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Music (Placebo and Britpop mainly), Sport (Liverpool F.C., Celtic, Munster and Ireland), rubbish jokes and occasional politics. All views my own, sure who else would want them?
My favourite Nick song at the moment. Just perfect
02.08.2025 21:25 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Begin the Begin
28.07.2025 20:56 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Right, I FINALLY think I have my #REMTop30 selection chosen.
I havenโt gotten near to ranking them yet. What a ridiculously strong discography they have.
In no particular order, here are my numbers 31-45. Still canโt believe some of these didnโt make it.
open.spotify.com/playlist/39w...
Iโll get prepping for the REM one ๐
01.07.2025 13:57 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Thanks for organising James? Have you any more on the way? I really enjoyed this one.
01.07.2025 13:05 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0archive.is/8Wd3e
Really interesting article!
#TheSmithsTop30
Number 1: There is a light that never goes out
โTo die by your side, is such a heavenly way to die โ
One of the greatest songs written by anyone, ever. Practically perfect and one of my favourite songs of all time.
open.spotify.com/track/0WQiDw...
Would love to see your list of all 70 in order too!
29.06.2025 13:47 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0Heโs still floating around on Irish radio somewhere. Last I heard he had some
Sunday morning show. God knows what age he is now
I remember those days, but a good few years later! I remember taping the whole of morning glory from Dave Fanning radio shows over 3 days.
29.06.2025 12:17 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Absolutely impossible. In some ways I think MIM is the most consistent album, but it is better as a whole for me so the songs individually are towards the bottom of my 30
29.06.2025 12:10 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0I do prefer the rockier numbers, but Iโve never shown this to anyone who has really agreed with me ๐
29.06.2025 11:57 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0I have HTRTC at 66! Our tastes are very different it seems ๐. I think the first album suffers from some stilted playing (from Mike especially) and the production could be better. The Peel Sessions often outdo them IMO.
29.06.2025 11:54 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Jesus, I canโt believe I put โI keep mine hiddenโ so low. I knew there was a reason I hadnโt read this in a while ๐
29.06.2025 11:49 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
I actually left out the covers. They would all have been at the bottom anyway. I did this list a while ago but if I did it again it would probably be different. I canโt bring myself to revisit it though!
29.06.2025 11:47 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0Thank you so much for the lovely message Andrew! Iโve loved looking at the variety in the lists. Honestly, they barely had an average song, never mind a bad one. I ranked every smiths song, and if I can find the full list I will post it. And yes, my number 1 is an obvious one!
29.06.2025 10:21 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
#TheSmithsTop30
Number 2: This Charming Man
โI would go out tonight
But I haven't got a stitch to wearโ
The Smiths truly did come out of the womb fully formed. An absolutely flawless second single and one of the greatest pop songs (yes I said it!) ever written.
open.spotify.com/track/1oDpnY...
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Number 3: Bigmouth Strikes Again
โNow I know how Joan of Arc feltโ
It rocks, it swings, it sounds like nobody but the Smiths. An absolute 10/10 classic.
open.spotify.com/track/2OErSh...
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Number 4: How Soon is Now?
โI am human and I need to be loved
Just like everybody else doesโ
One of the greatest guitar parts of all time. Morrissey wisely interjects only sparingly. Somehow throw out initially as a B-Side
open.spotify.com/track/1YrnDT...
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Number 5: I Know itโs Over
โStill I cling,
I don't know where else I can goโ
One of the most heartbreaking songs Iโve ever heard. Morrisseyโs delivery here is simply incredible.
open.spotify.com/track/3M2bD9...
He is the biggest example of โseparating the art from the artistโ. I love Johnny Marr, so I can still
Listen to the Smiths. I refuse to listen to his solo stuff though
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Number 6: Hand in Glove
โSo stay on my arm, you little charmerโ
One of the greatest debut singles of all time. 1982 was a wasteland for music. In 1983, this must have sounded like the cavalry coming over the hill.
open.spotify.com/track/2C21E1...
#TheSmithsTop30
Number 7: I Started Something I Couldnโt Finish
โAnd now eighteen months' hard labor
Seems fair enoughโ
The most underrated Smiths song in my opinion. Iโm always surprised this doesnโt feature more in โbest ofโ lists
open.spotify.com/track/3PVVql...
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Number 8: Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
โI No hope, no harm
Just another false alarmโ
Just heartbreaking. Possibly the Smiths most epic tune, combined with a flawless โless is moreโ vocal and lyric.
open.spotify.com/track/17zN52...
Snap!
22.06.2025 17:33 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
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Number 9: The Queen is Dead
โI know and you cannot sing!
I said: "That's nothing, you should hear me play pianoโ
One of the great opening tracks to any album. A massive leap forward for the band.
open.spotify.com/track/03ZwNF...
Just seen that I forgot to change this to Number 10 rather than 11. This annoys me WAY more than it should!
21.06.2025 16:27 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
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Number 11: What Difference Does it Make?
โBut still I'd leap in front of a flying bullet for youโ
The Commercial breakthrough! Just missed the top ten and their debut album hit number 2 a month later. The world WAS listening after all.
open.spotify.com/track/3rzYUf...
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Number 11: A Rush and a Push and the Land is Ours
โOh, but don't mention love
I'd hate the pain of the strain all over againโ
No guitars on a Smiths song? Sacrilege I tell you!
open.spotify.com/track/6Ps04N...
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Number 12: Ask
โThen it's the bomb
That will bring us togetherโ
The Ying to Panicโs Yang. Another jaunty tune, but a far more light hearted lyric with that famous pen pal related bridge.
open.spotify.com/track/2AdRSH...
