I Know It's Gonna Happen Someday
| MORRISSEY song | |
|---|---|
| Name | I Know It's Gonna Happen Someday |
| Album/single | Your Arsenal |
| Length | 4:20 |
| Writer/composer | Morrissey/Nevin |
| Producer | Mick Ronson |
| Release | July 1992 |
| Recorded | Mid 1991 |
Information
This song was covered by David Bowie and included on his 1993 album "Black Tie White Noise".
Both Mick Ronson and David Bowie have been quoted as saying the song is very similar in parts to Bowie's "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide".
The two distinct voices heard in the intro are from:
- Mark Nevin turning a radio tuner and recording the resuls.
Roughly translated German male voice:
...We should think about young people who are ready to try more new ideas than ... old ones [people], to which nothing bad can happen anymore... ...If everything works fine, the ??? council is going to...next march... ...For Heiner Mueller it means the preparation for... [Tuning] ...Which reaches from? Franken? to Berlin...But now something of the ???...
Lyrics
My love, wherever you are
Whatever you are
Don't lose faith
I know it's gonna happen someday to you
Please wait, please wait
Wait...don't lose faith
You say that the day just never arrives
And it's never seemed so far away
Still, I know it's gonna happen someday to you
Please wait, don't lose faith
Live History
Play count (Morrissey concert): 76
Morrissey live history:
- Salt Lake City, Utah 1992-10-02 (Morrissey concert)
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 1992-10-05 (Morrissey concert)
- Seattle, Washington 1992-10-06 (Morrissey concert)
- Portland, Oregon 1992-10-07 (Morrissey concert)
- Los Angeles, California 1992-10-10 (Morrissey concert)
- Los Angeles, California 1992-10-11 (Morrissey concert)
- Concord, California 1992-10-13 (Morrissey concert)
- Sacramento, California 1992-10-14 (Morrissey concert)
- San Jose, California 1992-10-15 (Morrissey concert)
- Costa Mesa, California 1992-10-17 (Morrissey concert)
Appears On
Cover Versions
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