THE SMITHS // COVERED
Here, you will find a collection of new and old covers spanning the last couple of decades. I was compelled to put this together as a challenge mostly because I have found it so difficult over the years to find covers of Smiths songs that held up to a mediocre at best standard. That being said, I’ve pieced together a 20 track compilation. It could have been slightly more, but I did my best to limit myself to zero duplicate songs (I caved on “Last Night I Dreamt…” and used two, sue me - the original is my favorite song of all time). Are there some covers that I missed - sure. Most of those were instances of choosing who I felt covered a particular track the best.
So without further ado, here are classic songs by The Smiths as re-interpreted by artists over the years.
PLAYLIST: (individual tracks have links, full mixtape link at bottom)
- stars - THIS CHARMING MAN
- spoon - PANIC
- the morning benders - I WON’T SHARE YOU
- doug martsch (of Built to Spill) - BIG MOUTH STRIKES AGAIN
- vanilla swingers - HAND IN GLOVE
- j. mascis - THE BOY WITH THE THORN IN HIS SIDE
- sharon van etten - LAST NIGHT I DREAMT THAT SOMEBODY LOVED ME
- cursive - FRANKLY, MR. SHANKLY
- supergrass - SOME GIRLS ARE BIGGER THAN OTHERS
- love spit love - HOW SOON IS NOW
- owen - GIRLFRIEND IN A COMA
- radiohead - THE HEADMASTER RITUAL
- dum dum girls - THERE IS A LIGHT THAT NEVER GOES OUT
- at the drive-in - THE NIGHT HAS OPENED MY EYES
- colin meloy (of The Decemberists) - ASK
- the twilight sad - HALF A PERSON
- she & him - PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE LET ME GET WHAT I WANT
- low - LAST NIGHT I DREAMT THAT SOMEBODY LOVED ME
- jeff buckley - I KNOW IT’S OVER
- xiu xiu - ASLEEP
(download) The Smiths // Covered
Don’t be afraid to reblog and share with friends. Follow Quarterwhipped for more mixtapes and daily music posts. Thank you and Enjoy!