Watch Johnny Marr join Franz Ferdinand for The Smiths’ ‘Bigmouth Strikes Again’ in Manchester

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Johnny Marr joined Franz Ferdinand in Manchester last night for a trio of songs including The Smiths’ ‘Bigmouth Strikes Again’ – see footage below.The Scottish indie band were playing at the city’s Aviva Studios on Saturday (January 18) for a show as part of Amazon Music’s City Sessions series, which was streamed live on Prime Video and Amazon Music’s Twitch channel.Franz Ferdinand played tracks from across their career, with a focus on their new album ‘The Human Fear’, which was released earlier this month. ‘Build It Up’ from the album was the first track that saw them joined by Smiths legend Marr, swiftly followed by ‘Do You Want To’ from their second album ‘You Could Have It So Much Better’.The collaboration was rounded off by a version of the Smiths classic ‘Bigmouth Strikes Again’, first released on their seminal 1986 album ‘The Queen Is Dead’.Check out footage of the collaboration below.Wow@Franz_Ferdinand and @Johnny_Marr at Aviva Studios Manchester “Bigmouth Strikes Again” pic.twitter.com/8iV1HgrJBu— Altrincham HQ – Social Media Marketing in Manc (@altrinchamhq) January 18, 2025A post shared by Manic_pixels (@manic_pixels)‘The Doctor’ ‘No You Girls’ ‘Night Or Day’ ‘Walk Away’ ‘Audacious’ ‘Stand On The Horizon’ ‘The Dark Of The Matinee’ ‘Bar Lonely’ ‘Love Illumination’ ‘Build It Up’ (with Johnny Marr) ‘Do You Want To’ (with Johnny Marr) ‘Bigmouth Strikes Again’ (with Johnny Marr) ‘Take Me Out’ ‘Hooked’ ‘The Birds’ A post shared by Johnny Marr (@johnnymarrgram)Marr himself posted about his appearance with the band after the show, writing on Instagram: “Love and best to my friends @franz_ferdinand for a great time and great show.”A post shared by Alex Kapranos (@alkapranos)Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos also.