Thelma Houston vs. The Communards | Head 2 Head
![Thelma Houston vs. The Communards: Head 2 Head No. 35 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; London Records Ltd, Motown; cottonbro studio, Israel Torres, KoolShooters, Los Muertos Crew, RDNE Stock project, Thomas Ronveaux from Pexels; AcatXIo from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/thelma-houston-vs-the-communards-head-2-head-35-2025.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
In the 35th edition of Head 2 Head (2025), Thelma Houston and The Communards contend for the best rendition of “Don’t Leave Me This Way.”

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype
![Thelma Houston vs. The Communards: Head 2 Head No. 35 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; London Records Ltd, Motown; cottonbro studio, Israel Torres, KoolShooters, Los Muertos Crew, RDNE Stock project, Thomas Ronveaux from Pexels; AcatXIo from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/thelma-houston-vs-the-communards-head-2-head-35-2025.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
In the 35th edition of Head 2 Head (2025), Thelma Houston and The Communards contend for the best rendition of “Don’t Leave Me This Way.”
![The Communards, Don’t Leave Me This Way: Covers No. 31 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; London Records Ltd; Alan Cordero, Flávia Vicentini from Pexels; AcatXIo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/the-communards-dont-leave-me-this-way-covers-31-2025.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
In the 31st edition of COVERS (2025), The Communards deliver a compelling rendition of “Don’t Leave Me This Way,” popularized by Thelma Houston.
![Incredible Songs: 1970s, Vol. 4 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Antoni Shkraba, cottonbro studio, Kool Shooters from Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/incredible-songs-1970s-vol-4.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Incredible Songs: 1970s, Vol. 4 features music courtesy of Al Green, Barbara Streisand, Eric Carmen, Jean Knight, Jimmy Buffett, and Talking Heads.
![13 Scandalous Songs About Cheating (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Ron Lach from Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/13-scandalous-songs-about-cheating.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
13 Scandalous Songs About Cheating features music courtesy of Arctic Monkeys, Beyoncé, Carrie Underwood, Luther Ingram, and Ñengo Flow x Bad Bunny.
![Billy Paul, Me and Mrs. Jones: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 143 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Epic; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/billy-paul-me-and-mrs-jones-throwback-vibez-143-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 143rd edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Me and Mrs. Jones” by Grammy-winning R&B singer, Billy Paul.
![Incredible Songs: 1970s, Vol. 1 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; cottonbro studio via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/incredible-songs-1970s-vol-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Incredible Songs: 1970s, Vol. 1 features music courtesy of ABBA, Earth, Wind & Fire, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Pink Floyd, and The Undisputed Truth.
![15 Must-Hear, Throwback Vibez [📷: Brent Faulkner, cottonbro, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/15-must-hear-throwback-vibez.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
15 Must-Hear, Throwback Vibez features Bee Gees, Bob Marley, Dionne Warwick, Rod Stewart & Stevie Wonder.
![Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes vs. Thelma Houston: Head 2 Head 🗣️ No. 25 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Kool Shooters, Layers, Mario Aranda, Motown, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, RODNAE Productions, Sony Music Entertainment, Valentin Tikhonov]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/harold-melvin-thelma-houston-head-2-head-25-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 25th edition of Head 🗣️ 2 Head 🗣️ (2022), Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes + Thelma Houston contend for the best rendition of “Don’t Leave Me This Way.”
![15 Marvelous Songs That Lead the WAY [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Andrea Piacquadio, digital designer from Pixabay, Gustavo Fring, William Fortunato, Yuri_B from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/15-marvelous-songs-that-lead-the-way.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
15 Marvelous Songs That Lead the WAY features Alicia Keys, Aloe Blacc, Lady Gaga, Marvin Sapp & Queens of the Stone Age.
![Thelma Houston, “Don’t Leave Me This Way”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 47 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Gerhard G., JL G via Pixabay, Karl Hörnfeldt via Unsplash, Motown, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/thelma-houston-dont-leave-me-this-way-throwback-gemz-47-2022-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 47th edition of Throwback Vibez (2022), we recollect and reflect on “Don’t Leave Me This Way” by Thelma Houston.