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Barbarism Begins at Home – The Smiths

Unruly boys Who will not grow up Must be taken in hand Unruly girls Who will not settle down They must be taken in hand A crack on the head Is what you get for not asking And a crack on the head Is what you get for asking Unruly boys Who will not grow up Must be taken in hand Unruly girls Who will not settle down They must be taken in hand A crack on the head Is what you get for not asking And a crack on the head Is what you get for asking No, a […]

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Well I Wonder – The Smiths

Well I wonder Do you hear me when you sleep ? I hoarsely cry Oh… Well I wonder Do you see me when we pass ? I half die… Oh… Please keep me in mind Please keep me in mind Gasping – but somehow still alive This is the fierce last stand of all I am Gasping – dying – but somehow still alive This is the final stand of all I am Please keep me in mind Well I wonder Well I wonder Please keep me in mind Keep me in mind Keep me in mind Compositores: Steven Morrissey […]

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Nowhere Fast – The Smiths

I’d like to drop my trousers to the world I am a man of means, of slender means Each household appliance Is like a new science in my town And if the day came when I felt a natural emotion I’d get such a shock I’d probably jump in the ocean And when a train goes by, it’s such a sad sound No, no, no, no, no It’s such a sad thing I’d like to drop my trousers to the Queen Every sensible child will know what this means The poor and the needy Are selfish and greedy on her […]

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That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore – The Smiths

Park the car at the side of the road You should know Time’s tide will smother you And I will too When you laugh about people who feel so Very lonely Their only desire is to die Well, I’m afraid It doesn’t make me smile I wish I could laugh But that joke isn’t funny anymore It’s too close to home And it’s too near the bone It’s too close to home And it’s too near the bone More than you’ll ever know … Kick them when they fall down Kick them when they fall down You kick them when […]

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What She Said – The Smiths

What she said : “How come someone hasn’t noticed That I’m dead And decided to bury me? God knows, I’m ready!” La-la-la… What she said was sad But then, all the rejection she’s had To pretend to be happy Could only be idiocy La-la-la… What she said was not for the job or Lover that she never had Oh… No no no… 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 […]

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I Want the One I Can’t Have – The Smiths

On the day that your mentality Decides to try to catch up with your biology Come round … ‘Cause I want the one I can’t have And it’s driving me mad It’s all over, all over, all over my face On the day that your mentality Catches up with your biology I want the one I can’t have And it’s driving me mad It’s all over, all over, all over my face A double bed And a stalwart lover for sure These are the riches of the poor A double bed And a stalwart lover for sure These are the […]

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Rusholme Ruffians – The Smiths

The last night of the fair By the big wheel generator A boy is stabbed And his money is grabbed And the air hangs heavy like a dulling wine She is famous She is funny An engagement ring Doesn’t mean a thing To a mind consumed by brass (money) And though I walk home alone I might walk home alone… …But my faith in love is still devout The last night of the fair From a seat on a whirling waltzer Her skirt ascends for a watching eye It’s a hideous trait (on her mother’s side) From a seat on […]

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The Headmaster Ritual – The Smiths

Belligerent ghouls Run Manchester schools Spineless swines Cemented minds Sir leads the troops Jealous of youth Same old suit since nineteen sixty two He does the military two-step down The nape of my neck I want to go home I don’t want to stay Give up education As a bad mistake Mid-week on the playing fields Sir thwacks you on the knees Knees you in the groin Elbow in the face Bruises bigger than dinner plates I want to go home I don’t want to stay Da-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Belligerent ghouls Run Manchester […]

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This Night Has Opened My Eyes

“This Night Has Opened My Eyes” é uma das canções mais melancólicas e aclamadas do The Smiths, lançada originalmente em 1984 no álbum de compilações Hatful of Hollow. A faixa se destaca pela linha de baixo marcante de Andy Rourke, as guitarras texturizadas de Johnny Marr e a narrativa densa escrita por Morrissey.  História e Inspiração A letra da música é inteiramente inspirada na peça teatral britânica de 1958 chamada “A Taste of Honey”, escrita por Shelagh Delaney. Morrissey é um fã confesso da autora e frequentemente usava referências de suas obras nas músicas do grupo (além de estampar o […]

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Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now – The Smiths

“Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now” é um dos singles mais icônicos da banda britânica de rock alternativo The Smiths, lançado em maio de 1984. A canção alcançou a décima posição na UK Singles Chart, tornando-se o primeiro grande sucesso comercial do grupo a entrar no Top 10 britânico. Composição: A música combina a icônica e melancólica letra de Morrissey com os arranjos de guitarra melódicos e vibrantes de Johnny Marr.  Álbuns: Originalmente lançada como single, a faixa foi compilada posteriormente nos álbuns Hatful of Hollow (1984) e Louder Than Bombs (1987).  Legado: É considerada uma das 500 músicas que moldaram […]

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You’re The Flower Of My Heart, Sweet Adeline – Columbia Male Quartet

“(You’re the Flower of My Heart) Sweet Adeline” é um dos maiores clássicos da música norte-americana, imortalizado como o hino supremo do estilo vocal barbershop quartet (quarteto de barbearia). A gravação de 1904 feita pelo Columbia Male Quartet (que mais tarde ganharia fama mundial como o Peerless Quartet) foi o primeiro grande sucesso comercial do grupo e ajudou a transformar essa melodia em uma lenda da era acústica. A História da Canção A música foi composta originalmente em 1896 por um jovem de 18 anos chamado Harry Armstrong. A letra foi escrita por Richard H. Gerard, que se inspirou em […]

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