Rick Astley performed a full cover of The Smiths at Glastonbury on Saturday with British indie rock band Blossoms.
This album contains 16 songs, including “This Charming Man”, “Big Mouth Again”, “Girlfriend in a Coma”, “God Knows I’m Miserable”, “How Long Is Now?” ” and other popular songs. Watch the fan-shot clip and check out the full tracklist below.
Astley and Blossoms previously teamed up to cover two shows by The Smiths in 2021. At the time, Johnny Marr of The Smiths described the tribute shows as “fun and scary”. (By the way, Marr was at Glastonbury Live on Saturday as a guest of the Pretenders. It’s unclear if he watched Astley and the Blossoms perform.)
in a pre-show interview New ME’, Astley said, ‘if we’re going to suffer in hell for doing this, then we’re going to have to live with that. The audiences we’ve served in the past have always understood it, engaged with it and loved it. You’re either a Smith fan or you’re not, and if you are, then this is a very sacred place. Learning these songs proves yet again how great and unique they are as a band. “
Earlier in the day, Astley also performed a show that mixed his own song with covers of Harry Styles’ “As It Was” and AC/DC’s “Highway to Hell” (with Astley on drums). ).
Rick Astley and Blossoms cover of The Smiths’ “Panic” (Glastonbury 2023)
What a performer 🕺🏻
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Rick Astley and Blossoms’ The Smiths cover Glastonbury playlist:
this charismatic man
what difference does it make
big mouth strikes again
cemetery gate
ask
gloved hand
some girls are bigger than others
thorny boy
girlfriend unconscious
god knows i’m in pain
panic
it’s really nothing william
brutality begins at home
Please, please, please let me get what I want
How long is it now?
there is a lamp that never goes out
Hear Astley discuss “Never Give Up” on a past episode of “The Story Behind the Song”…