The Smiths (lyrics, singer, pop, albums, quote)

Thursday Next · 09-10-2009, 12:26 PM

I do love The Smiths. They often get dismissed as miserable and depressing, and while these labels are not wrong, I think people who make these comments are missing a lot of the humour in the lyrics and the beauty of the music. Vicar in a Tutu, for example, is about as far from miserable as you can get. And despite the title, Cemetry Gates is positively jolly

I keep changing my mind between The Queen is Dead and The Smiths for which is their best album.

My favourite Smiths songs are That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore, There Is a Light That Never Goes Out, and I Know It's Over

Zer0 · 09-10-2009, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Thursday Next

My favourite Smiths songs are That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore, There Is a Light That Never Goes Out, and I Know It's Over

Same here

I Know It's Over has my favourite Morrissey lyric:

Oh mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head

Cemetry Gates is another of my favourite songs, the lyrics are just genuis, i don't think anyone else could pull off a song like that.

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Thursday Next Groupie Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: UK Posts: 39	I do love The Smiths. They often get dismissed as miserable and depressing, and while these labels are not wrong, I think people who make these comments are missing a lot of the humour in the lyrics and the beauty of the music. Vicar in a Tutu, for example, is about as far from miserable as you can get. And despite the title, Cemetry Gates is positively jolly I keep changing my mind between The Queen is Dead and The Smiths for which is their best album. My favourite Smiths songs are That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore, There Is a Light That Never Goes Out, and I Know It's Over