Asleep (4:12). Sheila take a bow (2:42) Shoplifters of the world unite (2:49) Sweet and tender hooligan (3:37) Half a person (3:37) London (2:07) Panic (2:21) Girl afraid (2:46) Shakespeare's sister (2:09) William, it was really nothing (2:11) You just haven't earned it yet, baby (3:34) Heaven knows I'm miserable now (3:36) Ask (3:18) Golden lights (2:42) Oscillate wildly (3:27) These things take time (2:24) Rubber ring (3:49) Back to the old house (3:05) Hand in glove (3:17) Stretch out and wait (2:40) Please please please let me get what I want (1:52) This night has opened my eyes (3:42) Unloveable (3:57) Asleep (4:12).
Summary:
Contrived by Johnny Marr, The Smiths evolved when Marr unearthed Morrissey and insisted upon a collaboration. The idea was to produce songs which were always instantaneous and listenable whilst also provoking deep thought; emeshing Morrissey's words with Marr's music in a sound which, above all, would stand apart without being inaccessible or esoteric. The guitar-based songs would blend melody without havoc, as the words would tug at the straps of cultural straightjackets.
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