i agree, this is a cover which is better than an already great song. at the time i bought SLIP (i was maybe 16, 17 yrs old) i had no idea who the Smiths were, i think i didn't even notice that song was a cover (it was just labelled as extra track on the album) but it was on of my favourite songs of the album. of course i discovered the Smiths sooner or later, but it was a weird experience when i finally heard the original song just a few years ago (i'm now 31)
i agree, this is a cover which is better than an already great song. at the time i bought SLIP (i was maybe 16, 17 yrs old) i had no idea who the Smiths were, i think i didn't even notice that song was a cover (it was just labelled as extra track on the album) but it was on of my favourite songs of the album. of course i discovered the Smiths sooner or later, but it was a weird experience when i finally heard the original song just a few years ago (i'm now 31)