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Johnny Marr blind-ranks Smiths songs
Johnny Marr ranks The Smiths classics against his solo tracks.
In brief
Johnny Marr ranks The Smiths classics against his solo tracks. Johnny Marr ranked The Smiths' 'This Charming Man' as a 'connection' to his youth and 'There Is A Light That Never Goes Out' as the 'You’ll Never Walk Alone' of his generation. Originally reported by NME.
Marr blind-ranks songs
Johnny Marr ranks five songs from his discography without knowing what track comes next.
Electronic hit 'Getting Away With It'
Marr called 'Getting Away With It' a song that 'goes down very very well, even if people are hearing it for the first time'.
“goes down very very well, even if people are hearing it for the first time”
New solo track 'Spin'
Marr said 'Spin' makes an impression but not everybody knows it.
“not everybody knows it, but it makes an impression”
Smiths classic 'This Charming Man'
Marr called 'This Charming Man' a song that goes by quickly and connects to his youth.
“it goes by so quick”
Smiths song 'There Is A Light That Never Goes Out'
Marr described it as the 'You’ll Never Walk Alone' of his generation.
“it occurred to me that it’s the ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ of my generation”
New album 'The Age Of Everything'
Marr’s new solo album 'The Age Of Everything' was released last Friday (October 2).
The headline
Johnny Marr ranked The Smiths' 'This Charming Man' as a 'connection' to his youth and 'There Is A Light That Never Goes Out' as the 'You’ll Never Walk Alone' of his generation.
