Tag Archives: The Smiths

The Smiths’ Johnny Marr To Trump: Stop Using My Song

Politico Europe reports: Donald Trump isn’t known for his love of classic British guitar band The Smiths — even though they have a song called “Bigmouth Strikes Again” that could be an ideal soundtrack for his planned return to the White House. But a Smiths song — “Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want” — was played at …

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Morrissey Backs Extremist Homocon UKIP Activist

The Guardian reports: During a live set being broadcast on BBC 6 Music to promote his new album this week, Morrissey decided to veer away from traditionally appropriate crowd patter such as, “This is a new song,” and “Woo!” to gravely discuss his views on the UKIP leadership contest. “I was very surprised the other day – it was very …

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Johnny Marr – I Feel You

This is a fairly faithful cover of Depeche Mode’s 1993 smash and will be released as a 7″ single for next month’s Record Store Day.  The B-side of the single will be a live version of The Smiths’ 1984 hit, Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want.

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The Greatest Album Of All Time?

According to Britain’s New Music Express, The Smith’s 1986 album, The Queen Is Dead, is the greatest of all time. In his number one best-selling book Autobiography, Morrissey attacks the NME and accuses the influential magazine of conspiring to “get” him. But it seems that any grudge once held by the alternative music publication’s staff has long since passed, as …

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