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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