Heaven 17 and La Roux - In For The Kill

[EdlyLeMar]

I saw this when first aired (about 10 times running!) on BBC8. Couln't believe how good it was and how many here state otherwise. The Numan/Little Boots collaboration was truely awlful though.....I say that with sadness as original Numan is awesome.

[adeana888]

What does Elly say at the end?

[MobiusChaos]

Heaven 17 sucks live...

[rytkow]

Don't complain. very possitive performance + c.ronaldo on drums 3:57

[asdfghjkl28112]

she look mad

[ShoeLube]

It's funny all these comments saying he's ruining the La Roux song because on the Temptation collaboration, everyone is saying she is ruining the Heaven 17 song. It's why people write songs in their own style to suit their strengths. Few people have the range and dexterity to sing anything.

[adeana888]

Sorry, but he can not sing, he is totally killing the song. Elly sounds amazing as per usall <3

[MattTheSpratt]

If you only pay attention to the audio, it sounds like two people singing along to an Amiga loader tune.

[ReCoiLinGraCe]

Tin tin :P

[MahooXD]

This is not his song lol

[505Glo]

heaven17 me encanta y la roux, pero esque heaven 17 en estas canciones se sale. :D

[unclebitch]

This is not totally live, they've used multiple camera shots. How do I know?...invisible drummer @ 1:52 ...

[miaaaooow]

@unclebitch Are you sure? They have two drummers, one from La Roux' band and one from Heaven 17. Maybe the second is just not playing here. I don't hear a lot of drums...

[miaaaooow]

@unclebitch Check "Heaven 17 - (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang", this is the drum set of the Heavan 17's drummer.

[electro808kat]

it's a mash-up of old electro & new ... check your music history

[stevenicholls1986]

i actually prefer this version

[chacho6011]

she looks like ed grimley's girlfiend or twin

[jamesdodd64]

@chacho6011 sooooooooooo funny !

[1paramed]

La Roux? Heaven 17's bastard love child. A back stairs kind o' love gone wrong. He still loves the kid though.

[originalcarbonation]

hahaha... fail. elly still sounds amazing but that guy generally fails at life.

[Boo12495]

I think it sounds better with just Elly. His style doesn't fit her songs

[MrAndrePBC]

Great version. Glenn Gregory still rocks. I adore Ellie's voice.

[sexiewasd]

I like this version better, well almost. It sounds great with the two very different vocals mixing, it just has a serious lack of MR2.

[Ms000toocoolforyou]

omfg this guy murdered her song.

[silversky123]

her voice is just amazing!!!! :)

[tyfe1994]

she is the most freakish woman ever. she looks like ron weasley meets jedward

[ssx95351]

love Elly but him signing did not go well with this song

[MrDevoUk]

@Booibam - Without him there would be no her....

[Phangkyu]

glenn's a legend but whatever this is, it's not 'singing'

[djkenny]

I like this take, actually

[Ms000toocoolforyou]

the heaven 17 guy murdered this song.

[Astartha]

his voice sounds bad when he sings alone but when they sing together it's about good

[PrincessGlowingStar]

"Oh Glen" XD

[ZehGinge]

Take Glenn out and you have a good song.

[cherryhopemusic]

I don't think anyone but Elly can sing this song :)

[funklovingcriminal70]

@cherryhopemusic

then check out daniel merryweather's version...different but off the hook

[ALEJANDRA328962]

This guy sucks

[L0veepanicc]

AHAHAHAHHA THE DUDE SUCKS ASS

[spats67]

Well done La Roux. You just managed to jump on the 80s synth pop bandwagon in time.

What the fuck is the point?

[91Platinum]

ICK he sounds terrible.

[SweetStuffG]

Well you can't expect him to sing in the same key as she did, I mean Elly's voice is really unique and the vocals are high on that track (In For the Kill), especially in certain points, you know when she vocalizes. Anyways his voice is great and his spin on it was good. They performed well together, great stage chemistry. I love the beginning when she points to him and at the end that little moment between them and when she says "ah Glen".

[SamMulie]

@SweetStuffG I agree with you, but just to compromise, the entry, really.

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[KusinerneAF]

haha! he is funny :D and elly is so amaizing and sexy! love her voice. cool.

[TheIzzle10]

... o_0

[Izziepalooza28]

@TheIzzle10 LOL :D

[TheIzzle10]

@Izziepalooza28 It is no laughing matter, he made it suck :(

[EManic29]

the heaven 17 dude is pissing himself laughing and out of tune. Oh dear.

[cgarcialaborde]

;-)

[seniorbaby2009]

omg it sounds so better without heaven 17!!!! i think this version is so bad!!

[MikeyNL1038]

oh glen!

[xinkoa]

horrible!! MAKE HIM SHUT UP!

[LionelHutz100]

I love it.

[djemmab]

la roux unreal.... but he does nt sing tis tuuuune wel alongside her

[MisterDogshit]

What's with her hair?!

Upside down ice cream?

Stereotypical cartoon poo??

either way, I'd put her voice through TGrains2.ar any day - know what I mean!!! EH!!!!!

[grittysandtooth]

i have to say that glenn gregory does a better job with this song than she does; her voice is not bad enough for the subject matter

[check2775]

The Guy Was absolutly terrible. i mean the worst attempt ever i wish he would just let her sing

[ALLDALI]

He could be her father...

[LionelHutz100]

Love it !!

[MCRomg]

0:10 - 0:14 is my favourite part! How she points to him and all (: Lol.

[bethlaroux]

elly is sexxxayyyy

[debidomo]

Heaven 17 is messing up the music. But Elly Jackson is on her best time.

[SandyP001]

if im not mistaken, someone's using facebook on their laptop @ 1:45

[SuperRainbowchild]

i actually like this version better than the original!! lol although the first line he sings just makes me cringe!! its sooo out of tune lol but the rest of its great XD

[ALLDALI]

La Roux are great fans of Heaven 17 - it was her dream to sing together with Heaven 17 signer Glenn Gregory...Heaven 17 was big in the 80's...

[gregstaind]

sorry but let la roux sing the dam song its much better that way but i cant critque when i sing in my car a bucher the song too.

[prettilttlbeatle]

she's beautiful!

[espacioeh]

elly the best jaajja

[Annalovesgreenday]

ew. that guy is gross.

[vincegaga]

that dude cant sing shit

[melissaypak]

oh my gosh!! wtf is this dude!? he's like taking elly's spotlight! let her sing!

[xnikkiblondiex]

he ruined the song!!!!!!!!!!

[AAAmanDAH]

i love that girl.

[misty666]

what the...he sounds like an old perve! ruined the song for me.

[ShopFloorMonkey]

His vocal style doesnt really fit the track, but they work well together. He is almost more of a crooner! I have a lot of respect for him, being old enough to remember Heaven 17 the first time around, and the gig as a whole was really cool. Nice chemistry. Def worth a look if you havent seen it all.

[Andriz2006]

You are absolutely right. His voice fits the very classic Heaven 17 style, but he is doing a very good job here - and he has obviously fun.

[upupaepops1988]

i want to put a flake in her hair

[sunnyside1220]

Ellie's performance was amazing, but he left a little lacking.

Still good non the less.

[cookiepower123]

ellie jackson is the sexyest woman alive and glen and martyn are legands

[darthvader1020]

she looks like a shark

[MrCharlesDouglas]

2:47 when he runs his hand over his brilliant head of hair is brilliant.

[BooiBam]

Elly sang great, but when he sings it sucks

[brunobliss]

yeah, it's like one of those bad karaoke attemps

[MermaidSwagger]

@BooiBam I don't care for Heaven 17 that much but I LOVE LOVE LOVE La Roux

[stevenicholls1986]

@BooiBam i personally prefer this version, i suppose its what ever floats my boat, glen gregory is a distinctive singer, so is elly, i thought it was an interesting, i like 'different' versions of tracks, this was 1 of those :)

[callofnature4mw]

I was really looking forward to this collaboration and it didn't disappoint. I also saw the Little Boots Gary Numan collaboration and didn't really like it. Not a Little Boots fan but neither of them tried when it came to collaborating. But La Roux and Heaven 17 showed them, neither Glenn nor Elly shied away from singing on each others songs! Temptation was always going to be a joy with Ms Jackson, but Mr Gregory was great on this too!

[koti1100]

Who is that?

the heaven 17 dude

[whynotandy]

@koti1100 Glenn Gregory

[indiematt007]

<3 La Roux And Heaven 17 This Is Just Dreamy! xD

[GlobalSuicide91]

love her dancing:)

and 2:02 - 2:06

great performance, completely different

[slinkyskunk]

That's just Glenn Gregory, I don't see Martyn or Ian there.

[whynotandy]

@slinkyskunk They were there and they were interviewed for the session

[callofnature4mw]

Well Martyn was, he was interviewed and was playing synths as well as providing backing vocals. But Ian left the group a couple of years ago and wasn't present.

[NYYMGMG]

@whynotandy Didn't Ian quit?

[kennycthonic]

@slinkyskunk Martyn Ware is definitely there! Check out "Temptation" @ whynotandy and you'll see him! In light of Ian Craig Marsh, after watching the docu on BBC3 (4?) about the making of Penthouse and Pavement, I believe he's taking a break from the seventeens just now!

[KiwiShoot]

The whole show was great to watch, I think La Roux just needs better vocal training and she can hit those higher notes in Temptation.

[xnikkiblondiex]

heaven 17 murdered this song!!

I LOVE LA ROUX

[drdantucker]

Good stuff. Not sure who La Roux is, but know Heaven 17 very well.

[sugarpuffmonkey1066]

I'm to young to remember the 80's, and the likes of heaven 17, but i love the eras music. And La Roux is my favourite band- this could not be more perfect!