[wonderwall]

As of sometime last year, I am a huge Smiths fan. I really love their music, both for the instrumentations and vocals and for the brilliant and relatable lyrics. There are some songs though, I have always wondered what they would sound like done differently? With different vocals, especially. I swear I remember hearing How Soon Is Now? sung quite differently at some point back in the 90s. I know Anberlin covered There Is A Light... and as influential as this band has been, I would assume there are quite a few other covers.

So please, enlighten me.

 

[Duggeh]

tATu covered How Soon Is Now. I think it got used as the theme tune for Charmed.

 

[jellojoe]

Stars and Death Cab for Cutie both covered This Charming Man.

 

[cheemo]

Headmaster Ritual covered by RH.

 

[moogoob]

Snake River Conspiracy covered How Soon is Now as well.

 

[skellington]

+ YouTube Video​

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I like this version of "There is a light that never goes out".

 

[bong]

Radiohead covered "The Headmaster Ritual," as well as Joy Division/New Order's "Ceremony" during the same sessions. Search it on YouTube.

Oh, and some years ago there was a nice Smiths tribute album called "The Smiths is Dead." It was a song-by-song cover album of "The Queen is Dead" by famous Brit-Pop artists like Supergrass and Placebo.

 

[wonderwall]

Thanks guys! Gonna check all these out. And the tATu thing makes sense now. I remember seeing the show occasionally and hearing the theme.

 

[zotjen]

Panic by The Puppini Sisters