Today would have been Mark E. Smith's 61st birthday. He died on January 24th, 2018 -- almost a year after the BBC mistakenly reported his death. Forty of his 60 years were spent making music with The Fall, and with a range of collaborators. Mark E. Smith leaves behind a massive discography. The scope of his influence on the last four decades of popular music is unmeasurable.
At least nine books have been written about Mark E. Smith and The Fall. There's not much I can add to those tomes, or the numerous tributes that have been published in the past six weeks. Instead I have compiled some (but not all!) of the songs that have been written about MES and the group. How many songs are about your favorite band or singer?
(MES subway graffiti image: thefall.org/news/fallnews.html. Tracklist and DL link in comments.)
01 Southern Mark Smith - THE JAZZ BUTCHER
ReplyDelete02 Mark E. Smith And Brix - BARBARA MANNING
03 Stalking Mark E. Smith Around NYC - NECROPOLIS
04 Mark E. Smith - SHRAG
05 How He Wrote Elastica Man - ELASTICA
06 Implement Yeah! - SUEDE
07 I Am Mark E. Smith - FAT WHITE FAMILY
08 Cats That Look Like M.E.S. - LUKE HAINES
09 Rip Off The Fall - MARK WYNN
10 Lou Reed - DIDJITS
11 Jumper Clown - THE WEDDING PRESENT
12 Me And Yer Granny On Bongos - THE ARMITAGE SHANKS
13 The Ex-Members Of The Fall Club - THE CONTAINER DRIVERS
14 The Story Of The Fall - JEFFERY LEWIS
15 I've Never Been Hit By Mark E. Smith - I, LUDICROUS
16 Drudge Nation - WHERE'S THE BEACH
17 Fallen - MICHAELA MELIAN
18 Frank's Indie Medley - FRANK SIDEBOTTOM
19 Southern Mark Smith (Big Return) - THE JAZZ BUTCHER
20 Bingo Master's Breakout - TERRY EDWARDS
21 The Dice Man - TERRY EDWARDS
22 Totally Wired - TERRY EDWARDS
23 Container Drivers - TERRY EDWARDS
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Wow, very cool all the Fall related posts...thaks Jonder!
ReplyDeleteHere's hoping my little excursion in this terrain, arriving some time over the next bit via the vinyl villain, meets your standards!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to it! I made several Fall comps at the Vinyl Villain.
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