What's The World?

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

The Smiths live history:

• Irvine, Scotland 1985-09-22 (The Smiths concert)
• Edinburgh, Scotland 1985-09-24 (The Smiths concert)
• Glasgow, Scotland 1985-09-25 (The Smiths concert)
• Dundee, Scotland 1985-09-26 (The Smiths concert)
• Lerwick, Scotland 1985-09-28 (The Smiths concert)
• Aberdeen, Scotland 1985-09-30 (The Smiths concert)
• Inverness, Scotland 1985-10-01 (The Smiths concert)

Play count (Morrissey concert): 0

Appears On

• I Started Something I Couldn't Finish (single)
• Sweet And Tender Hooligan (single)
• The Sound Of The Smiths

Mentioned In

• Glasgow, Scotland 1985-09-25 (The Smiths concert)

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