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Mark Ronson gets approval from Smiths for cover

posted by davidt on Wednesday April 11 2007, @10:00AM
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Mark Ronson says the Smiths approved of cover courtesy of NME.com
Tue Apr 10, 9:00 AM ET

Mark Ronson says The Smiths approved of cover - NME.com

Morrissey 'liked vocal'

Mark Ronson has said that the Smiths have responded positively to his cover of their classic track '"Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before."

The song is featured on Ronson's Version album, is released on April 17.

However, the cover has drawn criticism from the likes of Arctic Monkeys, who berated the track.

Writing on his MySpace blog, Ronson defended himself, claiming the only people who matter are into the song.

"When I recorded the original demo of 'Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before'...the first thing I did was send it to Morrissey and Marr immediately...I needed to know if they would be alright with it, basically like a kid showing his parents his finger painting for their approval," he wrote.

"It took a long time to hear back from them, but when I found out that Morrissey liked it, and especially liked Daniel's [Merriweather] vocal, you can imagine how I felt when [Johnny] Marr approved it as well--but I don't know his exact thoughts. The man who co-wrote my favorite song of all time gave [his] blessing to this new interpretation."

The DJ added that he was not defending his track, but wanted to demonstrate his motivation, writing: "This is not an apology but a way of showing respect for people who love the Smiths like I do."

The original version appeared on the Smiths' final album, 1987's Strangeways Here We Come.
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Guillaume Metayer also writes:
Mark Ronson's version of Stop Me by The Smiths, is released on april 10th on CD and Vinyl. The download is out already on his web site.

Trasklisting is :
Stop Me
Featuring Daniel Merriweather

Maxi CD:
1. Stop Me
2. Stop Me (A Chicken Lips Malfunction)
3. Stop Me (Dirty South Remix)
4. No One Knows feat. Domino

10" Vinyl:
A. Stop Me
B. No One Knows feat. Domino

Check his site or his Myspace page to listen the song.
Check his Myspace blog for the latest entry too:

LETTER TO A SMITHS FAN
Monday, April 09, 2007
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  • ...so he couldn't get their appoval.
    someraincoatedlovers -- Wednesday April 11 2007, @10:10AM (#254057)
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  • Swallowneck is very interested in hearing this, but the dj at The Turk's Head in Sewersby Bridge doesn't have it and our pal is one of those curious fellows that likes to "try" before he "buys" - except when it's male gay porn and he'll splash out on any old crap!
    MarkFromScatter -- Wednesday April 11 2007, @10:14AM (#254059)
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    If you don't like me, don't look at me...
  • Not really a cover version sort of guy but this really works. Not as good but different and impassioned. I like the segway into "keep me hanging on". Very camp.

    The album is worth a listen. Look out for Lily Allen singing "oh my god' and Amy Winehouse breathing life into "Valerie"

    Go get em.
    Spellbound -- Wednesday April 11 2007, @11:46AM (#254074)
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    ........a life affirming voice set to a heavenly guitar melody, a killer bass line and a impassioned drum beat.
    • Re:Covered by withmyheadonthebar (Score:0) Wednesday April 11 2007, @04:55PM
      • Re:Covered by Spellbound (Score:1) Thursday April 12 2007, @04:43AM
  • So is he saying "Stop Me.." is his favourite song of all time? There are tons of better Smiths tracks than that. I like this cover though, certainly better than the usual horrific Smiths covers.
    Anonymous -- Wednesday April 11 2007, @03:36PM (#254101)
  • This is the worst cover version ever!
    Seriously!
    Ever!
    Anonymous -- Wednesday April 11 2007, @04:06PM (#254107)
    • what about by Spellbound (Score:1) Thursday April 12 2007, @04:45AM
      • Re:what about by mymorrissey (Score:1) Thursday April 12 2007, @08:50AM
    • Re:Wait... by Shakingobscene (Score:1) Friday April 13 2007, @02:41AM
  • This got to #6 on downloads alone in the charts on Sunday, thus many had predicted it would be #1 with its physical single by next week.

    Sadly, it's #2 in the midweeks, slightly behind Timbaland Featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake which made it to #8 on downloads, so it looks like there won't be a Smiths-related UK number one after all. :(
    Anonymous -- Wednesday April 11 2007, @05:09PM (#254120)
  • I don´t like this cover-version, it´s too whiny for my taste & is (of course) in no way comparable to the original, BUT I think the motivation behind it is quite nice: to make The Smiths known to people who wouldn´t normally listen to them...
    So far I always looked upon cover-versions as a way to make money or a way to make a song if you don´t have an idea of your own. & it´s not often that I actually like a cover-version, though it does happen...I quite like Echo & The Bunnymen´s version of "Paint It Black" & the Bowie/Jagger version of "Dancing In The Street" (though I must say I´m very much influenced by the video for that one - I just love it!).

    I haven´t heard any of the other existing cover-versions of Morrissey or The Smiths songs...Im not too keen. But if there had to be some new ones, I would suggest the following:
    David Bowie: "Seasick, Yet Still Docked"
    Nick Cave: "Dear God Please Help Me"
    Leonard Cohen: "I´ve Changed My Plea To Guilty".
    & maybe The Clash with "Nowhere Fast"! :-)
    What do you think?
    Cashews -- Wednesday April 11 2007, @06:39PM (#254124)
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  • It took me a while, at first I wsn't sure, but after hearing it constantly on radio 2 for the past few weeks, it has grown on me. Yes, I really like it now.
    dbowie -- Thursday April 12 2007, @08:20AM (#254166)
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    I am human and I need to be loved, just like everybody else does.
  • You will be pleased to hear that Swallowneck has managed to hear this track as he says a "mutual" friend has it as his Myspace profile tune.

    Now when I asked him who this "mutual" friend was, Swallowneck announced that I didn't actually know him... When I began to say I didn't understand what he was going on about, Swallowneck revealed that it was a mutual friend because it's someone that he does a certain "mutual" act with!!!

    I nearly choked on my bramley apple quorn burger at that one...
    MarkFromScatter -- Thursday April 12 2007, @08:49AM (#254173)
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    If you don't like me, don't look at me...
  • Unbelievably bad version of a classic.
    billybu69 -- Friday April 13 2007, @12:01AM (#254253)
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    • Re:dreadful by ohglen (Score:1) Saturday April 14 2007, @05:37AM
  • ...introduced me to Maximo Park which I am very pleased about, and I'd imagine this being a No.2 hit which I have heard on BBC Radio 2 (easy listening) and then immediately afterwards on Kiss FM (dance) will have introduced hundreds if not thousands to the Smiths and Morrissey, who otherwise still get almost zero radio-play compared to many much less influential artists.

    Rotter
    Anonymous -- Sunday April 15 2007, @03:26PM (#254420)

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