Shakespeare's Sister (single)

Cover art

THE SMITHS Single
Name	Shakespeare's Sister
Release
Writer/composer	Morrissey/Marr
Art work	Patricia Phoenix 'Coronation Street' soap opera (1960-Present)
Publisher	Rough Trade Records (UK) Sire Records (US)
Format(s)	7" Vinyl, 12" Vinyl, CD
Chart position	UK #26
Single chronology
How Soon Is Now? ← Shakespeare's Sister → Barbarism Begins At Home

Lyrics

Young bones groan, and the rocks below say "Throw your skinny body down, son"

But I'm going to meet the one I love So please don't stand in my way Because I'm going to meet the one I love No, mama, let me go

Young bones groan and the rocks below say "Throw your white body down"

But I'm going to meet the one I love At last, at last, at last! I'm going to meet the one I love La-de-da, la-de-da No, mama, let me go No, no, no, no, no, no

I thought that if you had an acoustic guitar Then it meant that you were A protest singer Oh, I can smile about it now But at the time it was terrible No, mama, let me go No, no, no, no, no, no

Live History

Play count (The Smiths concert): 64

The Smiths live history:

• Chippenham, England 1985-02-27 (The Smiths concert)
• Guildford, England 1985-02-28 (The Smiths concert)
• London, England 1985-03-01 (The Smiths concert)
• Portsmouth, England 1985-03-03 (The Smiths concert)
• Reading, England 1985-03-04 (The Smiths concert)
• Poole, England 1985-03-06 (The Smiths concert)
• Brighton, England 1985-03-07 (The Smiths concert)
• Margate, England 1985-03-08 (The Smiths concert)
• Ipswich, England 1985-03-11 (The Smiths concert)
• Nottingham, England 1985-03-12 (The Smiths concert)

... further results

Play count (Morrissey concert): 19

Morrissey live history:

• Hultsfred, Sweden 2004-06-19 (Morrissey concert)
• London, England 2004-06-25 (Morrissey concert)
• London, England 2004-06-26 (Morrissey concert)
• Glastonbury, England 2004-06-27 (Morrissey concert)
• Fuengirola, Spain 2004-07-01 (Morrissey concert)
• Roskilde, Denmark 2004-07-03 (Morrissey concert)
• Kristiansand, Norway 2004-07-05 (Morrissey concert)
• Manchester, England 2004-07-11 (Morrissey concert)
• Chicago, Illinois 2004-07-17 (Morrissey concert)
• Edinburgh, Scotland 2004-08-31 (Morrissey concert)

... further results

Appears On

• Shakespeare's Sister (single)
• Barbarism Begins At Home (single)
• The Headmaster Ritual (single)
• That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore (single)
• The World Won't Listen
• Louder Than Bombs
• ...Best II
• Singles
• The Very Best Of The Smiths
• The Sound Of The Smiths
• The Smiths Singles Box
• Complete