Skream Covers The Smiths' "There is a Light That Never Goes Out"

Skream may not have generated the most warm, welcoming reaction with his initial attempt at covering a Smiths classic, but that isn’t stopping him from taking a second stab at a song from the legendary band. The bass music icon has decided to create a cover of The Smiths‘ “There is a Light That Never Goes Out,” a fan favorite off their 1986 classic, The Queen is Dead. The cover features Graham Sampson on vocals, who works as the lead-singer for a Smiths cover band dubbed The Smyths. Skream has also included a note to go along with today’s release, further detailing his intentions and the story behind the cover. You can listen to Skream’s take on “There is a Light That Never Goes Out” above, and read his explanatory note below.

The last time I touched a piece of The Smiths music I got absolutely annihilated…

Let me explain my reason behind this cover please.

Whenever I play in Manchester I end my set with a big Manchester record and last Friday being my return to Store Street I needed a track I hadnt used before..I’ve played all the obvious ones ‘Love WIll Tear Us Apart’ New Order, STone Roses etc etc….

So I picked this track but didn’t just want to play the original..
So I figured out a piano version but couldn’t find an acapella..

I then went on to spend my day listening to Smiths cover band and came across ‘The Smyths’ (www.thesmyths.net ) and contacted them and was introduced to Graham Sampson the lead singer who agreed to re sing it for me….

I wasnt gonna upload it but theres been demand from the people who were there Friday to hear it again and from people who wanna hear it from a video clip I uploaded..

Anyway..Here it is….And to all the Smiths fans please..No more death threats looooool