Just is Mark Ronson’s fourth single from his Version album, and if anything it’s proof that this guy has that jazzy funk style licked. If you look back over Stop Me, Oh My God and Valerie, you can see just how stylishly consistent this guy is.

And if you’re not aware, Just was the catalyst for the whole Version album. It’s a cover of a Radiohead song that Ronson did for a Radiohead tribute album a couple of years ago. The vocalist joining Mark on the song is Alex Greenwald of Phantom Planet.

Some critics are getting a little tired of the Ronson formula, and of course there are a few Radiohead supporters who are a bit protective of the band’s work.

My opinion? It’s nice to hear Ronson performing with a lesser known voice. Valerie’s hitting overkill point about now, and Winehouse’s honking vocal starting to grate just a little.

Just is a nice contrast, a funky, brassy tune, and Greenwald’s performance is a perfect match for Ronson’s groove. Not that groove you animals, settle down! On the flip side, I can’t help but wonder if Ronson’s formula – which he’s flogged pretty hard on this album and on Amy Winehouse’s – isn’t going to wear a bit thin in the near future.

This latest release sees Ronson and Winehouse teaming up on a lethal cover of The Zuton’s Valerie. True to Winehouse’s style, the track has that classic retro soul vibe, albeit more uptempo than we remember the original recording being.

The horns really make this track, and there’s a distinct swing to Winehouse’s version, especially her vocals.

The video (below) is an interesting composition. Presumably because of Amy’s recent strife, the video features a guitar-toting Ronson on stage calling up and array of beehived girls from the audience to ’sing’ the song. I wonder what the reason is for Amy’s absence?

Valerie is released on 22 October 2007 and can be found on Mark Ronson’s album Version.

Oh My God is a cover of an early Kaiser Chiefs single, and the video for Ronson’s version features a cameo appearance by the bemused looking band.

Having listened to both versions of the song tonight, I have to say I prefer the Mark Ronson version. It’s got a smoother sound than the Kaiser’s, which I thought was much more mainstream rock and probably far less interesting to listen to.

Lily Allen’s low key Cockney singing style was a great choice for this track – her voice always sounds like she’d trying to sound sweet and girly when we all know she’s not!

Great track, getting a lot of well-deserved radio play at the moment. Thumbs up!

The best bit about Stop Me (If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before) is that the ‘one’ I’ve heard before is by The Supremes, not The Smiths.

Smiths fans internet-wide are totally hating on this track. Well, pipe down purists, even Morrisey likes it.

Having never heard the original, I don’t have any inconvenient bias. When I first heard it, I thought it has a bit of that Gnarls Barkley-type of new old-school soul about it. That would be courtesy of Daniel Merriweather’s authentically soulful vocals.

Despite the obscure pairing of The Supremes with The Smiths, the song works. Mostly, I would say because Ronson doesn’t mess around with the formula and sticks with classic soul sounds all the way – strong bassline and tasteful use of strings that compliment the genre he’s mimicking here. It gets a thumbs up from me.