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Johnny Marr played "Cemetry Gates" and "Bigmouth Strikes Again" acoustic in Berlin
posted by davidt on Monday March 24 2003, @10:00AM

 tina von stein writes:

I went to see Johnny Marr in Berlin on Sunday the 16th of March 2003. The concert was okay so far, but I am not so keen on his new stuff... Anyway, this is what happened about half-way through the gig: suddenly lights and music went out. Electricity was off for some reason. Johnny later said "We blew a fuse, now let´s try to blow the bar up..." Ok so it was rather dark for about 5 minutes and absolutely silent. First Johnny took the harmonica and did some blues stuff. Then he took the acoustic guitar and played "Cemetry Gates". I could not believe it at first, but it sounded so familiar and it was "Cemetry Gates" indeed. He even sang a few words in the end but I could not understand them. Not the original lyrics though...

And then the impossible happened: Johnny Marr performed an acoustic version of "Bigmouth" (no singing) and the audience went hysterical at this point. He afterwards said something like "Only time I will perform it for you". Then electricity was okay again and he went on with his "Boomslang"-stuff... I really had not expected Johnny Marr to give us a Smiths instrumental and I am still very excited about it...

 
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    Smart lad, that Johnny (Score:1)
    Guess he has enough self-distance to realize the crowd would stay calm in the darkness if he gave 'em some sugar - some smithsy sugar:) One of those experiences one usually can only dream of, especially if one, as I, was about eight when the dynamic duo split up - you're SO lucky...
    Mozzer1959 -- Monday March 24 2003, @10:49AM (#56333)
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     My love is as sharp as a needle in your eye You must be such a fool To pass me by
      Don't think twice, it's alright (Score:1)
      Has anyone heard Johnny sing "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright"? I would love to hear his cover of that song.
      Gabriella -- Monday March 24 2003, @01:34PM (#56348)
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       And me and my heart, we knew...we just knew...forevermore...
      Johnny Marr (Score:1)
      I hope to god he plays those songs again on his UK jaunt next month. A hoe town crowd at the Manchester Uni deserve to hear something from the Smiths. If Moz can do it surely Johnny can?
      mozismurder -- Tuesday March 25 2003, @01:32PM (#56429)
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       Mind your bleedin' own you two bob c-nt
      • Re:Johnny Marr by Gabriella (Score:1) Tuesday March 25 2003, @01:48PM
        • Re:Johnny Marr by Anonymous (Score:0) Tuesday March 25 2003, @05:50PM
          • Re:Johnny Marr by mozismurder (Score:1) Thursday March 27 2003, @03:50AM
          mp3 (Score:0)
          does somebody have the mp3 of that??

          a dreaded sunny day so I met you at the cemetry gares
          fernando -- Wednesday March 26 2003, @05:04PM (#56628)
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           daradá

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