Steve Winwood - Spy in the House of Love

[MsLouis3]

class soloing and grooves!

[Djrealign]

the second verse gives me chills everytime i hear it, great production! this is a great song!

[MsLouis3]

@Djrealign top comment friend!

[TheSnoopyfan711]

All time good songs from SW...great beats good rhytmn...i love it...giving alw good moving mood...thanks alot 4 upload...  :-)

[parkesc21]

Damn some good lookin people in this video

especially 1:32, rawr

[guitbibble]

Surprised this wasn't a hit! Too classy, I guess! One great song-period!! Jeff Beck's current drummer there too, I think, Micheal Narada Walden.

[AnnHattieAnn]

Lord, please make years fade away and put me on that dance floor ... just for, say, 4 minutes and 18 seconds or so .... amen.

[electricbill2009]

Yeah! This is it ... the pure, timeless, art of audio.

[dsbtreker]

LOVE THIS SONG . . . NEVER understood why this was not a MONSTER hit for him!

[AnnHattieAnn]

@dsbtreker Me too! In fact, I'm flabbergasted.  This is one of my absolute favorites ever ... not just out of his stuff, but up there in my all-time favorites list. Peace, AHA

[maxinedal]

eric clapton once said of winwood if you need a blues guitar lesson watch what he does yes very underated guitar player

[torgo714]

Love this song. Just bought this CD a few days ago because of this song and it is a great CD. Very soulful and a few sexy song. I couldn't help but dance around as I did my house work. Love the dancers in this video. I would love to go to a club like this and listen to great music. Thanks for posting this video

[777west]

Awesome, this is what music is all about.

[TheJellybaby1988]

Not seen this video for years, Thanks so much for uploading it, Brilliant tune!!!

[PurplePunisher69]

A better Paul Weller IMHO - more talented & without the huge ego

[coolwafferman]

I was thinking he sampled this from Was (Not Was). Two different songs, but same title. I like Was (Not Was) "Spy In the House of Love" and this. Steve Winwood is great.

[Russellwatsonsbabe]

love steve , love this song"!

[Jbuonocore]

Real Music!!

[newsiemen4u]

yes he is a very underated guitarist, all his music you can just chill at home or jam with ya friends and they cant help but get into it! one of my all time favorite artists!

[ltlredvet]

good song

[rgbehro]

This is the first time I have ever seen the video for this song! Thanks so much for posting it. I have the CD in my collection and it is excellent!

[bushface1327]

I turned on the video not knowing if Winwood would be on guitar or keyboard. Always great to see and hear him with a guitar.

[vodude]

I agree. Eric Clapton said recently that he though Steve was a very underrated guitarist.

RE: Always great to see and hear him with a guitar.

[Ben1238]

Amen to that!

[AndySword]

Terrific song! Was this really 1997? I would've thought more like '87!

A

[rgbehro]

Hello Andy,

In response to your comment. Yes, the song Spy In The House of Love was from 1997 on the CD called "Junction Seven". This CD is a very underrated and less known disc for Steve Winwood. Now, 1987 was the year after Steve released his CD called "Back In The High Life" which was a totally amazing disc from 1986.

[jtm101583]

Does anyone know if there were videos shot for any other tracks on this song's parent CD, "Junction Seven"?

[rgbehro]

Hi There,

After are very long search for more videos of the "Junction Seven" CD, I was not able to find a single one.

[jtm101583]

This song's parent CD, "Junction Seven" is highly underrated! Just a few of my favorites from it: "Just Wanna Have Some Fun", "Plenty Loving", "Let Your Love Come Down", "Lord of the Street", "Real Love", "Someone Like You", & his cover of Sly's "Family Affair".

[rgbehro]

Yes, I totally agree! "Junction Seven" is a brilliant disc and very underrated!!! This disc reminds me so much of feel of "Back In The High Life" from 1986.

[cobaltbovine]

Is this a different version of the Was not Was song called Spy in the house of love?,........

[sauermusicDE]

No, it's not.

[Tjoppy]

Yes

[ClausEb]

He stole it. Here's what wikipedia says:

"In 1997, Steve Winwood released a tune which borrowed not just the title of Was (Not Was)'s single "Spy in the House of Love" but also the bass line and other elements. However, no lawsuits ensued (or were settled out of court)."

[aspiringandinspiring]

ClausEb, thanks for noting the Was (Not Was) single. Do you happen to have link to the Wikipedia article regarding Winwood's actions? I'd like to check the sources, if possible.

[ClausEb]

I hope you're not Steve, or are you? :o))

[ClausEb]

Well sure, although: google, Sir! But here it is:

- oh ok, can't seem to be able to put links into here! - just type the phrase into google, but also says in that place: "[citation needed]"

[aspiringandinspiring]

Unfortunately, I think the Wikipedia entry for this album (much less the single) has been deleted. I am unable to locate it anywhere on the site...even with Google's help. Alas!

[ClausEb]

ah, nah, I just had found it! It just won't let me type the link here, the entry is deleted right away then ...

[ClausEb]

Just type ""In 1997, Steve Winwood released a tune" into google, it got me right there! :o))

[aspiringandinspiring]

Ha ha, thanks for the tip. I feel so stupid not Googling it. Anyway. ClausEb, thanks for helping with my search!

[aspiringandinspiring]

Ha ha! No, I promise I'm not Steve! :)

[AndySword]

Wikipedia can be edited, and often is, remember. Too much scope for bias. That statement from Wiki could have been added by a disgruntled Was (Not Was) fan.

A

[BADFACE1959]

@ClausEb - I believe Was (not Was) borrowed the song title from a book by Anais Nin

[AndySword]

Not a different version of the same song, but a different song with the same or a similar title.

A

[kitkat5558]

too bad they don't have clubs like this where we could listen and see a great artist like Steve. This song is awesome.

[LiveInTheUK]

First time I heard this -(on radio) I knew it was Stevie's distinctive voice and arrangement. I have a live upload but sound quality isn't as superb as this. Thanks for upload.

[dasrik]

The Was (Not Was) song is better.

[JosCR66]

Love this song!!!!

[Davemonzon]

Great tune. Thanks so much for uploading this one

[Armadillojewels]

Ditto!! Good song to dance to. Anyone got a jazzy song Steve sang? Can't find. HELP!!

[Divvadoll]

Plenty Love. Junction Seven

[tomf144]

Thanks for uploading this video.

I think it is underrated. Always wonder why the song was not hit.