What She Said
| THE SMITHS song | |
|---|---|
| Name | What She Said |
| Album/single | Meat Is Murder Shakespeare's Sister (single) |
| Length | 2:42 |
| Writer/composer | Morrissey / Johnny Marr |
| Producer | The Smiths Stephen Street (Recording Engineer) |
| Release | February 1985 |
| Recorded | Winter 1984 |
Information
Elizabeth Smart's "By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept" provides some lyrical inspiration for this song:
"I have learned to smoke because I need something to hold on to. I dare not be without a cigarette in my hand."
"Perhaps I am his hope. But then she is his present. And if then she is his present, I am not his present. Therefore, I am not, and I wonder why no one has noticed I am dead and taken the trouble to bury me. For I am utterly collapsed. I lounge with glazed eyes, or weep tears of sheer weakness."
See her [Elizabeth Smart | wiki] entry for all the songs that owe something to her Influence.
Lyrics
What she said:
"How come someone hasn't noticed
that I'm dead
and decided to bury me?
God knows, I'm ready"
What she said was sad
but then, all the rejection she's had
to pretend to be happy
could only be idiocy
What she said was not for the job or
lover that she never had
What she read
all heady books
she'd sit and prophesise
(it took a tattooed boy from
Birkenhead
to really really open her eyes)
What she read
all heady books
she'd sit and prophesise
(it took a tattooed boy from
Birkenhead
to really really open her eyes)
What she said:
"I smoke 'cos I'm hoping for an
early death
AND I NEED TO CLING TO SOMETHING!"
What she said:
"I smoke 'cos I'm hoping for an
early death
AND I NEED TO CLING TO SOMETHING!"
Live History
Play count (The Smiths concert): 90
The Smiths live history:
- Waterford, Ireland 1984-11-11 (The Smiths concert)
- Dublin, Ireland 1984-11-13 (The Smiths concert)
- Limerick, Ireland 1984-11-16 (The Smiths concert)
- Galway, Ireland 1984-11-17 (The Smiths concert)
- Cork, Ireland 1984-11-18 (The Smiths concert)
- Paris, France 1984-12-01 (The Smiths concert)
- 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)
Play count (Morrissey concert): 98
Morrissey live history:
- Cork, Ireland 2008-06-26 (Morrissey concert)
- Dublin, Ireland 2008-06-28 (Morrissey concert)
- London, England 2008-07-04 (Morrissey concert)
- Castellon, Spain 2008-07-20 (Morrissey concert)
- Groningen, Netherlands 2015-03-09 (Morrissey concert)
- Nottingham, England 2015-03-13 (Morrissey concert)
- Bournemouth, England 2015-03-14 (Morrissey concert)
- Cardiff, Wales 2015-03-18 (Morrissey concert)
- Leeds, England 2015-03-20 (Morrissey concert)
- Glasgow, Scotland 2015-03-21 (Morrissey concert)
Appears On
Appears On Covers Compilation
- The World Still Won't Listen (A Tribute To The Smiths)
- Please, Please, Please: A Tribute To The Smiths
Cover Versions
Related Forum Threads
- The Smiths A-Z: "What She Said" - Morrissey-solo (Nov 21, 2022)