Death At One's Elbow
| THE SMITHS song | |
|---|---|
| Name | Death At One's Elbow |
| Album/single | Strangeways,_Here_We_Come |
| Length | 2:01 |
| Writer/composer | Morrissey/Marr |
| Producer | Stephen Street Assisted by Morrissey & Johnny Marr |
| Release | September 1987 |
| Recorded | Spring 1987 |
Information
The song's title appears to be derived from a quote by Joe Orton:
"As the corpse is downstairs in the main living room it means going out or watching television with death at one’s elbow."
("The Orton Diaries", December, 1966).
Lyrics
Oh, Glenn Don't come to the house tonight Oh, Glenn Oh, Glenn Don't come to the house tonight Oh, Glenn Because there's somebody here Who really, really loves you Oh, Glenn Stay home Be bored (It's crap, I KNOW) Tonight
Oh, Glenn Oh, Glenn Don't come to the house tonight Oh, Glen Oh, Glenn Don't come to the house tonight Because there's somebody here Who'll take a hatchet to your ear The frustration it renders me hateful
Glenn Don't come to the house tonight Don't come to the house tonight Because you'll slip on the trail Of my bespattered remains
That's why, that's why GOODBYE MY LOVE, GOODBYE MY LOVE GOODBYE MY LOVE, GOODBYE MY LOVE GOODBYE MY LOVE, GOODBYE MY LOVE
Live History
Play count (The Smiths concert): 0
Play count (Morrissey concert): 25
Morrissey live history:
- Wolverhampton, England 1988-12-22 (Morrissey concert)
- Birmingham, England 2009-10-23 (Morrissey concert)
- London, England 2009-10-27 (Morrissey concert)
- Leeds, England 2009-10-29 (Morrissey concert)
- Sheffield, England 2009-10-30 (Morrissey concert)
- Salisbury, England 2009-11-02 (Morrissey concert)
- Brentwood, England 2009-11-03 (Morrissey concert)
- London, England 2009-11-05 (Morrissey concert)
- Nijmegen, Netherlands 2009-11-09 (Morrissey concert)
- Lille, France 2009-11-10 (Morrissey concert)
Appears On
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