BANG Showbiz / Yahoo! News UK: Dana Gillespie was invited to tea by Morrissey after he loved her Spent the Day in Bed cover (May 30, 2024)

Dana Gillespie was invited to tea by Morrissey after he loved her Spent the Day in Bed cover​

Iconic singer Dana Gillespie was left stunned when reclusive star Morrissey emailed her to say that her cover of the song 'Spent the Day in Bed' was better than his original.

In fact, Morrissey was so impressed by Dana's interpretation that he took her out for tea at a posh London hotel.

Dana says: "It was such a thrill. Morrissey is such a brilliant songwriter, we had such fun together. What I love about the song is how relevant the lyrics are to today's world. It's about how it's better not to mess up with your brain by watching the news."

Dana's song can be found on her new album, 'First Love', which is being released on 31st May by Fretsore Records.

She told BANG Showbiz Managing Director Rick Sky during an outrageous two-hour video interview at London's Sanctum Hotel in Soho: "This album is technically my 74th album, and it's the first time for 50 years that I let someone else produce me and make some of the decisions. I have known Marc (Almond) and Tris (Penna) so well that I could trust them implicitly.

"Also, Marc and I have very similar taste in much of the music that I like, and he's been a great friend for years."

The single 'Spent the Day in Bed' went straight into the vinyl singles chart at number three and the physical singles chart at number six.

Commenting on the new record, Dana said: "It’s very unusual for me to do an album on which I haven’t written all the songs and it’s the first time in years and years that I’ve let someone else produce the album for me. Normally I do everything but, in some ways, it’s a bit of a relief and a joy to give it over to Tris and Marc, who are old hands at this."

She added: "I have some reason for having every song on this album, they’re not just thrown in there, randomly."

Marc Almond said: "Dana sings the life she lives and what a life indeed. The last of the great ladies of Bohemia, exotic troubadour and muse of Legends. An open mystery."

He continued: "A treasure waiting to be rediscovered, and famous for being unknown. The secret is out."

Dana Gillespie was invited to tea by Morrissey after he loved her Spent the Day in Bed cover

Dana Gillespie was shocked to be invited to tea by the reclusive former Smiths frontman Morrissey after he was impressed by her cover of his track 'Spent the Day in Bed'.

uk.news.yahoo.com

Has it come to this? Yahoo News article.
FWD.

 

[Light Housework]

Morrissey should ignore the naysayers and the trolls, as should we all. There is probably little Morrissey in 2024 could do to win back fans who don't like the current tenor and topic of his most album cycles, band lineups, set list choices, touring decisions, or cancellations. So why bother trying. He doesn't need to counter "bad public vibes" any more than anyone of us has to engage with particular moderator, poster, disaffected or rabidly enthusiastic fan – here or elsewhere – that we find irksome or with whom we have little in common, or schedule of engaging in meaningfully productive conversation

The only thing Morrissey "needs" is to find a label or distribution system with which he's comfortable, and a tutoring infrastructure that works w for him. He doesn't need to convince any detractors, he doesn't need counter bad public vibes unless he wants to. He only needs one label, a band that he's comfortable with, and a workable distribution system. Everything else matters substantially less than it needs to.

Look at Russell Brand. He's not praised and fluffed by the same crowd have used to be, and he's had a dramatic conversion of both sociopolitical and religious belief and presentations. But he is still very successful, and has audience that supports him, regardless of how many people have rolled their eyes and walked away.

And if it seems like it it's a bit mystifying the people that are more critical of Morissey stick around these parts and others to continue voicing that disappointment a) you're under no obligation to engage with any particular person b) a good number of them – who are critical of certain aspects of contemporary Morrissey (I include myself in that number) do so because whatever formative portion work meant a lot to us did so in part because of incessant demand that his particular pop music was of sufficient depth to be taken seriously. And indeed this has been his position since 1983.

Serious analysis will inevitably result in some thinking that his current work is severely lacking in a number ways – perhaps in ways that retroactively make his earlier stuff seem less innovative and profound than it once was. But such is weight of putting oneself forth as a serious thinker who expresses "necessary truths" in pop music.

Critics and scholars disagree over even Oscar Wilde's enduring impact in the quality of work? Why should Morrissey be held to any lower standard than the figures he deliberately invokes?

I’d rather Morrissey look to Dana Gillespie than Russell Brand to lead by example.

 

[Phranc & Open]

Glad, to see Marc no longer coquetting with the Curch Of Satan.

The posh London tea party story with granny Dana is a bit thin but at least it's not a negative headline. Hooray!

 

[DaveJCarr]

I’d rather Morrissey look to Dana Gillespie than Russell Brand to lead by example.

Sure. I used Russell because of his proximity, and the relative general parallels one could make in some shifting audience dynamics, and diminishing levels of certain kinds of fame

I had no idea who Gillespie was before the cover was released

 

[Roman Holiday]

What do you make of the naysayers though, whether trolls, mods or both in one? How does an artist counter their public bad vibes when regaining ground?

Good question. What do you make of an artist who writes an uncritical song for Israel and doesn't bother to make a peep on the subject during the past 7 months of Israel's historic scorched-earth ethnic cleansing in Gaza? And yet has endless time to promote a niche cover of one of his forgettable late-period songs?

Children shelled? That's all very well. But would you please keep the noise down low? Because you're waking the people who like to spend the day in bed (and can well afford to).​

 

[Watson]

THAT's a news story? Man invites admirer around? Is that the extent of it?

Jealousy is so unbecoming, Peter. Hang in there...your time will come.

 

[theprivilegeismine]

I wish someone would announce the tour dates or give an idea as to his plans this year instead of bullshit like this.

There has not been another word spoken about the BWD re-issue and two dates to support it.

He's gone off on another tangent.

 

[Luxo]

Jealousy is so unbecoming, Peter. Hang in there...you're time will come.

Should just log off at this point, rather than wasting his time on his own negative thoughts.

 

[Malarkey]

What do you make of the naysayers though, whether trolls, mods or both in one? How does an artist counter their public bad vibes when regaining ground?

I think it's more important that he's got relationships with people in the music industry & he has a creative outlet.

It's better to pad about than go through hell again for the benefit of the hot take industry.

 

[gordyboy9]

THAT's a news story? Man invites admirer around? Is that the extent of it?

hows this for a story,,,loner and weirdo sits in front of his computer 24 hours a day lurking in the hope that something bad appears on Msolo.com.
get real.
get a grip.
get tae f@$?.

 

[gordyboy9]

Yes , Marc such an interesting artist.
I still love the song, Bedsitter from his days in soft cell.

great song but vocally say hello wave goodbye is streets ahead.

 

[gordyboy9]

Always loved and thought Marc to be a very underrated artist. He is being appreciated more now after so many years and so many great records. He is so passionate about his music and love of it and always comes across as a very decent chap.
I'd love to see Marc and Morrissey do something together, in some ways they are similar artists.

i mentioned them being very similar a few weeks back,they are strange bedfellows.

 

[Surface]

great song but vocally say hello wave goodbye is streets ahead.

I agree with you I love this song and he nails that vocal wether on a big stage or a radio show!.

 

[bhops]

THAT's a news story? Man invites admirer around? Is that the extent of it?

Yet here you are........

 

[gashonthenail]

i mentioned them being very similar a few weeks back,they are strange bedfellows.

Very different in many ways - and very similar in others. Marc has a great line about as a teenager learning more from listening to David Bowie than he ever learned in school - which I'm sure is a line Moz would agree with. I'm a big fan of the 3 Soft Cell albums released in the 80s. Marc's solo material is more variable. He did a duet with Nico on his album The Stars We Are. And I would imagine both have a fondness for 60s girl groups and Lou Reed.

 

[Surface]

Very different in many ways - and very similar in others. Marc has a great line about as a teenager learning more from listening to David Bowie than he ever learned in school - which I'm sure is a line Moz would agree with. I'm a big fan of the 3 Soft Cell albums released in the 80s. Marc's solo material is more variable. He did a duet with Nico on his album The Stars We Are. And I would imagine both have a fondness for 60s girl groups and Lou Reed.

Forgot about Non Stop Erotic Cabaret when I did my top 10 on here a few weeks about, It's an outstanding album and I also think there are some similarities in the way Marc and Morrissey tell their tales through their lyrics.

 

[Jacob Grease-Smog]

Good question. What do you make of an artist who writes an uncritical song for Israel and doesn't bother to make a peep on the subject during the past 7 months of Israel's historic scorched-earth ethnic cleansing in Gaza? And yet has endless time to promote a niche cover of one of his forgettable late-period songs?

Children shelled? That's all very well. But would you please keep the noise down low? Because you're waking the people who like to spend the day in bed (and can well afford to).​

Might not be a bad thing he's not waded in there, he's not the most politically astute people after all.
If you give him lip service or adoration he generally doesn't care what you stand for.
You can take very valid aim at the Israeli state and their mass punishment rhetoric. However not at the full population as many there hate their own state just as much as you do.
Just as the social cleansing Tories do not represent or speak for me and the mass majority.

 

[William Fisher]

THAT's a news story? Man invites admirer around? Is that the extent of it?

There’s so much destruction all over the world and all you can do is complain about Yahoo! News UK reporting on Morrissey inviting someone around for tea.

 

[Anonomous]

Dana Gillespie was invited to tea by Morrissey after he loved her Spent the Day in Bed cover​

Iconic singer Dana Gillespie was left stunned when reclusive star Morrissey emailed her to say that her cover of the song 'Spent the Day in Bed' was better than his original.

In fact, Morrissey was so impressed by Dana's interpretation that he took her out for tea at a posh London hotel.

Dana says: "It was such a thrill. Morrissey is such a brilliant songwriter, we had such fun together. What I love about the song is how relevant the lyrics are to today's world. It's about how it's better not to mess up with your brain by watching the news."

Dana's song can be found on her new album, 'First Love', which is being released on 31st May by Fretsore Records.

She told BANG Showbiz Managing Director Rick Sky during an outrageous two-hour video interview at London's Sanctum Hotel in Soho: "This album is technically my 74th album, and it's the first time for 50 years that I let someone else produce me and make some of the decisions. I have known Marc (Almond) and Tris (Penna) so well that I could trust them implicitly.

"Also, Marc and I have very similar taste in much of the music that I like, and he's been a great friend for years."

The single 'Spent the Day in Bed' went straight into the vinyl singles chart at number three and the physical singles chart at number six.

Commenting on the new record, Dana said: "It’s very unusual for me to do an album on which I haven’t written all the songs and it’s the first time in years and years that I’ve let someone else produce the album for me. Normally I do everything but, in some ways, it’s a bit of a relief and a joy to give it over to Tris and Marc, who are old hands at this."

She added: "I have some reason for having every song on this album, they’re not just thrown in there, randomly."

Marc Almond said: "Dana sings the life she lives and what a life indeed. The last of the great ladies of Bohemia, exotic troubadour and muse of Legends. An open mystery."

He continued: "A treasure waiting to be rediscovered, and famous for being unknown. The secret is out."

Dana Gillespie was invited to tea by Morrissey after he loved her Spent the Day in Bed cover

Dana Gillespie was shocked to be invited to tea by the reclusive former Smiths frontman Morrissey after he was impressed by her cover of his track 'Spent the Day in Bed'.

uk.news.yahoo.com

Has it come to this? Yahoo News article.
FWD.

Morrissey spent the day in bed with Dana ....
KOOOL Moz
All of us
Park Blvd S.D.Moz gang
Rocco, Daisy, Molly, Zack, Maggy,David & Jackson

 

[The Alchemist]

I'm left wondering what is 'outrageous' about this interview. If there was anything outrageous about it, I doubt the headline would be about a civilised tea party at a luxury hotel.

I have to conclude that this is all just a case of more palms and charms in order to get some albums distributed. Fingers crossed.

 

[Ryan]