Michael Shannon Covers The Smiths’ "The Queen Is Dead" and "Shoplifters of the World Unite"

Update: You can also watch a clip of “Shoplifters of the World Unite” below, via Spin.

On Saturday night, actor Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road, “Boardwalk Empire”) participated in a Smiths tribute concert at SPACE in Evanton, Illinois. Jason Narducy (Bob Mould, Split Single, Superchunk), Dag Juhlin (Poi Dog Pondering, The Slugs), Gerald Dowd (Robbie Fulks, Justin Roberts), and Curt Morrison (Tributosaurus), were also on site.

In the course of the evening the crew performed the Smiths’ 1986 album The Queen Is Dead in full, including the title track, which you can watch below.

The group also did a few other assorted Smiths tracks, including “Handsome Devil,” “How Soon Is Now?,” “Still Ill,” and “Shoplifters Of The World Unite.” 

“The Queen Is Dead”: 

“Shoplifters of the World Unite”:

Watch Shannon, Narducy, and Fulks cover the Velvet Underground earlier this year:

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