Name: Please, Please, Please: A Tribute to The Smiths by Various Artists
Brand: Various Artists
SKU: 616011913934
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 3 (140 reviews)

COMPILATION

Volume 1

Volume 2

The Smiths were one of the U.K.'s brightest pop acts of the '80s, with singer Morrissey setting his witty and emotionally honest lyrics against Johnny Marr's serpentine, arpeggiated guitar lines. This tribute smartly avoids trying to mimic the band's singular charm, aiming to redefine the songs as if they'd always been part of each performer's catalog. Trespassers William slow down "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" until it purrs with sweetness. Solvents turn "Is It Really So Strange" into a campfire clap-along. Elk City interprets "I Know It's Over" as a skipping piece of chamber pop. Belly's Tanya Donelly finds an intimacy to "Shoplifters of the World Unite." Kitten retains the firepower of "Panic" with a Eurodisco sound resembling Blondie. Greg Laswell sits at the piano for a dramatic take on "Half a Person." William Fitzsimmons whispers the lullaby "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want," and the legendary Wedding Present adds a muscular power to "Hand in Glove." It's a worthwhile tribute that reinvents the songs while retaining The Smiths' glorious spirit.

Volume 1

1. Panic

by Kitten

Primary Artist: Kitten; Main Performer
Music Publisher: Universal Songs Of Polygram International O/b/o Marr Songs Ltd.
Warner Tamerlane Publishing Corp O/b/o Muziekuitgeverij Artemis Bv; Other

2. Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before

by The Rest

Primary Artist: The Rest; Main Performer
Music Publisher: Universal Songs Of Polygram International O/b/o Marr Songs Ltd.
Warner Tamerlane Publishing Corp O/b/o Muziekuitgeverij Artemis Bv; Other

3. What Difference Does It Make?

by Joy Zipper

Primary Artist: Joy Zipper; Main Performer
Music Publisher: Universal Songs Of Polygram International O/b/o Marr Songs Ltd.
Warner Tamerlane Publishing Corp O/b/o Muziekuitgeverij Artemis Bv; Other

4. Shoplifters of the World Unite

by Tanya Donelly, Dylan In The Movies

Primary Artist: Tanya Donelly
Dylan In The Movies; Main Performer
Music Publisher: Universal Songs Of Polygram International O/b/o Marr Songs Ltd.
Warner Tamerlane Publishing Corp O/b/o Muziekuitgeverij Artemis Bv; Other

5. Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want

by William Fitzsimmons

Primary Artist: William Fitzsimmons; Main Performer
Music Publisher: Universal Songs Of Polygram International O/b/o Marr Songs Ltd.
Warner Tamerlane Publishing Corp O/b/o Muziekuitgeverij Artemis Bv; Other

6. I Won't Share You

by Sixpence None The Richer

Primary Artist: Sixpence None The Richer; Main Performer
Music Publisher: Universal Songs Of Polygram International O/b/o Marr Songs Ltd.
Warner Tamerlane Publishing Corp O/b/o Muziekuitgeverij Artemis Bv; Other

7. Well I Wonder

by Sara Lov

Primary Artist: Sara Lov; Main Performer
Music Publisher: Universal Songs Of Polygram International O/b/o Marr Songs Ltd.
Warner Tamerlane Publishing Corp O/b/o Muziekuitgeverij Artemis Bv; Other

8. Half a Person

by Greg Laswell

Primary Artist: Greg Laswell; Main Performer
Music Publisher: Universal Songs Of Polygram International O/b/o Marr Songs Ltd.
Warner Tamerlane Publishing Corp O/b/o Muziekuitgeverij Artemis Bv; Other

9. Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me

by Dala

Primary Artist: Dala; Main Performer
Music Publisher: Universal Songs Of Polygram International O/b/o Marr Songs Ltd.
Warner Tamerlane Publishing Corp O/b/o Muziekuitgeverij Artemis Bv; Other

10. Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others

by Chikita Violenta

Primary Artist: Chikita Violenta; Main Performer
Music Publisher: Universal Songs Of Polygram International O/b/o Marr Songs Ltd.
Warner Tamerlane Publishing Corp O/b/o Muziekuitgeverij Artemis Bv; Other

Volume 2

1. Shelia Take a Bow

by Telekinesis

Primary Artist: Telekinesis; Main Performer
Music Publisher: Universal Songs Of Polygram International O/b/o Marr Songs Ltd.
Warner Tamerlane Publishing Corp O/b/o Muziekuitgeverij Artemis Bv; Other

2. Is It Really So Strange?

by Solvents

Primary Artist: Solvents; Main Performer
Music Publisher: Universal Songs Of Polygram International O/b/o Marr Songs Ltd.
Warner Tamerlane Publishing Corp O/b/o Muziekuitgeverij Artemis Bv; Other

3. Hand In Glove

by The Wedding Present

Primary Artist: The Wedding Present; Main Performer
Music Publisher: Universal Songs Of Polygram International O/b/o Marr Songs Ltd.
Warner Tamerlane Publishing Corp O/b/o Muziekuitgeverij Artemis Bv; Other

4. How Soon Is Now?

by Mike Viola, The Section Quartet

Primary Artist: Mike Viola
The Section Quartet; Main Performer
Music Publisher: Universal Songs Of Polygram International O/b/o Marr Songs Ltd.
Warner Tamerlane Publishing Corp O/b/o Muziekuitgeverij Artemis Bv; Other

5. There Is a Light That Never Goes Out

by Trespassers William

Primary Artist: Trespassers William; Main Performer
Music Publisher: Universal Songs Of Polygram International O/b/o Marr Songs Ltd.
Warner Tamerlane Publishing Corp O/b/o Muziekuitgeverij Artemis Bv; Other

6. Rubber Ring

by Girl In A Coma

Primary Artist: Girl In A Coma; Main Performer
Music Publisher: Universal Songs Of Polygram International O/b/o Marr Songs Ltd.
Warner Tamerlane Publishing Corp O/b/o Muziekuitgeverij Artemis Bv; Other

7. I Know It's Over

by Elk City

Primary Artist: Elk City; Main Performer
Music Publisher: Universal Songs Of Polygram International O/b/o Marr Songs Ltd.
Warner Tamerlane Publishing Corp O/b/o Muziekuitgeverij Artemis Bv; Other

8. What She Said

by Katy Goodman

Primary Artist: Katy Goodman; Main Performer
Music Publisher: Universal Songs Of Polygram International O/b/o Marr Songs Ltd.
Warner Tamerlane Publishing Corp O/b/o Muziekuitgeverij Artemis Bv; Other

9. London

by Cinerama

Primary Artist: Cinerama; Main Performer
Music Publisher: Universal Songs Of Polygram International O/b/o Marr Songs Ltd.
Warner Tamerlane Publishing Corp O/b/o Muziekuitgeverij Artemis Bv; Other

10. Reel Around the Fountain

by Doug Martsch

Primary Artist: Doug Martsch; Main Performer
Music Publisher: Universal Songs Of Polygram International O/b/o Marr Songs Ltd.
Warner Tamerlane Publishing Corp O/b/o Muziekuitgeverij Artemis Bv; Other