The Smiths

The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester that were active from 1982-1987.
Sandie Shaw's collaboration with The Smiths began in 1983 after "two incurable Sandie Shaw fans" (Marr and Morrissey) sent her a letter stating that "The Sandie Shaw legend cannot be over yet – there is more to be done." Nik Powell, Shaw's husband at the time, was a friend of Geoff Travis of Rough Trade Records, the label to which the Smiths were signed, and she agreed to record some of their songs.
Shaw's cover of Hand in Glove, the first single by The Smiths, was released in April 1984, and that same year she and the band appeared on Top of the Pops with a mimed performance, and the band performed barefoot as a homage to her habit of doing so.
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