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Listen to Robert Smith Cover John Martyn
Robert Smith’s cover of John Martyn’s “Small Hours” recently debuted on BBC Radio 6 Music.
The perpetually melancholy frontman of The Cure recorded the song as part of a tribute album for the late British music legend titled Johnny Boy Would Love This…A Tribute to John Martyn.
Other artists contributing to the record include Beck, Snow Patrol and Bombay Bicycle Club.
Listen to Smith’s cut and check out the album’s track list below:
Cd 1
1. “Let The Good Things Come” – David Gray
2. “Glorious Fool” – Clarence Fountain And Sam Butler (Formerly The Blind Boys Of Alabama)
3. “Small Hours” – Robert Smith
4. “Stormbringer” – Beck
5. “Over The Hill” – Ted Barnes Featuring Gavin Clark
6. “I Don’t Wanna Know” – The Swell Season
7. “Bless The Weather” – The Emperors Of Wyoming
8. “Couldn’t Love You More” – Lisa Hannigan
9. “Go Easy” – Vetiver
10. “Solid Air” – Skye Edwards
11. “You Can Discover” – Cheryl Wilson
12. “The Easy Blues” – Joe Bonamassa
13. “Dancing” – Sonia Dada
14. “Certain Surprise” – Sabrina Dinan
15. “One World” – Paolo Nutini
Cd 2
1. “May You Never” – Snow Patrol
2. “Go Down Easy” – Beth Orton
3. “Fairytale Lullaby” – Bombay Bicycle Club
4. “Fine Lines” – Syd Kitchen
5. “Head And Heart” – Vashti Bunyan
6. “Run Honey Run” – Morcheeba Featuring Bradley Burgess
7. “Angeline” – Nicholas Barron
8. “Walk To The Water” – John Smith
9. “Hurt In Your Heart” – Judie Tzuke
10. “Road To Ruin” – Jim Tullio
11. “John Wayne” – Oh My God
12. “Rope Soul’d” – The Blackships
13. “Back To Stay” – Ultan Conlon
14. “Anna” – Brendan Campbell
15. “Tearing And Breaking” – Phil Collins
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