they passed me by.
i hated them at first, but every now & then someone covered one of their tunes & made me realise they were actually rather good.
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mrRush,
Fri 5 Dec 2003, 17:19,
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Smiths covers are invariably
better than the originals, because Morrissey wasn't a great singer. Listen to Billy Bragg doing Never Had No-One Ever or Schneider TCP's techno version of There is a Light That Never Goes Out.
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themanwhofellasleep,
Fri 5 Dec 2003, 17:20,
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i had a flatmate who played
placebo's cover of big mouth strikes again almost daily. i rather liked it.
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mrRush,
Fri 5 Dec 2003, 17:23,
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