Stop Me Medly
Mark Ronson
Version (Sampler), Album Coming Out July 10
I had already started another post but this just came in the mail today from the good folks at Giant Step, so I switched gears and decided to post this. I saw the video for this song last week via the Fader Blog and have been on the lookout for it since. This is a combination of The Smiths’ “Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before” from Strangeways, Here We Come (1987) and Diana Ross & The Supremes’ “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” from The Supremes Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland (1966) and it features Daniel Merriweather on vocals.
This song has reportedly reached #2 on the UK pop charts and I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s well-received here too, especially as it’s coming close on the heels of the growing success of his production of Amy Winehouse and Lily Allen.
Obviously a lot of people have attempted to recreate the analog early seventies sound with varying degrees of success and it seems that Mark has a solid grasp on what makes it work. The first hint was came with his funk cover of “Just” on the Exit Music: Songs for Radio Heads compilation that I posted last year. Then came the brilliant pairing of the Dap-Kings with Amy Winehouse and now this (he returned to the Daptone Studios to record portions of “Valerie” for this album). I suppose the all retro/analog/covers thing could wear thin but I’m not sick of it yet and I have the feeling that Mark Ronson has the good sense to switch it up before tire of it.
Dale, is this the song you played me on the train?
>> songs are available for two weeks [5.0 MB]
May 31st, 2007 at 4:45 pm
got tha album…pretty good! that smiths track thru me for a loop though
June 1st, 2007 at 12:06 am
yeah, this was the song. don’t know how much of amy winehouse this guy produced, but when i was first listening to the track, i kept thinking how much the sound was like the male version of her. and when i first heard her (whichever song she has w/ ghost) i kept thinking as i heard that, this needs to be a hip-hop beat… rza needs to get a hold of this or something. so, at least some of my fantasies come true. i’ll be checking for those J. to tha O. commmercially marketable tracks in the very near future my man. have a great time in china. i’ll get all n.o.r.e. what what?!?! (i mean, china…. for weeks?!?!?) with you next time i speak to you. easy,
d