FaSho

I've always loved Suffer Little Children, but wasn't aware of the connection. That gives me a lot more appreciation for it.

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right-track

Of the children buried on the moors only one remains unfound.
The body of 12 year old Keith Bennett is still buried out there in a shallow grave and Brady still refuses to give any clues to it's whereabouts.

An interesting animated video on youtube made for the song.

eunhaelai

i've liked the smiths for a while. enjoyed the deep haunting voice and interesting reverb they've done for their albums. i have to admit, i wasn't of the connection with the video above either.

The Fascinating Turnip

William It Was Really Nothing is a track i just keep coming back to...it's just brilliant. And i also really like the video, i'd post it here but i don't know how to

lieasleep

always one of my favorite tracks, and to post a vid you need to take the final code from the video's youtube html and wrap it in [youtube] tags

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The Fascinating Turnip

Right, here it is, not very good quality, but meh:



It's a pretty normal "stage performance" video, but i guess Morrissey's little dance (which is pretty weird to say the least xD) and their appearance in general sum up the smiths pretty well.
The whole thing is a bit ridiculous, but really cool at the same time xD

prettygirlsmakegraves

I love The Smiths, they're my favorite band. I can see how the dancing and a bit of the Morrissey look can come out as ridiculous, but i think that's part of his charm and i actually think it's pretty cool. As far as the songs go i love every single one, from this charming man to how soon is now, pretty girls make graves, sheila take a bow, frankly mr. shankly, william it was really nothing, panic, there's a light that never goes out, etc, to say a few. The lyrics, in my particular opinion are amazing, and yeah, a bit depressing. I think The Smiths had a great impact in the 80's music in the U.K. and for me are one of the most influential bands for brit rock and "indie". Besides i feel quite identified with some of Morrissey's ideals. Great band.

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A tear in my brain
Allows the voices in
They wanna push you off the path
With their frequency wires...And you can do no wrong in my eyes

The Fascinating Turnip

Yeah, that's what i said, although it might be ridiculous, it's also ridiculously cool
The way he moves really makes me feel like what he's singing comes from inside, you know?
And as you can "feel" in that song and see in Frankly Mr. Shankly and Bigmouth Strikes Again, there's a certain "bitter" humour to the smiths, not only depressive themes. Songs with relatively sad lyrics can also be very "tongue in cheek".
And yeah, i think a lot of people identify with what the songs are about, mainly teenagers and tortured souls like myself xD
Btw...The Boy With The Torn In His Side :O

prettygirlsmakegraves

yeah, i know, it's not like he is "performing" the song, it's like he's really feeling it, that's what i love about the smiths, and yes, there's not only depressive lyrics, i love how he puts a lot of (like you said) bitter irony on them. And i'm not a teenager but i am in fact, as you say, a tortured soul, haha so i completely understand where you are coming from.

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A tear in my brain
Allows the voices in
They wanna push you off the path
With their frequency wires...And you can do no wrong in my eyes

The Fascinating Turnip

Yeah, i also think they have the "sweet misery" thing going on for them, which i totally identify with (and which probably isn't very good).
Btw, getting into an empty bed to the sound of I Know It's Over is damn sad...(and damn cool)