I was living in a small town in Utah and kids my age were into Korn and Tool, but I was on the other end of the spectrum. Check it out below. 6. I was profoundly affected by them, and the way I perceived music was heavily altered. 7. My job consisted of using this bloody big staple gun to pin these signs together. Close. That makes a lot of sense to me now. When we asked readers to submit an argument for their favourite Smiths album, we were surprised at the number of responses. I just liked the spirit. Twenty-five years ago this month, Morrissey and Johnny Marr formed the Smiths. Noel Gallagher on “This Charming Man”: I’ll never forget when I first heard this. I looked at every record because I knew I couldn’t see those things where I came from. : 48 In 2003, Morrissey named it his favourite Smiths song. Reel Around the Fountain (album track from The Smiths, 1984) One of Morrissey's many lyrical nods to Salford playwright Shelagh Delaney's A Taste of Honey, and one of the Smiths' earliest classics. There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (from The Queen is Dead album, 1986) Doomed romanticism of the highest order. Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want (b-side to William It Was Really Nothing single, 1984) … They’d come into work and say “Fuckin’ hell, did you see that poof on Top Of The Pops with the bush in his back pocket?” But I thought it was life-changing. I saw them on Top Of The Pops later when they did “What Difference Does It Make?”. Hi. Discussion: Favourite Smiths songs - 3 different categories. 28 comments I saw Morrissey play in Australia the other year, got all my old Smiths records out and played them all again. My favourite album: Meat Is Murder by the Smiths Our writers are picking their favourite albums. Morrissey would choose a grandiose song title afterwards but they weren’t pretentious about the process, it’s almost as if they wrote songs backwards. Hatful Of Hollow – what an album. “You Just Haven’t Earned It Yet, Baby” is the best Smiths song – it lit a fire in me when I heard it. Tell me yours. Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before. 8. I got home, listened to it and just couldn’t believe it. Featured Bands. I love the sound, but the message of embracing your differences and not caring what the world thinks really appeals to me. The Smiths: a beginner's guide 1) There Is a Light That Never Goes Out The ultimate expression of adolescent longing. The most important stories and least important memes, every Friday. I just said to myself: “I’m going to be like you!” It made me realise what I was going to do with my life. Asked by a follower on Twitter what his favourite Smiths track was, Liam Gallagher quicly replied: "There is a Light That Never Goes Out' certainly an anthemic tune by one of Manchester's finest. The Smiths were my band. Discussion: Favourite Smiths songs - 3 different categories. Obviously, they’re musically superior to most bands while Morrissey is a natural frontman – he’s funny and deadly serious at the same time. My favorite Smiths song is "Shoplifters of the World Unite". Elliott Smith Figure 8 (2000) Happiness "[It] is my favorite song of all time. What other rock singer would steal from Wood? I know it's over 3. They’ve always had a cultural relevancy in America above and beyond any other British band. Musically I like the offbeat upstroke, it’s quite audacious. Ben Gibbard of Death Cab For Cutie on “Frankly, Mr. Shankly”: Lyrically it’s so typically Morrissey: … Matt Redman wrote this one but I really like how “Delirious?” sings it, so my video … Just the same, a new feature in Uncut promises “The Smiths’ 30 greatest songs — as chosen by the band and their famous fans.” Those famous fans include Ben Gibbard, Brandon Flowers, James Mercer, Ryan Adams, and Noel Gallagher, among many others. Would you please disable adblock? When we met, we were worried he wouldn’t somehow meet up to the expectations we’d placed upon him — but he was fantastic, just as enigmatic and witty as you’d expect. https://www.shortlist.com/news/40-favourite-songs-of-famous-people I checked them out on iTunes and they are really good. Convention is hard to break, but they did it. It sounds even better in earlier versions, most notably a BBC session version. Marr's chiming guitar augmented by artificial strings, and Morrissey at his most windswept and adolescent. They mean something to American teenagers on their own terms. Feel free to disagree ... 1. Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me. 5. Most people start with a lyric, whereas Johnny Marr said he’d start with the guitar outros and then work backwards through the song. Here, Katharine Viner explains her hunger for the Smiths' second album Ben Gibbard of Death Cab For Cutie on “Frankly, Mr. Shankly”: Lyrically it’s so typically Morrissey: narcissistic and insecure, craving fame and adulation while at the same time questioning if he’s up to the task of being an idol. That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore. All together now: "And if a double-decker bus ...". Too true. A playlist featuring Al Bowlly, The Blue Notes, The Revels, and others We had heard through a friend of a friend that Morrissey really liked our first album. Barbarianism begins at home 12.5k members in the thesmiths community. https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/the-smiths-rank-the-albums Morrissey responds in kind with one of the great opening couplets (filched, incidentally, from George Elliott's Middlemarch): "I am the son and the heir/ Of nothing in particular." “Call me morbid, call me pale, I’ve spent too long on your trail…” That song and “Lost In The Supermarket” by The Clash, where Mick Jones talks about the fence in the suburbs over which he couldn’t see, remind me of when I was a kid and I knew there was something else out there, but I didn’t know what it was. 3. They worked one song at a time, it seems, rather than thinking about albums, because they cared so much about creating the music. There are just so many different things going on. I didn’t hang out with anyone outside school or class for the first year and I’d just come home and go to my room. Ever. So it was Johnny Marr’s guitar-playing that got me into that band. The first, ‘kick them when they fall down’, conveys the exact opposite sense: you don’t want to be kicked when you fall down, so it becomes empathetic. I kno... DiS Needs You: Save our site » ... Five Favourite Smiths songs? The sound of that guitar intro was incredible. That one band covers it all for me. I remember learning to sing properly after listening to Smiths records and they shaped my understanding of music. The Smiths have these melancholy melodies that just resonate. Easy pick for me -- "This Charming Man" to me boils down everything the Smiths did into a single quintessential piece -- the ultimate Johnny Marr jangley guitar melody runs through the piece, the dance rock rhythm, the story which could be right out of a gay porn movie or early 20th century English fiction of sexual sublimation and innuendo was unique and new for rock, and it has one of Morrissey's … The lyrics are fuckin’ amazing, too. "Keats and Yeats are on your side/ But you lose because Wilde is on mine." The narrator's sidekick is widely assumed to be Morrissey's friend-come-muse, Linder Sterling. What other songs by them do you like? Cemetery Gates (album track from The Queen is Dead, 1986) Morrissey's ode to the joys of competitive grave-watching: "It's a most gripping pastime, I can assure you." Years later, I went to Salford Lads Club and took pictures. Former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr. Ryan Adams on “This Night Has Opened My Eyes”: I first heard The Smiths almost by accident. They don’t sound like anything else. The Queen Is Dead (album track from The Queen is Dead, 1986) Another classic that catches the group at the height of their collective powers: thunderous drums, an extraordinarily melodic bass line, and Marr's velvety guitar underpin Morrissey's treasonable anti-Royalist lyric. It’s hard to categorise The Smiths as just a regular rock’n’roll band. Any Smiths fans, obsessive or casual, what's your five favourite tracks? Check out the whole piece here. I bought The Queen Is Dead soon after I got to the UK and it was a big deal for me. I moved to England in 1985 [aged 13] and left my friends behind and was so shy. This Night Has Opened My Eyes. Here are my top 10 tracks. Having just finished writing a reflective piece about the band's legacy for the Observer Review, I felt compelled to put together the inevitable top 10 of my favourite Morrissey/Marr songs. Ghostdog (Sweetaddy.com member) Going Nowhere "I think this is my favorite Elliott song, haunting lyrics, and just a brilliant sound." I Know It's Over. "The riches of the poor" in all their fleeting glamour. But this one just grows and grows. The one song where the group's Irish rebel roots show though most defiantly. Alex Kapranos on Franz Ferdinand on “Please Please Please Let Me Get What I want”: It makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up, probably the best reaction you can get from any piece of music. At that time I was craving something that expressed that sense of melancholy. For more videos go to: http://www.nme.com/video As an independent website, we rely on our measly advertising income to keep the lights on. When asked which song from fellow Manchester band The Smiths he preferred the most, he replied: "There is a light that never goes out". Clips of the songs are played throughout the episode to help listeners connect what the interviewee is discussing with the song itself in a way that’s elegant and unobtrusive. For once, he sounds utterly sincere in his elucidation of loneliness. Although “What Difference Does It Make” is the song that got me into The Smiths. 2. I stress this is purely personal, the songs I'd put on a Desert Island compilation for when I was feeling sorry for myself, lying on my hessian hammock in my bamboo bedsit. It’s still one of the greatest records ever made, and it wasn’t even a proper album! Last Night I Dreamed That Somebody Loved Me (album track from Strangeways, Here We Come, 1987) Morrissey's favourite Smiths song. Highest chart position: 10. I bought the song "William, It Was Really Nothing" and I really like it. How Soon Is Now? In the annals of British music history, there will be countless names who claim to have the right to the crown of King or Queen of rock and roll. The Boy with the Thorn in His Side. In New Statement Morrissey Suggests He’d Sue. And David Bowie's. Where their lyrical themes touch on what it feels like to grow up awkward and isolated with such poignancy, I suppose that’s universal. I didn’t know anything about the literary references. 9. Our ads are not too obtrusive, promise. Noel Gallagher. These Things Take Time. Well I Wonder 2. It’s amazing that The Smiths made – and continue to make – an impact on US teenagers, given that their music has never been played on the radio, and they’re so English to the point of being unrelatable. Videos. There was just no going back after The Queen Is Dead. Why don’t people make albums like that any more? Johnny has this white polo-neck on and the Brian Jones hair and that was it for me. Ask. It’s true that My Favourite Elliott Smith Song may only initially appeal to Elliott Smith fans, but it strikes me as equally accessible for people who are just interesting in the creative process and what inspires artists. I remember that when I first heard the riff, I loved it — then when Morrissey started singing, I hated it. I was working for a signwriting company in Levenshulme. The first time that Morrissey touches on what would become a favourite topic, the lure of the low-life hooligan. 81 votes, 46 comments. Here's mine (in order), to get the ball rolling 1. The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (album track from The Smiths, 1984) The first Smiths song proper, and an extraordinary accomplished track from their debut album. I thought everything about him was side-splitting: the hearing aid, the lot. ... Liam Gallagher reveals his favourite Ian Brown,The Smiths and The Furs songs Ian Brown sobre "Meat is Murder" Ian Brown on "Meat is Murder" Kul Festivals. The musician is one of the most vital figures in shaping modern alternative music as we know it today and, whenever the topic turns to the greatest guitarist of all time, his name is rightly mentioned. There Is a Light That Never Goes Out. Commenting has been disabled at this time but you can still. Bands pick their favourite Smiths song. A demo of the music for "Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others" was posted by Marr through Morrissey's letterbox in the summer of 1985. 4. Ghostdog (Sweetaddy.com member) 18: 18. That’s the feeling this song reminds me of. Absolute number 1 - you couldn't live without it. The choices range from … well, classic to classic, because it would be hard to find any two-fifths of the Smiths’ catalog that is not loaded with classics. THanks let me knwo It’s beautiful. By my count, the Smiths only recorded 74 songs during their brief, brilliant career, so the concept of choosing their 30 greatest seems kind of dubious: That’s two-fifths of their catalog! Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now. 10. Well I Wonder 2. The closest the Smiths got to a stadium anthem. I was working late one night on my own and it was dark, and “This Charming Man” came on the radio. The Number Ones: Exposé’s “Seasons Change”, The Number Ones: George Michael’s “Father Figure”, Shut Up, Dude: This Week’s Best And Worst Comments, In New Statement Morrissey Suggests He’d Sue The Simpsons If He Could Afford It. Though described by Morrissey as being about "a relationship I had that didn't involve romance", the song has a dark lyrical undertow that borders on the creepy. We’ve Got A File On You: Richard Thompson. The “famous fans” (technically, 29 rock stars + Russell Brand) wrote short entries about their favorite songs, and here are some examples: Craig Finn of The Hold Steady on “Half A Person”: It’s about a girl going to London from I guess Manchester, looking for something. Lately, That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore because it contains two long sections of chanting. How cool is that? The order of this makes for a fun compilation album as well as being as my 12 favourite Smiths songs: The Queen Is Dead. But we’re pretty sure there’s only one name that will feel he is already assured of his throne. Join http://www.WatchMojo.com as we count down our picks for the Top 10 Songs by The Smiths. It was so gentle. I’d heard “Hand In Glove” and read an article on them in the Manchester Evening News, but the second I heard “This Charming Man” everything made sense. A fitting swansong to the Smiths' brilliant career. I grew up in a suburb outside of Minneapolis, and remember visiting an independent record store in the city for the first time. Reel Around the Fountain. Maybe it’s the fact we’re both Anglo-Irish, that piss-taking thing. I Want The One I Can't Have (album track from Meat Is Murder, 1985) A typically dark and labyrinthine Morrissey lyric that begins with a jaundiced view of working-class ambition, touches on juvenile murder and casual sex, and somehow manages to sound doggedly romantic. It’s no surprise to learn that any of these musicians are huge fans of the Smiths, but it’s still fun to read their thoughts on the band. ... “I just love the songs on this. It nods lyrically to Joni Mitchell's Hejira, one of Morrissey's favourite albums. Rusholme Ruffians (album track from Meat is Murder, 1985) Marr's Bo Diddley-esque rhythm and a Morrissey lyric that nicks from/pays homage to a Victoria Wood ditty, Fourteen Again. I was watching a trailer for an upcoming movie, (500) days of Summer, and they mentioned a band called The Smiths. My folks’ generation had The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, but to me The Smiths are my Beatles and my Rolling Stones. "I think this is my favorite Elliott song, haunting lyrics, and just a brilliant sound." From The Beatles to The Smiths: Noel Gallagher picks his favourite albums of all time. Morrissey and the men from Manchester. A song that you think everyone needs to hear (not necessarily about actual quality - could be an important message) A hidden gem that you think deserves This Charming Man fame and beyond. From The Stooges to Buzzcocks: 11 of Johnny Marr's favourite songs The Smiths founding member, Johnny Marr, is a pioneer in every sense of the word. When I was 13, a buddy of a mine got a crate of his brother’s old records that he was planning to smash, but he let me pick out three to listen to first, one of which was Hatful Of Hollow. All of Franz have been fans of The Smiths since being teenagers. As a teenager, it definitely made me feel better about not fitting in. You can’t undo that kind of influence. (b-side to William, It Was Really Nothing single, 1984) Epic, trippy, oscillating guitar riff that sounds like nothing else in the Smiths canon. Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want. Even driving by a cemetery, I was thinking: “Is this the cemetery he was talking about?” You can walk down the streets and you can hear the songs come to life. Basically, another Morrissey ode to himself, and his years of thwarted ambition, but perhaps the most nakedly melancholy Smiths song of all. Johnny Marr has shared a playlist of his favourite songs and bands – featuring the likes of Savages, Iggy Pop and many more. The bluntest... 29 SHEILA TAKE A BOW Single (April 1987). Twenty-five years ago this month, Morrissey and Johnny Marr formed the Smiths. 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