Johnny Marr at the Manchester Apollo, 18/11/18 (Gary Mather / Live4ever)
Johnny Marr has been working with The The colleague Matt Johnson again, on this occasion for a cover of the Lovin’ Spoonful‘s 60s hit Summer In The City.
“It’s been great to record with Matt again and to play alongside his amazing voice,” Marr says. “The The is part of my life and we both always loved Summer In The City. We’ve made it our own.”
Marr and Johnson collaborated for the first time in years on the 2017 Record Store Day single We Can’t Stop What’s Coming, and were onstage together last month at the London Roundhouse – a reunion Live4ever was lucky enough to witness:
“The huge surprise of the night comes when Marr welcomes his former songwriting and The The partner Matt Johnson onstage. They haven’t worked together for 25 years but that is barely noticeable as they deliver a warm, fun-loving take on The Lovin’ Spoonful’s Summer In the City before Marr brings the set to a dramatic end with How Soon Is Now.”
“An encore consisting of Rise, Bug, There Is A Light That Never Goes Out and You Just Haven’t Earned It Yet Baby goes to show complacency or indifference is never an acceptable position to take, and that we need Marr just as much – if not more – than ever.”
