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

Henry IrvingHenry Irving
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

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    Covered EndCovered End
    Rod Steward ? :smile:
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    BedsaddickBedsaddick
    It’s Rod all the way .
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    bobmunrobobmunro
    Rodney.
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    Karim_myBagheriKarim_myBagheri
    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.
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    SheffieldRedSheffieldRed

    Housemartins
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    Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    2 - 2 at the moment
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    iainmentiainment
    As you said the original is incomparable.
    Neither of these cuts it for me.
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    Pedro45Pedro45
    edited October 2018
    bobmunro said:

    Rodney.

    You mean Roderick!
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    Covered EndCovered 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.
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    MuttleyCAFCMuttleyCAFC
    Housemartins for me
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    SheffieldRedSheffieldRed
    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
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    golfaddickgolfaddick
    dont particularly like the song but Housemartins for me.
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    Covered EndCovered 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.
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    MuttleyCAFCMuttleyCAFC
    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?
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    Johnnysummers5Johnnysummers5
    Rod & Jeff
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    SheffieldRedSheffieldRed
    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
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    BansteadAddickBansteadAddick
    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.
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    Covered EndCovered 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.
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    BansteadAddickBansteadAddick
    Actually that could be wrong re the murder as that was 74....its what i has been told...
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    johnny73johnny73
    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 plumseth plum
    Neither all that thrilling, but Housemartins for attempting something and being less indulgent.
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    MuttleyCAFCMuttleyCAFC
    but what is the relevance?
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    StigStig
    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.
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    killerandflashkillerandflash
    Housemartins

    I hadn't realised they'd been performing in acapella style before Caravan of Love
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    RivieraRiviera
    Possibly and actually probably the most pointless thread ever on Charlton Life.
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    ManicmaniaManicmania
    Love the housemartins. Grew up on London 0 Hull 4 literally the soundtrack to my childhood.
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    AcabAcab
    Rod Stewart. Emporers new clothes. Can’t stand him.
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    AlwaysneilAlwaysneil
    Both rubbish
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