Tony Wilson was right: the original version is far superior, even if Barney had the flu the day he sang it.

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Take my hand and don't let go.

I kinda like them both.

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... and now, the national anthem.

The 1983 version!

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My promise could be your fiend...a given end to your dreams

The 87 version is closer to the live version, so I have to go with that. :bass: Barney vs. Hooky on bass :bass:

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"You talk too much"

-Hooky addresses some punters
National Ballroom, Kilburn, 25 May 1982

Can't pick right now. Too sober at the moment (See thread on Alcoholism FMI) to make a good choice. Must....drink....more. But I [i]am[/i] kinda-almost-psuedo-maybe-possibly leaning towards the 87 version. :shrug:

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"...walking naked through a herd of pygmy nut cannibals!!"

The '87 version. The original isn't bad, but it's too muddy and Barney's vocals are kind of whacked. But, the video isn't bad.

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What is it you need that makes your heart bleed?

Confusion 83 Too drunk to remember why it wasn't included on Substance.....but easily the best!

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SUBCULTURE for the next tour!
http://uk.msnusers.com/shugZV/pictures

Original!!

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"There, now, now, don't come to mind my deeds
And call out in defiance of times gone by"

The original every time.:thumb:

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Im not a mod or a rocker,im a mocker.

fookin obvious! Baker's production is top! :thumb:

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[b]BAKERMAN [/b] for me............:wink:

Played the 83 version to death, so that's the one I prefer.

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we know the devil and we have shaken him by the hand,
embraced him and thought his foul breath was fine perfume.....just like rock n' roll

83 version for me but the video edit. Quite liked the 92 version though. Hated the 87 version. It didn't work IMO.

83 version..raw,hard and brutal. however imo horrible live :nonono:

B'ham Powerhouse 83 live for me

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I am the Boy you will Enjoy !

Original version. I especially enjoy the Sting impression Bernard did when he belts out "you caused me some problems, you've taken my place." How many other bands would say "fook it, let's do it, damn the singer's cold." I cannot think of any other song in which the singer is so ill it effects the recording.

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"The ball was small sometimes, the ball was large sometimes; sometimes I saw the catcher, sometimes I didn't."

'83 for me-- how it was imagined when it was written :thumb:

The 1983 version is far superior to the 1987 mix. the remix/re-recorded version is good,but FAC 93 beats it hands down.

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Im not a mod or a rocker,im a mocker.

Does anyone take Tony Wilson seriously? The man thought Shaun Ryder was the next Yeats :nuts::nuts::nuts:

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What is it you need that makes your heart bleed?

83 version Ryder was the next eddie yates

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And reach a place where nothing shines at all

Never been a big fan of the 87 version,but did like the WWRL sample at the start.

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i see living people...

The original version stands the test of time IMO

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The Priest: You'll burn in hell for this!
Pinhead: Such a limited imagination!

The original pisses on the version on substance. It was a classic electro track which summed up the period. I was very disapointed with the version on substance. And dont get me started on the version of temptation on it.:cry:

[quote][i]Originally posted by This blue-eyed boy that wants to be[/i]
[b]Does anyone take Tony Wilson seriously? The man thought Shaun Ryder was the next Yeats :nuts::nuts::nuts:[/b][/quote] Don't be silly! Bono is the next Yeats! :ignore: :p

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This is the worst vacation ever! I am going to cut open your forehead with a roofing shingle!!

What is the big deal about the '83 version? I know that people are entitled to their own opinions, but the original version sounds so muddled. Then again, I might be biased, since I heard an "acapella" version of Confusion '83, and the vocals were horrid.

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What is it you need that makes your heart bleed?