Mark Ronson and Raye have published this week a new single that touches the top 40 in the United Kingdom, according to the Midweeks. This is ‘Suzanne’ and both get rid of mutual praise towards this collaboration. He has said that he admires Raye’s talent for years; And she has said that in the beginning, just by stepping on the same London study where Mark Ronson used to work, it was very motivated.
«This collaboration is not just another project, it is something that we have turned completely … recording sessions that lasted all night in London, New York and Los Angeles. The music that we have created together carries the musical DNA of both, but leads us to a place that neither would have arrived separately, ”they indicate in a press release about what is our song of the day today.
More than the classic homonym of Leonard Cohen who also resumed Françoise Hardy, ‘Suzanne’ takes us to another recording with a woman’s name. Ronson is well remembered for the ‘Valerie’ version of The Zutons that he popularized with his friend Amy Winehouse. Although ‘Suzanne’ is less Uptempo, it is still another production of neo-soul with electric guitars and winds, and the admiration and melancholy with which the recipient is discussed is similar.
Raye tells us here about a young “green nails”, who “smokes” and has a hair that “hangs like curtains.” This song is nothing but the attempt to approach her.
“I would like to hug you if I can” and “I need Suzanne” are some of the love statements offered to someone who gives us “the best view I ever had.” The timeless and retro production, which we most associated with Mark Ronson despite its specific experiments, manages to distance itself from most topics produced in 2025.
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