Death At One's Elbow: Difference between revisions

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THE SMITHS song
Name	Death At One's Elbow
Album/single	Strangeways,_Here_We_Come
Length	2:01
Writer/composer	Morrissey / Johnny Marr
Producer	Stephen Street Assisted by Morrissey / Johnny Marr
Release	September 1987
Recorded	Spring 1987

Information

The song's title appears to be derived from a quote by Joe Orton:

"As the corpse is downstairs in the main living room it means going out or watching television with death at one’s elbow."

("The Orton Diaries", December, 1966).

Lyrics

Ooh Glenn
don't come to the house tonight
Ooh, Glenn
don't come to the house tonight
because there's somebody here
who really really loves you
stay home
be bored
(it's crap, I KNOW)
Ooh, Glenn
don't come to the house tonight
Ooh, Glenn
don't come to the house tonight
because there's somebody here
who'll take a hatchet to your ear
how the frustration renders me
hateful, Glenn!
don't come to the house tonight
don't come to the house tonight
because you'll slip on the
trail of my bespattered remains
and so, that's why
GOODBYE MY LOVE, GOODBYE MY LOVE
GOODBYE MY LOVE, GOODBYE MY LOVE
GOODBYE MY LOVE, GOODBYE MY LOVE
Belch

Live History

Play count (The Smiths concert): 0

Play count (Morrissey concert): 25

Morrissey live history:

... further results

Appears On

Related Forum Threads

The Smiths A-Z: "Death at One's Elbow" - Morrissey-solo (Jan 20, 2022)

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+The song's title appears to be derived from a quote by [[Joe Orton]]:
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+"As the corpse is downstairs in the main living room it means going out or watching television with death at one’s elbow."</blockquote>
+("The Orton Diaries", December, 1966).
 == Lyrics ==
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+Ooh Glenn
+don't come to the house tonight
+Ooh, Glenn
+don't come to the house tonight
+because there's somebody here
+who really really loves you
+stay home
+be bored
+(it's crap, I KNOW)
+Ooh, Glenn
+don't come to the house tonight
+Ooh, Glenn
+don't come to the house tonight
+because there's somebody here
+who'll take a hatchet to your ear
+how the frustration renders me
+hateful, Glenn!
+don't come to the house tonight
+don't come to the house tonight
+because you'll slip on the
+trail of my bespattered remains
+and so, that's why
+GOODBYE MY LOVE, GOODBYE MY LOVE
+GOODBYE MY LOVE, GOODBYE MY LOVE
+GOODBYE MY LOVE, GOODBYE MY LOVE
+Belch
+</poem>
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