SMITHS BEST SONG

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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

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

nlgbbbblth

"That's the messiest yet."

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

Wildlife Actor

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

morton

#1 How soon is now.

#2 to die by your side.

Sugarlumps

Headmasters Ritual.

V1llianous

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

Nowhere Fast.

V1llianous

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

My favourite is This Charming Man.

cashback

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

gramar

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

Relikk

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

+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

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

Tombo2001

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

But probably This Charming Man.

notnumber

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

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

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

du Maurier wrote: »

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

nope:)

nlgbbbblth

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

morton wrote: »

#1 How soon is now.

#2 to die by your side.

to die by your side?

nlgbbbblth

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

Relikk

refusetolose wrote: »

to die by your side?

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

nlgbbbblth

the one about the "darkened underpants".

refusetolose

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

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

refusetolose

Cemetry Gates

great lyrics

Loafing Oaf

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

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

mikehammer67

meat is burger

freewheeler

The headmaster ritual
Nowhere fast
I know its over
What difference does it make


Too many brilliant songs to choose just one!!

mikehammer67

morrissey-that bloke isn't funny anymore

another good one

notnumber

mikehammer67 wrote: »

morrissey-that bloke isn't funny anymore

another good one

.
This is a Smiths thread dude..

shamtastic

Well I Wonder is my favourite...beautiful song!

IamtheWalrus

You just haven't earned it yet baby.

Tombo2001

has Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others been mentioned yet?

Oooh I Say.....

Great guitar.

Tombo2001

Mad thing about the Smiths is how young they were.....

Johnny Marr was just 22 when Some Girls Are Bigger than Others was recorded for example....

Although you can say the same for a lot of bands.....George Harrison was 23 when he recorded Sergeant Pepper.

ClashCityRocker

I want the one I can't have, as you ask today.

Probably pick something else if you ask tomorrow.

Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now

calabi yau

I know it's over, emotive to say the least

dh0011

frankly mr shankly

mikehammer67

shopfitters of the world unite and makeover

rockatansky

The obvious Classics

How soon is now
There is a light that never goes out

But when I'm in the car I love sining along at the top of my voice to Rusholme Ruffians, the acoustic and bass guitars at the start are just quality!!

guinnessdrinker

Tombo2001 wrote: »

Mad thing about the Smiths is how young they were.....

Johnny Marr was just 22 when Some Girls Are Bigger than Others was recorded for example....

Yes and he was only 23 when the band split.

Hard to pick just one Smiths song though, I would probably go for There Is
A Light That Never Goes Out if I was forced to pick just one of their songs.

Stereomaniac

I grew very fond of Please Please Let Me Get What I Want a couple of years ago when I was on a tour with another guitar player and we heard the Deftones version of it one night, decided to learn it and play it at our show the following day. I think that's the one for me now.

MonkstownHoop

Stop me if you think youve heard this one before

du Maurier

notnumber wrote: »

nope:)

http://www.lyricsfreak.com/s/smiths/william+it+was+really+nothing_20126742.html

bcmf

'Hand in Glove.
The sun shines out of our behinds'
followed by
what difference does it make.

denlaw

that joke isn't funny anymore
half a person
well i wonder
the queen is dead...

notnumber

du Maurier wrote: »

http://www.lyricsfreak.com/s/smiths/william+it+was+really+nothing_20126742.html

mm I guess that that joke isn't funny anymore..
if indeed it was ever was..
Anyone else thinking a poll might be in order?