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Cover art

MORRISSEY song
Name	Best Friend On The Payroll
Album/single	Southpaw Grammar
Length	3:48
Writer/composer	Morrissey / Alain Whyte
Producer	Steve Lillywhite
Release	August 1995
Recorded	Spring 1995

Information

There are 3 known Miraval demos of this track:

Miraval Vocal demo (3:41)
Miraval Instrumental demo (3:27)
Miraval Acoustic Outtake (3:13)

(The latter appearing via 'The Sound loud leaks')

Lyrics

I turn the music down
But I don't know why
This is my house

I turn the music down
But I don't know why
This is my house

The best friend on the payroll
No, no, no
It's not gonna work out
It's not gonna work out
No, no, no, no

The best friend on the payroll
Oh, no, no, no
It's not gonna work out
It's not gonna work out

More breakfast in bed
And I'll bring the paper in later

The best friend on the payroll
Oh, no, no, no
It's not gonna work out
It's not gonna work out
No, no, no, no

The best friend on the payroll
Oh, no, no, no
It's not gonna work out
It's not gonna work out

More breakfast in bed
And I'll bring the paper in later

The best friend on the payroll
No, no, no
It's not gonna work out
It's not gonna work out
No, no, no, no

The best friend on the payroll
No, no, no, no
It's not gonna work out
It's not gonna work out

Live History

Play count (Morrissey concert): 39

Morrissey live history:

... further results

Appears On

Related Forum Threads

Morrissey A-Z: "Best Friend on the Payroll" - Morrissey-solo (Jan 28, 2021)

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+| Writer = [[Writer::Morrissey]] / [[Writer::Alain Whyte]]
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+| Producer = [[Producer::Steve Lillywhite]]
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 [[Category:Morrissey Lyrics]]
 ==Information==
+There are 3 known Miraval demos of this track:
+* Miraval Vocal demo (3:41)
+* Miraval Instrumental demo (3:27)
+* Miraval Acoustic Outtake (3:13)
+(The latter appearing via 'The Sound loud leaks')
 == Lyrics ==
+<poem>
-{{lyrics
+I turn the music down
-|I turn the music down
 But I don't know why
 This is my house
@@ Line 77: / Line 67: @@
 It's not gonna work out
 It's not gonna work out
-}}
+</poem>
-==Personnel==
-* [[Morrissey]] - Vocals <br>
-* [[Alain Whyte]] - [[Guitarists|Guitars]], backing vocals<br>
-* [[Boz Boorer]] - Guitars, bass guitar<br>
-* [[Jonny Bridgwood]] - [[Bassists|Bass guitar]]<br>
-* [[Spencer Cobrin]] - [[Drummers|Drums]]<br>
-* [[Producers|Producer]] - [[Steve Lillywhite]]<br>
-* Engineer - Danton Supple<br>
-* Assistant Engineer - Tom Elmhirst
-* Mastering - Tim Young
-* Layout - Laurence Stevens <br>
-* Sleeve - Whores In Retirement<br>
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