Mark Ronson has teamed up with English singer/songwriter Raissa for a cover of 1974’s class “I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight” by Richard and Linda Thompson. Recorded in lockdown, the track is Ronson’s gift for everyone stuck in the current quarantine, which is also served with a video compiled with homemade footage.
The mega producer took to his Twitter, detailing how the cover came together. “I bet everyone here has a song (or two, or fifteen) that they’re been rinsing during this period,” wrote Ronson.
For him, the 44-year-old referred to “I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight” by iconic duo Richard and Linda Thompson. The “Uptown Funk” hitmaker said that the song was the one he could not stop listening to as well as “the ultimate song about a messy weekend night out.”
“I imagine the reason I’ve been so drawn to this song is because I miss that all very much, I bet a lot of us do.” He added, “I suddenly had this idea to cover the tune and hopefully make a video by asking you all to send in pics and vids of your cities at night.” Read the whole statement from the post below.
NEW SONG: “I WANT TO SEE THE BRIGHT LIGHTS TONIGHT” ft Raissa https://t.co/N6latnyBlh pic.twitter.com/ogrm5k5Zgl
— Mark Ronson (@MarkRonson) May 11, 2020
Ronson invited Raissa, who he recently welcomed to his record label Zelig West: “She had never heard the song before but loved it and within hours sent me back an incredible vocal that brought a freshness to the tune I hadn’t imagined.” Check it out from the video below.
In the tweet, he also thanked everyone involved with the project, including Jamie-James Medina who is behind the making of the music video. “[Medina] was able to make maybe one of my favourite videos I’ve ever been involved with,” said Ronson.
The cover of “I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight” is Ronson’s latest work since the release of the fifth studio album, ‘Late Night Feelings‘, last year. The album is a gigantic feat-fest from A-listed stars with the likes of Miley Cyrus (“Nothing Breaks Like a Heart“), Lykke Li (“Late Night Feelings“), Camila Cabello (“Find U Again“), and Alicia Keys (“Truth“).
This is another track to listen to while being locked up for a good cause in this time around. Despite postponements and cancellations of both concerts and the releases of new albums by numerous artists, it is delightful to see a lot of musicians using this quarantine to craft great music to bring us safe-at-home joy.
