As in, “Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before.”
Mark Ronson, whose name is on two of the best records released this year — that would be Amy Winehouse’s Back to Black and Lily Allen’s Alright Still, for those keeping score at home — is about to release Version, which is basically him teaming up with his mates to cover classic modern rock songs. Who’s covering who, you ask? Aside from Daniel Merriweather covering the Smiths:
Lily Allen covers the Kaiser Chiefs (“Oh My God”)
Kenna covers Ryan Adams (“Amy”)
Amy Winehouse covers the Zutons (“Valerie”)
Phantom Planet covers Radiohead (“Just”)
And lastly….
Robbie Williams covers the Charlatans UK (“The Only One I Know”)
If it’s half as cool as this Smiths cover, Amy and Lily may have some competition for the top slot on my Top 10 Albums of 2007 list.
