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| Name = What's The World?
| Name = What's The World?
| Album = [[I Started Something I Couldn't Finish (single)]]<br>(Cassette only)<br>[[Sweet And Tender Hooligan (single)]]  
| Album = [[I Started Something I Couldn't Finish (single)|I Started Something I Couldn't Finish]]<br>(Cassette only)<br>[[Sweet And Tender Hooligan (single)|Sweet And Tender Hooligan]]  
| Length = 2:05 (Live performance only)
| Length = 2:05 (Live performance only)
| Writer = J. Glennie/P. Gilbertson/G. Whelan/T.Booth<br>Collectively known as [[Writer::James]]  
| Writer = J. Glennie/P. Gilbertson/G. Whelan/T.Booth<br>Collectively known as [[Writer::James]]  
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| ArtistType = The Smiths
| ArtistType = The Smiths
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==Information==
==Information==
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== Lyrics ==
== Lyrics ==
<poem>
<poem>
"Um ... this song was written by ... erm, erm..."
What will you sell
 
With the glasses and suit
What would you sell?
Loose glasses and suit
Heart and soul
Heart and soul
Won't wear out
It won't wear out


That's not enough!
That's not enough I want what's inside
I wonder what's inside
Fish fillet knife would cut right through my eyes
Fish fillet knife
Can cut
Right through my eye...


I'm looking for some words
I'm looking for some words
To call my own
To call my own
Worn-out phrases
Not worn-out phrases and hand-me-downs
And a hand-me-down


They'll knock me
They'll knock me
Under where I stand
In where I stand
Sad on his back
Put on its back
In a corned beef pan
In a corned beef can


Going under
I'm going under
You can feel them pulling me down
You can feel them stripping me down
To the rust inside...
To the rust inside


This is the way...
This is the way
Franken-star is born
Frankenstar is born


Bits and pieces
From bits and pieces others have worn
Others have worn
All held together by a management glue
All held together by a management glue
Too much glue
Too much glue, and the stars turn blue
Watch the stars turn blue
Turn blue
Turn blue
Turn blue
Turn blue
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I'm going under
I'm going under
You can feel them pulling me down
You can feel them pulling me down
To the halls of rust
To the holes inside
Eeh...


I, I, I, I, I...
I,I,I,I
Thank you...
I,I,I,I,I,I,I,I
I,I,I
</poem>
</poem>



Latest revision as of 07:19, 14 February 2023

Whats the world jimone.jpg
THE SMITHS song
Name What's The World?
Album/single I Started Something I Couldn't Finish
(Cassette only)
Sweet And Tender Hooligan
Length 2:05 (Live performance only)
Writer/composer J. Glennie/P. Gilbertson/G. Whelan/T.Booth
Collectively known as James
Producer Grant Showbiz (Live recording)
Release November 1987
Recorded Glasgow, September 25, 1985

Information

This is a cover of a song by James from their "Jimone" single (November, 1983).

Lyrics

What will you sell
With the glasses and suit
Heart and soul
It won't wear out

That's not enough I want what's inside
Fish fillet knife would cut right through my eyes

I'm looking for some words
To call my own
Not worn-out phrases and hand-me-downs

They'll knock me
In where I stand
Put on its back
In a corned beef can

I'm going under
You can feel them stripping me down
To the rust inside

This is the way
Frankenstar is born

From bits and pieces others have worn
All held together by a management glue
Too much glue, and the stars turn blue
Turn blue
Turn blue
Turn blue
Turn blue

I'm going under
You can feel them pulling me down
To the holes inside

I,I,I,I
I,I,I,I,I,I,I,I
I,I,I

Live History

Play count (The Smiths concert): 7

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Play count (Morrissey concert): 0


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