The Smiths

Cult rockers The Smiths have been immortalised in Britain's parliament - they were the subject of a bizarre debate between Prime Minister David Cameron and a rival politician this week.

The band's songwriters Morrissey and Johnny Marr both criticized Cameron earlier this month after the U.K. leader revealed he's a fan of their music.

An opposition Member of Parliament, Kerry McCarthy, raised the subject during a House of Commons debate on Wednesday, prompting a comical exchange in which the two politicians traded The Smiths song titles.

Referring to a crucial upcoming vote on the controversial issue of raising tuition fees for students, McCarthy told Parliament, "The Smiths are, of course, the archetypal students' band. If he wins tomorrow night's vote, what songs does he think students will be listening to? Miserable Lie, I Don't Owe You Anything, or Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now."

But Cameron proved his knowledge of the British band's back catalogue by retorting: "I accept that if I turned up I probably wouldn't get This Charming Man and if I went with the Foreign Secretary (William Hague) it would probably be William It Was Really Nothing."