The Moz/Smiths Top 100, Part 255: I'M PLAYING EASY TO GET

[Houdini]

In 2007, and early 2008, we put up polls for all 234 then released Morrissey and The Smiths-songs. More than 25,000 votes were cast and the result was The Morrissey/Smiths Top 100 (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=83646), or indeed, The Morrissey/The Smiths Top 234. This year many people have asked me to continue with the polls as 18 new Morrissey-songs have been released since. With the release of 'Swords' now seems as good a time as any to start them.

Now that we've done all the new songs from 2009, and the older songs released this year, and with no foreseeable new songs in the near future, to finish these series off we'll move to the unreleased (full) tracks that have emerged over the last couple of year, i.e. Born To Hang, Happy Lovers United, I'm Playing Easy To Get, Lifeguard On Duty, Oh Phoney, Please help The Cause Against Loneliness and Striptease With A Difference, in that order.
So here is:

Song 255: I'M PLAYING EASY TO GET
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Voting should be something along these lines:
10: Perfection
9: Near perfect, brilliant
8: Really good Moz/Smiths song
7: Good Moz/Smiths song
6: OK, Nothing special
5: Uninspired
4: Poor
3: Bad
2: Should never have been released
1: He should be ashamed

Previous polls (voting will remain open):

Part 254: Happy Lovers United (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=106165)
Part 253: Born To Hang (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=106077)
Part 252: You Should Have been Nice To Me (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=105995)
Part 251: Fantastic Bird (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=105953)
Part 250: Honey, You Know Where To Find Me (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=105885)
Part 249: I'm OK By Myself (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=105803)
Part 248: Sorry Doesn't Help (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=105755)
Part 247: You Were Good In Your Time (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=105668)
Part 246: It's Not Your Birthday Anymore (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=105571)
Part 245: One Day Goodbye Will Be Farewell (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=105497)
Part 244: When Last I Spoke To Carol (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=105427)
Part 243: Black Cloud (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=105353)
Part 242: Mama Lay Softly On The Riverbed (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=105251)
Part 241: Something Is Squeezing My Skull (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=105160)
Part 240: Because Of My Poor Education (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=105059)
Part 239: Shame Is The Name (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=104966)
Part 238: I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=104804)
Part 237: My Dearest Love (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=104721)
Part 236: Drive-In Saturday (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=104628)
Part 235: Children In Pieces (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=104435)
Part 234: That's How People Grow Up (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=83114)
Part 233: All You Need Is Me (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=83041)
Part 232 and previous (http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=82967)

[dizzywhore_1804]

Would kill for a proper studio version. Maybe not kill, but I'd lie, cheat and/or steal.

[Dave]

I almost gave a 10 but have to reserve that for ... songs that are a 10? Anyway, this one is great.

[Gregor Samsa]

Yes. This is another quite terrific rarity from The Master.

The lyrics are a perfect blend of self-depracation and narcissism. Thereby, being brilliant.

[Jamie]

What a missed opportunity, well deserving of a revisit. This is one of his most playful and witty sets of lyrics in the new millenium. I laugh out loud every time I hear "do I have to drop anchor like a sailor?"

I think the music is so-so - it doesn't really "go" anywhere and, since it was similar in tempo to Friday Mourning and I Am Two People, I suspect Morrissey felt it was one mid-tempo song too many at the time.

[Dave]

I think it's better than either of those. I can't take Friday Mourning especially.

[Thewlis]

Great song, much better than Noise Is The Best Revenge
from the same session.

[celibate]

a 7

nothing special, typical easy Morrissey song, it's the musiccomposer
who failed to add more taste in it.

[Suedebread]

Gave it a 4. Thought that was maybe a bit harsh, but the vote has been cast.
On re-reading the criteria, I think I'd raise it to a 5.

[MissGladys]

Gave it a 9 because i just love the lyrics. :sweet:

[Amy]

Everything about this song is terrific. 9.

[mozsupportsrovers]

10- Defo one of my top 5 morrissey/smiths songs, i cant understand why he never recorded this or played it live