The Smiths

studio150

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Jul 30, 2011

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On the Border

• Jun 24, 2016

• #1

I know we haf a thread on the best Smiths song a few months ago.
In this months Mojo they countdown the top 50 Smiths tracks with No.1 being

How Soon is Now

Which was a B side

Agreement?

 

KZNSeagull

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Nov 26, 2007

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Wolsingham, County Durham

• Jun 24, 2016

• #2

1. Reel around the Fountain
2. Well I wonder
3. Half a Person
4. Unhappy Birthday
5. Cemetery Gates
6. William it was Really Nothing
7. There is a Light that Never Goes Out
8. Please, Please, Please let me Get What I want
9. Girl Afraid
10. Girlfriend in a Coma
................... How Soon is Now maybe about number 40.

But that will change again next time I listen to them.

 

studio150

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Jul 30, 2011

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On the Border

• Jun 24, 2016

• Thread starter
• #3

KZNSeagull said:

1. Reel around the Fountain
2. Well I wonder
3. Half a Person
4. Unhappy Birthday
5. Cemetery Gates
6. William it was Really Nothing
7. There is a Light that Never Goes Out
8. Please, Please, Please let me Get What I want
9. Girl Afraid
10. Girlfriend in a Coma
................... How Soon is Now maybe about number 40.

But that will change again next time I listen to them.

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In Mojo Cemetry Gates was 48 just shows how subjective this is or how many good songs the Smiths recorded

 

Tony Towner's Fridge

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Aug 22, 2003

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GLASGOW,SCOTLAND,UK

• Jun 24, 2016

• #4

Very apt I feel but my fave is 'Good Times Never Last'....


Good times for a change
see, the luck I've had
can make a good man
turn bad

So please please please
let me, let me, let me
let me get what I want
this time

Haven't had a dream in a long time
see, the life I've had
can make a good man bad

So for once in my life
let me get what I want
Lord knows it would be the first time
Lord knows it would be the first time


TNBA

TTF

 

Papak

Not an NSC licker...

Jul 11, 2003

1,902

Horsham

• Jun 24, 2016

• #5

studio150 said:

I know we haf a thread on the best Smiths song a few months ago.
In this months Mojo they countdown the top 50 Smiths tracks with No.1 being

How Soon is Now

Which was a B side

Agreement?

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Disagree, also released as a UK single in 1985.

 

studio150

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Jul 30, 2011

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On the Border

• Jun 24, 2016

• Thread starter
• #6

But a b side on the 12 inch of William it was really nothing in 1984

 

Buzzer

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Oct 1, 2006

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• Jun 24, 2016

• #7

My attempt at trying to whittle down to ten my favourite Smiths tunes:

How Soon Is Now
Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want This Time
Half A Person
Cemetery Gates
Boy With The Thorn In His Side
Bigmouth Strikes Again
I Know It's Over (live version from Rank)
Last Night I Dreamt that Somebody Loved Me (my all-time favourite intro to a song)
You Just Haven't Earned It Yet Baby
There Is A Light That Will Never Go Out.

and if I'm allowed another couple in reserve then I'd add London and Girlfriend In A Coma to that list. And if really pushed for an all-time fave then I'd go for Half A Person. It's a tune that still nearly reduces me to tears when I hear it.

 

Buzzer

Languidly Clinical

Oct 1, 2006

26,121

• Jun 24, 2016

• #8

Tony Towner's Fridge said:

Very apt I feel but my fave is 'Good Times Never Last'....


Good times for a change
see, the luck I've had
can make a good man
turn bad

So please please please
let me, let me, let me
let me get what I want
this time

Haven't had a dream in a long time
see, the life I've had
can make a good man bad

So for once in my life
let me get what I want
Lord knows it would be the first time
Lord knows it would be the first time


TNBA

TTF

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Marr on Mandolin and Morrissey singing achieve more in 1 minute 51 seconds than most bands can express in a whole album.

 

C

Crispy Ambulance

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May 27, 2010

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Burgess Hill

• Jun 24, 2016

• #9

Buzzer said:

My attempt at trying to whittle down to ten my favourite Smiths tunes:

How Soon Is Now
Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want This Time
Half A Person
Cemetery Gates
Boy With The Thorn In His Side
Bigmouth Strikes Again
I Know It's Over (live version from Rank)
Last Night I Dreamt that Somebody Loved Me (my all-time favourite intro to a song)
You Just Haven't Earned It Yet Baby
There Is A Light That Will Never Go Out.

and if I'm allowed another couple in reserve then I'd add London and Girlfriend In A Coma to that list. And if really pushed for an all-time fave then I'd go for Half A Person. It's a tune that still nearly reduces me to tears when I hear it.

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To be fair, the intro to London was pretty decent!
Panic was excellent.
So many to choose from but How Soon/ There is a light tops for me.

 

Tarpon

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Sep 12, 2013

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BN1

• Jun 25, 2016

• #10

Today's baker's dozen

Hand In Glove
These Things Take Time
Back To The Old House (Peel version)
Well I Wonder
Nowhere Fast
Shakespeare's Sister
The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
Rubber Ring segued into Asleep
The Queen Is Dead
I know It's Over
I Won't Share You
Sweet And Tender Hooligan

Those in bold were on one 12'' single for Christ's sake. Remarkable

 

Last edited: Jun 25, 2016

atfc village

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Mar 28, 2013

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Lower Bourne .Farnham

• Jun 25, 2016

• #11

I started something i couldn't finish is always a fave of mine.