I've been a fan of Midge Ure since my dance hall days in Glasgow in the early 70s. He was guitarist for the house band, Salvation, which played a killer cover of Steely Dan's 'Reelin In The Years'. The rest is history, but believe me, he started at a high level and just climbed further.
Why this man never got the recognition he so deserved for band aid and the likes rather than that moaning gimp Geldof is a travesty,Midge has more talent in his little finger than most of the so called stars of today.. This version,while paying homage to the original is the better of the two given the haunting musical score and the fact that Midge played all the instruments himself is just,well,so amazing!
Please listen to the composer's version. Tom Rush. Scott Walker is the tops. Midge does a great job but why did he try to emulate the Walker version ???
When listening, and watching, the Scott Walker original recorded outing - not the TV clip - the backing vocal is a girl ( Suzanne Donaldson) from New Zealand. How's that for trivia ???????
mide ure...classic artist....never got the recognition for band aid (do they know its christmas) but HE did more work than geldof or any of the others and to this day still can sing a fuckin'great song
@harrietcow Yes, he plays guitar, keyboards and drums - in fact he plays ALL the instruments on this, produces it and sings it - how cool is that? I'd like to see some of today's so-called pop stars emulate that, and come up with something as amazing as this. A cover version too, which, in my opinion, is superior toeven the original! :-)
Great to see this video for the first time ever - fantastic sound/pic quality too. It's the sign of a talented artiste (as Midge so obviously is) when they can sing, produce and play ALL the instruments on a song... as he demonstrates so well here. And - if you have to do a cover version, make it better than the original... enough said :-)
June 1982,just left school,doesn't get much better than that does it? Other songs? Happy Talk Captain Sensible,Queen Los Palabras D'Amour,ABC Look of Love,I Won't let you down,Roxy Music Avalon e.t.c.
@GBPaddling Those were the days when singers had real talent, sang with passion and the songs had meaning. Singers nowadays think making a glossy video and warbling like a castrated cat whilst half naked makes them talented. They will never come close to the real talent of yesteryear.
i just got bought the new electric 80's cd and I have to say this was the song that brought back all the 80's memories , forgotten how good it is , classic
I think that CD was playing in HMV - is it a 3CD set with this on the first CD? I'm so glad they played it 'cause it brought me back to Midge & Ultravox - 2 brilliant acts.
Great song and a pretty good version (prefer The Walker Brothers myself). And let's face it, the only way Midge Ure got away with walking through a room full of swinging roof lights without getting a good thump on the side of his head was because he is only 4 foot 6 tall. (Better guitar in this one tho, thanks Midge)
There are only a few people,in my opinion, who can look real good in black and Midge is one of them. He was and is soooooo HOT! The sexy gyration in this clip makes my heart(and a lot more) flutter. God was in a good mood when he created Midge Ure.
I loved this song the few times I heard it as a teenager. Haven't heard for a long time, still sounds great! Love those 80s synths. Thanks for posting.
hate to be a pedant, but it was a cover version for the Walker Brothers too, it was originally by Tom Rush, and you can find videos of him performing it himself on YouTube
David Gahan (Depeche Mode) if you are reading this (which of course you aren't but oh well) please do a duet with Midge. To hear your baritone with Midges' tenor would be the ultimate in vocals for me.
Having seen Midge several times from Ultravox in 1983 to last year solo, if i were a musician and he covered 1 of my songs I'd bow down and kiss his feet. The man is a GOD and an all round nice guy, Legend
grimobo, ever heard of interpretation, covering a song is normally seen as a compliment. If you knew anything about this artist you would know that this is an homage to what he believes to be a fantastic song. Which I and alot of others think Midge has done fantastically. Open your mind to music and its variations and don't be so narrow minded.
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of all the tom rush songs, this is the one most defiled by its copyists. i keep droning about it:if only there was some sort of 'aesthetic' sub clause that saved compositions from the ultimate indignity of ham-handed treatment such as here. this would certainly appear in evidence as proof of how bad it can get.
If you like country music, you'll obviously dislike the synths and the brilliant eerie twist that Midge gave this song; but apart from that, what is it exactly that made you fly off the handle about this cover version?
Believe me, I appreciate Midge for more than just his looks. He's a great singer, one of the best from the 80's. I've just been watching his 2001 Rewind tour on DVD. If I was just interested in the 'outside shell' I wouldn't be watching him now he's old!
I just picked up an old Yamaha SS30 string synthesizer. It nails this song's synth sound PERFECTLY and I believe that's what he used on this track. A terrible decade for music, but a brilliant and criminally underrated/overlooked artist.
midge says "no regret", but he bloody does regret therefore his clumsy dancing, nobody can dance while in despair, great performance Midge, I love you :)
Love this solo effort. Not sure about the dance at around 3:05, though. Put a bit of life into it Midge. Oh, well! I suppose we all danced like that back then. Didn't we? With that tache he always reminds me of Flash Harry from the early St Trinian's films.
Just saw Midge Ure on loose women, and thought well i remember vienna by ultravox, must have a look at what midge is doing now, and i am really into him, he has a beautiful voice. He is one of my favourites now. He said he has some music coming out, so am looking out for that.
I read about this in Midge's book "If I Was" (excellent BTW). He says he got 2 days of studio time for helping someone out, decided to record this, and mistakenly thought the Walker Brothers version had the big ending. Tells his manager he was "just messing about" - manager immediately jumps in a cab to Soho, sells the recording to Chrysalis for £5,000. Just like that!
sat with Midge, jonh Cooper Clark and Lena Lovitch, reading the face, he was impassive even though he was the talk of the time, great train trip from Doncaster to Sheffield, he bought me a beer lol
I was a teen when this came out. I absolutely loved it. My dad went on about the Walker Bros version being so much better and I thought, "typical, you bald, irrelevant old fart - Midge's version is the ultimate".
Now my dad's dead and I check out a lot of covers on YouTube and generally end up dissing them - and I'm going bald into the bargain. The 'auld lad's got his revenge....
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Yeah well Midge is now old. So old is best! Walker version was goon in its post war dayz... The 70's/80's is what counts. You dont hear people covering glen miller these days, just about all the 70's and 80's is being done...
Very true, Cougari72 - though at the time, I would never would have believed it would happen.
Artists didn't seem so into doing cover versions in those days. True, they did the odd one, but covers were widely dismissed as being somewhat uncreative.
I think that's why this particular song by Midge was forgotten about for a while. So it's really good to hear it again!
The 80s for all the criticism it gets was exceptional decade for music, but don't forget how many songs are also covered from the 60s. They may not go back to Glenn Miller, but the 60s is a hugely covered decade in music.
Personally I think the Irish Blues musician Don Baker did the best version, but it is one of those songs that you couldn't make crap if you tried.
Midge Ure pisses all over the limp Walker Brothers version and turns this song into the classic it deserves to be. Perfect guitar and piano solos, respect!
My mum is friends with him :) He gave me a box with his initials on which happen to my initials too and a Stephan King book. So cool. :D
CaramelisedFrazzles 2 weeks ago
he looks great dressed in black btw awesome cover :)
sudokuwkroku 4 weeks ago
I was excited to listen to this, only for a stupid youtube ad to disrupt.
rider45 1 month ago
almost 30 years on this song still sends shivers down my spine.
skababooshka 1 month ago
Midge is one of the best musicians to ever grace our ears !!
unrealaldridgeguy 1 month ago
I've been a fan of Midge Ure since my dance hall days in Glasgow in the early 70s. He was guitarist for the house band, Salvation, which played a killer cover of Steely Dan's 'Reelin In The Years'. The rest is history, but believe me, he started at a high level and just climbed further.
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seeing this guy this week, local gig, looking forward to it.
SuperBobbyBlast 3 months ago
midge is a ledgend
itsyounotme100 3 months ago
Wow, I remember when quartet was released shortly after this. Has it really been that long?
moonglum125 3 months ago
Listened to this loads of times...Bring back 1982!
jiffy67 3 months ago 3
Forgot he covered this song, still a classic.
donaldgrant39 3 months ago
midge, i salute you...
quasar1020 3 months ago
Love this track always been one of my favs ,always brings back memories,good and bad
ninniejan 4 months ago
One of my fave cover versions ever. So great...
zzGRENDELzz 4 months ago 2
Not heard this for years, still as good though, CLASSIC
colm01uk 5 months ago
The chair looks like a Frank Lloyd Wright designed chair.
ironwoodadq 6 months ago
Am I really so old?
traceyj2 6 months ago
Now that's what I call a minimalist video!!!
citizenpaparazzo 7 months ago
a truly great man.
kmattar 7 months ago
a truly great man, a human for the human cause. d tracey in canada +++
kmattar 7 months ago
i love this song and the visual presentation too. i also love the artwork that catilana posted. BRAVA!!!
kmattar 7 months ago
Why this man never got the recognition he so deserved for band aid and the likes rather than that moaning gimp Geldof is a travesty,Midge has more talent in his little finger than most of the so called stars of today.. This version,while paying homage to the original is the better of the two given the haunting musical score and the fact that Midge played all the instruments himself is just,well,so amazing!
Skyeskimmer 7 months ago
Please listen to the composer's version. Tom Rush. Scott Walker is the tops. Midge does a great job but why did he try to emulate the Walker version ???
When listening, and watching, the Scott Walker original recorded outing - not the TV clip - the backing vocal is a girl ( Suzanne Donaldson) from New Zealand. How's that for trivia ???????
3hillock6 8 months ago
mide ure...classic artist....never got the recognition for band aid (do they know its christmas) but HE did more work than geldof or any of the others and to this day still can sing a fuckin'great song
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Warren242 8 months ago
Is Midge playing guitar on this song? Keyboards?
Amazing performance, I love that man's voice.
harrietcow 9 months ago
@harrietcow Yes, he plays guitar, keyboards and drums - in fact he plays ALL the instruments on this, produces it and sings it - how cool is that? I'd like to see some of today's so-called pop stars emulate that, and come up with something as amazing as this. A cover version too, which, in my opinion, is superior toeven the original! :-)
TheCanndyman 9 months ago
Great to see this video for the first time ever - fantastic sound/pic quality too. It's the sign of a talented artiste (as Midge so obviously is) when they can sing, produce and play ALL the instruments on a song... as he demonstrates so well here. And - if you have to do a cover version, make it better than the original... enough said :-)
TheCanndyman 9 months ago 2
Midge Ure = God. One of my faves from this under-rated genius. Thanks for sharing!
sqooky 10 months ago
June 1982,just left school,doesn't get much better than that does it? Other songs? Happy Talk Captain Sensible,Queen Los Palabras D'Amour,ABC Look of Love,I Won't let you down,Roxy Music Avalon e.t.c.
GBPaddling 11 months ago
@GBPaddling Those were the days when singers had real talent, sang with passion and the songs had meaning. Singers nowadays think making a glossy video and warbling like a castrated cat whilst half naked makes them talented. They will never come close to the real talent of yesteryear.
71TattyTeddy 11 months ago 2
still got it on 7" single :D
owteufel 1 year ago 2
Oh wow, haven't heard this in years, and it still gives me goosebumps! What a fantastic voice! Love you Midge, you still rock my world!
3percentmind 1 year ago
What a big voice !!! Haven't heard this song for a long time, but it touches straight again... !!! Thanks for loading with the video!!!
66Danger 1 year ago
Greetings from Holland.
Whát a voice ...
reminiscent83 1 year ago
hab den song seit 25 Jahren nicht mehr gehört und hab ihn auch in den Plattenläden nicht mehr gefunden, weil ich den Titel nicht wusste.
ein superlied, was ich mal mit Radiorekorder im sommer 1982 aufnahm und es mir dann mind. 50 mal anhörte
MrPyjamarama 1 year ago
Its on the Ministry Of Sound 3CD in HMV just checked
sunnyintelligent 1 year ago
No Regrets -- The Scottish Version?? Brilliant **
blisse123 1 year ago
i just got bought the new electric 80's cd and I have to say this was the song that brought back all the 80's memories , forgotten how good it is , classic
10madsam 1 year ago
@10madsam
I think that CD was playing in HMV - is it a 3CD set with this on the first CD? I'm so glad they played it 'cause it brought me back to Midge & Ultravox - 2 brilliant acts.
nerebeht 1 year ago
I love him <3
Coralulu182 1 year ago
jego głos niesie do nieba
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sleepyerick 1 year ago
ONE OF THE BEST HE SANG,TAKE ME BACK TO THE GOOD OLD TIMES.80S
nickmadman 1 year ago
Great song and a pretty good version (prefer The Walker Brothers myself). And let's face it, the only way Midge Ure got away with walking through a room full of swinging roof lights without getting a good thump on the side of his head was because he is only 4 foot 6 tall. (Better guitar in this one tho, thanks Midge)
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TheSandsie13 1 year ago
fajans ale klasyka bo ultravox jest the best
BOLHAM1965 1 year ago
mniammmmmmmmm
BOLHAM1965 1 year ago
love this video. it's almost as good as "vienna". love the man i nthe video right down to his little mustache.
TheSandsie13 1 year ago
Oh so like Scott Walker but superb. Love his version of No Regrets. Cold chills up and down my spine. Mr Ure what you make me feel
annalouise37 1 year ago
love you midge your the best mate a girl could ever have .
TheSandsie13 1 year ago
sex on legs !
wendyann131 1 year ago
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OppaSchulze 1 year ago
I don't regret a nanosecond of the time I spent at your concert and at the aftermath, Midge, Cracow Nov 22 09. I love you:)
jadzia7911 1 year ago 7
One of my alltime favourites Awesome version What a voice
andyraw1965 1 year ago 4
X L ENT
rabgp 1 year ago
just played this really loud, so haunting, what a voice, sung with such emotion, fab.
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dinairairbrushmakeup 1 year ago
There are only a few people,in my opinion, who can look real good in black and Midge is one of them. He was and is soooooo HOT! The sexy gyration in this clip makes my heart(and a lot more) flutter. God was in a good mood when he created Midge Ure.
MegaSmurf1212 1 year ago 13
@MegaSmurf1212 good 4 u that u felt "something"
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TeenTitanish 1 year ago
One of my faves! I always loved Midge Ure and Ultravox.
Fleurdelys2525 1 year ago
I loved this song the few times I heard it as a teenager. Haven't heard for a long time, still sounds great! Love those 80s synths. Thanks for posting.
teapotiscool 1 year ago
gran tema de siempre
NINFLAME 2 years ago
Does anyone know the female vocalist who did this in the "club version" of No Regrets during the 1980's ?? Thanks !!
wtwrail 2 years ago
better than the Walker brothers, for sure!
whereangelsplay1 2 years ago
I Don't want you back @ 2:18.
Just Brilliant!!!!
robcol800 2 years ago
the dance move he does from 3:01 onwards, well i still do that move from time to time lol, classic 80`s move that one lol
roxysmythe 2 years ago
If you like Walker Brothers covers in similar style, try this one: Dorian Gray - "Sjaj u tami"
ThePaintermanful 2 years ago
boonersalmon
Yes, you could be right but....for a time he played with Thin Lizzy. There you go :)
BlueMeanieSulk 2 years ago
from 50 to 57 seconds sounds like bowie ' sound and vision. 1.25 to 1.30 is like brian ferry, but no one probably cares what i think
boonersalmon 2 years ago
Midge totally nailed it, fuckin outta this world!!
saddlesandbrushes 2 years ago 3
walker brothers sang it original
midge gave it a good shot tho
PinkSmarties72 2 years ago
Sorry this song belongs to Scott Walker...
Emerystreet 2 years ago
I thought it was Tom Rush who first sang it.
Tracte2 2 years ago
Yes. Thank you. Correct
PansyXxKidd 2 years ago
What is the correct pronunciation for his last name? Anybody know?
bboooobbyy 2 years ago
ure? as in your
its scottish
PinkSmarties72 2 years ago 2
thx.
bboooobbyy 2 years ago
Great song !!!!!
blackeyedgoth 2 years ago 5
my friend knows him nd his family as both have holiday house in same resort thingy x
Saveens 2 years ago 2
great song,and the guitar solo is beautiful
horselaverda 2 years ago 4
thanks for posting!
hbotis 2 years ago 2
bloody hell I'm old, I remember it being released and it was and still is a classic remake, awesome track
dilus13 2 years ago 21
@dilus13 I'm as old as you.
DocLibertos 1 year ago
@dilus13 not old just young at the right time!
mymusic777ify 1 year ago
@dilus13
i have to reply to your post - just listened to this again - almost 30 years mmmmmmmmmm showing age - but like you sad absolute class
jbow35 1 year ago
@jbow35 Hi, i`m Robert from germany, me happens almost like You with "No Regrets"
MrPyjamarama 1 year ago
awesome song!!!
tsouth1 2 years ago
27 years old-fucking hell! Still a classic
RHINOWINOLUNATIC 2 years ago 4
yes Isa, no regrets!!
willchan1963 2 years ago
i used to listen to this song when i had a problems in my relationship few months ago.. it's strange listen to it now.. but still beautiful..
kokaiini 2 years ago
Love this song and Midge is so sexy...
01chrissie 2 years ago 2
one of my fav. songs of all time and midges versions pisses over the old one
barkasiswilling 2 years ago
Perfect song.....
jesuo1982 2 years ago 4
Wow still a very sexy man (no apologisess)
Euni62 2 years ago
Absolutely brilliant, thanks for posting.
firstladylynn96 2 years ago
piękna piosenka....
zajebisty ma facet głos:))
penetrator9 2 years ago
hate to be a pedant, but it was a cover version for the Walker Brothers too, it was originally by Tom Rush, and you can find videos of him performing it himself on YouTube
Noblelox 2 years ago
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Catilina88 2 years ago 33
Never seen the full video before - thanks for posting this!
shaitarn 2 years ago 4
Midge - be mine!
Sarricel 2 years ago
Excuse me, i meant Quartet, but Monument was better, too lol
oxtheravenxo 2 years ago
Monument was better lol
oxtheravenxo 2 years ago
David Gahan (Depeche Mode) if you are reading this (which of course you aren't but oh well) please do a duet with Midge. To hear your baritone with Midges' tenor would be the ultimate in vocals for me.
knewyawkr 2 years ago
Awesome idea!
furseal2004 2 years ago
indeed
kossuth1966 2 years ago
wszystkie piosenki ure"a sa super!!!!
penetrator9 2 years ago
Haven't heard this since my dog chewed up my single in 1983 - superb!
berlinmitte10117 2 years ago 2
Superb cover
The bass and string synth lines are brilliant.
ind347 2 years ago 2
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That were shit
samevans1 2 years ago
I love this song very much. and midge ure is a genius.
rupertsterling 2 years ago 5
Having seen Midge several times from Ultravox in 1983 to last year solo, if i were a musician and he covered 1 of my songs I'd bow down and kiss his feet. The man is a GOD and an all round nice guy, Legend
19graeme66 3 years ago 4
James SPT, you're right on the spot with your comment. Nice work.
pomse1964 3 years ago
grimobo, ever heard of interpretation, covering a song is normally seen as a compliment. If you knew anything about this artist you would know that this is an homage to what he believes to be a fantastic song. Which I and alot of others think Midge has done fantastically. Open your mind to music and its variations and don't be so narrow minded.
JamesSPT 3 years ago 2
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of all the tom rush songs, this is the one most defiled by its copyists. i keep droning about it:if only there was some sort of 'aesthetic' sub clause that saved compositions from the ultimate indignity of ham-handed treatment such as here. this would certainly appear in evidence as proof of how bad it can get.
grimobo 3 years ago
If you like country music, you'll obviously dislike the synths and the brilliant eerie twist that Midge gave this song; but apart from that, what is it exactly that made you fly off the handle about this cover version?
hindsighter 2 years ago
Fantastic, beautiful song. I love the Scott Walker version too.
ralucagymnast 3 years ago
GREAT !!!!
MidgeUreNoRegrets 3 years ago
what a wonderful song, saw midge last month, and as always he was superb, please give us more midge!
joangel0 3 years ago
You and me both! I even bought myself a 'choose life' t-shirt a few months back!
furseal2004 3 years ago
The only thing Midge is regretting is that moustache. He was absolutely gorgeous without it.
furseal2004 3 years ago
why we always look at the outside of man,the shell?......there's much more!
postpunkoholic 3 years ago
Believe me, I appreciate Midge for more than just his looks. He's a great singer, one of the best from the 80's. I've just been watching his 2001 Rewind tour on DVD. If I was just interested in the 'outside shell' I wouldn't be watching him now he's old!
furseal2004 3 years ago
this is real music!.....ultravox and midge ure! i am obsesed of the 80's!
postpunkoholic 3 years ago
Ditto!
furseal2004 3 years ago
I just picked up an old Yamaha SS30 string synthesizer. It nails this song's synth sound PERFECTLY and I believe that's what he used on this track. A terrible decade for music, but a brilliant and criminally underrated/overlooked artist.
tokyowhouse 3 years ago
midge says "no regret", but he bloody does regret therefore his clumsy dancing, nobody can dance while in despair, great performance Midge, I love you :)
jadzia7911 3 years ago
2:30 onwards - that build up and instrumental are absofockinglutely incredible!
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TheReliquary 3 years ago
Fantastic sound production - shame the new musicians can't match its richness..
EverAngelo 3 years ago 2
Love this solo effort. Not sure about the dance at around 3:05, though. Put a bit of life into it Midge. Oh, well! I suppose we all danced like that back then. Didn't we? With that tache he always reminds me of Flash Harry from the early St Trinian's films.
ElectroPupUK 3 years ago
great cover
frogtadpole 3 years ago
Midge.......A Lov You!!!!
Tomi1297 3 years ago
Just saw Midge Ure on loose women, and thought well i remember vienna by ultravox, must have a look at what midge is doing now, and i am really into him, he has a beautiful voice. He is one of my favourites now. He said he has some music coming out, so am looking out for that.
wildsupergran 3 years ago 2
I read about this in Midge's book "If I Was" (excellent BTW). He says he got 2 days of studio time for helping someone out, decided to record this, and mistakenly thought the Walker Brothers version had the big ending. Tells his manager he was "just messing about" - manager immediately jumps in a cab to Soho, sells the recording to Chrysalis for £5,000. Just like that!
stereoroid 3 years ago
an absolute classic reworked very well indeed ,but a singer the quality of midge ure could make anything sound good
lancerpsycho 3 years ago 2
what's the reason to mention p.gabriel? i don't think midge ure is on lower shelf, than mr gabriel
getsensus 3 years ago
I agree...I like Mr Ure like a million times more than Mr Gabriel..:-)
emt4242 3 years ago
yes, he's greatest, but mr. gabriel is absolutely amazing too, they do not collide
getsensus 3 years ago
Classic cover, a rare gem that surpasses the original
2001ManicMonkeys 3 years ago 2
respect for this cover
Mickoakvale 3 years ago
Love this song!
And respect for this man, allmost in Peter G. Level!!!
redarmr 3 years ago 2
ME YOUTH!!!!!!
redarmr 3 years ago
sat with Midge, jonh Cooper Clark and Lena Lovitch, reading the face, he was impassive even though he was the talk of the time, great train trip from Doncaster to Sheffield, he bought me a beer lol
Marcus7770 3 years ago
One of my favourite songs of the era.
illhaveadouble 3 years ago 2
Decent cover
Cougari72 3 years ago 3
So damn sexy, Midge!
CassisLips 3 years ago
I totally agree!!!! sweet, sexy, midge!!!!
emt4242 3 years ago
Midge Ure, great loved Ultravox as well! Ohhhhh Vienna!
NorthernFella 3 years ago
i totally agree with trooner40, midge ure definately at his best
cee214 3 years ago 3
Fantastic cover...Love it!
bowquin 3 years ago 3
The song was written by Tom Rush, not The Walker Brothers.
This is the best vocal track of this whole era, without a doubt.
hcavn 3 years ago
great video and great version thanks
StsSunnyCharlie 3 years ago 2
Hes dancing with tears in his eyes in that video
earvesicle 3 years ago 4
better quality mate. Takes me back to my teenage years. Thanks for posting this video
steve02045 3 years ago 3
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the electronic effect is annoying .....I like the Walker Bros. version better
Mutedvox 3 years ago
well, go listen to the walker brothers bar room version then.
layzer80 3 years ago
I was a teen when this came out. I absolutely loved it. My dad went on about the Walker Bros version being so much better and I thought, "typical, you bald, irrelevant old fart - Midge's version is the ultimate".
Now my dad's dead and I check out a lot of covers on YouTube and generally end up dissing them - and I'm going bald into the bargain. The 'auld lad's got his revenge....
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TheReliquary 3 years ago
Yeah well Midge is now old. So old is best! Walker version was goon in its post war dayz... The 70's/80's is what counts. You dont hear people covering glen miller these days, just about all the 70's and 80's is being done...
Cougari72 3 years ago
Very true, Cougari72 - though at the time, I would never would have believed it would happen.
Artists didn't seem so into doing cover versions in those days. True, they did the odd one, but covers were widely dismissed as being somewhat uncreative.
I think that's why this particular song by Midge was forgotten about for a while. So it's really good to hear it again!
TheReliquary 3 years ago
You hit the nail on the head!
Cougari72 3 years ago
The 80s for all the criticism it gets was exceptional decade for music, but don't forget how many songs are also covered from the 60s. They may not go back to Glenn Miller, but the 60s is a hugely covered decade in music.
Personally I think the Irish Blues musician Don Baker did the best version, but it is one of those songs that you couldn't make crap if you tried.
Doniedaff 3 years ago
well, listen to the Midge Ure live version then. He's done a respectable version of the original. Thats seldom done...
Cougari72 3 years ago
Quality !
EllieBabe1193 3 years ago
Midge Ures version is amazing. This is such a good cover. To bad his recent music has been more or less terrible!
nilan66 3 years ago 2
Midge Ure pisses all over the limp Walker Brothers version and turns this song into the classic it deserves to be. Perfect guitar and piano solos, respect!
fonzithornton 3 years ago 2
lol
sduddy 3 years ago
yep i agree
sduddy 3 years ago
No regrets - 'cept perhaps for the tash!
Seriously though, one of those very few covers that surpass their originals. Class!
davethejumper 3 years ago 3
is it true midge could'nt hit the key on the piano hard enough so he had to get one of the crew to hit it for him on the end piece ?
debrules 3 years ago
and how do you know that
sduddy 3 years ago
just one of the things you hear about and have to ask him
debrules 3 years ago
do you have a phone number for him
sduddy 3 years ago
mobile or home ha ha
debrules 3 years ago
its true i have his mobile if interested
sduddy 3 years ago
dont think he would be to happy about that
debrules 3 years ago
Yes I read that in an interview with him. He plays everything except the bangin piano.
AlmicheV 3 years ago 3
Gee wiz! I've bought this on a 7" single way back in 1982....and haven't seen the video, until a few minutes ago! Thanks mate!
pomse1964 3 years ago 2
Amazing! WOW I forgot about this song, it's as good as Vienna.
DiverforPort 3 years ago 2