This gets a 3 from me, which I admit may be totally unfair. The original is precious to me, and I can't judge it impartially. New Order was a huge part of the soundtrack of my mid-20's. It was a time when I overcame chronic shyness and started to enjoy my youth and learned the sweet pleasure of sowing some wild oats. The club scene in the 80's also made it incredibly easy. I learned that all I had to do was tease my hair, throw on a short skirt and a band t-shirt, and I could go to a club by myself and dance for hours—by myself, with a guy, in a circle of people, didn't matter. I could let the beat take control and forget myself. "Bizarre Love Triangle" was my favorite dance song in those years, but even then, it wasn't a popular opinion. I often had to fight my way through the crowd to the DJ booth to request it. There was something about those opening beats that just made my heart explode with joy.

So, no, can't enjoy this subdued take on the song at all.

Wow, this version just drains allllll the vigor from the song.

A completely unnecessary remake.

Sweet voice and an improvement on the original, and I write that as someone who was a New Order fan. At least she can sing, which is more than can be said for Bernard Sumner. 7 from the Nottingham jury.

7 for the song, +1 more for Angie Hart being a part of the Mutant Enemy crew...

After 10 seconds of this I had to switch briefly to Illinois Street Lounge for a palate cleanser, then to Groove Salad for the duration. It worked. 

Beautiful! A great album too!

Sure do miss Frente.... 

 beelzebubba wrote: 
For me, it's more like Pepto Bismol.  This cover makes me think of those TV commercials (for Pepto) that are in such exceptionally bad taste (really saying something for american TV commercials).

The "!" in the band's name simply seals the 1.

This is why artists like this are always in coffee shops....you need a lot of coffee to get through this.....

Arf.  

I can't stand the New Oder version but I do like this...

pretty

I actually like this!  For once, I like listening to this song! 

I could never understand the hype around New Order...never liked their work and didn't like them when they were Joy Division either.  I know, I know, a lot of people like them and it's just a matter of taste.

Unlike the original where the singer always sounded like he was on novocaine, this version to me sounds like it comes from the heart.

 Shimmer wrote: 

It's silly to reply to a years old comment like this one, but it's not like writing lyrics was the only thing he did, or that he didn't enjoy singing even if writing the lyrics was a chore.  It's the reason why he's remembered as a vocalist and not necessarily a poet (although there's room for debate there).

For a lot of musicians, their songs start out as a melody, often made up of nonsense words, and they then have to go back and find words to fit their song.  If you cannot appreciate the merits of the melodic component of a truly good song that suffers from suboptimal lyrics, you've just thrown out most of pop music and a LOT of good tunes.

Awww, why all the hate? I like this version just fine...and I'm a New Order/Joy Division fan too!

I have always like this version, but I don't really know why.

Annoying, breathy female voice destroying a good song.

I just love her voice in this song...

 ick wrote: 
  wake me when the next song beginzzzzzzz

 lovemydog wrote: 
My thoughts exactly...minus the mugs and coffee house.

hahaha!  exactly!!  very 90's :)
lovemydog wrote:

some things should just never be.  this is one of them.

Wow I havent heard this in years! Reminds me of giant latte mugs and folk music in the coffee house. Ahhh...memories...

There was a time when I really liked this CD, listened to it all the time.  Alas, that time has passed... funny how it is with some CDs!

This is really sweet - makes it possible to actually listen to the words and realise they're rather cute, which was not possible in New Order's original.

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 iggam wrote: 
I totally concur.