In the interests of balance...

The live hub session version of Mark Ronson's cover of Stop Me wasn't as flat as the record.

The vocals did have an element of passion to them, although (until the Supremes bit at the end) there was still no real sense of understanding what the words were about, and the backing still left it sounding like a struggle. Perhaps slightly more like a Fine Young Cannibals b-side than the tribute to Mike Flowers Pops of the CD.

Ronson also explained to Coe the procedure through which Morrissey "granted his permission": Ronson was on the phone to his manager, who in turn was on the phone to Mozzer's manager, who was IMing Morrissey while he was playing an mp3.

We wonder if this could have generated Chinese whispers along these lines:

Morrissey: It's alright, but who the hell is that singing?
Mozzer's manager: He likes it, but wants to know who it is doing the vocals
Ronson's manager: He thinks it's great - and is keen to find out who the person singing the words is
Ronson: Morrissey approves of my version, and thinks the vocals are so brilliant he wants to know who it is who did them

Mozzer fans, by the way, may be interested to know Stuart 'Radcliffe's bitch' Maconie is presenting a documentary Salford Lad over two hour-long chunks on Saturday 21st & 28th of April on Radio 2.