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THE SMITHS song
Name	Is It Really So Strange?
Album/single	Sheila Take A Bow Louder Than Bombs
Length	3:04 (Peel Session) 3:09 (original studio take)
Writer/composer	Morrissey / Johnny Marr
Producer	John Porter
Release	March 1987
Recorded	December 2, 1986 By the BBC/Peel Session

Information

An alternate studio version of this song appears on The Smiths – Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals bootleg LP.
The version released as a B-side and album compilation track is the Peel Session.

Lyrics

I left the North
I travelled South
I found a tiny house
And I can't help the way I feel
Oh yes, you can kick me
And you can punch me
And you can break my face
But you won't change the way I feel
'Cause I love you
Oh...

And is it really so strange?
Oh, is it really so strange?
Oh, is it really so, really so strange?
I say NO, you say YES
(and you will change your mind)

I left the South
I travelled North
I got confused - I killed a horse
I can't help the way I feel
Oh yes, you can punch me
And you can butt me
And you can break my spine
But you won't change the way I feel
'Cause I love you
Oh...

And is it really so strange?
Oh, is it really so strange?
Oh, is it really so, really so strange?
I say NO, you say YES
(But you will change your mind)

I left the North again
I travelled South again
And I got confused - I killed a nun
I CAN'T HELP THE WAY I FEEL
I CAN'T HELP THE WAY I FEEL
I CAN'T HELP THE WAY I FEEL
(I lost my bag in Newport Pagnell)

Why is the last mile the hardest mile?
My throat was dry, with the sun in my eyes
And I realised, I realised
I could never
I could never, never, never, go back home again

Live History

Play count (The Smiths concert): 35

The Smiths live history:

... further results

Play count (Morrissey concert): 124

Morrissey live history:

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Appears On

Appears On Covers Compilation

Cover Versions

Mentioned In

West Ham United F.C.

Related Forum Threads

The Smiths A-Z: "Is It Really So Strange?" - Morrissey-solo (Mar 19, 2022)

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 ==Information==
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+* The version released as a B-side and album compilation track is the Peel Session.
 == Lyrics ==
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 I travelled South
 I found a tiny house
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 I could never
 I could never, never, never, go back home again
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