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The 111 Best Songs By Morrissey

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I know I haven’t updated in a couple of weeks…but I’ve been busy putting this together.  How did I do?  What did I forget?  What are your favorite 111 Morrissey songs?

Fun Fact: Morrissey used to be the lead singer of the Smiths, who named themselves after the Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Will Smith.

Here are the 111 Best Songs By Morrissey:

  1. I Don’t Mind If You Forget Me (Viva Hate)
  2. Tomorrow (Your Arsenal)
  3. Suedehead (Viva Hate)
  4. We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful (Your Arsenal)
  5. Hairdresser on Fire (Viva Hate)
  6. Glamorous Glue (Your Arsenal)
  7. First Of The Gang To Die (You Are The Quarry)
  8. Everyday Is Like Sunday (Viva Hate)
  9. Why Don’t You Find Out For Yourself (Vauxhall And I)
  10. Will Never Marry (Everyday Is Like Sunday)
  11. The Youngest Was The Most Loved (Ringleader of the Tormentors)
  12. You’re Going To Need Someone On Your Side (Your Arsenal)
  13. Interesting Drug (Single/Bona Drag)
  14. How Can Anybody Possibly Know How I Feel? (You Are The Quarry)
  15. Yes, I Am Blind (Ouija Board, Ouija Board/Bona Drag)
  16. I Like You (You Are The Quarry)
  17. Picadilly Palare (Bona Drag)
  18. The National Front Disco (Your Arsenal)
  19. Irish Blood, English Heart (You Are The Quarry)
  20. You Have Killed Me (Ringleader of the Tormentors)
  21. Something Is Squeezing My Skull (Years Of Refusal)
  22. Our Frank (Kill Uncle)
  23. You’re The One For Me, Fatty (Your Arsenal)
  24. November Spawned A Monster (Single/Bona Drag)
  25. I Just Want To See the Boy Happy (Ringleader of the Tormentors)
  26. One Day Goodbye Will Be Farewell (Years Of Refusal)
  27. America Is Not The World (You Are The Quarry)
  28. Late Night, Maudlin Street (Viva Hate)
  29. I’m Throwing My Arms Around Paris (Years Of Refusal)
  30. Life Is A Pigsty (Ringleader of the Tormentors)
  31. I Am Hated For Loving (Vauxhall And I)
  32. Break Up The Family (Viva Hate)
  33. It’s Hard To Walk Tall When You’re Small (You Are The Quarry)
  34. Black Cloud (Years Of Refusal)
  35. We’ll Let You Know (Your Arsenal)
  36. Such A Little Things Makes Such A Big Difference (Interesting Drug/Bona Drag)
  37. Roy’s Keen (Maladjusted)
  38. Southpaw (Southpaw Grammar)
  39. All You Need Is Me (Years Of Refusal)
  40. The Ordinary Boys (Viva Hate)
  41. The Last Of the International Playboys (Single/Bona Drag)
  42. Mute Witness (Kill Uncle)
  43. My Dearest Love (Swords)
  44. You Must Please Remember (Dagenham Dave)
  45. Alsatian Cousin (Viva Hate)
  46. He Knows I’d Love To See Him (November Spawned A Monster)
  47. Sing Your Life (Kill Uncle)
  48. If You Don’t Like Me, Don’t Look At Me (Swords)
  49. I’m Not Sorry (You Are The Quarry)
  50. Satan Rejected My Soul (Maladjusted)
  51. Please Help The Cause Against Loneliness (Bona Drag Deluxe Edition)
  52. Tony The Pony (Kill Uncle)
  53. Alma Matters (Maladjusted)
  54. The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get (Vauxhall And I)
  55. Shame Is the Name (Swords)
  56. I Have Forgiven Jesus (You Are The Quarry)
  57. A Swallow On My Neck (Sunny)
  58. I’m OK By Myself (Years Of Refusal)
  59. In The Future When All’s Well (Ringleader of the Tormentors)
  60. King Leer (Kill Uncle)
  61. Whatever Happens, I Love You (Boxers)
  62. Children In Pieces (Swords)
  63. World Is Full Of Crashing Bores (You Are The Quarry)
  64. Reader Meet Author (Southpaw Grammar)
  65. Let The Right One Slip In (Viva Hate Centenary Edition)
  66. The Boy Racer (Southpaw Grammar)
  67. Certain People I Know (Your Arsenal)
  68. Mama Lay Softly On The Riverbed (Years Of Refusal)
  69. Do Your Best And Don’t Worry (Southpaw Grammar)
  70. Spring-Heeled Jim (Vauxhall And I)
  71. Jack The Ripper (Now You Know My Heart Is Full)
  72. The Operation (Southpaw Grammar)
  73. I Knew I Was Next (You Have Killed Me)
  74. My Life Is A Succession Of People Saying (You Are The Quarry)
  75. Boxers (Single/World of Morrissey)
  76. The Teachers Are Afraid Of The Pupils (Southpaw Grammar)
  77. On The Streets I Ran (Ringleader of the Tormentors)
  78. Munich Air Disaster 1958 (You Are The Quarry)
  79. Now I Am I Was (Maladjusted)
  80. Christian Dior (Swords)
  81. Sunny (Sunny)
  82. Cosmic Dancer (My Early Burglary Years)
  83. Heir Apparent (Alma Matters)
  84. Maladjusted (Maladjusted)
  85. Pashernate Love (You’re The One For Me, Fatty)
  86. A Song From Under The Floorboards (The Youngest Was The Most Loved)
  87. Disappointed (Everyday Is Like Sunday/Bona Drag)
  88. Seasick, Yet Still Docked (Your Arsenal)
  89. Happy Lovers At Last United (Bona Drag Deluxe Edition)
  90. Bengali In Platforms (Viva Hate)
  91. I’ve Changed My Plea To Guilty (My Love Life)
  92. I Will See You In Far Off Places (Ringleader of the Tormentors)
  93. Ammunition (Maladjusted)
  94. Girl Least Likely To (November Spawned A Monster)
  95. Hold On To Your Friends (Vauxhall And I)
  96. The Loop (Sing Your Life)
  97. Moon River (Hold Onto Your Friends)
  98. Sorry Doesn’t Help (Years Of Refusal)
  99. Have-A-Go Merchant (Boxers)
  100. Driving Your Girlfriend Home (Kill Uncle)
  101. Dagenham Dave (Southpaw Grammar)
  102. I Know Very Well How I Got My Name (Suedehead)
  103. I’ll Never Be Anybody’s Hero Now (Ringleader of the Tormentors)
  104. Let Me Kiss You (You Are The Quarry)
  105. Michael’s Bones (The Last Of The Famous International Playboys)
  106. Satellite of Love (Satellite Of Love)
  107. To Me You Are A Work Of Art (Ringleader of the Tormentors)
  108. Trouble Loves Me (Maladjusted)
  109. The Lazy Subathers (Vauxhall And I)
  110. Black-Eyed Susan (Sunny)
  111. Little Man, What Now? (Viva Hate)

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The 11 Best Bands Who Should Reunite to Play Coachella

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They crammed all my favorite bands into Saturdays line-up, so I was left with no choice but to watch the Chili Peppers.

One of the best things about Coachella is guessing with iconic band will reunite for that year’s show.  This list taps into the wet dreams of all the indie kids heading out to the desert every year.  For a list of the best bands who are still together that have never played together…check yesterday’s list.  I excluded a couple of groups (N.W.A., The Replacements) because they were missing dead members.  I only did this to narrow down the list.

Who am I missing?

Here are the 11 Best Bands Who Have Never REUNITED To Play Coachella:

  1. The Smiths
  2. The Police
  3. The Talking Heads
  4. R.E.M.
  5. Neutral Milk Hotel
  6. Outkast
  7. Soundgarden
  8. lush
  9. Oingo Boingo
  10. Fugazi
  11. A Tribe Called Quest
  12. Sneaker Pimps (original line-up)
  13. Porno For Pyros

um…yeah…that’s 13.  It’s a hard list to make!

 

The 11 Best Songs By the Smiths

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What is amazing about the Smiths is how consistent all their music is.  Every song is good.  Every song.  Making a list is almost impossible.  Every time I go through their catalog, the list changes.  From day to day and minute to minute. I could put all the songs on cards and paste them up on my wall, then throw darts blindfolded and the 11 cards I hit could make my list…and it would an outstanding list no matter which cards I hit.  Well…unless I hit  the carpet and light switch.  Each Smith fan has their favorites.  Each person’s list would be completely different and each list would be uniquely exceptional. Now, there are the haters out there who abhor the Smiths and Morrissey.  We call those people…Katy Perry fans.

Here are the 11 Best Songs By The Smiths:

  1. There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (The Queen Is Dead)
  2. Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before (Strangeways)
  3. Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want (Louder Than Bombs)
  4. Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Love Me (Louder Than Bombs)
  5. Still Ill (The Smiths)
  6. How Soon Is Now? (Meat Is Murder)
  7. Half A Person (Louder Than Bombs)
  8. Panic (Louder Than Bombs)
  9. I Want The One I Can’t Have (Meat Is Murder)
  10. Queen Is Dead (The Queen Is Dead)
  11. The Night Has Opened My Eyes (Strangeways)

 

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