Tatu - How Soon Is Now : One of the very best Smiths covers ever?

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I like it very much. And the rest of the album is good too; especially the single "All The Things She Said". What do you think of this new russian group and what are the best Smiths covers in your opinion?

― Panagiotis Pileidis (Panagiotis Pileidis), Friday, 6 December 2002 14:26 (twenty-three years ago)

Is the single ("All the Things She Said") a Simple Minds cover?

I'm generally of the mindset that the Smiths should never be covered, especially this particular track. Love Spit Love severely fucked it up, as did the deplorably embarassing Snake River Conspiracy (and I'll never forgive Soho for appropriating the riff for "Hippy Chick.") The only credible covers of Smiths tunes I've ever heard, ironically enough given Tatu's nationality, were by the Ukrainians, Pete Solowka's post-Wedding Present band. Seek out their cover e.p.!

Anthrax's cover of "London" weren't too bad, though, if only for the novelty.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 6 December 2002 15:12 (twenty-three years ago)

1. T.A.T.U. - All the things she said

2. i can't think of any good smiths covers

― zebedee, Friday, 6 December 2002 15:37 (twenty-three years ago)

It's definitely not a cover of the Simple Minds song. I think "How Soon Is Now" is the only cover song in their "200 km/h in the wrong lane" LP.

― Panagiotis Pileidis (Panagiotis Pileidis), Friday, 6 December 2002 15:45 (twenty-three years ago)

is the version of the single on 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane the "good" version or the "rock" version? (cf. the other thread linked above)

― zebedee, Friday, 6 December 2002 15:54 (twenty-three years ago)

My band once covered "The Queen Is Dead". It was risible. I can't think of a good Smiths cover either.

― Zora (Zora), Friday, 6 December 2002 17:59 (twenty-three years ago)

Stars' version of This Charming Man is one of the only decent ones I've heard.

Someone asked Marr about the Tatu song at CMJ. The exchange was something like...

Punter: Have you heard the version of How Soon Is Now by Tatu?

Marr: No I haven't.

Punter: It's these Russian girls and was produced by Trevor Horn.

Marr: Is it any good?

Punter: (hesitation) Yeah... it is.

Marr: That doesn't sound like a ringing endorsement.

In my opinion, Tatu's version isn't nearly as bad as the one that Love Spit Love did a while ago. There's my ringing endorsement.

― Aaron W, Friday, 6 December 2002 18:08 (twenty-three years ago)

Quicksand's cover of "How Soon Is Now?" is probably my all-time favorite Smiths cover, followed by Treepeople covering "Bigmouth Strikes Again", and then just today I heard Low's cover of "Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me" which was pretty cool. The only Smiths covers I haven't liked are those by Love Spit Love and Everclear, who both covered "How Soon Is Now?" and generally embarrassed themselves doing so.

― Nick Mirov (nick), Friday, 6 December 2002 23:12 (twenty-three years ago)

schneider tm vs. kpt.michi.gan -- "the light 3000" (from 2000)
an atmo'eletr'spheric cover of "there is the light that never goes out", obviously
very good too
on the 'rough trade shops: electronic 01' comp

t''t

― t''t, Friday, 6 December 2002 23:15 (twenty-three years ago)

Oh good call, I'd forgotten about that "Light 3000" track. I want to change mine.

― Aaron W, Friday, 6 December 2002 23:29 (twenty-three years ago)

Kirsty MacColl's "You Just Haven't Earned It Yet" is a good one. Supergrass' "Some Girls Are Bigger" isn't bad. The Low that was mentioned is my favorite.

― dan (dan), Friday, 6 December 2002 23:52 (twenty-three years ago)

six years pass...

Just heard Bow Wow Wow's astonishing cover of I Started Something I Couldn't Finish. And Tiffany's Panic on the same record, blimey.

― Alba, Friday, 5 June 2009 17:29 (seventeen years ago)

I really love the Billy Bragg and Sandie Shaw versions of "Jeane," but I think my favorite Smiths cover ever has turned out to be a rocksteady version of "Paint a Vulgar Picture" I have somewhere.

― nabisco, Friday, 5 June 2009 18:13 (seventeen years ago)

nine years pass...

for those times when you want to hear Smiths songs but don't want to put up with Moz, I'm compiling a playlist. strict no songs/artists repeat rule - anything missing?

https://open.spotify.com/user/suckerblues/playlist/76Z3lY0wgNyFIhi5BrTlBm?si=nxpfb4AySzOQIeA83owoFQ

― wayne trotsky (Simon H.), Thursday, 13 September 2018 15:18 (eight years ago)

yes, The Draize Train and Oscillate Wildly.

― Heavy Messages (jed_), Thursday, 13 September 2018 15:24 (eight years ago)

I like the Act cover of Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now:

https://youtu.be/DtwUJ2kTCdY

― soref, Thursday, 13 September 2018 15:28 (eight years ago)

yes, The Draize Train and Oscillate Wildly.

as covered by......who?

― wayne trotsky (Simon H.), Thursday, 13 September 2018 15:57 (eight years ago)

sorry, they are just instrumental smiths tracks that never had a morrissey on them.

― Heavy Messages (jed_), Thursday, 13 September 2018 15:59 (eight years ago)

oh lol

― wayne trotsky (Simon H.), Thursday, 13 September 2018 16:03 (eight years ago)

I really should have pieced that together

― wayne trotsky (Simon H.), Thursday, 13 September 2018 16:03 (eight years ago)

Have you included Bryan Ferry's "The Right Stuff"?

Its "Money changes everything" with words.

― Mark G, Thursday, 13 September 2018 19:07 (eight years ago)

erlend oye - “there is a light that never goes out” on dj kicks

― Mr. Snrub, Thursday, 13 September 2018 21:29 (eight years ago)

one year passes...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WLR4bhLjic

― Kibbutzki (Jaap Schip), Monday, 23 September 2019 01:58 (seven years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrgKtFVKTmI

― treeship., Monday, 23 September 2019 02:32 (seven years ago)

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