually probably the most pointless thread ever on Charlton Life.
  • Manicmania
    Manicmania Posts: 1,594
    Love the housemartins. Grew up on London 0 Hull 4 literally the soundtrack to my childhood.
  • Acab
    Acab Posts: 724
    Rod Stewart. Emporers new clothes. Can’t stand him.
  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 13,804
    Both rubbish

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