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Johnny Marr reveals The Smiths' 'most enduring song'

posted by davidt on Tuesday February 06 2007, @11:00AM
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Johnny Marr reveals The Smiths' 'most enduring song' - NME.com

Without further ado it is...

The Smiths' guitarist Johnny Marr has declared the band's 1985 single 'How Is Soon Is Now?' the "band's most enduring record".

But the star, talking about the seminal track in this month's issue of Uncut, doesn't like Russian pop duo T.A.T.u.'s 2003 version, calling it "plastic music".

Marr said of the song: "It's possibly our most enduring record. It's most people's favourite. And it's the guitar track I'm still most asked about.

"When we'd done 'How Soon Is Now?', we knew it was something else."

The new Healers (Marr's sometime band) do a really good job of it. I know Morrissey still does it live, too. But T.A.T.u.'s version was just silly. Plastic music."

The interview is part of a look at The Smiths' 30 greatest songs, chosen by the likes of REM, Ian Brown, Kaiser Chiefs and Franz Ferdinand.

Uncut is on sale via UK newsstands now, priced £4.20.

See Uncut.co.uk for more information.
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  • I quite like, "I Keep Mine Hidden".
    PiccadillyJim -- Tuesday February 06 2007, @01:06PM (#248268)
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    "Otherwise, kill me..."
  • "When we'd done 'How Soon Is Now?', we knew it was something else."
    Then why did you first release it as a B-side?
    Anonymous -- Tuesday February 06 2007, @01:43PM (#248278)

  • What a wonderfull thing it would be to see this song hit the chart tops!
    Granvik -- Tuesday February 06 2007, @03:40PM (#248307)
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  • Swallowneck once had a vivid dream in the late 1980's that he and Johnny Marr actually co-wrote a classic song together using some original Swallowneck lyrics. He remembered that the track was to be called "Don't Talk With Your Mouth Full", but Marr was a bit uneasy with the mild references to "salty sailors" in the second verse...
    MarkFromScatter -- Tuesday February 06 2007, @04:41PM (#248329)
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  • Today, in a disply of the F&$KING OBVIOUS..Smiths' guitarist Johnny Marr (aged 59) declared the band's 1985 single 'How Is Soon Is Now?' as the "band's most enduring record".

    Who would have thought it? Not "Golden Lights" or "Fast One"...not even "Death at one's Elbow" but forgotten B Side "How Soon is Now?"!!

    The star, talking about the seminal track in this month's issue of U CUNT, doesn't like Russian pop duo T.A.T.u.'s 2003 version, calling it "plastic music".

    Marr said of the song: "It's possibly our most enduring record. It's most people's favourite. And it's the guitar track I'm still most asked about when people ask me "what the fuck happened to your carrer?"

    "When we'd done 'How Soon Is Now?', we knew it was not "Something Else" as the Sex Pistols had covered that track before"

    The new Healers (Marr's often crap band) do a really good job of it. I know Morrissey still does it live, too. But T.A.T.u.'s version was just silly. Plastic music."

    U CUNT is on sale now, priced £4.20.
    Anonymous -- Friday February 09 2007, @02:50AM (#248573)

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