The Divine Comedy

Comments

10 years ago

Pipkin Hopkins

Nice but only Scott Walker can ever sing this/

12 years ago

Jan Klaus

bloody genius live version....amazing , no words can explain ....

12 years ago

SirHatchporch

It's just the name of the venue.

13 years ago

prof1964

falseswamiji Not sure if The Walker Brothers did it originally but they had a big hit with it. I'm a big Scott Walker admirer...as Neil Hannon is too.

13 years ago

Lisa Coleman

love this cover, <3

13 years ago

Devi Hurt

@prof1964 not sad at all, it sounds better than any previous version, at least what i have heard so far. which version do you prefer most? do you know who sings the original version after all?

13 years ago

Søren Munk

@prof1964 As the great Bass legend NHØP once said; you should only do a cover if you can do it better than the original... in this case i would then say that Neil owns the song now. This is the best version ever, and it's like it's just been waiting for him to claim it. :)

13 years ago

prof1964

SirHatchporch...you're right.....

13 years ago

SirHatchporch

@prof1964 I think he did this simply because he could. It was recorded live at Shepherd's Bush Empire, his first gig with a full orchestra. I wouldn't read too much into it.

13 years ago

prof1964

What's the point in recording a song that sounds so much like the original...it' good to have heroes but pay tribute to them..don't simply copy them......a bit sad really.

14 years ago