Your favourite Smiths single?

[gashonthenail]

I've gone for "Panic". The older I get, the more absurd it seems that a song like that was a hit. It's just an absolute glam blast of absurd lyrical genius and to end it with the "Hang the DJ" refrain, it's just magical and brave and silly and provocative...

(Obviously so many of these others are classic singles, too...)

Great song. I did laugh when it suddenly appeared in a montage in this movie...

 

[gashonthenail]

Headmaster Ritual for me, but only a single in my country I believe.

Voted Girlfriend in a Coma as I never tire of it, closely followed by The Boy With the Thorn and William.

Didn't know you're Dutch, Thewlis. What an amazing country to call home.

 

[ZOOM FROM GLOOM]

Oh he said Heinz, LOL.

I mean, originally on the album he does sing ‘guilded beams’, ( though, shouldn’t it be ‘gilded’?) but changed it to ‘Heinz baked beans’ during his last live renditions of the song.

 

[nicky wire's legs]

Stop me if you think you've heard this one before!

Favourite video too!

 

[Thewlis]

Didn't know you're Dutch, Thewlis. What an amazing country to call home.

Thank you, you’ve been there? It’s got its ups and downs tbh

 

[gashonthenail]

Stop me if you think you've heard this one before!

Favourite video too!

I technically shouldn't have included it in the list above as its release in the UK was dropped due to the Hungerford massacre that took place around that time. Good old BBC.
Have always had mixed feelings on the video. It's really a Morrissey video, rather than a Smiths video. I can't imagine Johnny is a fan.

 

[gashonthenail]

Thank you, you’ve been there? It’s got its ups and downs tbh

Have been many times. Very cultured and intelligent people.

 

[ZOOM FROM GLOOM]

I technically shouldn't have included it in the list above as its release in the UK was dropped due to the Hungerford massacre that took place around that time. Good old BBC.

Have always had mixed feelings on the video. It's really a Morrissey video, rather than a Smiths video. I can't imagine Johnny is a fan.

Hmmm. Never thought what Johnny might of thought of that video. Marr seemed happy to let M take on most of the interviews, so maybe likewise with these later videos? Girlfriend too.

Wasn’t there an incident when Marr couldn’t get M to come do a video shoot? Wonder what Strangeways song that was going to be for?

 

[gashonthenail]

Hmmm. Never thought what Johnny might of thought of that video. Marr seemed happy to let M take on most of the interviews, so maybe likewise with these later videos? Girlfriend too.

Wasn’t there an incident when Marr couldn’t get M to come do a video shoot? Wonder what Strangeways song that was going to be for?

Stop Me takes it to a whole new level though. It's hagiography. Tongue in cheek, perhaps, but it's all about Morrissey. I have always thought it could easily have appeared on Hulmerist. Maybe that's as much down to Tim Broad though?

 

[ZOOM FROM GLOOM]

Stop Me takes it to a whole new level though. It's hagiography. Tongue in cheek, perhaps, but it's all about Morrissey. I have always thought it could easily have appeared on Hulmerist. Maybe that's as much down to Tim Broad though?

Yeah, maybe Tim’s vision in part, focusing on Morrissey, and making it easier to get the videos done, keeping it simple and zeroed in on the recognizable image of Morrissey. It also may have been awkward trying to incorporate the rest of the members in those videos, can you imagine? From what I’ve read, I don’t remember Marr ever saying anything about those videos.

 

[Dorothy]

That Joke, I especially love the vocal on it.

 

[gashonthenail]

It's been a while since I checked the results of this poll. The Boy with the Thorn in his Side is the clear winner. If anyone from camp Moz does visit this website, some clear advice for how to please the fans in Las Vegas...