{"id":202,"date":"2014-12-29T22:19:20","date_gmt":"2014-12-30T06:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zumaz.com\/blog\/?p=202"},"modified":"2014-12-30T12:57:35","modified_gmt":"2014-12-30T20:57:35","slug":"the-smiths-ask-cover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zumaz.com\/blog\/the-smiths-ask-cover\/","title":{"rendered":"The Smiths – Ask (cover)"},"content":{"rendered":"

I didn’t drive as early as most of my friends did whilst attending LACHSA. As a matter of fact, I used my modest chemistry scholarship to buy my first car after<\/em> I had graduated. Amongst others, my bro’ Jerry Rodriguez (same birthday as me!) would drive me to school in his little Honda Civic. Naturally, as music students, we would be playing music the whole way. On cassettes baby! Jerry often played The Smiths.<\/p>\n

He was the one who turned me on to them. He would tell me stories about all the fanatics in the UK. We had an English teacher named Mrs. Lyons and she actually brought Jerry back some Smiths memorabilia as she was English and would return home often. So, the seed was planted.<\/p>\n

I’ve been a big Smiths fan ever since. My favorite song is “This Night Has Opened My Eyes”. What a mood…<\/p>\n

Some years ago I heard the Gene Loves Jezebel version of “Ask” and completely fell for it except<\/em> for one of the parts where I felt the vocal was rather sharp. Honestly, though I also love GLJ, it ruined the song for me. I remember thinking I would do it differently. Some months ago, the song re-surfaced and the idea was set in stone. So here I present to you, my version of Ask inspired by both The Smiths and GLJ.<\/p>\n

My lyrics are a hybrid of The Smiths, GLJ and my own grey matter. I have nothing but respect for Moz. I actually rather enjoy when lyrics are changed in live performances and Moz has certainly done that from time to time. In that spirit, and in defense of Morrissey’s underrated sense of humor I went ahead and did my own thing. I have always interpreted “Ask” as a love song for humanity. I hope you enjoy it.<\/p>\n

Shyness is nice and shyness can stop you<\/em>
\n from doing all the things in life you’d like to<\/em><\/p>\n

Shyness is nice and shyness can stop you<\/em>
\n from doing all the things in life you’d like to<\/em><\/p>\n

So if there’s something you’d like to try<\/em>
\n If there’s something you’d like to try<\/em>
\n Ask me<\/em>
\n I won’t say no<\/em>
\n How could I?<\/em><\/p>\n

Coyness is nice and coyness can stop you<\/em>
\n from saying all the things in life you’d like to say<\/em><\/p>\n

So if there’s something you’d like to try<\/em>
\n If there’s something you’d like to try<\/em>
\n Ask me<\/em>
\n I won’t say no<\/em>
\n How could I?<\/em><\/p>\n

Spending warm summer days indoors<\/em>
\n writing frightening verse<\/em>
\n to a buxom girl from Manchester<\/em><\/p>\n

Ask me ask me ask me<\/em>
\n Ask me ask me ask me<\/em>
\n because if it’s not love then it’s<\/em>
\n the bomb that will bring us together<\/em><\/p>\n

Nature is a language can’t you read?<\/em>
\n Nature is a language can’t you read?<\/em><\/p>\n

So ask me ask me ask me<\/em>
\n Ask me ask me ask me<\/em>
\n because if it’s not the bomb then it’s<\/em>
\n the love, the love, the love that will bring us together<\/em><\/p>\n

If it’s not the love<\/em>
\n It might be the bomb…<\/em>
\n Can you help me do this?<\/em>
\n We got what we need<\/em>
\n …Shyness is nice…<\/em><\/p>\n

(Chant 1)
\nWill you bring us together?<\/em>
\n Oh I want to bring us together<\/em>
\n Will you bring us together?<\/em>
\n I’m asking will you bring us together<\/em><\/p>\n

(Chant 2)
\nIf it’s not the love then it’s the bomb, bomb<\/em><\/p>\n