Iāve always thought that cover was a bit off.
Posh boys singing about working class Manchester shithole schools.
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Thatās all great but Oasis had much better songs than The Smiths.
The Smiths are the band all other bands want to be.
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Down there with David Cameron claiming them as among his favourite bands. Just doesnāt sit right.
Jesus you lads take this shit very seriously
I like Bob Marley, sometimes I enjoy singing redemption song
Is it possible David Cameron meant to say he was a supporter of the band New Order but said The Smiths, like he confused West Ham and Aston Villa?
Fun fact: Iain Duncan-Smith was a big supporter of the Sex Pistols and attended their gig at Manchesterās Lesser Free Trade Hall on June 4th, 1976.
In an oasis of mediocrity they are unique.
Invented a new genre. Consummate musicians and songwriters, forged new ground.
We will never see their like again.
Does the body rule the mind or does the mind rule the body? I dunnoā¦
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Like the old eastern meditative mantra goes, āWe are not the body, we are not even the mindā.
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We are energy with consciousnessā¦ the universe looking back at itself.
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I took this to have two meanings.
Morrisseyās homosexuality
Societyās impact on who governs them
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Interesting thread, Iāve been very involved but canāt remember 
Paint a vulgar picture is my favourite smiths song and it has been from the first time I heard it, surprised itās not better known, Stretch out and wait is an underrated gem.
Morrissey is the reason the Smiths were what they were, Marr was a brilliant guitarist but thereās loads of them, Morrissey was completely unique, almost certainly a CUNT but we canāt be perfect 
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Do you not find it too long?
My favourite outside of the classics is That Joke Isnāt Funny Anymore.
Or Death of a Disco Dancer.
Iād have Marrās version of Please Please Please over The Smiths version with his singing. He is a great guitarist.
The reason itās a GREAT song is because of the lyrics, Iām sure any good singer could nail it
This is Morrisseyās version from Vicar Street in July 2023.
Happy to say I was there. It was brilliant,
Just on this.
The singer is everything in a band. Not only in terms of lyrics but they refine the melody,
Agree with that. But Iām a Marr man. He drove The Smiths to where they got to. As in he had a C licence 
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Marr was 24 when he left The Smiths.
He co wrote 70 odd songs of which less than five werenāt quality.
On top of guitar work, he used a small element of synths as well as random instruments such as a flute on There is a Light.
He was involved in the production of most of their stuff.
He also managed them pretty much during that time.
It is an extraordinary story. The chemistry in the band and particularly from Morrissey and Marr must have been off the charts.
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Marrās book is very good. If anyone wants a good read over the holidays Iād recommend it.