SMITHS BEST SONG

6am7f9zxrsjvnb · 07-05-2013 05:27PM #1

Over the course of 4 years, The Smiths wrote 70 songs or so. At least 30 of those were and are devastatingly brilliant. What`s their best? For me both How Soon is Now and There is a light that never goes out clearlystand above everything else....Am I right?

Rothko · 07-05-2013 05:34PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wz5IFl7uCis

nlgbbbblth · 07-05-2013 07:50PM

"That's the messiest yet."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9DH0_b3F1c

Wildlife Actor · 07-05-2013 10:58PM

Handsome Devil. Raw, fresh, must've blown them away in 83.

morton · 07-05-2013 11:02PM

#1 How soon is now.

#2 to die by your side.

Sugarlumps · 08-05-2013 08:20AM

Headmasters Ritual.

V1llianous · 08-05-2013 08:26AM

On Sunday next 13th May 2013 at 11 p.m. on BCC2 there is a special on the Smiths and their fans.

Not Like Any Other Love: The Smiths
Duration: 30 minutes

It's 30 years since Manchester four-piece The Smiths changed the face of British pop with their debut single Hand In Glove. In this half-hour Culture Show special, fellow Mancunian and lifelong fan Tim Samuels sets out to find out why The Smiths have such a special place in the hearts of a generation of Brits. The Smiths were only around for five years in the mid-eighties, but to this day the sentiment their music evokes is strong. Samuels pays visits to a variety of dedicated fans including fashion designer Wayne Hemingway, poet Simon Armitage, Labour MP Kerry McCarthy and Oasis songwriter Noel Gallagher to analyse the look, the lyrics, the issues and the riffs that made The Smiths Britain's first, and arguably best ever, indie rock band.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01sjlmc

du Maurier · 08-05-2013 08:34AM

Nowhere Fast.

V1llianous · 08-05-2013 08:44AM

I have a soft spot for Girlfriend in a Coma and This Charming Man but How Soon is Now is the first one I heard.

elefant · 08-05-2013 08:54AM

My favourite is This Charming Man.

cashback · 08-05-2013 09:04AM

Probably How Soon Is Now but I have a soft spot for Bigmouth strikes again.

gramar · 08-05-2013 09:10AM

I've always liked shoplifters of the world unite...... and panic is just pure pop magic.

Relikk · 08-05-2013 09:18AM

Impossible to pick just one. A few of my personal favourites are Suffer Little Children, Hand In Glove, Paint A Vulgar Picture, Asleep, Half A Person.

Could name lots more.

du Maurier · 08-05-2013 10:31AM

+1 on that selection, Relikk. Asleep and Half a Person would be songs I'd come back to quite often.

This Night Has Opened My Eyes, gets a mention. As does Still Ill.

vandriver · 08-05-2013 10:33AM

Anyone for William it was really nothing?(Or is it just me)

Tombo2001 · 08-05-2013 10:39AM

Heaven knows I'm Miserable Now for the jangly guitar bit at the start....

But probably This Charming Man.

notnumber · 08-05-2013 12:14PM

Was going to weigh in with 'William it was really nothing' as well..'the rain falls hard in dundrum town,this town has dragged you down' ..that lyric alone typifies what the Smiths stand for to me..a longing to escape small town close mindedness.
How soon is now prob shades it though with its iconic intro and distinctive guitar riff.The Smiths have some great songs but some songs such as Ask me I find appalling.

du Maurier · 08-05-2013 12:20PM

notnumber wrote: »

Was going to weigh in with 'William it was really nothing' as well..'the rain falls hard in dundrum town,this town has dragged you down' ..that lyric alone typifies what the Smiths stand for to me..a longing to escape small town close mindedness.
How soon is now prob shades it though with its iconic intro and distinctive guitar riff.The Smiths have some great songs but some songs such as Ask me I find appalling.

Dundrum? You pen that on your phone? Damn predictive:)

byronbay2 · 08-05-2013 12:50PM

Surprised so many people are going for "How Soon Is Now" - good song but not one of their very best imo. Very hard to pick just one but "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want" is 2 minutes of musical perfection.

notnumber · 08-05-2013 12:59PM

du Maurier wrote: »

Dundrum? You pen that on your phone? Damn predictive:)

nope:)

nlgbbbblth · 08-05-2013 06:11PM

vandriver wrote: »

Anyone for William it was really nothing?(Or is it just me)

The William It Was Really Nothing 12" single is as close to perfection as you can get.

B-sides
Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want
How Soon Is Now?

11 minutes of bliss.

refusetolose · 08-05-2013 06:13PM

morton wrote: »

#1 How soon is now.

#2 to die by your side.

to die by your side?

nlgbbbblth · 08-05-2013 06:19PM

presume he is referring to There Is A Light That Never Goes Out.

Relikk · 08-05-2013 06:19PM

refusetolose wrote: »

to die by your side?

There Is A Light That Never Goes Out, obviously. :pac:

nlgbbbblth · 08-05-2013 06:20PM

the one about the "darkened underpants".

refusetolose · 08-05-2013 06:26PM

nlgbbbblth wrote: »

presume he is referring to There Is A Light That Never Goes Out.

Relikk wrote: »

There Is A Light That Never Goes Out, obviously. :pac:

i know but surely one should know the proper name of the song?

How Soon Is Now · 08-05-2013 06:28PM

Special mention for I know its over and Bigmouth strikes again.

refusetolose · 08-05-2013 06:31PM

Cemetry Gates

great lyrics

Loafing Oaf · 08-05-2013 06:31PM

Changes on a regular basis. Was on a big Frankly Mr Shankly trip for a while there. Over time, I'd say Cemetry [sic] Gates is my most consistent favourite.

How Soon Is Now · 08-05-2013 06:32PM

I cant really pick one or two or ten being honest......

mikehammer67 · 08-05-2013 06:33PM

meat is burger

SMITHS BEST SONG

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