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Please, Please, Please - A Tribute to The Smiths

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Download links and information about Please, Please, Please - A Tribute to The Smiths. This album was released in 2011 and it belongs to Rock, Pop, Alternative genres. It contains 20 tracks with total duration of 01:20:14 minutes.

Release date: 2011
Genre: Rock, Pop, Alternative
Tracks: 20
Duration: 01:20:14
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Tracks

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No. Title Length
1. Panic (Kitten) 4:02
2. Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before (The Rest) 4:07
3. What Difference Does It Make? (Joy Zipper) 4:40
4. Shoplifters of the World Unite (Tanya Donelly) 3:42
5. Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want (William Fitzsimmons) 1:53
6. I Won't Share You (Sixpence None The Richer) 3:29
7. Well I Wonder (Sara Lov) 3:49
8. Half a Person (Greg Laswell) 3:48
9. Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me (Dala) 3:09
10. Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others (Chikita Violenta) 4:46
11. Sheila Take a Bow (Telekinesis) 2:23
12. Is It Really So Strange? (Solvents) 3:35
13. Hand In Glove (The Wedding Present) 3:04
14. How Soon Is Now? (Mike Viola) 5:44
15. There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (Trespassers William) 5:51
16. Rubber Ring (Girl In A Coma) 4:47
17. I Know It's Over (Elk City) 6:00
18. What She Said (La Sera) 3:25
19. London (Cinerama) 3:59
20. Reel Around the Fountain (Doug Martsch) 4:01

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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.