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| Name = Pretty Girls Make Graves | |||
| Name | | Album = [[The Smiths (album)|The Smiths]] | ||
| Length = 3:24 | |||
| | | Writer = [[Writer::Morrissey]] / [[Writer::Johnny Marr]] | ||
| Producer = [[Producer::John Porter]] | |||
| Recorded = Autumn 1983 | |||
| Release = February 1984 | |||
| ArtistType = The Smiths | |||
}} | }} | ||
[[Category:The Smiths Lyrics]] | |||
[[Category:The Smiths Lyrics]] | |||
==Information== | ==Information== | ||
The cellist on the demo version of the song is [[Audrey Riley]] (as per discog credits on [[Sweet And Tender Hooligan]] single). | |||
== Lyrics == | == Lyrics == | ||
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Upon the sand, upon the bay | Upon the sand, upon the bay | ||
"There is a quick and easy way" you say | "There is a quick and easy way" you say | ||
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Hand in glove | Hand in glove | ||
The sun shines out of our behinds | The sun shines out of our behinds | ||
</poem> | |||
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Latest revision as of 15:18, 24 November 2022
| THE SMITHS song | |
|---|---|
| Name | Pretty Girls Make Graves |
| Album/single | The Smiths |
| Length | 3:24 |
| Writer/composer | Morrissey / Johnny Marr |
| Producer | John Porter |
| Release | February 1984 |
| Recorded | Autumn 1983 |
Information
The cellist on the demo version of the song is Audrey Riley (as per discog credits on Sweet And Tender Hooligan single).
Lyrics
Upon the sand, upon the bay
"There is a quick and easy way" you say
Before you illustrate
I'd rather state:
I'm not the man you think I am
I'm not the man you think I am
And sorrow's native son
He will not smile for anyone
And pretty girls make graves
End of the pier, end of the bay
You tug my arm, and say: "give in to lust
Give up to lust, oh heaven knows we'll
Soon be dust"
Oh, I'm not the man you think I am
I'm not the man you think I am
And sorrow's native son
He will not rise for anyone
And pretty girls make graves
(Oh, really?)
I could have been wild and I could have been free
But Nature played this trick on me
She wants it now
And she will not wait
But she's too rough
And I'm too delicate
Then, on the sand
Another man, he takes her hand
A smile lights up her stupid face
(And well, it would)
I lost my faith in womanhood
I lost my faith in womanhood
I lost my faith
Hand in glove
The sun shines out of our behinds
Live History
Play count (The Smiths concert): 58
The Smiths live history:
- London, England 1983-08-30 (The Smiths concert)
- London, England 1983-09-25 (The Smiths concert)
- Birmingham, England 1983-09-30 (The Smiths concert)
- London, England 1983-10-05 (The Smiths concert)
- Sheffield, England 1983-10-17 (The Smiths concert)
- London, England 1983-10-21 (The Smiths concert)
- Liverpool, England 1983-10-22 (The Smiths concert)
- London, England 1983-10-28 (The Smiths concert)
- Leicester, England 1983-11-16 (The Smiths concert)
- London, England 1983-11-17 (The Smiths concert)
Play count (Morrissey concert): 0
Appears On
- The Smiths (album)
- Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before (single)
- I Started Something I Couldn't Finish (single)
- The Sound Of The Smiths
- Complete
Appears On Covers Compilation
Cover Versions
Mentioned In
Related Forum Threads
- The Smiths A-Z: "Pretty Girls Make Graves" - Morrissey-solo (May 28, 2022)