Results of Retro Soundclash #38

 

Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart [ 11 ] [78.57%]

Madness - Baggy Trousers [ 3 ] [21.43%]

 

Joy Division wins quite convincingly for the second time easily beating out Baggy Trousers.

The challenger this time is Roxy Music with the original version of a track that has been covered by Kylie for the Radio 1 40th anniversary album - Love is the Drug.

 

You have until whenever I get round to announcing the results to vote!

 

Previous Wins

8 Wins

Take On Me (A-Ha)

 

5 wins

Running Up That Hill (Kate Bush)

Waterloo Sunset (The Kinks)

 

4 Wins

Enjoy The Silence (Depeche Mode)

 

3 Wins

I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (U2)

Paint It Black (The Rolling Stones)

I Feel Love (Donna Summer)

 

2 Wins

Love Will Tear Us Apart (Joy Division)

 

1 Win

With Or Without You (U2)

Living On A Prayer (Bon Jovi)

Like A Prayer (Madonna)

Paperback Writer (The Beatles)

Another Brick in the Wall (Pink Floyd)

Life on Mars? (David Bowie)

 

 

The Champion - Joy Division

 

 

The Challenger - Roxy Music

 

Edited October 7, 200717 yr by grebo69

My vote goes to Roxy Music.

Voted for Roxy Music

Joy Division again for me

Love Will Tear Us Apart, amazing song

No Contest - Joy Division of course

 

Roxy Music for me this time

Roxy Music

Joy Division

joy division...

Voted for Roxy Music, especially seeing as I've never/don't care to hear Joy Division...

Dont even have to think about this one - Joy Division by a mile. One of the most perfect songs ever written will always get my vote.....

 

There's a reason why JD are spoken of in such reverential tones, and this song pretty much sums up what that reason is....

Voted for Roxy Music, especially seeing as I've never/don't care to hear Joy Division...

 

Perhaps you would care to go to a cinema to see "Control" then, and you might actually learn to have an appreciation for the music of JD/Ian Curtis....

 

Perhaps you would care to go to a cinema to see "Control" then, and you might actually learn to have an appreciation for the music of JD/Ian Curtis....

 

tbh 'bigwiglaf' sports an american flag, im not sure what the impact of original indie was over there and as such joy division may be a 'uk' thing.

tbh 'bigwiglaf' sports an american flag, im not sure what the impact of original indie was over there and as such joy division may be a 'uk' thing.

 

TOTALLY disagree, Rob - JD had a massive cult status in America (and still do - as do New Order), there's really no reason for anyone to be ignorant to the absolute genius of Joy Division - and even less to be proud of not hearing them (actually - I don't think I know ANYONE under the age of 50 who hasn't heard, and been hugely bowled over, by them).

 

Saying that, though - I voted Roxy Music on this one - LWTUA isn't my favouite JD moment - Love Is The Drug is a classic, timeless single that seems to sound even better with age.

i vote Joy Division

 

Dont even have to think about this one - Joy Division by a mile. One of the most perfect songs ever written will always get my vote.....

 

except in a blue eye sould versh yeah man !!! :lol:

 

http://991.com/newGallery/Paul-Young-Cada-Vez-Que-Te-A-201562.jpg

 

note heard it but i guess it will sound like james morrison gone indie

 

 

God the Paul Young version stinks. There are some ok covers out there. Nerina pallot did one as a bside and that was ok. Swans also did an ok version. Of course no match for the original but still ok.

Edited October 12, 200717 yr by grebo69

TOTALLY disagree, Rob - JD had a massive cult status in America (and still do - as do New Order), there's really no reason for anyone to be ignorant to the absolute genius of Joy Division - and even less to be proud of not hearing them (actually - I don't think I know ANYONE under the age of 50 who hasn't heard, and been hugely bowled over, by them).

 

Saying that, though - I voted Roxy Music on this one - LWTUA isn't my favouite JD moment - Love Is The Drug is a classic, timeless single that seems to sound even better with age.

 

oh ok russ, i stand corrected :)

Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart