In a recent interview with Evening News 24, Johnny Marr admitted that he really likes the music he’s made over the years.
“I really loved the Modest Mouse album. I like a lot of Smiths records. I like Dusk by The The. I like some of the Electronic singles. It’s all part of the same life to. If I owned a jukebox, which I don’t, I could probably fill it with 45s out there that I’ve played on and enjoy.”
Here are the five singles featuring his own work he said he would put in that jukebox.
Video: Electronic – “Get The Message”
Electronic: iTunes, Amazon, Insound, wiki
Check out the other four singles after the jump…
Video: Modest Mouse – “Dashboard”
Modest Mouse: iTunes, Amazon, Insound, wiki
Video: The Smiths – “Bigmouth Strikes Again”
The Smiths: iTunes, Amazon, Insound, wiki
Video: The Cribs – “Cheat on Me”
The Cribs: iTunes, Amazon, Insound, wiki
Video: The The – “Dogs of Lust”
Top 5??? Not sure I could even get it down to five Smiths songs, but here are my fave Johnny Marr songs (off the top of my head):
The Smiths – This Charming Man
The Smiths – Handsome Devil
The Smiths – Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others (live)
The Smiths – Boy With a Thorn in His Side
The Smiths – There is a Light That Never Goes Out
The Smiths – Jean
The Smiths – Please Please Please Let Me Get What I want
The the – Beaten Generation
The the – Good Morning Beautiful
The the – Beyond Love
The the – Dogs of Lust
The the – Slow Emotion Replay
The the – Jealous of Youth
The Pretenders – Windows of the World
Electronic – Getting Away With It
Electronic – Get the Message
Electronic – Vivid
Electronic – Twisted Tenderness
Billy Bragg – Sexuality
Modest Mouse – Dashboard
Modest Mouse – We’ve Got Everything
Modest Mouse – Little Motel
Oasis – Born on a Different Cloud
I am sure there are tons more…
I love that Marr still thinks in terms of singles. 45s. He’s awesome.
Yes, but you can’t get off with that. Post yer faves.
1. The Smiths – “What Difference Does It Make?”
2. Talking Heads – “Nothing But Flowers”
3. Kirsty MacColl – “Days”
4. The The – “The Beat(en) Generation”
5. Electronic – “Getting Away With It”
6. Modest Mouse – “Dashboard”
Did he do anything worthwhile between ~1992 and 2007?
One more (a b-side, but that’s okay): Billy Bragg – “Walk Away Renee (version)”
It’s just Marr fingerpicking the Left Banke song and Bragg reciting a great poem over it.
I said, “I’m the most illegible bachelor in town”
And she said, “Yeah, that’s why I can never understand
Any of those silly letters you send me.”