Thomas Frederick Substack Collection (July 1, 2024 -> current)
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You Should Have Been Nice To Me
You Should Have Been Nice To Me
This song is thought to have been written in 1994 with Boz Boorer.
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Is It Really So Strange?
Is It Really So Strange?
Released on March 30, 1987 in the United States as the initial track on the Louder Than Bombs compilation album, ‘Is It Really So Strange’ subsequently appeared as the B-side to the Smiths’ 19th single, ‘Sheila Take A Bow, which was released a couple of weeks later (April 13, 1987).
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One of my very favourite Smiths songs. Interesting to learn it was initially shelved. The second released version does add oomph.Is It Really So Strange?
Is It Really So Strange?
Released on March 30, 1987 in the United States as the initial track on the Louder Than Bombs compilation album, ‘Is It Really So Strange’ subsequently appeared as the B-side to the Smiths’ 19th single, ‘Sheila Take A Bow, which was released a couple of weeks later (April 13, 1987).
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This Charming Man
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This Charming Man
'This Charming Man' was the Smiths’ second single, released 41 years ago this month.
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Children In Pieces
Morrissey's Missed Opportunity
Morrissey's Missed Opportunity
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Girl Afraid
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Girl Afraid
‘Girl ‘Afraid’ was released in May 1984 as the B-side (along with ‘Suffer Little Children’) to the Smiths’ fifth single, ‘Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now’.
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Nice original take on this song. I don't recall previously coming across the story about something Johnny said that inspired it.
ThomasFrederick
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Thank you for your feedback. Morrissey's Autobiography is a treasure trove of anecdotes and stories related to the music (obviously!). While it brushes past a lot of the Smith's catalogue (it doesn't really focus too much on individual songs except in a handful of cases), there is a lot of material in the book that sheds light on their work. I don't know for fact that Johnny's comment in Denver was the seed implanted in Moz' head for "Fatty", but the fact that he specifically mentions the incident in his book suggests that it really made an impression upon him, so...
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SuedeMoz
The sanest days are mad
Morrissey should be flogged for removing The Ordinary Boys from the VH reissue...
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Interesting. Inspiration from On The Beach makes sense, and ties in with the vinyl single etching, 'can you see the black cloud'. Is that also what is heard at the start of the more recent song, Black Cloud, as discussed here. and maybe from the same source?
