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| Name = Is It Really So Strange? | | Name = Is It Really So Strange? | ||
| Album = [[ | | Album = [[Sheila Take A Bow (single)|Sheila Take A Bow]]<br>[[Louder Than Bombs]] | ||
| Length = 3:04 (Peel Session)<br>3:09 (original studio take) | | Length = 3:04 (Peel Session)<br>3:09 (original studio take) | ||
| Writer = [[Writer::Morrissey]] / [[Writer::Johnny Marr]] | | Writer = [[Writer::Morrissey]] / [[Writer::Johnny Marr]] | ||
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| ArtistType = The Smiths | | ArtistType = The Smiths | ||
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==Information== | ==Information== | ||
* An alternate studio version of this song appears on [[The Smiths – Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals (LP bootleg)|The Smiths – Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals]] bootleg LP. | * An alternate studio version of this song appears on [[The Smiths – Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals (LP bootleg)|The Smiths – Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals]] bootleg LP. | ||
* The version released as a B-side and album compilation track is the Peel Session. | * The version released as a B-side and album compilation track is the Peel Session. | ||
== Lyrics == | == Lyrics == | ||
<poem> | <poem> | ||
I left the North | I left the North | ||
Latest revision as of 07:10, 14 February 2023
| 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:
- Glasgow, Scotland 1986-07-16 (The Smiths concert)
- Newcastle upon Tyne, England 1986-07-17 (The Smiths concert)
- Manchester, England 1986-07-19 (The Smiths concert)
- Salford, England 1986-07-20 (The Smiths concert)
- London, Ontario, Canada 1986-07-30 (The Smiths concert)
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1986-07-31 (The Smiths concert)
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 1986-08-02 (The Smiths concert)
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada 1986-08-03 (The Smiths concert)
- Mansfield, Massachusetts 1986-08-05 (The Smiths concert)
- New York, New York 1986-08-06 (The Smiths concert)
Play count (Morrissey concert): 124
Morrissey live history:
- Tempe, Arizona 1999-10-05 (Morrissey concert)
- Santa Barbara, California 1999-10-06 (Morrissey concert)
- Indio, California 1999-10-09 (Morrissey concert)
- Deinze, Belgium 1999-10-12 (Morrissey concert)
- Köln, Germany 1999-10-13 (Morrissey concert)
- Hamburg, Germany 1999-10-14 (Morrissey concert)
- Bremen, Germany 1999-10-16 (Morrissey concert)
- Berlin, Germany 1999-10-19 (Morrissey concert)
- Leipzig, Germany 1999-10-20 (Morrissey concert)
- Tilburg, Netherlands 1999-10-22 (Morrissey concert)
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Cover Versions
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Related Forum Threads
- The Smiths A-Z: "Is It Really So Strange?" - Morrissey-solo (Mar 19, 2022)