Duke Special vs Neil Hannon pt. 2/4

The epic duel between Neil Hannon and Duke Special comes to a climax on RTE's "The View". Watch as they fight with swords, fists, and pianos! In this piece their weapons of choice are "No Cover Up" and "Mastermind"

There have been a couple of requests, so copies of the songs from this show can be found here: http://www.filefactory.com/file/b32chhe/n/Dueling_Dukes.zip

Category:

Music

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• Duke
• Special
• Neil
• Hannon
• duel
• rte
• the
• view
• no
• cover
• up
• mastermind

[chibinessroxsheep]

I can't believe I missed this! Amazing! Thanks for uploading! ^_^

[Nuckpang]

You're so very welcome :)

[hoopymusicluva]

Love both of them, but Neil's rendition of Duke's song is definitely the best of the two covers. He just knows how to convey the emotion in his voice better- something that comes from 20 years' experience, Duke's just not quite there yet. I also love the one note he changes in the bridge to make the second piano phrase into a diminished chord as opposed to Duke's original normal chord. Simple, but ingenious. Much more effective.

[GervaiseMacquart]

Neil definitely wins. No doubt.

[thenevereverboy]

I love Duke Special - a lot, but I have to say I think I like Neil's version of No Cover Up better that the original. Both fantastic covers, both fantastic musicians. Thank you so much for uploading.

[RezotSA]

Both are stunning. Neil doing No Cover Up is amazing, but the Duke's rendition of Mastermind is equally haunting.

[LimeeMiniDress]

The very beginning seems a bit high for Neil but he pulls it off <3 That version of "No Cover Up" is so haunting and deep- not to say Duke Special's isn't, but this just has such a different quality.

[charmlessman666]

I wasent familar with Duke Special before this vid, but that song is wonderful, and it sounds beautiful coming out of Neil hannons mouth. I could listen to it forever. Same goes for the version of Tonight We Fly he did on this show

[sophiegazelle]

Simply divine !! Duke's rendition of Neil's song is amazing, he has such a beautiful voice. Both of them are so talented !

[Tamashi88]

I Think that Neil Hannon is a better lyricist but I think that the Duke has a greater range as a singer (but this is all I have heard Neil sing in)...

[greenbelter123]

Duke has way more emotion in his voice, Just my opinion.

[MikeDaniels3951]

Both are fantastic in different ways.

Duke is my personal preference though. I met him before.

[Katya813]

To my mind, Peter sounds more emotional but Neil still sounds awesome and very refined.