Last night, Alicia Keys performed at the AO Arena in Manchester, hometown of the Smiths. She paid tribute to the band by covering their 1983 single “This Charming Man,” and she brought out ...

Johnny Marr offered his thoughts after Rick Astley covered the Smiths' classic, "This Charming Man," at a gig earlier this week.

Alicia Keys performed at the AO Arena in Manchester last night, and brought out hometown hero Johnny Marr to help her cover the Smiths‘ 1983 hit “This Charming Man.” Though the pairing may ...

Did you know that David Wain plays drums? I didn’t know that. Wain was one of the cast members of The State, the great ’90s MTV sketch show, and he went on to a great directing career, making ...

One person who is not a fan of Astley, or Blossoms’ version of “This Charming Man,” is former Smiths guitarist and co-writer of the song, Johnny Marr. He wrote on Twitter, “This is both ...

The Killers performed at KROQ’s Almost Acoustic Christmas concert over the weekend in Los Angeles, where they delivered a set that included a cover of the Smiths. Morrissey was originally ...

Videosyncrasy: This Charming Man The Portland Smiths cover band speaks up. By ROBERT HAM. November 28, 2011 at 1:15 pm PST.

The Killers performed an adrenalized version of the Smiths‘ “This Charming Man” Sunday at KROQ’s Almost Acoustic Christmas – a winking allusion to Morrissey, who canceled his headlining ...

Something about the opening riff of The Smiths' "This Charming Man" makes you want to grab a handful of flowers and unbutton your dress shirt just a bit further than normal.

Following the disappointment of The Smiths’ first single “Hand in Glove” (which was also loaded with queer innuendos), “This Charming Man” rose to #25 on the UK charts and received ...

Watch Keys and Marr cover “This Charming Man” below. Earlier this year, Marr released his fourth solo album Fever Dreams Pts 1 – 4 , and chatted with SPIN about the project.