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The Best Songs by The Smiths Pt. 1
The Smiths was an English rock band that was based around the Manchester singer Morrissey and guitarist Johnny Marr. Morrissey’s lyrics about youthful alienation and woe, and Marr’s shimmering, “jangly” guitar work have influenced numerous bands since, from Coldplay to Belle & Sebastian to Fallout Boy and The Cranberries. It is hard to pick the best The Smiths songs because they released so many classics, but here is a list of my own personal top favorite three songs by the seminal group.
“That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore”
A strange choice for a radio single, this dour, downbeat song appeared on The Smiths’ second proper album, “Meat is Murder” and is Morrissey’s personal response to those who make light and make jokes about those who are sad and lonely. The song is about a car ride where the narrator’s partner makes the joke and in an extended monologue the narrator responds with a long, wailing series of “I’ve seen this happen in other people’s lives / And now it’s happening in mine” before the track finally ends and collapses upon itself. It was one of the lowest charting singles for the band, which was not surprising.
“Girlfriend In a Coma”
Possibly the straw that broke the camel’s back, guitarist Johnny Marr was repotedly growing more and more irritated by Morrissey’s insistence on singing some of his silliest and funniest lyrics over Marr’s most beautiful guitar work and orchestration. “Girlfriend In a Coma” is a slight, lightweight and catchy song about, well, a girlfriend in a coma. Morrissey mocks the girlfriend with his deadpan singing of “girlfriend in a coma, I know, I know it’s serious…” It is one of the group’s strangest and funniest songs and is a slap in the face to critics who say Morrissey could only write mopey, sad songs that you could read poetry to, or stare at your fish tank to.
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